赖世雄观光英语通78:失而复得

 　　赖世雄旅游观光英语通教你学会观光旅游的各种对话、句子。

　　Lost and Found

　　失而复得

　　Kathy and Evan go to the U.S. Embassy¹ to apply for a new passport.

　　凯西和艾凡到美国大使馆去申请新护照。

　　K:I'm really sorry about this, Evan. What a pain I must be!

　　凯西：艾凡，这件事我真的很抱歉。我一定是个败事有余的人!

　　E:Don't worry about a thing, Kathy. This could happen to anyone.

　　艾凡：凯西，一点也不用担心。这种事任何人都可能会发生。

　　K:I'm really sorry, Evan.

　　凯西：艾凡，我真的很抱歉。

　　E:Oh, stop it! Come on, let's go in.

　　(Kathy and Evan enter the embassy and go to the Passport Section. Evan sits down, and Kathy goes to a window to talk to an embassy official.)

　　艾凡：哦，别说了!来吧，咱们进去吧。

　　(凯西和艾凡进入大使馆走到护照部门。艾凡坐了下来，而凯西走到一个窗口询问一名大使馆官员。)

　　K:Excuse me, sir?

　　凯西：先生，打扰一下?

　　O:Yes? How can I help you, miss?

　　官员：嗯?小姐，有什么需要我帮忙的吗?

　　K:I'm afraid I lost my passport. I need to apply for a new one.

　　凯西：恐怕我遗失了我的护照。我需要申请一本新护照。

　　O:Oh, that's too bad. It's really a lot of trouble. Well, here are the forms you'll need to fill out.

　　官员：哦，真是太糟了。换护照可是很麻烦的。嗯，这些是你需要填写的表格。

　　K:All these forms?

　　凯西：这么多表格?

　　O:I'm afraid so. Here's a pen to get started.

　　官员：恐怕是的。这里有笔，开始写吧。

　　K:That's OK. I have one in my coat pocket. (She reaches into her pocket.) Huh? What's this? Oh, my God! It's my passport! I must have put it into my coat pocket when I left the bank after cashing a traveler's check the other day.

　　凯西：不用了。我外套口袋里有一支笔。(她把手伸到口袋。)咦?这是什么?哦，我的天啊!是我的护照!前几天我去银行兑换一张旅行支票，一定是在离开银行时把它放进我外套口袋里的。

　　O:Lucky you!

　　官员：你真幸运!

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1 .apply for…申请……

　　例:In Amenica，if you want to get married，you' 11 have to apply for a mam-iage license² fast.

　　(在美国，如果你想要结婚，得先申请一张结婚证书。)

　　2. What a pain I must be!

　　我一定是个败事有余的人!我一定是个讨人厌的人。

　　3 . pain 令人讨厌的人或事

　　It's a plain to V……是一件讨人厌的事

　　例:A:How about inviting³ Susan to our party this Satunday

　　B:Have you lost your minds She's a heal⁴ pain，always complaining about her job.

　　(甲:要不要邀请苏珊来参加我们礼拜六的派对，!)

　　(乙:你疯厂吗?她是一个很讨人厌的人，老是抱怨她的工作。)

　　It's a pain to take out the garbage every day，but it's my nesponsibility

　　(每天拿垃圾出去倒是一件讨人厌的事，但它是我的工作职责。)

　　4. Don't worry about a thing.一点也不用担心。什么都不用担心。

　　例:A:I'm so nervous!What if I don't get the jobs

　　B:Don't worry about a thing. You're well-qualified for the job.

　　(甲:我好紧张!要是我没得到那份工作呢，!)

　　(乙:什么也不用担心。你非常符合那份工作的要求。)

1 embassy   

n.大使馆，大使及其随员

参考例句：

• Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
• He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

2 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

3 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

4 heal   

v.使愈合，治愈，使康复；平息(争吵等)；消除，解决(分支等)

参考例句：

• Time helped heal the old wounds.时间有助于治愈旧创伤。
• This wound will soon heal if yon keep it clean.如果你保持伤口清洁，它很快就会痊愈。