Dialogue 18
OUT FOR A PICNIC
laurance--Just look!The day has dawned lovely!
soony--It certainly looks clear--good day for a picnic.
laurance--I was thinking the same thing.
soony--Well,how about it then?
laurance--Okay by me.How soon do you want to leave?
soony--Say...in an hour.
laurance--Make it an hour and a half.We have to take time
to get some more food,and besides that I'd like
to invite Nancy and Jim.
soony--Fine.While you're getting things ready in the
house,I'll go pack the car.
注解
1)dawn:(天)破曉。lovely在句中是起補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的作用
2)clear:(天氣)晴朗的。
3)picnic:野餐。
4)Say=shall we say:通常是來提建議征求對(duì)方意見。
5)make it:(固定短語(yǔ))用以約定時(shí)間。如:
----When shall we meet this afternoon?
----Well, let's make it four o'clock.Is that OK?
6)pack the car:把物品裝入車內(nèi)。