自考“综合英语(二)”下册详解(60)
11.I met his wife,too.(An afterthought .) I didn`t much like her.我还见过他的夫人。(然后补充说)我不太喜欢她。
Afterthought事后的思考/补充
12.I can`t help wondering if there`s been an oversight of some kind.
1)……I can`t believe they`ve deliberately slighted us.There must be a mistake.They just happen to have forgotten us.
2)oversight:an unintended failure to notice or do sth.疏忽出错,忽略
Whether by oversight or intention,he will be punished for that .不管是处于疏忽还是故意,他都要受到惩罚。
13.Now,I didn`t have to say that…… if you ask me,it showed a lot of humility on my part to say a thing like that when,after all,I`ve got a career of my own to consider……
(Just a few days before he died I said,“Scotty Woodrow is still the greatest.”)Well,you know,I didn`t have to say something so complimentary.When I had such a high opinion of him,it looked as if I had a low opinion of myself;it isn`t good when I have a promising career in Hollywood……
if you ask me:in my opinion(口语)我认为,依我看(强调以下所说只是个人意见),又如:
If you ask me,they aren`t reliable partners.
我个人认为,他们不是可靠的合作者。
The book is all trash,if you ask me.
我认为这本书里说的全是陈词滥调。
14.……try to do something,Mike.
……try to find a way to get us invited.
15.He couldn`t get us an invitation to Dineyland.这么简单的事情他哪能办成呀。 (注意卡罗的挖苦口气。)
an invitation to Disneyland:one of the easiest things to do再简单不过的事情。
Disneyland:迪斯尼乐园,在美国的洛杉矶近郊,是美国动画片制作家及制片人活尔特迪斯尼Walter Disney创建的游乐园。其后迪斯尼公司陆续在佛罗里达州以及日本、法国等地建立同样的游乐园,下一个迪斯尼乐园将建于香港。
这里couldn`t表示“不可能”。
16.Oh yes!Half the people going,going,I bet,have never met him.是啊,我敢肯定,去的人当中有一半根本就没见过他。
going:who are going to the funeral.
I bet /I`ll bet/you can bet(that):I`m certain (that)(口语)我敢肯定,又如:
I bet she won`t take the job.The salary is far from what she expects.
我肯定她不会接受这份工作,薪水与她所期望的相距太远了。
You can bet they`ll on time.
我敢肯定他们会准时来的。
这里为了突出卡罗所肯定的具体内容,将I bet作为插入语放到句子中间。
17.Now,if we don`t get an invitation,I`ll have to lie again and say we came down with food poisoning,or something.—(…I`ll have to tell another lie and say we can`t go because we`re suffering from food poisoning or some other illness.)现在我们要是还收不到请贴,我还得再撒一次谎,说我们食物中毒或是得了别的什么病。
1)come down with:to get an illness that is not serious;become ill with得了……病,又如:
The whole family came down with the flu and had to stay in bed.
他们全家都患了流感,都卧床不起。
2)or something/somebody/somewhere:用来表示不敢确定是什么、是何人或干什么的以及在何处,又如:
The title of the novel is Unforgettable Mr.Johnson or Remarkable Mr.Johnson,or something.
小说的书名是《难忘的约翰逊先生》,或者是《杰出的约翰逊先生》,还是什么的。
18.Mark played Scotty`s son in a picture once.马克曾经在一部电影里扮演斯格蒂的儿子。
play (the part of)……:扮演某一角色,又如:
Jim played (the part of)Hamlet several times.
吉姆扮演雷特有好几次了。
Little Jenny doesn`t want to play the witch;she`d like to play the fairy.
小詹妮不愿扮演巫婆,她想演仙女。
play a part/role in在……起作用
He played an important part in Beijing`s bidding for 2008 Olympic Games.他在北京申奥的工作中起了很重要的作用。
19.A long time ago,before either of us came on the scene.很久以前,那时我们俩还没有出道。
come/appear/arrive on the scene:appear and begin to take part in an activity(口语)到场;登场;到来;出生,
The hall was full of fans before the star came on the scene.在这个明星出场之前,大厅里挤满了他的歌迷。
The famous singing star was a restaurant waiter before he came on the scene.这个著名的歌星在出道前曾是一个餐馆服务员。
The university has changed a lot since the new president came on the scene.
自从新校长上任以来这所大学变化很大。
That happened long before you people came on the scene.
这是你们这些人出生之前很久以前发生的事
20.That means Mark`s a little older than he admits.这就是说马克的年龄比他自己说的要大。
1)Mean意味着,意思是说
You mean you don`t want to get the opportunity.你的意思是说你想放弃这次机会。
Forgetting the past means betraying.忘记过去就意味着背叛。
2)older than he admits:older than he admits he is比他自己说的要大