第26章 点滴生活 (3)

　　A: Have you read the article about Pirates 4? B: Yes, I have. I plan to see the movie after reading it.甲：你看过那篇关于《加勒比海盗4》的文章吗？乙：看过啦。看完之后我就想去看看那部电影了。

　　■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： Did you read the article about Pirates 4? 9 The latest news of science appears in the headlines of this newspaper.　这份报纸的头条上刊载了最新的科学消息。

　　A: The latest news of science appears in the headlines of this newspaper. B: I want to subscribe to it for it provides a lot of interesting and useful information.甲：这份报纸的头条上刊载了最新的科学消息。乙：我想订阅这份报纸呢，因为它上面有很多有意思又实用的信息。

　　■ Plus Plus:headline表示“要闻，头版头条新闻”。10I like to read articles and books that interest me.　我喜欢读吸引我的文章和书籍。

　　A: I like to read articles and books that interest me. How about you? B: I like reading articles between lines.甲：我喜欢读吸引我的文章和书籍，你呢？

　　乙：我喜欢读文章字里行间的意思。

　　■ Plus Plus:interest sb.“使某人感兴趣”。interest sb. in sth. 表示“使某人注意，关心或参入某事，使某人对某事感兴趣”。 best-seller ['best'sel4(r)] n. 畅销书 district ['distrikt] n. 地区 subscribe to\/for订阅 come out出版 deliver [di'liv4(r)] v. 投递 gossip ['g3sip] n. 八卦 popular ['p3pjul4(r)] adj. 流行的 pirate ['pai4rit] n. 海盗

　　> Conversation

　　会 话 演 练 Unit 35［句 型 演 练］ 1. The one with the article about celebrity rehab scandals on the front.rehab是 rehabilitation的缩写形式，原意指“修复”，在这里表示“戒毒”。例如：He is a crack head and must go to rehab.　他是个瘾君子，必须去戒毒所。on the front这里指的是cover，即“封面”。

　　2. It’s a waste of time and money to read this kind of gossip magazine, in my opinion.It is a waste of time后面可以加doing（动名词）或者 to do（to不可

　　以省略），表示“做某事浪费时间 \/金钱”。例如： It is a waste of time waiting any longer. It is a waste of time to argue with him.也可以把倒装句改过来，变成： Buying such an expensive coat is a waste of money.

　　3. I smudged my shirt when I was having lunch.smudge可以表示“弄污，变脏”。例如：Photo negatives smudge easily.　照片底片很容易就会变脏。

　　4.　Do you have a rush service?rush在这里表示“匆忙地做”。大家熟知的电影《尖峰时刻》的英文名字就是Rush Hour。rush service表示“加急服务”，“快递”可以表达为 rush deliver service，也可以称作express。

　　5. We charge 50% more for express.express除了我们熟悉的“表达”的意思外，还可以当“快递”讲。例如：He expresses a package to Los Angeles.　他快递了一个包裹到洛杉矶。

　　◆家政服务｜◆打理衣物 ｜◆读书看报｜◆会话演练

　　6. Will the color run in the wash？run in the wash表示“衣物掉色”。fade可以表示“褪色”。例如：The sun has faded the (color of the) curtains.　阳光使窗帘褪色。

　　［模 拟 对 话］ 1 Reading Books

　　Tom： Hey, can you pass me that magazine?

　　Linda： Which one? This one here?

　　Tom： Yeah. The one with the article about celebrity rehab scandals on the front.Linda： Ugh, I can't believe you read this junk.Tom： What? What's wrong with it?Linda： It's a waste of time and money to read this kind of gossip magazine, in my opinion.

　　Tom： Then, what kind of magazine do you like?

　　Linda： I like to read financial magazines, such as Forbes, Business Week and so on.

　　Tom： Wow, kind of serious for me.

　　Linda： I also prefer to read some English literature.

　　Tom： Really? Could you recommend some good books for me?

　　Linda： Yes, of course. I like to read Romeo and Julet, a great work of William Shakespeare.

　　Tom： Shakespeare? I prefer his The Merchant of Venice.

　　Linda： Good taste.

　　读　书

　　汤姆：喂，能把那本杂志递给我吗？琳达：哪本？这本吗？汤姆：对，就是那本封面上有名人吸毒丑闻文章的。琳达：啊，我真不敢相信你竟然读这种垃圾。

　　汤姆：什么？这个怎么了？琳达：我觉得花钱花时间看这种八卦杂志就是一种浪费。汤姆：那你喜欢看什么样的杂志？琳达：我喜欢看财经类的杂志。比如《福布斯》《商业周末》等。汤姆：哇，对我来说有点太严肃了。琳达：我也喜欢读一些英国文学。汤姆：真的吗？你可以给我推荐几本好书吗？琳达：当然可以。我喜欢读《罗密欧与朱丽叶》，这是莎士比亚的

　　著作。汤姆：莎士比亚？我更喜欢读他的《威尼斯商人》。琳达：好品位。

　　Laundry

　　John： Hello, would you like your clothes washed?

　　Lily： Yes, I smudged my shirt when I was having lunch. Could you help me clean it?

　　John： I think so. Let me have a look.

　　Lily： Look, there is a large grease stain. I’m afraid that it won't come off.

　　John： Don't worry. We have a way to wash it off.

　　Lily： I really need this shirt back quickly. Do you have a rush service?

　　John： Usually we need one day. But we can do it faster for special requests. Why don't you come back in an hour?

　　Lily： What is the difference in price?

　　John： We charge 50% more for express, but it only takes one hour.

　　Lily： I’ll have express then.

　　John： OK.

　　Lily： Oh, by the way, will the color run in the wash?

　　John： We'll dry-clean it. Then the color won't run.

　　Lily： Thank you so much. You've done me a big favor.

　　John： It's what we should do. We always try to please our customers.

　　◆家政服务｜◆打理衣物 ｜◆读书看报｜◆会话演练

　　洗衣店

　　约翰：您好，要洗衣服吗？ 莉莉：是的。我吃午饭的时候把上衣弄脏了，能帮我洗干净吗？ 约翰：应该可以，我看一下。 莉莉：你看这一片都是油渍，我担心它洗不掉。 约翰：放心吧，我们有办法把它洗掉。莉莉：这衣服我等着穿，有加急服务吗？ 约翰：一般都要一天的时间。但如果有特殊需要，我们可以赶一赶。

　　你一小时之后来取吧。莉莉：收费上有区别吗？约翰：我们加收 50%的费用，但是只用一小时就可以取走。莉莉：那么就加急吧。约翰：好的。莉莉：哦，顺便问一下，洗衣时会掉色吗？约翰：我们会干洗的，这样就不会掉色了。莉莉：太谢谢你了，你可帮了我的大忙。 约翰：应该的。我们会全力使客户满意！

　　celebrity [si'lebr4ti] n. 名人 rehab ['ri:h1b] n. 戒毒 scandal ['sk1nd4l] n. 丑闻 junk [d986k] n. 垃圾 financial [fai'n1n54l] adj. 财经的 literature ['lit4r4t54(r)] n. 文学 recommend [`rek4'mend] v. 推荐

　　smudge [sm8d9] v. 弄脏 grease [gri:s] n. 油脂 stain [stein] n. 污点 rush [r85] v. 急需 request [ri'kwest] n. 要求 express [ik'spres] adj. 快递 fade [feid] v. 褪色