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在校友俱樂部的一間辦公室里,Philip 和Robbie 見到了密歇根大學的招生主任Charley Rafer.Robbie的面試開始之前,Philip和Charley敘了一會兒舊。
Dean: Philip Stewart! It's great to see you!
Philip: Charley Rafer —— you look as young as ever. Dean: You must be Robbie. Robbie: Hi. Philip: Yes, this is my younger son Robbie. Robbie, I want you to meet one of the best tennis players on the Michigan team —— Charley Rafer. Robbie: Nice to meet you, Dean Rafer. Dean: Well, are you as good a tennis player as your dad?
Robbie: No, I'm not very good at it. Philip: Frankly, neither was I. Charley was the star of the team. Dean: Yeah. Thanks. Well, how've you been, Philip?
Philip: Oh, working too hard. Dean: Doesn't show. How's Ellen?
Philip: Fine, thank you. And how's Marge?
Dean: She's still giving the toughest English history exams in the school and loving every minute of it. And speaking of minutes, I have interviews until noon, so why don't we get right to work?
Philip: Can you have lunch with us later?
Dean: I'd love to, Philip, but I'm afraid I can't. I'm only here two days, and I have interviews with twenty-six applicants. Philip: I understand. Well, thanks. I'll wait outside. Good luck, Son.
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1. Charley Rafer —— you look as young as ever. You look as young as ever: 你看上去還像當年那么年輕。也可以說“You haven‘t change a bit.”
“as +形容詞或副詞+as”句型表示“跟……一樣”, 是常見的表示強調的句法。
as…as中間也可以用名詞短語,但名詞短語中必須有一表示性質的形容詞來修飾名詞。如Rafer主任說的: Are you as good a tennis player as your dad? (你的網(wǎng)球打得跟你爸一樣好吧?)
2. You must be Robbie.你一定是Robbie吧。must be表示一種有把握的猜測。
3. Frankly, neither was I. Charley was the star of the team.老實說,我打得也不太好。Charley是我們隊的明星選手。
frankly: 坦率地說。也可以說honestly. neither was I: 我也(打網(wǎng)球打)不好。neither短句表示“某人也不”,用倒裝句法。
the star of the team: 一群人中的明星,這里指球隊中的明星選手,也可以說“the soul of the team”。star在口語中常作“出色的人”解。
4. Well, how've you been, Philip?
How've you been?: 這些年來你好嗎?可以用來問候多年不見的朋友。
6. Doesn't show.倒是看不出來。用于表示某事、某種狀況并不明顯。
7. She's still giving the toughest English history exams in the school and loving every minute of it.她還是在學校里出最難的英國史考試題,且樂此不疲。
the toughest: 最難的,是形容詞tough的最高級。
English history: 英語史。這是一門介紹英語演變及發(fā)展的課程。
love every minute of it: 形容非常享受作某事的樣子,忙得樂此不疲。
8. And speaking of minutes, I have interviews until noon, so why don't we get right to work?
談到每一分鐘,我面談一直排到了中午,咱們馬上談正事怎么樣?
speaking of: 說起……來。轉移話題或開辟新話題時常用的開場白。
get right to: 馬上開始。
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