建议
A:Do you think I should join the basketball team, Mary?
玛丽,你认为我应该参加篮球队吗?
B:Why not? If I were you, I certainly would.
为什么不呢?如果我是你,一定参加。
A:But I’m afraid it’ll take up too much of my time.
可是,这恐怕要占去我太多的时间。
B:As the saying goes:Work while you work, play while play. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, you know?
俗话说:工作时工作,娱乐时娱乐。只工作不娱乐,聪明的孩子也会变得笨拙,你知道吗?
A:Hmm, you’re right.
嗯,你说得对。
表达思想和观点
saying的近义词
A:What’s wrong? You look upset.
出什么事了,你看起来很不高兴。
B:Nothing’s wrong.
没什么事。
saying的近义词
A:I can tell something is wrong. You should talk to me about it.
我知道你一定出什么事了,你应该和我说说。
B:I don’t feel like talking.
我不想说。
A:It’ll make you feel better. I promise.
谈话会让你感觉好点,我保证。
B:I feel a little bit sad.
我觉得有点悲伤。
A:Why is that?
为什么?
B:Because it’s time to go.
因为我要离开了。
A:Instead of thinking of this as an ending, you can think of this as a new beginning. Just think about all the new experience you’re going to have after this.
不要把这当做一个结束,你应该想这是一个新的开始,想想这之后你会有一个新的经历。
saying的近义词
B:I guess. But I don’t want to say goodbye to everyone though.
是的,但我还是不想同大家说再见。
A:You’re not saying goodbye forever; you’re just saying goodbye until you see them again.
这并不是再不再见,你只是为了下一次见到他们而说再见。
After Getting Home-(回家后)
A:Home at last. Tonight we have a lot of homework though.
终于到家了。不过今晚我们有一大堆作业要做。
saying的解释
B:Are you saying we don’t have time to watch our favorite show tonight? Jane, you know I really don’t like our teacher all that much. He gives far too much homework. He criticizes me in front of? everyone all the time?.
你是说我们没时间看最喜欢的电视节目了吗?简,你知道我真的不那么喜欢我们老师。他布置的作业太多了。而且总是在大家面前批评我。
A:To tell the truth?, I don’t really like him either. He’s kind of boring and not very active. He always looks unhappy too.
说实话,我也不是很喜欢他。他有点儿乏味而且一点儿也不活跃,看起来总是一副不开心的样子。
B:Yes, and he also…
对啊,而且他还…
A:Do you think we should be talking about him like this behind his back?
你觉得我们应该在背后这样说他吗?
saying的解释
B:Probably not. After all? he is our teacher. We should try to find something nice to say. If you can’t say something nice you shouldn’t say anything at all.
不应该,毕竟他是我们的老师。我们应该找点好的说。如果你不能说点好的,那就别说了。
saying的意思
A:I absolutely agree. It’s getting dark. We should finish our homework now.
我完全赞成。天要黑了,我们还是先把功课做完吧。
B:All right. I want to take a shower first, I’m exhausted.
好吧。我想先冲个澡。累死了!