導讀Iboughttwoexpensivedictionariesherehalfanhourago,顧客：半小時以前我在這里買了兩本很貴的辭典，butIfor....

I bought two expensive dictionaries here half an hour ago,

顧客：半小時以前我在這里買了兩本很貴的辭典，

but I forgot to take them with me.

顧客：但是我忘了拿走。

Who served you,sir?

經理：是誰接待您的，先生？

The lady who is standing behind the counter.

顧客：站在柜臺后面的那位女士。

Which books did you buy?

經理：您買的是兩本什么書？

The books which are on the counter.

顧客：就是柜臺上的那兩本。

Did you serve this gentleman half an hour ago,Caroline?

經理：半小時前你接待過這位先生嗎，Caroline？

He says hes the man who bought these books.

經理：他說他就是買這兩本書的人。

I cant remember.

卡羅琳：我記不起來了。

The man who I served was wearing a hat.

卡羅琳：我接待的那個人戴了一頂帽子。

Have you got a hat,sir?

經理：您有帽子嗎，先生？

Yes,I have.

顧客：有的，我有帽子。

Would you put it on,please?

經理：請您把帽子戴上好嗎？

All right.

顧客：好吧。

Is this the man that you served,Caroline?

經理：這就是你接待過的那個人嗎，Caroline？

Yes,I recognize him now.

卡羅琳：是的。我現在認出他來了。

Look,Scott.This is a photograph I took during my trip to Australia.

邁克：看，這是我到澳大利亞旅行時拍的一張照片。

Let me see it,Mike.

斯科特：讓我看看，邁克。

This is a good photograph.

斯科特：這是一張很好的照片。

Who are these people?

斯科特：這些人是誰？

Theyre people I met during the trip.

邁克：他們是我旅行時認識的人。

Thats the ship we traveled on.

邁克：這是我們所乘的那條船。

What a beautiful ship!

斯科特：多漂亮的船啊！

Whos this?

斯科特：這是誰？

Thats the man I told you about.Remember?

邁克：這就是我跟你說過的那個人。還記得嗎？

Ah yes.The one who offered you a job in Australia.

斯科特：啊，記得。就是在澳大利亞給你工作做的那個人。

Thats right.

邁克：對。

Whos this?

斯科特：這是誰？

Guess!

邁克：猜！

Its not you,is it?

斯科特：這不是你，對嗎？

Thats right.

邁克：對的。

I grew a beard during the trip,

邁克：我在旅行時留了胡子，

but I shaved it off when I came home.

邁克：但我回到家時就把它刮了。

Why did you shave it off?

斯科特：你為什么把它刮了？

My wife didnt like it!

邁克：我妻子不喜歡！

Cant you come in and have tea now,Peter?

蘇珊：你現在能進來喝茶嗎，Peter？

Not yet.

彼得：還不能。

I must water the garden first.

彼得：我得先給花園澆水。

Do you have to water it now?

蘇珊：你一定得現在澆嗎？

Im afraid I must.

彼得：恐怕我得現在澆。

Look at it!Its terribly dry.

彼得：你看看，干得厲害。

What a nuisance!

蘇珊：真討厭！

Last summer it was very dry,too.

彼得：去年夏天也是干得很。

Dont you remember?

彼得：你不記得了嗎？

I had to water it every day.

彼得：我不得不每天澆水。

Well,Ill have tea by myself.

蘇珊：好吧，我一個人喝茶了。

That was quick!Have you finished already?

蘇珊：好快?。∧阋呀洕餐炅耍?/p>

Yes.Look out of the window.

彼得：是的。你看看窗外。

Its raining!

蘇珊：下雨了！

That means you dont need water the garden.

蘇珊：這就是說。你不必給花園澆水了。

That was a pleasant surprise.

彼得：這是意想不到的好事。

It means I can have tea,instead.

彼得：這意味著我反倒可以喝茶了。

Can you recognize that woman,Liz?

凱特：Liz，你能認出那個女人嗎？

I think I can,Kate.

莉茲：我想我認得出來，Kate。

It must be Karen Marsh,the actress.

莉茲：那一定是女演員Karen Marsh。

I thought so.

凱特：我也這樣想。

Whos that beside her?

凱特：她旁邊的那個人是誰？

That must be Conrad Reeves.

莉茲：一定是Conrad Reeves。

Conrad Reeves,the actor?

凱特：Conrad Reeves，那個男演員嗎？

It cant be.

凱特：不可能是。

Let me have another look.

凱特：讓我再看一看。

I think youre right!

凱特：我想你是對的。

Isnt he her third husband?

凱特：他不是她的第3個丈夫嗎？

No,He must be her fourth or fifth.

莉茲：不，他一定是他的第4個或第5個丈夫。

Doesnt Karen Marsh look old!

凱特：Karen看上去不顯老嘛！

She does,doesnt she!

莉茲：是的，誰說不是呢！

I read shes twenty-nine,

莉茲：我從報上看到她是29歲，

but she must be at least forty.

莉茲：但她一定有40歲了。

Im sure she is.

凱特：我肯定她有40歲了。

She was a famous actress when I was still at school.

莉茲：當我還是學生時，她就是個著名的演員了。

That was a long time ago,wasnt it?

凱特：那是好久以前的事了，是嗎？

Not that long ago!

莉茲：不，沒有那么久。

Im not more than twenty-nine myself.

莉茲：我自己現在還沒29歲呢。

Look,Gary!That policemans waving to you.

安：瞧，加里！那個警察正朝你揮手呢。

He wants you to stop.

安：他要你停下來。

Where do you think you are?

警察：你認為你現在是在哪兒？

On a race track?

警察：在賽車道上嗎？

You must have been driving at seventy miles an hour.

警察：你剛才一定是以每小時70英里的速度開車。

I cant have been.

加里：我不會開得那樣快的。

I was doing eighty when I overtook you.

警察：我是以每小時80英里的速度趕上你的。

Didnt you see the speed limit?

警察：難道你沒看見限速牌嗎？

Im afraid I didnt,officer.

加里：恐怕我沒有看見，警官。

I must have been dreaming.

加里：我一定是思想開小差了。

He wasnt dreaming,officer.

安：警官，他思想沒有開小差。

I was telling him to drive slowly.

安：我剛才正告訴他開慢點。

Thats why I didnt see the sign.

加里：所以我才沒看見那牌子。

Let me see your driving license.

警察：讓我看一看你的駕駛執照。

I wont charge you this time.

警察：這次我就不罰你款了。

But youd better not do it again!

警察：但你最好不要再開是這樣快。

Thank you.Ill certainly be more careful.

加里：謝謝您。我以后一定會多加注意。

I told you to drive slowly,Gary.

安：加里，我剛才叫你開慢點吧。

You always tell me to drive slowly,darling.

加里：你總是叫我開慢點，親愛的。

Well,next time youd better take my advice!

安：好啦，下次你最好還是聽從我的勸告吧！