情景对话 —— Dialogue 1

A:

It’s time to get up!

该起床了！
B:

I just went to bed!

我刚刚睡下。
A:

You shouldn’t have stayed up so late watching TV. I told you we had to get an early start.

你不该夜里看电视看得那么晚。我告诉过你我们得清早动身。
B:

I know, but that movie was just too good to leave. I guess I’ll just have to pay the price and be sleepy.

我知道。但那个影片太吸引人了，不能不看。我想我只得认了，就困倦些吧。
A:

Do you want to eat breakfast here?

你还想在家里吃早饭吗？
B:

No. Why don’t we just grab a bite at the coffee shop next door?

不了，我们干嘛不在隔壁的咖啡馆里吃点东西呢。
A:

Okay by me.

我没意见。

A:

I wonder what we should have for dinner this evening.

我们今天的晚餐该做什么吃呢？
B:

Are you asking me?

你在问我吗？
A:

Yes, I am. I really don’t feel much like cooking, but the family must eat.

是的。我真不太想做饭，但全家总得吃饭吧。
B:

Well, you know me. I can always eat pizza – or spaghetti.

哦，你是知道我的。意大利饼和实心面条我是吃不厌的。
A:

So I’ve noticed. You’re putting on a little weight, aren’t you?

这我已经注意到了。你胖了不少，是吧？
B:

I know. Don’t remind me. I’m starting a new diet the day after tomorrow.

这我知道，用不着你提醒我。后天我要重新节食。
A:

It’s about time.

你是该节食了。

A:

Did you lock the doors?

你把门都锁上了吗？
B:

All except the back door. I left that open for Tim. He took the dog for a walk.

除了后门都锁上了。我给蒂姆留着后门，他带着狗散步去了。
A:

Well, I’m going on to bed. I’m beat.

嗯，我睡觉去了。我累极了。
B:

Okay. I’m going to stay up a while. I’ve got to go over the household budget. We’re a little overspent this month.

好吧。我再呆会儿。我得把家里的账算一算，这个月我们超支了一点。
A:

Please tell Tim to close the door to the basement. I don’t want the dog down there tonight.

让蒂姆关上贮藏室的门，我不想让狗今晚跑到那儿去。
B:

Okay. Good night. See you at breakfast.

好吧。晚安。明天吃早饭时见。

A:

This is the last of the milk.

这是最后的一点点儿牛奶了。
B:

I know. I intend to go to the store today.

我知道。今天我打算去商店。
A:

Would you get some of that new cereal we saw advertised on TV?

您买点儿我们在电视广告上看到的那种新麦片，好吗？
B:

Which one?

哪种？
A:

You know … the one with the silly ad about how vitamins jump up and down.

嗯…，就是那种有一个逗乐的广告，广告上维生素蹦蹦跳跳的。
B:

Oh, you mean “KIKIES”?

哦，你说的是KIKIES？
A:

Yeah. That’s the one.

对，就是那种。
B:

Well, I’ll see. Sometimes the stores don’t have some of the new kinds of cereal.

好吧，我去看看。有时商店里没有那些新牌子的麦片。

A:

Let’s see if we can reach some sort of agreement over your curfew.

让我们来看看，是不是能针对你的夜归时间达成什么协议？
B:

Okay. Everyone else’s parents let them stay out until two or three in the morning.

好吧，别人的父母都让他们玩到凌晨2点或3点。
A:

Well. I’m not everyone else’s father. I think you need to be in the house by ten o’clock.

是吗，可我不是别人的父亲。我认为你10点钟必须回到家里。
B:

That’s absurd. I know some junior high kids who can stay out later than that.

那太荒谬了。我认识一些初中生，他们都可以10点以后回家。
A:

I’ll be worried if you stay out late.

如果你在外面待到太晚，我会担心的。
B:

Okay, how about a midnight curfew? And I’ll let you know where I am.

好吧，12点怎么样？更何况我会让你知道我在什么地方的。
A:

That sounds reasonable.

听起来还算合理。

Dialogue 1