L = Lisa M = Mary
L: Come to think of it, there is one rule in this house, Mary.
麗莎:瑪麗,我突然想到,這個家有一項規(guī)定。
M: What is it?
瑪麗:什么規(guī)定?
L: When you go out with friends, I don't want you to stay out too late.
麗莎:和朋友出去時,我不希望你在外面待到很晚。
M: Okay.
瑪麗:好的。
L: We maintain a curfew for Cindy because she's just 16.
麗莎:因為辛迪才十六歲,所以我們堅持她要有門禁時間。
M: How late can we stay out?
瑪麗:我們可以在外面待到多晚呢?
L: You can stay out till 10 p.m.
麗莎:你們可以在外面待到晚上十點。
M: But if we're going to be late?
瑪麗:那如果我們晚于十點呢?
L: Then you call me or Tom first.
麗莎:那么,你就先打通電話給我或湯姆。
注釋:
Curfews:n. 宵禁
例句:They set up roadblocks, curfews, travel restrictions, and they cart off anyone who is sick to an island to die.
他們設立路障,實行宵禁,管制旅行,并且把染病的人群隔離到孤島,任其自生自滅
maintain:vt. 維持;繼續(xù);
例句:Despite this aspect, the land-use policies are positive in protection and maintain the balance of ecosystem.
土地利用政策評價在保護、維持生態(tài)系統(tǒng)服務功能價值方面起到了積極的作用。
think of:記起,想起;
例句:I love it because I look at it everyday and think of everyone in it!
我很喜歡它,因為每天看到這些照片就會想起里面所有的人。
go out :出去;
例句:I'm going out tonight.
我今晚要出去玩。
stay out :呆在戶外;不回家;
例句:That was the first time Elliot stayed out all night.
那是埃利奧特第一次徹夜未歸。