Yi-jun: I'm glad you're on your ten-year reunion planning committee.
Holly: Yeah, you get the TV to yourself while I spend my nights surfing the Net for missing classmates.
Yi-jun: That's not why. This way I can see how you guys do this sort of thing.
Holly: I guess. Don't you have reunions in Taiwan?
Yi-jun: Definitely. Every year. But just for our forty-person class.
Holly: Ours are for everyone that graduated in the same year.
reunion (n.) 同學(xué)會,眾人團(tuán)聚的場合
A: We're going to have a reunion of old friends at my place this weekend.
這個周末有一群老朋友要到我家聚會。
B: I'll be there!
我會去!
surf the Net 瀏覽網(wǎng)站,在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上搜尋資料
I spent all day surfing the Net for information for my report.
我花了一整天上網(wǎng)找報(bào)告的資料。
committee (n.) 委員會
A: This school needs to clean up its act.
這個學(xué)校各方面表現(xiàn)都需要加強(qiáng)。
B: You should be on the Parents Committee.
你應(yīng)該成為家長會委員。
Definitely. 當(dāng)然。
A: Wanna see that new Tom Hanks movie with me?
想和我一起看湯姆漢克斯的新電影嗎?
B: Definitely! That flick looks good.
當(dāng)然想!那個電影看起來不錯。
荷莉與泰勒的高中同學(xué)會之前幾個月
怡君:真高興你擔(dān)任你們畢業(yè)十周年同學(xué)會的籌辦委員。
荷莉:是呀,當(dāng)我整晚上網(wǎng)查失聯(lián)同學(xué)資料時(shí),都沒人跟你搶電視。
怡君:我才不是在高興這個呢。而是這樣我就可以看你們是怎么辦這類活動了。
荷莉:也許吧。你們臺灣沒同學(xué)會嗎?
怡君:當(dāng)然有。每年都辦。但是只為我們班那四十個人舉辦。
荷莉:我們的是為同一年畢業(yè)的所有人舉辦。