Key Sentences（重點(diǎn)句子）
851.Oh，dear，it's completely slipped my mind.
哦，天哪！我一點(diǎn)也想不起來了。
852.Get to the point.
有話直說，別吞吞吐吐。
853.Is it that you've never met the right woman？
是不是因?yàn)槟銖奈从龅胶线m的女人呢？
854.But for some reason it's never worked out.
可是，由于某種原因從未成功。
855.She came from the right social background，as well，I felt really loved her.
她也有著理想的社會(huì)背景，我覺得自己真的愛她。
856.I found out that she was still seeing an old boyfriend of hers.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)她仍和她原來的男朋友會(huì)面。
857.She had told me that her relationship was all over，which…uh…which was a lie.
她對(duì)我說過她同他的關(guān)系都結(jié)束了，這是句謊言。
858.Are you saying that it was because she had lied to you thatyou decided to break off the relationship？
你是不是說因?yàn)樗蚰闳鲞^謊你就決定斷絕關(guān)系？
859.Once I met someone who I thought I loved very deeply but…unfortunately she didn't share my religious views.
有一次我遇到了我愛得很深的人，可是……不幸的是她的宗教觀念與我不同。
860.Does that sound old-fashioned？
這聽起來是不是老俗套呢？
861.But I do feel it's important not to just drift into… a rela-tionship，simply because I might be lonely.
可是，我確實(shí)認(rèn)為重要的是不能因?yàn)槲铱赡芨械焦陋?dú)而隨隨便便地建立關(guān)系。
862.And I think I would far prefer to do that…to live alone…rather than to marry somebody who isn't really… un… well，really what I'm looking for… what I really want.
我寧愿獨(dú)身……也不同不是我真正尋找的人……不是我真正想要的人結(jié)婚。
863.I hear you and James are engaged at last，
我聽說你和詹姆斯終于訂婚了。
864.Where's the wedding going to be？
在哪兒舉行婚禮？
865.We're not sure yet，probably in St.Albans.
還說不準(zhǔn)，也許是在圣奧爾本教堂舉行。
866.We're going to buy a flat or a small house somewhere inSouth London.
我們打算在南倫敦什么地方買一套住宅或一棟房屋。
867.Do you think your parents might let you make a flat upstairsin their house？
你看你父母會(huì)讓你們在他們樓上占一套住房嗎？
868.I don't really want to ask them，I'd rather find a place of ourown.
我真不想求他們，我寧可找一個(gè)自己的住房。
869.Are you going to give up your job？
那你就不上班啦？
870.Yes，probably，but I may look for another one when we'vesettled in.
是的，也許就不干了。等我們安頓好以后沒準(zhǔn)兒我另找個(gè)工作。
Dialogue A
（A：Mike B：Tom）
A：Hello.Is that you，Tom？
B：Yes，speaking.Who's calling，please？
A：It's Mike.How are you，Tom？
B：Fine.Thanks.
A：Tom，you said there was something you wanted to ask me.
B：Oh，yes.Now that you mention it，there was something，now，what was it？Oh，dear，it's completely slipped my mind.
A：Wasn't it something about…？
B：Yes.That's right…Oh，by the way，you owe me 10 dollars forthat phone call yesterday.
A：That's true.I'm sorry.You were saying…？
B：Oh yes，well，was I…
A：You were going to ask me something.
B：So I was.Yes，hang on a minute，yes，it's coming back tome…well，the thing is… well… Oh…
A：Get to the point.
B：I tell you what，let's talk about it later.
A：No，I want to hear what you've got to say.You see，we'vebeen friends for so long，what are you trying to say？
B：Oh…well，I mean，to come to the point…
A：Yes…
B：Do you mind if I ask you why you've never got married？
A：Uh… well，that isn't easy to answer.
B：Is it that you've never met the right woman？Is it that？
A：I don't know.Several times I have met a woman who seemed“right”，as you say.But for some reason it's never worked out.
B：No？Why not？
A：I'm not really sure.
B：Well，…could you perhaps describe what happened with one ofthese women？
A：Uh…yes，there was Lily，for example.
B：And what kind of woman was she？
A：Intelligent.Beautiful.She came from the right social back- ground，as well.I felt really loved her.But then something hap-pened.
B：What？
A：I found out that she was still seeing an old boyfriend of hers.
B：Was that so bad？I mean，why did you…why did you feelthat…
A：She had told me that her relationship was all over，which…uh… which was a lie.
B：Are you saying that it was because she had lied to you that youdecided to break off the relationship？
A：Yes，yes，exactly…Obviously，when I found out that she hadlied to me，I simply couldn't… uh… well，I simply could'ttrust her any more.And of course that meant that we couldn'tpossibly get married.
B：Uh，huh.I see.At least，I think I do.But…you said there wereseveral women who seemed“right”。
A：Yes.
