【突破英文对话】人越多越开心

This is a conversation¹ between a husband² and wife³. 

这是一组夫妻之间的对话。 

 

A: Hi, Bill⁴. When did⁵ you get back? 

嗨，比尔。你什么时候回来的？ 

 

B: About an hour ago. What’s new? Did anyone⁶ call for me while⁷ I was⁸ out? 

回来有一个小时了。怎么样？我不在的时候有没有人打电话找我？ 

 

A: Yeah, someone⁹ named Johnson called this afternoon. He left word for you to call him. He’s at the Holiday Inn¹⁰ Hotel. You can get in touch with him there. 

有一个叫约翰逊的下午打电话过来。他要你给他回电话。他住在假日酒店。你可以打那里的电话联系到他。 

 

B: Oh,that’s my old friend from college¹¹, Dave Johnson. I knew he was coming to town. I didn’t expect¹² him today, though¹³. I must have got¹⁴ mixed up on the dates. What a great surprise! 

哦，那是我的大学同窗好友戴维•约翰逊。我知道他要过来。不过没想到是今天。我一定是把日子搞混了。真是个天大的惊喜！ 

 

A: Should we ask him to our party tonight? 

我们要不要请他来参加今晚的聚会？ 

 

B: I’d like to. But we’ve already¹⁵ invited¹⁶ twenty people. And the apartment¹⁷ is pretty small. 

我是这么想。但是我们已经邀请了二十个人，房子又很小。 

 

A: Don’t worry. We can always make room for one more. The more the merrier¹⁸ you know. 

别担心。多一个还是不成问题的。人越多越开心嘛。 

 

B: That’s true¹⁹. And the other guests²⁰ will like Dave. He’s very friendly²¹, and he always has funny stories and jokes²² to tell. 

没错。其他客人们也会喜欢戴维的。他很友善，而且总是逗大家笑。 

 

A: Be sure to tell him not to dress up. It’s a casual²³ party, you know. 

告诉他不要穿得太隆重。你知道这是个非正式的聚会。 

 

B: Okay²⁴. I’ll go pick²⁵ Dave up. He doesn’t know this city. He might²⁶ lose²⁷ his way coming alone²⁸. 

好的。我开车去接他。他不熟悉这个城市，一个人来可能会迷路的。 

 

A: Okay, I’ll stay here and finish getting things ready for the party. 

好吧，我留在这里准备聚会的事。 

 

B: Sounds great. I’ll see you later²⁹ then. 

这样不错。一会见。 

 

A: Okay. Bye! 

好，再见！ 

1 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

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 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。

4 bill   

(Bill)比尔(男名)；n.帐单，钞票，票据，清单；议案，法案；广告；鸟嘴，喙；vt.开帐单，用海报宣传，把...列成表

参考例句：

• Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手，而且是个烹调能手。
• It will save trouble if you pay the bill now.如果你现在付账就没事了。

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

7 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

8 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。

9 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

10 inn   

n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店，小饭店

参考例句：

• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。
• We stayed in a small village inn,right off the map.我们住在一家偏僻的乡村小店里。

11 college   

n.学院；高等专科学校

参考例句：

• The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
• I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。

12 expect   

vt.预期，期待，料想

参考例句：

• Don't expect me to run after you all your life.别指望我伺候你一辈子。
• Don't expect too much of his idea.不要对他的主意期望过高。

13 though   

conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而

参考例句：

• It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。
• I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

14 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

15 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。

16 invited   

v.邀请( invite的过去式和过去分词 )；请求；引诱；招致

参考例句：

• He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited . 他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
• They only invited Jack and Sarah as an afterthought . 他们邀请杰克和萨拉不过是事后想起的补救办法。

17 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

18 merrier   

adj.愉快的( merry的比较级 )；高兴的；喝得微醉的；（圣诞节祝贺语）圣诞快乐

参考例句：

• The old gossips would hold their sides and swear never wasted a merrier hour. 那些爱嚼舌头的老人都捧腹大笑，赌誓说，他们从来也没有这么开心过。 来自辞典例句
• Additional friends are free, so why not say the more the merrier? 由于可以自由地添加好友，那么，朋友岂不是越多越快乐？ 来自互联网

19 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

20 guests   

n.客人；来宾；旅客 vt.招待；款待 vi.作客；客人( guest的名词复数 )；旅客；特邀嘉宾；[动物学]客虫

参考例句：

• The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests. 这家旅馆可供500位旅客住宿。
• The guests left in an alcoholic haze. 客人们醉醺醺地离去了。

21 friendly   

adj.友好的，和气的

参考例句：

• He's not friendly to others.他对别人不友好。
• People here are very friendly.这儿的人很友好。

22 jokes   

n.笑话，玩笑( joke的名词复数 )；可笑的人、事物、情形v.开玩笑( joke的第三人称单数 )；戏弄；闹着玩；说着玩

参考例句：

• They all guffawed at his jokes. 他们听了他的笑话都一阵狂笑。
• an inexhaustible supply of good jokes 讲不完的精彩笑话

23 casual   

adj.漠不关心，冷漠的；随便的，非正式的；偶然的，碰巧的

参考例句：

• He earns a living by casual labour.他靠做临时工为生。
• The guests wore casual clothes.客人们穿着便服。

24 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？

25 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

26 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

27 lose   

v.丢失，失去，迷失，(钟表)走慢

参考例句：

• I always lose at cards, with my bad luck.我不走运，打牌总输。
• I can always lose myself in a good book.一本好书会使我爱不释手。

28 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

29 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。