我能跟你说些私事吗？

SCENE① A  吉娜与玛莉同坐在飞往洛城的班机上 

【我能跟你说些私事吗？】

 

Mary:  Zina, can I talk to you about something ¹⁾ personal¹?

玛莉：         吉娜，我能跟你说些私事吗？

 

Zina:           As² long as it doesn't take too long.

吉娜：         只要不太花时间就可以。

 

Mary:          My boyfriend³ says I work too much. That I spend more time with you than with him.

玛莉：         我男朋友说我工作太拼命了。说我跟你相处的时间都比跟他多。

 

Zina:  Was⁴ he ²⁾ upset⁵ when you told him you had⁶ to leave this weekend?

吉娜：         你跟他说这周末你得去外地时，他有不爽吗？

 

Mary:          He said⁷ not to ³⁾ bother⁸ coming back. And I said, "fine, I won't."

玛莉：         他说不劳我再回去了。我就说：“好，我就不回来。”

 

Zina:           So what's the problem⁹?

吉娜：         那这有什么问题？

 

 

语言详解

 

A: Don't bother buying me a present. I hate¹⁰ birthdays.

   不用费心帮我买礼物了。我讨厌生日。

 

B: Too late. I already¹¹ bought you one.

   来不及了。我已经帮你买了。

 

【don't bother 别费事，不劳】

 

don't bother后面可以接四种不同的结构：

 

1. -ing: Don't bother coming back.

2. 不定词:Don't bother to come back.

3. yourself¹² + -ing: Don't bother yourself coming back.

4. yorself + 不定词:Don't bother yourself to come back.

 

以上四句都正确，但以(1)及(2)两句较普遍。

 

A: When is your plane tomorrow? I would¹³ like to see you off¹⁴ at the airport.

     你明天班机是几时？我想要到机场给你送行。

B: Thanks. But don't bother to come to the airport.

     谢了。但请不要麻烦跑一趟机场。

 

1)  ersonal (a.) 私人的

2)  upset (a.) 感到不爽的，生气的

3)  bother (v.) 费心，麻烦

1 personal   

adj.个人的，私人的；本人的；身体的，容貌的

参考例句：

• It's a personal letter.这是私人信件。
• I don't want to have a hand in his personal affairs.我不愿意过问他个人的事。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 boyfriend   

n.男朋友

参考例句：

• The girl was so angry that she hung up on her boyfriend.那姑娘一气之下挂断了男朋友的电话。
• My boyfriend gathered some beautiful flowers for me. 我的男朋友为我采来一些美丽的花。

4 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。

5 upset   

adj.烦乱的，不高兴；v.颠覆，推翻；扰乱，使心烦意乱，使不舒服

参考例句：

• She upset our plan.她打乱了我们的计划。
• He was very upset.他非常心烦。

6 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

7 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

8 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。

9 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

10 hate   

n.憎恨，厌恶，厌恶的人或事；vt.憎恨，不愿；vi.表示憎恨

参考例句：

• We hate our enemy.我们憎恨敌人。
• Snakes are my special hate.蛇是我最憎恶的东西。

11 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

12 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

13 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

14 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。