跟艾米莉一起学口语 第584期:赖床不起

Give me a second/Give me a sec/Hold on a second/Just a second/Just a sec

等一下

Please give me a second. I need to grab¹ my jacket.

请等一等，我必须去拿我的外套。

Hold on a second. Let me catch my breath².

稍等一下。先让我喘口气。

A: Wake up, sleepy head! It's time to get up.

贪睡虫，起床咯，起床时间到了。

B: Ah! Already? I'm just going to snooze for a few more minutes.

已经到了，我还要再睡几分钟。

A: No, you're not. It's already past seven o'clock and you need to prepare your school lunch.

不行，已经过了七点，而且你还要准备学校午餐。

B: I still have some of my allowance³ left over. I'll buy my lunch today.

我还有些零用钱，我今天会买午餐。

A: Come on, Polly. Don't argue with me. You're not going to waste your allowance on lunch when you have a refrigerator full of food.

波莉，快点，不要跟我斗嘴。你不要把你的零用钱浪费在午餐上，我们的冰箱里堆满了食物。

B: Oh, okay. I need to brush my teeth first. Give me a second.

好吧，我需要先刷牙，再等一下。

A: Good girl, Polly.

波莉，你真棒。

B: Dad, do you want me to prepare your lunch too? I can make you a salad with tuna.

爸爸，你要我也帮你准备午餐吗？我可以帮你做金枪鱼色拉。

A: No, thanks. Darling⁴.

亲爱的，谢谢，不用了。

B: Why not?

为什么不用呢？

A: I'm going to buy my lunch today.

今天我要去买午餐。

1 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

2 breath   

n.呼吸，气息，微风，迹象，精神，一种说话的声音

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。

3 allowance   

n.津贴，补贴，零用钱

参考例句：

• My monthly allowance is 50 yuan.我每月的津贴是50元。
• I have to work to earn my allowance.我非得工作挣零用钱。

4 darling   

n.心爱的人，亲爱的人

参考例句：

• My darling!How sweet of you to come!亲爱的！你来到这里多让人高兴啊！
• She's a little darling!她是小宝贝！