跟艾米莉一起学口语 第574期:偶遇老熟人

 Please help yourself to the tea and pastry¹.
请自行取用茶点。
Make yourself at home.
请把这里当做自己家，不要拘束。
Make yourself comfortable.
请别拘束，让自己自在点。
A: How's your work?
工作怎么样？
B: Well, same old,same old.
还是老样子。
I only see him in a month of Sundays.
我每隔很长一段时间才能跟他见面。
A: Morning, I'm here for the art workshop.
早安，我来这里参加艺术工作坊。
B: Hi there! Help yourself to a bottle of water and take a seat. The class will start in about 15 minutes.
你好，请随意取用水，这边找个位子坐下，课程将在约15分钟后开始。
A: Okay, thanks. Err²...Sally? Sally Wilkins. Is that you?
好的，谢谢。呃...萨利?萨利威尔金斯。是你吗？
B: Bob! I can't believe it. Fancy³ seeing you here.
鲍勃，我真不敢相信，在这里遇见你实在太好了。
A: Yeah, long time no see. I haven't seen in a month of sundays.
是呀，好久不见，我好长一段时间没有见到你了。
B: You're right. What a pleasant surprise. What's been happening?
没错，这真是个令人愉快的惊喜，最近有什么新鲜事吗？
A: Same old, same old. Still studying at Victoria University. What about you?
还是老样子，我仍在维多利亚大学读书，你呢？
B: Well, I'm now the personal assistant for Tim Sommers, the famous artist.
我现在是著名艺术家蒂姆索摩斯的个人助理。
A: Sounds fascinating⁴. What exactly is it that you do?
听起来真有趣，那你工作内容是什么呢？
B: I set up classes and greet people when they arrive.
我筹划课程，并且接待来访的人。
A: Sounds like fun.
听起来真有意思。
B: It sure is.
那当然。

1 pastry   

n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• The pastry crust was always underdone.馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。

2 err   

vi.犯错误，出差错

参考例句：

• He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
• The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。

3 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

4 fascinating   

adj.迷人的，吸引人的，使人神魂颠倒的

参考例句：

• Your ideas are fascinating to me.你的这些主意对我来说是有吸引力的。
• The very style of the book is fascinating.这本书的风格本身就会引人入胜。