第56章 提醒·忠告 (3)

　　Unit 83 中国警察遇到歹徒时举枪会喊：“不许动，举起手来！”同样的话换成英语则显得更加言简意赅：“Freeze! Hands up!”Freeze“冻结”是不是很形象呢？

　　1 Freeze!　不许动！

　　A: Who’s there? Freeze! Or I’ll shoot! B: Please don’t. I live here.甲：谁？不许动！不然我开枪了！乙：不要啊。我住在这里。

　　■ Plus Plus:freeze一词多是警察逮捕嫌疑犯时使用。警方常用的警告语还有：Stay where you are!　不许动！Get down!　趴下 !Stay back!　退后 !Hands up!　举起手来 ! 2 Watch out!　小心！

　　A: Watch out! B: Oh, thank you! I almost fell into that pit. A: You’re welcome.甲：小心！乙：噢，谢谢！我差点就掉进坑里了。甲：不客气。

　　■ Plus Plus:Watch out!除表示“小心”，其后还可以加上要小心的具体内容，如：Watch your steps.　注意脚下。Watch out for him.　防着他点。 3 Dare you do it!　你敢去试试！

　　A: I’m thinking about going to the Club. B: Why? You want to lose your money again?

　　A: Of course not. I won’t gamble. I just wan to see some old friends. B: I know who they are. I dare you do it!甲：我想去俱乐部。乙：去干吗？还想输钱啊？甲：当然不是了。我不会再赌了。我只是想去看看老朋友。乙：我知道他们是谁。你敢去试试！

　　■ Plus Plus:dare表示“敢，胆敢”，例如：How dare you do that!　你怎么能这么做！Dare you say it again!　有种你再说一次！ >>>提醒·忠告>>>Chapter 14 4 Don’t touch the line.　别碰那根线。

　　A: Stop that! Don’t touch the line. B: Is there electricity? A: Yes. It’s wire.甲：住手！别碰那根线！乙：有电吗？甲：是的。这是电线。

　　5 You’ll regret it.　你会后悔的。

　　A: Are you sure you really want to do this? B: Yes, I’m sure. I won’t miss the chance. A: A chance? How? You’ll regret it.甲：你确定你要这么做吗？乙：是的，我确定。我不会错过机会的。甲：机会？哪里来的机会？你会后悔的。

　　■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： You’ll be sorry. 6 You’d better take that back.　你最好收回那句话。

　　A: You are just a new comer. Why do you think you can tell me what to do? B: You’d better take that back. I know what I am doing and I hope you know yours too.甲：你不过就是个新来的。凭什么对我指手画脚？

　　乙：你最好收回那句话。我知道我在干什么，我也希望你知道你在干什么。

　　7 I’m calling to warn you that the hurricane is coming.　我打电话来告诉你飓风要来了。

　　A: Hello, Leo is speaking. B: Hi, Leo. This is Ian. I’m calling to warn you that the hurricane is coming. A: Thank you very much.甲：你好，我是里昂。乙：你好，里昂。我是伊恩。我打电话来告诉你飓风要来了。甲：非常感谢。

　　8 Do not say I didn’t warn you.　别说我没警告过你。

　　A: I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to the Dead Desert. B: But people say it’s dangerous. Two died in there last month. A: I know, but I’m going. B: Well, do not say I didn’t warn you.甲：我决定了。我要去死亡沙漠。乙：但是大家都说那里很危险。上个月有两个人死在里面了。甲：我知道，但是我要去。乙：好吧，别说我没警告过你。

　　shoot [5u:t] v. 开枪 electricity [`ilek'tris4ti] n. 电 fall [f3:l] v. 掉落 wire ['wai4(r)] n. 电线 pit [pit] n. 坑洞 warn [w3:n] v. 警告 gamble ['g1mbl] v. 赌博 hurricane ['h8rik4n] n. 飓风

　　> Conversation

　　会 话 演 练 Unit 84［句 型 演 练］ 1. How many times have I told you...?这句话表示“我告诉你多少次……了”，包含谴责的语气。例如：

　　How many times have I told you clean the room before you leave? 　我告诉你多少次出去之前要打扫房间了？

　　2. I caught you red-handed.　 red-handed表示“当场”，例如：

　　The thief was caught red-handed by the police.　警察当场抓住了小偷。

　　3. You will answer for what you did!answer for指“对……负责”。这句话的意思是“你会付出代价、得到报应的”。意思相似的还有：

　　You will pay for what you’ve done.

　　Some day it will pay back to you.