B：Well…what happened other times？
A：Well，once I met someone who I thought I loved very deeplybut… unfortunately she didn't share my religious views.
B：Your religious views？
A：Yes，I expect the woman I finally marry to agree with me onsuch…such basic things as that.
B：Does that sound old-fashioned？
A：Uh…no.Not necessarily.
B：Oh，by the way，what was her name？
A：Nancy.
B：Do you think you'll ever meet someone who meets…uh…h(huán)ow shall I say it…who meets all your…requirements？
A：I don't know.How can I？But I do feel it's important not tojust drift into… a relationship，simply because I might be lone-ly.
B：Are you lonely？
A：Sometimes.Aren't we all？But I know that I can live alone，ifnecessary.And I think I would far prefer to do that…to livealone… rather than to marry somebody who isn't really…
uh…well，really what I'm looking for…，what I really want.
Dialogue B
（A：Jone B：Mary）
A：Hello，Mary.It's Jone.
B：Hi，Jone.
A：Mary，I hear you and James are engaged at last.
B：Yer，we are.
A：When are you getting married？
B：In the spring.
A：Oh，lovely.Where's the wedding going to be？
B：Well… we're not sure yet，probably in St.Albans.
A：Oh，yes.Your parents live there，don't they？
B：Yes，that's right.
A：Where are you going to live？
B：We're going to buy a flat or a small house samewhere in SouthLondon.
A：Houses are terribly expensive.Do you think your parents mightlet you make a flat upstairs in their house？
B：I don't really want to ask them，I'd rather find a place of ourown.
A：Well，are you going to give up your job？
B：Yes，probably，but I may look for another one when we've set-tled in.
Words and Expressions
slip vi./vt.滑，滑倒
describe vt.描寫，敘述
intelligent a.有智力的；聰明的
background n.背景；基礎(chǔ)；經(jīng)歷
boyfriend n.男朋友
break off 突然停止，突然打斷；中斷
obviously ad.明顯地，顯然
religious a.宗教上的；有關(guān)宗教的
basic a.基本的
old-fashioned 老俗套
requirement n.需要；要求；條件
drift vi.漂；漂流
be engaged 訂婚
wedding n.婚禮
terribly ad.極度地；可怕地
expensive a.花錢多的；價(jià)格昂貴的
give up job 放棄工作
settle in 熟悉或習(xí)慣于（新居、工作等）
851.Oh，dear，it's completely slipped my mind.
哦，天哪！我一點(diǎn)也想不起來了。
852.Get to the point.
有話直說，別吞吞吐吐。
853.Is it that you've never met the right woman？
是不是因?yàn)槟銖奈从龅胶线m的女人呢？
854.But for some reason it's never worked out.
可是，由于某種原因從未成功。
855.She came from the right social background，as well，I felt really loved her.
她也有著理想的社會(huì)背景，我覺得自己真的愛她。
856.I found out that she was still seeing an old boyfriend of hers.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)她仍和她原來的男朋友會(huì)面。
857.She had told me that her relationship was all over，which…uh…which was a lie.
她對(duì)我說過她同他的關(guān)系都結(jié)束了，這是句謊言。
858.Are you saying that it was because she had lied to you thatyou decided to break off the relationship？
你是不是說因?yàn)樗蚰闳鲞^謊你就決定斷絕關(guān)系？
859.Once I met someone who I thought I loved very deeply but…unfortunately she didn't share my religious views.
有一次我遇到了我愛得很深的人，可是……不幸的是她的宗教觀念與我不同。
860.Does that sound old-fashioned？
這聽起來是不是老俗套呢？
861.But I do feel it's important not to just drift into… a rela-tionship，simply because I might be lonely.
可是，我確實(shí)認(rèn)為重要的是不能因?yàn)槲铱赡芨械焦陋?dú)而隨隨便便地建立關(guān)系。
862.And I think I would far prefer to do that…to live alone…rather than to marry somebody who isn't really… un… well，really what I'm looking for… what I really want.
我寧愿獨(dú)身……也不同不是我真正尋找的人……不是我真正想要的人結(jié)婚。
863.I hear you and James are engaged at last，
我聽說你和詹姆斯終于訂婚了。
864.Where's the wedding going to be？
在哪兒舉行婚禮？
865.We're not sure yet，probably in St.Albans.
還說不準(zhǔn)，也許是在圣奧爾本教堂舉行。
866.We're going to buy a flat or a small house somewhere inSouth London.
我們打算在南倫敦什么地方買一套住宅或一棟房屋。
867.Do you think your parents might let you make a flat upstairsin their house？
你看你父母會(huì)讓你們在他們樓上占一套住房嗎？
868.I don't really want to ask them，I'd rather find a place of ourown.
