10. All Americans Look Alike
美國(guó)人長(zhǎng)得都一個(gè)樣
A: I really think all Americans look alike.
我真的覺(jué)得美國(guó)人長(zhǎng)得都一個(gè)樣。
B: You’re crazy! You haven’t been here long enough.
你瞎說(shuō)!你在美國(guó)住的時(shí)間還不長(zhǎng)吧。
A: But they do.
他們長(zhǎng)得確實(shí)是一個(gè)樣啊。
B: What makes you say that?
何以見(jiàn)得?
A: They wear the same clothes, they’re all blond, they all drive cars, they all own Parker fountain pens; they all drink Coca Cola, and they all chew gum.
他們穿一樣的衣服,都是金發(fā)碧眼;都開(kāi)著車子;都有派克鋼筆;都喝可口可樂(lè),而且都嚼口香糖。
B: I disagree with you. They don’t all wear the same clothes; they’re definitely not all blond; they don’t all own Parker fountain pens; they don’t all drink Coca Cola, and they don’t all chew gum. I do think they all drive cars though! But that doesn’t have anything to do with how they look!
我不同意你的看法。他們并不都穿一樣的衣服;也不全是金發(fā)碧眼;不是每個(gè)人都有派克鋼筆;也不全喝可口可樂(lè),更不都嚼口香糖,而且也不是所有的人都開(kāi)車!但這和他們的長(zhǎng)相也沒(méi)關(guān)呀!
A:Maybe I am just homesick. I know you’re right. I just miss China, that’s all.
可能是我想家吧。我知道你是對(duì)的。只是因?yàn)槲蚁爰遥胫袊?guó)。
額外成就感
enough 足夠的,夠用的
* Do you have enough money for the taxi fare?
你有足夠的錢支付出租汽車的車費(fèi)嗎?
* I can’t thank you enough for helping me with my English.
你幫我學(xué)英語(yǔ)真讓我感激不盡。
* I don’t know him well enough to ask him for help.
我和他不夠熟,不便向他求助。