纯正地道美语(外教讲解)276：高中聚会

　　A:I hate coming to high school reunions.
B:It will be great ,honey. We will get to see your old classmates and catch up to see how they have been doing.
A: Yeah, I guess so.Oh  look! There is  Robert Matthews! Rob!
C: Hey Bill! Wow great to see you!
A: Likewise¹! It’s been a long time!  This is my wife Dorthy.
C: Pleasure to meet you. So Bill,  how have you been?
A: Can’t complain!  We have two children who are in college and my business is going well. What about you?
C: Ah you know me! I am a dedicated² bachelor. I never married although I do have a beautiful daughter with Mary, you remember her? We were high school sweetheart, it didn’t really work out between us, but I really can’t complain either.
A: That’s good. Have you seen Frank³? I was hoping he would come tonight.
C: You didn’t hear? Frank passed away last year.
A: Are you serious?
C: Nah!  I’m just yanking your chain.  He’ll be here soon. I saw him just last week and he told me he would show up.
 

　　reunion n. 团圆, 重聚
catch up 见面
likewise a.也，同样的
dedicated adj.专注的; 献身的
high school sweet-heart 高中时的爱人
yank your chain 捉弄你一下
 

　　A: 我讨厌去参加高中聚会。
B: 亲爱的，聚会会很棒。我们会看见你的老同学，彼此见下面看下他们做得怎么样。
A: 我也这么想的。看！那是Robert Matthews！Rob!
C: 你好，Bill!见到你们真是太好了。
A: 见到你也很高兴。好长时间不见了。这是我妻子Dorthy。
C: 见到你很高兴，Bill，最近如何？
A: 挺好的。我们的2个小孩在念大学，我的买卖很顺利。你呢？
C: 你知道我的。我是敬业的单身汉。我从未结过婚，尽管我和Mary有一个漂亮的女儿，你还记得她吗？我们高中时就恋爱了。我们无法结婚，但是我真的不能抱怨什么。
A: 那还不错。你看见Frank了吗？我希望他今晚就能来。
C: 你没听说吗？Frank去年去世了。
A: 你说的是真的吗？
C: 假的，我只是和你开了个玩笑。他很快就到这儿了。我上周看见他了，他告诉我说他会来的。
 

1 likewise   

adv.同样地，照样地；也，又

参考例句：

• The explorers had to undergo much suffering.探险者不得不忍受很多困苦。
• The planes have to undergo rigorous safety checks.飞机必须经过严密的安全检查。

2 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。