【大家说英语】 第135期:找寻朋友

 Lesson 9 Small Talk 第九课 闲聊

March 18 3月18日

Looking for Rob¹'s Friend 找寻朋友

Read it! 读读看！

Toby is visiting Rob for an interview². 托比要拜访罗柏接受一场访谈，

But Toby is lost! 可是托比迷路了！

Taylor helps Rob find him. 泰乐帮助罗柏找他。

Toby is in the office. 托比在办公室里，

Abby says he turned left. 雅碧说他转向左边，

He walked into the cafe³. 走进了咖啡馆。

Susie saw⁴ Toby, too. 苏希也看到了托比，

Taylor just missed him. 泰乐刚刚错过他。

He isn't in the cafe. 他不在咖啡馆里，

He turned right. 他转向了右边，

Toby is looking for her. 托比在找她。

Conversation⁵ A 会话A

Are you ready for the interview, Rob? 罗柏，你准备好要进行访谈了吗？

No, I'm not! I can't start the interview. 不行！我不能开始访谈，

Toby isn't here. 托比还没到。

Oh, no! You need to start the show. 糟糕！你的节目要开始了，

Where is he? 他在哪里？

I don't know. He's somewhere⁶ in the office. 我不知道。他应该在办公室里面，

We need to find him. 我们必须找到他。

Can you help me? 妳可以帮我吗？

Yes, I can. Don't worry, Rob. 可以。别担心，罗柏，

I can find him. 我会找到他的。

Conversation B 会话B

Hey, Abby. I'm looking for Toby. 嘿，雅碧，我在找托比，

He is visiting Rob for an interview. 他来拜访罗柏要接受访谈。

Do you know where he is? 妳知道他在哪里吗？

Yes. He was⁷ here a minute ago. 知道，他一分钟前还在这里。

Great! Where did⁸ he go? 太好了！他到哪里去了？

Rob needs him for the interview. 罗柏需要他进行访谈。

He walked away from my desk. 他从我的办公桌走开，

Then he turned left. 然后转向左边。

Maybe he's in the cafe. 说不定他在咖啡馆里。

OK. Thank you! 好，谢谢妳！

Conversation C 会话C

Hi, Taylor. How is your day going⁹? 嗨，泰乐，妳今天过得怎么样？

Sorry, Susie. I can't talk now. 对不起，苏希，我现在没办法和妳说话，

I'm looking for Toby. 我在找托比。

Wait. Isn't he talking to Rob? 等一下，他不是在接受罗柏的访谈吗？

No. I can't find him. 还没，我找不到他。

He is lost. 他迷路了。

Did he come in here? 他有进来这里吗？

Yes, he did. He was looking for you. 有， 他在找妳，

You just missed him. 妳才刚错过他。

Did he go right or left? 他往右边还是左边走？

He turned right. 他往右边走。

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 interview   

n.面谈，访问，接见；v.接见，会谈

参考例句：

• I have an interview this afternoon.我今天下午有面试。
• We'll do the interview tomorrow.我们明天再做访问吧。

3 cafe   

n.小餐馆；咖啡厅

参考例句：

• I always go to the cafe to have a rest.我经常去那家咖啡馆休息。
• Is there a cafe near by?请问附近有没有咖啡店？

4 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

5 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

6 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

9 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。