走遍美国： The Blind Date 介绍会面 ACT III

ACT III


What happened? 怎么了？
The baby-sitter called. 他临时保姆打电话来了。
His daughter is sick. 说他女儿生病了。
What's wrong? 什么病？
I think she has a stomachache. 我想她是肚子痛。
He's a good father. 他是个好父亲。
So... what do you think of him? 那么……你觉得他怎么样？
He's very nice. 他很不错。
But I think he was nervous tonight. 但我猜想他今晚有点紧张。
It was his first date in two years. 这是他两年来第一次约会。
Will you see him again? 你会再见他吗？
I hope so. 我希望如此。
This food is delicious. 这菜的味道不错。
He didn't get a thing to eat. 他什么也没有吃。
You ordered enough for three or four people, 你叫了够三、四个人吃的，
but I'm not complaining. 但我不在意。
The food is delicious. 菜好吃极了。
Who is that? 那是谁呀？
Do you think it's... 你想会是……
No. You won't believe it, Marilyn! 不会。 简直无法相信，Marilyn！
I believe it. Even without looking. 我能相信。即使不看我也知道。
Hi! 嗨！
How...? 你怎么……
Your downstairs neighbor let me in.你楼下的邻居让我进来的。
Did you go home? 你回家了吗？
I did , but everything is OK, 回去了，但一切安好。
so I decided² to come back. 于是我决定回来。
To apologize³ for leaving so early, 为了表示对我提早离开的歉意，
I brought you a little gift. 我给你带了一件小礼物。
It's a bonsai⁴ tree 这是一颗盆栽
for your new apartment. 给你的新公寓。
Hi, Marilyn. I hope it's not too late. 好，Marilyn。 我希望我来得不算太晚。
Oh, not at all. We're still eating. 噢，没关系。我们还在吃着呢。
Please, come in. Join us. 请进。跟我们一起吃吧。
It's our meal from the restaurant. 这是从餐厅带回来的的菜。
And how is your daughter? 对了，你女儿怎么样？
Oh, she's fine. 噢，她没事了。
It was only a tummy ache¹. 仅仅是肚子有点痛。
It's good that you went back. 你回去是对的。
Yes, I think it's important for me to be there 是的，我想我在场是非常重要的
since her mother died. 因为她妈妈去世了。
I agree. Aren't you hungry? 我想是的。你饿了吗？
As a matter of fact... I am hungry. 老实说……我饿了。
There's lots of food left. 这儿还剩下很多食物。
Mmm, this is delicious! 嗯，很好吃！
Enjoy! 那就享受吧！
I'm going to excuse myself. 很抱歉失陪。
I have a lot of work to do to get ready for tomorrow. 我得为明天做许多准备工作。
Good night, Harry⁵. It was nice meeting you. 晚安，Harry，很高兴与你见面。
Bye, Marilyn. 再见，Marilyn。
Good night, Susan. 晚安，Susan。
Good night, Marilyn. 晚安，Marilyn。
She's going to a fashion show here in the city tomorrow. 她将参加明天在本市举行的时装表演。
She is sleeping here     她晚上住在这儿
so she won't have to travel from Riverdale in the morning. 免得早上从Riverdale赶过来。
You two must be close. 你们两个关系一定很好。
we are. 是的。
The whole Stewart family is close. Stewart全家相处都很好。
I like that. 我喜欢这样。
And then, two years ago, my wife died. 接着，两年前，我妻子去世了。
You miss her. 你思念她。
I do...yes, but I have Michelle... 不错……是的，但我还有Michelle……
and with time... 而且随着时间流逝……
Is there anyone else in your life? 在你生活中还有别的女人吗？
No, not yet. What about you? 不，还没有。你呢？
Oh, I date occasionally⁶, 哦，我偶尔约约会，
but my work keeps me busy. 但我老是忙于工作。
Ooh, speaking of keeping busy- 哦，说到忙于工作---
I have an early start tomorrow, 我明天还得早起，
and the baby-sitter has to get home. 而且临时保姆也该回家了。
Where did the time go? 时间过得真快！
It's midnight⁷. 都午夜了。
Thank you, Susan. 谢谢，Susan。
I had a nice evening. 我度过了一个愉快的夜晚。
Me, too, Harry. 我也很愉快，Harry。　
Harry?     Harry?
Yes? 什么事？
I'd like to meet your daughter someday. 我希望有一天能见见你女儿。
Does that mean that I can see you again? 是不是说我可以再与你见面？
Of course. 当然。
Wonderful. I'll call you, 那太好了。我会打电话给你，
and we'll go out to dinner. 然后我们到外面吃晚饭。
Please do. 好呀。
I promise I won't leave early. 我发誓我再也不会提早走了。
It was for a good reason. 你今天早走是有原因的。
You know something? 知道吗？
What? 什么？
I think we're going to be good friends. 我想我们可以成为好朋友的。
Good night, Susan. 再见，Susan。
Good night, Harry, 再见，Harry
Have a safe trip home. 路上小心点。
Are you all right? 你怎么了？
Sorry. 对不起。
I never liked that umbrella stand. 我一直嫌那伞架碍事。
Good night, Harry. 再见，Harry.
He's an accountant⁸.
He works⁹ with numbers.
He's an accountant.
He manages your money.
He's an accountant.
He plans your taxes¹⁰.
An accountant.
An accountant.
That's his occupation¹¹, his job.
She's in business.
She's the vice-president
She's in business.
She's the boss¹².
A vice-president.
That's her occupation, her job.
She's a sales clerk.
She sells clothing.
She's a sales clerk.
She works in a store.
Ya, she's a sales clerk.
She designs clothing too.
A sales clerk.
That's her occupation, her job.
She's a teacher.
That's her job.
Yaaa she's a nurse.
That's her job.
He's a pilot.
That's his job.
Those are occupations¹³.
They're all jobs.
That's her job.
That's her job.
That's his job.
Those are occupations.
They are all jobs.
He's a vendor¹⁴.
He sells food on the street.
He's a vendor.
He sells hot dogs.
Ya he's a vendor.
He sells ice cream.
A vendor, an accoutant,
a sales clerk, a nurse,
a teacher, a pilot.
They 're all jobs.
a vice-president,
in a toy company.


