华尔街中级英语Lesson 49

39. This is your stop, son!
40. Thanks.
41. Is it left or right here? Excuse me, could you tell me the way to church street, please?
42. Going to Church Street, are you, young man?
43. Yes, I am.
44. Go up to the traffic lights, turn right, and then take the first turn on the left .
45. That’s the way to go ---if you want to get to Church Street
46. Thank you.
47. Coming
48. Hello, Marco!  Did you have to walk up the stairs?
49. Yes, the elevator was out of order.
50. It’s always out of order, that elevator.  It was repaired last week, and then it broke down again the day after.
51. It obviously¹ wasn’t made in Germany.  Well come in!
52. Make yourself comfortable.  I’ll put on a nice CD.
53. I’m afraid there isn’t much furniture, as you can see.
54. I’ve brought a bottle of wine, by the way. Should I open it?
55. No, don’t bother², we can drink it later.  I’ve got one here that’s already open.
56. Well, bottoms³ up, Marco!
57. Bottoms?
58. No, bottoms up! It’s an expression⁴ in English; It’s used⁵ when people drink together.  It’s like saying: ”Cheers⁶”!
59. Oh, that’s interesting!
60. Marco, what ‘s the matter?  I’ve really been looking forward to a nice evening together.
61. I’ve even cooked a meal, which is something I don’t often do, believe me.
62. Can’t you just let yourself go, and have fun?
63. I’m sorry, Kristi, it’s just that I’ve got this feeling.
64. What feeling?
65. I’m certain that something terrible is going to happen, I can feel it.
66. Oh, can you?
67. It’s the same with the weather, you know.  I always know when it’s going to rain, or snow.
68. Is that so?  Look, Marco, here we are, the two of us, alive and well
69. Why don’t we just have a meal, drink some wine, and enjoy ourselves.  Come on, dinner’s ready!

1 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

2 bother   

vt.烦扰，迷惑；vi.烦恼，操心；n.麻烦，纠纷，讨厌的人

参考例句：

• Don't bother about getting dinner for me.别为我做饭麻烦了。
• You needn't bother to lock the door.你不用费心去锁门。

3 bottoms   

n.底部( bottom的名词复数 )；尽头；[比喻]根底；臀部

参考例句：

• He drank his whiskey almost bottoms up. 他把杯中的威士忌喝得几乎一滴不剩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They cut the bottoms out of the baskets. 他们割去了篮子的底端。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）

4 expression   

n.表达，表示，表现，表情，措辞，词句

参考例句：

• He looked at me without expression.他毫无表情地看着我。
• Her face was without expression.她的脸上没有表情。

5 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

6 Cheers   

int.干杯，(英口语)谢谢，再见

参考例句：

• The crowd burst into cheers.人群中爆发出一片欢呼声。
• To your health!Cheers!祝您健康！干杯！