突破口语之情景对话(24):Test考试

突破口语之情景对话(24):Test考试

Sam:   What do you think of the test?
Jane:  Rather¹ difficult. How about you?
Sam:   It wasn't too bad. Were you nervous²?
Jane:  Rather. I'm afraid I didn't do very well.
Sam:   Oh, I wouldn't worry about it. 
Jane:  That's because you did³ well.
Sam:   No, I wouldn't worry about you.
Jane:  Why?
Sam:   It seems⁴ to me that you always do better than you say.

译文：
山姆：你认为这次测验怎么样？
简：    够难的。你说呢？
山姆：不算太难。你很紧张？
简：    相当紧张。恐怕我没有考好。
山姆：哦，我并不担心。
简：    那是因为你考得好。
山姆：不，我是不担心你。
简：    为什么？
山姆：我觉得你好像总是考得比说的好。

 

1 rather   

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当

参考例句：

• I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
• This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

2 nervous   

adj.神经的；紧张不安的，神经过敏的

参考例句：

• He feels nervous when he faces so many people.面对那么多人，他感到紧张。
• He was over nervous.他太紧张了。

3 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？

4 seems   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
• Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。