《复仇》 第350期:回家陪女儿

 Uh, hello again. 又见面了

I was¹ looking for your husband². 我在找你丈夫

I didn't want to leave without saying³ thank you. 我想说声谢谢再离开

I haven't seen⁴ him. 我没看到他

Won't you come in? 你不进来吗

Okay⁵. Well, I guess I will, uh... 好吧  那我...

say thank you to you. 我就向你道谢吧

That was a lovely evening. 真是一个美好的夜晚

Well, it's snowing outside. 外面在下雪呢

Could⁷ I offer⁸ you some insulation⁹ from the cold? 我帮你拿点驱寒的酒吧

Thank you, but I was hoping¹⁰ to get home 谢谢你  但我想准时回家

in time to watch the ball drop with my daughter. 陪我女儿看落球仪式

Ah¹¹, well, that's very important¹². 哦  我明白的

I wish I could spend New Year's Eve⁶ with my son, 我也很希望能陪我儿子过新年

but he's with my in-laws, and... 但他在我公公婆婆家

I've already¹³ called him four times. 我已经给他打了四个电话了

It's amazing¹⁴ how much you miss them, isn't it? 对子女的思念真是无穷无尽  是吧

Why don't you come over for brunch¹⁵ tomorrow? 你们明天可以来和我们共进早午餐吗

I'd love to meet the whole¹⁶ family. 很期待能见见你们一家

Ah, well, it's, um, just me and Amanda now. 我们家只有我和阿曼达

My wife¹⁷ is not with us anymore¹⁸. 我妻子没和我们住在一起了

I'm so sorry. 真对不起

No one should ever¹⁹ have to spend the holidays grieving²⁰. 大家都应该开开心心过节

Thank you. 谢谢

 

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

3 saying   

n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词

参考例句：

• Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
• I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。

4 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

5 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

6 eve   

n.(节日等的)前夜，前夕

参考例句：

• The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.晚会将在除夕那天举行。
• What will they do on Christmas Eve? 他们在圣诞夜将做什么事？

7 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

8 offer   

n.出价，提议；vt.提供，出价；贡献，奉献；vi.提议；出现；求婚

参考例句：

• She chose to accept his offer.她决定接受他的提议。
• It was friendly of him to offer his help.他提供帮助真是太好了。

9 insulation   

n.隔离；绝缘；隔热

参考例句：

• Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house.请检查一下我屋子里电线的绝缘情况。
• It is always difficult to assure good insulation between the electric leads.要保证两个电触头之间有良好的绝缘总是很困难的。

10 hoping   

v.希望，期望( hope的现在分词 )；[俚语]相信，认为；希望，盼望，期待

参考例句：

• We're hoping for better weather tomorrow. 我们希望明天天气转好。
• We are hoping for good weather on Sunday. 我们盼望着星期天天气好。

11 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

12 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

13 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

14 amazing   

adj.令人吃惊的；令人惊异的

参考例句：

• The news is quite amazing.这消息十分惊人。
• Our trip to the mountain was amazing.我们的登山之行真是太妙了。

15 brunch   

n.早午餐

参考例句：

• They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西。
• What did you have for your brunch?你早午饭都吃些什么？

16 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

17 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

18 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。

19 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

20 grieving   

感到悲痛，伤心( grieve的现在分词 )； 使…伤心

参考例句：

• They are still grieving for their dead child. 他们还在为死去的孩子伤心。
• The news brought no solace to the grieving relations. 这个消息并未给悲痛的家属带来什么安慰。