　　4. It seems she’s going through a divorce procedure.go through的意思是“经历”，例如：

　　I can’t go through this again.　我不能再来一次了。

　　We’ve gone through too many events this year.　我们今年经历了太多事情。

　　5. She never learns her lesson. learn one’s lesson的意思是“吸取教训”，也可以说成 draw a lesson，例如：

　　It’s best if you can learn a lesson from it.　最好你能从中吸取教训。

　　>>>提醒·忠告>>>Chapter 14

　　6. I just don’t want to get involved.这句话表示“我不想牵涉进来”，与之意思相近的句子还有： I don’t want to be part of it. I’d better keep out of those things.

　　［模 拟 对 话］１　　Stealing

　　Joshua: What are you doing, Paul?

　　Paul: Nothing. I’m leaving.

　　Joshua: Show me your hand. Now!

　　Paul: Fine. Here you are.

　　Joshua: Paul, how many times have I told you not to steal?

　　Paul: Come on. Just a pen.

　　Joshua: You take something that doesn’t belong to you. That’s what we call“stealing”.

　　Paul: There you are again,“Mr. Right”. Now leave me alone.

　　Joshua: I won’t let this go. This time I caught you red-handed.

　　Paul: So what? Are you going to turn me in?

　　Joshua: If I have no other chocie, I’ll.

　　Paul: Joshua, let me teach you something. Just mind your own business!

　　Joshua: I’ll give you a piece of advice, too. You will answer for what you did!

　　偷　窃

　　约书亚：保罗，你在干什么？保罗：　没什么。我就走。约书亚：给我看你的手。马上！保罗：　行。给你。约书亚：保罗，我告诉过你多少次不要再偷东西了？保罗：　得了吧。就一支笔而已。

　　约书亚：你拿了不属于你的东西。这就是“偷窃”。保罗：　你又来了，“好好先生”。别烦我。约书亚：我不会就这么算了的。这次我可抓了你个现行。保罗：　那又怎样？你要去揭发我啊？约书亚：如果我非要这样的话，我会的。保罗：　约书亚，我来教你一些吧。管好你自己的事就行了！约书亚：那我也给你一个忠告。你早晚会得到报应的！

　　>>>提醒·忠告>>>Chapter 14 2　　Showdown

　　Alice: I can’t bear it anymore. I’m going to tell her.

　　Winster: Are you sure? I don’t think it’s the best time.

　　Alice: Why?

　　Winster: It seems she’s going through a divorce procedure.

　　Alice: If I were her husband, I would do this long time ago.

　　Winster: Be nice, Alice.

　　Alice: I’m telling the truth. No one can bear her habit of playing rock-n-roll for a whole day.

　　Winster: Don’t hit a man when he is down. Let’s talk about this later.

　　Alice: But she never learns her lesson. She’s playing now! I have to stop her.

　　Winster: How about write her a letter first?

　　Alice: I did. I sent her an e-mail once and she never replied.

　　Winster: Fine, if you insist. But don’t say I never warned you.

　　Alice: What? Are you not coming with me?

　　Winster: I’d better not.

　　Alice: What are you talking about? Don’t you think the music annoying?

　　Winster: Sometimes. I just don’t want to get involved.

　　Alice: You’ve already got involved. Now come with me.

　　Winster: Oh, can’t you just leave me alone?

　　摊　牌

　　爱丽丝：我受不了了。我要跟她说清楚。温斯特：真的？我觉得现在还不是时候。爱丽丝：为什么？温斯特：她似乎在办离婚手续。爱丽丝：如果我是她的老公，我早就跟她离了。温斯特：礼貌点，爱丽丝。爱丽丝：本来就是。没有人能受得了她整天放摇滚的习惯。温斯特：别打落水狗了。我们以后再谈吧。爱丽丝：但是她从来不吸取教训。她现在又在放了！我非得要她停下。温斯特：先给她写封信怎么样？爱丽丝：我写过的。我发过邮件给她，但是她没有回复。温斯特：好吧，如果你坚持的话。但是别说我没有劝过你。爱丽丝：怎么？你不跟我去啊？温斯特：我还是不去了。爱丽丝：你在说什么？你不觉得那个音乐很吵啊？温斯特：有时候是。我只是不想牵扯进来。爱丽丝：你已经参与进来了。现在跟我去吧。温斯特：天啊，你就不能放过我？

　　steal [sti:l] v. 偷窃 procedure [pr4'si:d94(r)] n. 程序 turn in举报 bear [bA4(r)] v. 忍受 showdown ['54udaun] n. 摊牌 annoying [4'n3ii6] adj. 恼人的 divorce [di'v3:s] n. 离婚 involve [in'v3lv] v. 牵涉