11.I met his wife，too.（An afterthought .） I didn't much like her.我還見過他的夫人。（然后補充說）我不太喜歡她。
Afterthought事后的思考/補充
12.I can't help wondering if there's been an oversight of some kind.
1）……I can't believe they've deliberately slighted us.There must be a mistake.They just happen to have forgotten us.
2）oversight：an unintended failure to notice or do sth.疏忽出錯，忽略
Whether by oversight or intention，he will be punished for that .不管是處于疏忽還是故意，他都要受到懲罰。
13.Now，I didn't have to say that…… if you ask me，it showed a lot of humility on my part to say a thing like that when，after all，I've got a career of my own to consider……
（Just a few days before he died I said，“Scotty Woodrow is still the greatest.”）Well，you know，I didn't have to say something so complimentary.When I had such a high opinion of him，it looked as if I had a low opinion of myself；it isn't good when I have a promising career in Hollywood……
if you ask me：in my opinion（口語）我認(rèn)為，依我看（強調(diào)以下所說只是個人意見），又如：
If you ask me，they aren't reliable partners.
我個人認(rèn)為，他們不是可靠的合作者。
The book is all trash，if you ask me.
我認(rèn)為這本書里說的全是陳詞濫調(diào)。
14.……try to do something，Mike.
……try to find a way to get us invited.
15.He couldn't get us an invitation to Dineyland.這么簡單的事情他哪能辦成呀。 （注意卡羅的挖苦口氣。）
an invitation to Disneyland：one of the easiest things to do再簡單不過的事情。
Disneyland：迪斯尼樂園，在美國的洛杉磯近郊，是美國動畫片制作家及制片人活爾特迪斯尼Walter Disney創(chuàng)建的游樂園。其后迪斯尼公司陸續(xù)在佛羅里達(dá)州以及日本、法國等地建立同樣的游樂園，下一個迪斯尼樂園將建于香港。
這里couldn't表示“不可能”。
16.Oh yes！Half the people going，going，I bet，have never met him.是啊，我敢肯定，去的人當(dāng)中有一半根本就沒見過他。
going：who are going to the funeral.
I bet /I'll bet/you can bet（that）：I'm certain （that）（口語）我敢肯定，又如：
I bet she won't take the job.The salary is far from what she expects.
我肯定她不會接受這份工作，薪水與她所期望的相距太遠(yuǎn)了。
You can bet they'll on time.
我敢肯定他們會準(zhǔn)時來的。
這里為了突出卡羅所肯定的具體內(nèi)容，將I bet作為插入語放到句子中間。
17.Now,if we don't get an invitation,I'll have to lie again and say we came down with food poisoning,or something.—（…I'll have to tell another lie and say we can't go because we're suffering from food poisoning or some other illness.）現(xiàn)在我們要是還收不到請貼，我還得再撒一次謊，說我們食物中毒或是得了別的什么病。
1）come down with：to get an illness that is not serious；become ill with得了……病，又如：
The whole family came down with the flu and had to stay in bed.
他們?nèi)叶蓟剂肆鞲?，都臥床不起。
2）or something/somebody/somewhere：用來表示不敢確定是什么、是何人或干什么的以及在何處，又如：
The title of the novel is Unforgettable Mr.Johnson or Remarkable Mr.Johnson，or something.
小說的書名是《難忘的約翰遜先生》，或者是《杰出的約翰遜先生》，還是什么的。
18.Mark played Scotty's son in a picture once.馬克曾經(jīng)在一部電影里扮演斯格蒂的兒子。
play （the part of）……：扮演某一角色，又如：
Jim played （the part of）Hamlet several times.
吉姆扮演雷特有好幾次了。
Little Jenny doesn't want to play the witch；she'd like to play the fairy.
小詹妮不愿扮演巫婆，她想演仙女。
play a part/role in在……起作用
He played an important part in Beijing's bidding for 2008 Olympic Games.他在北京申奧的工作中起了很重要的作用。
19.A long time ago，before either of us came on the scene.很久以前，那時我們倆還沒有出道。
come/appear/arrive on the scene：appear and begin to take part in an activity（口語）到場；登場；到來；出生，
The hall was full of fans before the star came on the scene.在這個明星出場之前，大廳里擠滿了他的歌迷。
The famous singing star was a restaurant waiter before he came on the scene.這個的歌星在出道前曾是一個餐館服務(wù)員。
The university has changed a lot since the new president came on the scene.
自從新校長上任以來這所大學(xué)變化很大。
That happened long before you people came on the scene.
這是你們這些人出生之前很久以前發(fā)生的事
20.That means Mark's a little older than he admits.這就是說馬克的年齡比他自己說的要大。
1）Mean意味著，意思是說
You mean you don't want to get the opportunity.你的意思是說你想放棄這次機會。
Forgetting the past means betraying.忘記過去就意味著背叛。
2）older than he admits：older than he admits he is比他自己說的要大
Afterthought事后的思考/補充
12.I can't help wondering if there's been an oversight of some kind.
