高频英语口语对话 第30期:要还物品

 　　unit 30

　　要还物品

　　dialogue

　　英语情景对话

　　A:Hi, Bob. Can I have the book back I lent to you last month?

　　A:鲍勃。我上个月借给你的书能还给我吗？

　　B:Oh! I forgot all about it. Of course you can have it back, John. l'm sorry about the delay¹.

　　B:哦，我忘记了。当然可以还给你了，约翰。很不好意思耽误了这么久。

　　A:Well, it doesn't matter. I almost forgot it too if it is not for Peter who asked me about it this moming.

　　A:哦，没关系。要不是彼得今天早上问起我，我也差不多都忘了。

1 delay   

v./ n.拖延，延误，延迟，延期；耽搁

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• I couldn't judge whether the delay was good or bad.我不能断定这样延迟是好还是坏。