SCENE⑤ D  演奏会上  赫伯特跟柔丝说话

【最近过得如何？】

Herbert:                   How's life these days?         

赫伯特：     最近过得如何？                  

Rose:                   Mmmm, OK. And you?          

柔丝：                   嗯，还好。你呢？                  

Herbert:                   I've been working on some ¹⁾ song lyrics.

赫伯特：     我最近在写一些歌词。        

Rose:          I'd like to ²⁾ have a look at them sometime.  

柔丝：         我希望有机会能看一看。    

Herbert:                   Mmm, well, maybe you could come to Hsinchu.     

赫伯特：                   嗯，或许你能到新竹来一趟。

语言详解

A:  That test was a cinch.

   那考试真是小事一件。

B:  Maybe for a genius like you...

    或许对像你这样的天才来说是……

【How is life these days? 最近过得还好吧？】

这里又是一句打招呼的话

A:    How's life these days?

    最近过得还好吧？

B:    Not bad. I'm really enjoying my new job.

      不坏。我还喜欢我的新工作。

【I've been working on...  我最近在忙……】

work on something是表示在努力做某事，既花时间，又耗精力。好比有一个计划需要完成，你就得要去work on the project.

A:    How come I haven't seen you recently?

    怎么最近都没看到你？

B:    I've been busy working on my newest book.

    我最近都在忙我的新书。

1) song lyrics  歌词

2) have a look  看一看