我真不想求他們，我寧可找一個(gè)自己的住房。
869.Are you going to give up your job？
那你就不上班啦？
870.Yes，probably，but I may look for another one when we'vesettled in.
是的，也許就不干了。等我們安頓好以后沒準(zhǔn)兒我另找個(gè)工作。
Dialogue A
（A：Mike B：Tom）
A：Hello.Is that you，Tom？
B：Yes，speaking.Who's calling，please？
A：It's Mike.How are you，Tom？
B：Fine.Thanks.
A：Tom，you said there was something you wanted to ask me.
B：Oh，yes.Now that you mention it，there was something，now，what was it？Oh，dear，it's completely slipped my mind.
A：Wasn't it something about…？
B：Yes.That's right…Oh，by the way，you owe me 10 dollars forthat phone call yesterday.
A：That's true.I'm sorry.You were saying…？
B：Oh yes，well，was I…
A：You were going to ask me something.
B：So I was.Yes，hang on a minute，yes，it's coming back tome…well，the thing is… well… Oh…
A：Get to the point.
B：I tell you what，let's talk about it later.
A：No，I want to hear what you've got to say.You see，we'vebeen friends for so long，what are you trying to say？
B：Oh…well，I mean，to come to the point…
A：Yes…
B：Do you mind if I ask you why you've never got married？
A：Uh… well，that isn't easy to answer.
B：Is it that you've never met the right woman？Is it that？
A：I don't know.Several times I have met a woman who seemed“right”，as you say.But for some reason it's never worked out.
B：No？Why not？
A：I'm not really sure.
B：Well，…could you perhaps describe what happened with one ofthese women？
A：Uh…yes，there was Lily，for example.
B：And what kind of woman was she？
A：Intelligent.Beautiful.She came from the right social back- ground，as well.I felt really loved her.But then something hap-pened.
B：What？
A：I found out that she was still seeing an old boyfriend of hers.
B：Was that so bad？I mean，why did you…why did you feelthat…
A：She had told me that her relationship was all over，which…uh… which was a lie.
B：Are you saying that it was because she had lied to you that youdecided to break off the relationship？
A：Yes，yes，exactly…Obviously，when I found out that she hadlied to me，I simply couldn't… uh… well，I simply could'ttrust her any more.And of course that meant that we couldn'tpossibly get married.
B：Uh，huh.I see.At least，I think I do.But…you said there wereseveral women who seemed“right”。
A：Yes.
B：Well…what happened other times？
A：Well，once I met someone who I thought I loved very deeplybut… unfortunately she didn't share my religious views.
B：Your religious views？
A：Yes，I expect the woman I finally marry to agree with me onsuch…such basic things as that.
B：Does that sound old-fashioned？
A：Uh…no.Not necessarily.
B：Oh，by the way，what was her name？
A：Nancy.
B：Do you think you'll ever meet someone who meets…uh…h(huán)ow shall I say it…who meets all your…requirements？
A：I don't know.How can I？But I do feel it's important not tojust drift into… a relationship，simply because I might be lone-ly.
B：Are you lonely？
A：Sometimes.Aren't we all？But I know that I can live alone，ifnecessary.And I think I would far prefer to do that…to livealone… rather than to marry somebody who isn't really…
uh…well，really what I'm looking for…，what I really want.
Dialogue B
（A：Jone B：Mary）
A：Hello，Mary.It's Jone.
B：Hi，Jone.
A：Mary，I hear you and James are engaged at last.
B：Yer，we are.
A：When are you getting married？
B：In the spring.
A：Oh，lovely.Where's the wedding going to be？
B：Well… we're not sure yet，probably in St.Albans.
A：Oh，yes.Your parents live there，don't they？
B：Yes，that's right.
A：Where are you going to live？
B：We're going to buy a flat or a small house samewhere in SouthLondon.
A：Houses are terribly expensive.Do you think your parents mightlet you make a flat upstairs in their house？
B：I don't really want to ask them，I'd rather find a place of ourown.
A：Well，are you going to give up your job？
B：Yes，probably，but I may look for another one when we've set-tled in.
Words and Expressions
slip vi./vt.滑，滑倒
describe vt.描寫，敘述
intelligent a.有智力的；聰明的
background n.背景；基礎(chǔ)；經(jīng)歷
boyfriend n.男朋友
break off 突然停止，突然打斷；中斷
obviously ad.明顯地，顯然
religious a.宗教上的；有關(guān)宗教的
basic a.基本的
old-fashioned 老俗套
requirement n.需要；要求；條件
drift vi.漂；漂流
be engaged 訂婚
wedding n.婚禮
terribly ad.極度地；可怕地
expensive a.花錢多的；價(jià)格昂貴的
give up job 放棄工作
settle in 熟悉或習(xí)慣于（新居、工作等）