走遍美国文本及笔记19-1.doc

ACT 1-1 “领结总是这么难打吗？” 【故事梗概】 Susan和Harry今天要结婚了。Philip, Richard和Robbie在帮助Harry打领结。但是他们似乎都不知道领结的打法。 Harry: [He looks in the mirror at his  HYPERLINK /app/w/bow%20tie \t _blank bow tie.] It looks wrong.Philip: Hmmm. It is wrong.Richard: Are they always that difficult to make?Philip: The truth is…yes. Ill try again.Robbie: At this rate, the wedding will take place tomorrow.Philip: Not to worry. OK. Here we go. [He tries again to tie Harrys bow tie.]Harry: Im worried, Philip. What if we cant tie the tie?Richard: [joking] If we cant tie the tie, then there cant be a wedding.Robbie: Youd better not make Harry any more  HYPERLINK /app/w/nervous \t _blank nervous than he is. [to Harry ] Dont worry. Well  HYPERLINK /app/w/figure \t _blank figure a way.[Grandpa enters the room.]Grandpa: Howre you doing,  HYPERLINK /app/w/fellas \t _blank fellas?Harry: [nervously] Not so good, Grandpa. We cant get this bow tie tied. Nobody knows how to do it. Do you?Grandpa: No. I never could, either. 【语言点精讲】 1. He looks in the mirror at his bow tie.他在看镜子里的领结。bow tie: 领结，蝶形领结。 2. Are they always that difficult to make?领结总是这么难打吗？that: 那样，如此。that再这里起状语副词作用，相当于so，是美国人常用的非正式语言。 3. At this rate, the wedding will take place tomorrow.要是照这个样子，婚礼要拖到明天上午举行了。at this rate: 以这种（慢）速度。take place: 发生，举行。 4. Not to worry. 别担心。在这里等同于Dont worry. 5. If we cant tie the tie, then there cant be a wedding. 美国人举行婚礼时，新郎一般都穿西服、打领结。Richard的这句话其实是一句双关语。美语中结婚的另一种说法是“ tie the knot”，意思是“get married”，而tie和knot都是“结”的意思，所以说“If you cant tie the tie (knot) , you cant get married.” 6. Youd better not make Harry any more nervous than he is. 你顶好别再给Harry火上加油了，他已经够紧张了。Youd better …: 你最好……。提出建议时用 had better，含有较多的警告、告戒、指责等含意。had better比 should, must口气更强烈。当我们用 had better时意味着假如你不听这一劝告，就将有不佳的后果，因此不宜在正式场合或对较陌生的人使用。 7. Well figure a way. figure a way: 找到方法。 8. Howre you doing, fellas?伙计们，你们进行得怎么样了？fella: 伙计，小伙子（很口语化的讲法）。 ACT 1-2 “那商店今天开着吗？” 【故事梗概】 Grandpa建议可以使用夹上去的领结。Richard去给一个礼服租借公司打电话，去看是否可以借到可以夹上去的领结。