最近过得如何？

SCENE⑤ D  演奏会上  赫伯特跟柔丝说话

【最近过得如何？】

 

Herbert:                   How's life these days?         

赫伯特：     最近过得如何？                  

 

Rose:                   Mmmm, OK. And you?          

柔丝：                   嗯，还好。你呢？                  

 

Herbert:                   I've been working on some ¹⁾ song lyrics¹.

赫伯特：     我最近在写一些歌词。        

 

Rose:          I'd like to ²⁾ have a look at them sometime.  

柔丝：         我希望有机会能看一看。    

 

Herbert:                   Mmm, well, maybe you could come to Hsinchu.     

赫伯特：                   嗯，或许你能到新竹来一趟。

语言详解

 

A:  That test was a cinch.

   那考试真是小事一件。

 

B:  Maybe for a genius like you...

    或许对像你这样的天才来说是……

 

【How is life these days? 最近过得还好吧？】

 

这里又是一句打招呼的话

 

A:    How's life these days?

    最近过得还好吧？

B:    Not bad. I'm really enjoying my new job.

      不坏。我还喜欢我的新工作。

 

【I've been working on...  我最近在忙……】

 

work on something是表示在努力做某事，既花时间，又耗精力。好比有一个计划需要完成，你就得要去work on the project.

 

A:    How come I haven't seen you recently?

    怎么最近都没看到你？

B:    I've been busy working on my newest book.

    我最近都在忙我的新书。

 

1) song lyrics  歌词

2) have a look  看一看

1 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。