 

1 ache   

n.疼痛；vi.痛，哀怜，渴望

参考例句：

• He has an ache in the back.他的背痛。
• My muscles is going to ache all over tomorrow.明天我全身肌肉都会痛了。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 apologize   

vi.道歉，谢罪；vt.道歉，谢罪，辩白

参考例句：

• You must apologize to her for having kept her waiting.让她等了这么久，你应该为此向她表示歉意。
• I must apologize for calling so late.我真是抱歉这么晚了才打电话给你。

4 bonsai   

n.盆栽，盆景

参考例句：

• It's a bonsai tree for your new apartment.这是一颗盆栽，祝贺你迁新居。
• The dish looks like a bonsai flower.这道菜看上去像一盆花。

5 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

6 occasionally   

adv.偶然地；非经常地

参考例句：

• He went on talking,occasionally wiping at his face with a towel.他继续说着，偶尔用毛巾擦一下脸。
• I like playing football best,but occasionally I play table tennis,too.我最喜欢踢足球，偶尔也打打乒乓球。

7 midnight   

n.午夜

参考例句：

• The ship pulled in to the shore at midnight.那船半夜时靠岸。
• He looked at the moon and made the time to be midnight.他看了看月亮，估计时间是半夜了。

8 accountant   

n.会计员，会计师

参考例句：

• I'm an accountant at a foreign bank.我在一家外资银行做会计。
• He was satisfied with his earnings as an accountant.他对自己会计师的收入很满意。

9 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

10 taxes   

n.税，税额( tax的名词复数 )；整复法，排序( taxis的名词复数 )；出租汽车( taxi的名词复数 )；赋税

参考例句：

• the lowering of taxes and the consequent increase in spending 税收降低与随之引起的消费增长
• state and federal income taxes 州政府和联邦政府征收的所得税

11 occupation   

n.职业，工作；占领，占据；占用

参考例句：

• I haven't entered up your name and occupation yet.我尚未记下你的名字和职业。
• Reading is a useful occupation to us.阅读对我们是一种有益的消遣。

12 boss   

n.老板，上司；v.指挥，控制

参考例句：

• When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
• I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。

13 occupations   

n.占领( occupation的名词复数 )；消遣；（土地、房屋、建筑等的）使用；工作

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations. 在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He carried on several occupations at a time. 他同时从事几种职业。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 vendor   

n.卖主；小贩

参考例句：

• She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
• He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。