1）……I can't believe they've deliberately slighted us.There must be a mistake.They just happen to have forgotten us.
2）oversight：an unintended failure to notice or do sth.疏忽出錯，忽略
Whether by oversight or intention，he will be punished for that .不管是處于疏忽還是故意，他都要受到懲罰。
13.Now，I didn't have to say that…… if you ask me，it showed a lot of humility on my part to say a thing like that when，after all，I've got a career of my own to consider……
（Just a few days before he died I said，“Scotty Woodrow is still the greatest.”）Well，you know，I didn't have to say something so complimentary.When I had such a high opinion of him，it looked as if I had a low opinion of myself；it isn't good when I have a promising career in Hollywood……
if you ask me：in my opinion（口語）我認(rèn)為，依我看（強調(diào)以下所說只是個人意見），又如：
If you ask me，they aren't reliable partners.
我個人認(rèn)為，他們不是可靠的合作者。
The book is all trash，if you ask me.
我認(rèn)為這本書里說的全是陳詞濫調(diào)。
14.……try to do something，Mike.
……try to find a way to get us invited.
15.He couldn't get us an invitation to Dineyland.這么簡單的事情他哪能辦成呀。 （注意卡羅的挖苦口氣。）
an invitation to Disneyland：one of the easiest things to do再簡單不過的事情。
Disneyland：迪斯尼樂園，在美國的洛杉磯近郊，是美國動畫片制作家及制片人活爾特迪斯尼Walter Disney創(chuàng)建的游樂園。其后迪斯尼公司陸續(xù)在佛羅里達(dá)州以及日本、法國等地建立同樣的游樂園，下一個迪斯尼樂園將建于香港。
這里couldn't表示“不可能”。
16.Oh yes！Half the people going，going，I bet，have never met him.是啊，我敢肯定，去的人當(dāng)中有一半根本就沒見過他。
going：who are going to the funeral.
I bet /I'll bet/you can bet（that）：I'm certain （that）（口語）我敢肯定，又如：
I bet she won't take the job.The salary is far from what she expects.
我肯定她不會接受這份工作，薪水與她所期望的相距太遠(yuǎn)了。
You can bet they'll on time.
我敢肯定他們會準(zhǔn)時來的。
這里為了突出卡羅所肯定的具體內(nèi)容，將I bet作為插入語放到句子中間。
17.Now,if we don't get an invitation,I'll have to lie again and say we came down with food poisoning,or something.—（…I'll have to tell another lie and say we can't go because we're suffering from food poisoning or some other illness.）現(xiàn)在我們要是還收不到請貼，我還得再撒一次謊，說我們食物中毒或是得了別的什么病。
1）come down with：to get an illness that is not serious；become ill with得了……病，又如：
The whole family came down with the flu and had to stay in bed.
他們?nèi)叶蓟剂肆鞲?，都臥床不起。
2）or something/somebody/somewhere：用來表示不敢確定是什么、是何人或干什么的以及在何處，又如：
The title of the novel is Unforgettable Mr.Johnson or Remarkable Mr.Johnson，or something.
小說的書名是《難忘的約翰遜先生》，或者是《杰出的約翰遜先生》，還是什么的。
18.Mark played Scotty's son in a picture once.馬克曾經(jīng)在一部電影里扮演斯格蒂的兒子。
play （the part of）……：扮演某一角色，又如：
Jim played （the part of）Hamlet several times.
吉姆扮演雷特有好幾次了。
Little Jenny doesn't want to play the witch；she'd like to play the fairy.
小詹妮不愿扮演巫婆，她想演仙女。
play a part/role in在……起作用
He played an important part in Beijing's bidding for 2008 Olympic Games.他在北京申奧的工作中起了很重要的作用。
19.A long time ago，before either of us came on the scene.很久以前，那時我們倆還沒有出道。
come/appear/arrive on the scene：appear and begin to take part in an activity（口語）到場；登場；到來；出生，
The hall was full of fans before the star came on the scene.在這個明星出場之前，大廳里擠滿了他的歌迷。
The famous singing star was a restaurant waiter before he came on the scene.這個的歌星在出道前曾是一個餐館服務(wù)員。
The university has changed a lot since the new president came on the scene.
自從新校長上任以來這所大學(xué)變化很大。
That happened long before you people came on the scene.
這是你們這些人出生之前很久以前發(fā)生的事
20.That means Mark's a little older than he admits.這就是說馬克的年齡比他自己說的要大。
1）Mean意味著，意思是說
You mean you don't want to get the opportunity.你的意思是說你想放棄這次機會。
Forgetting the past means betraying.忘記過去就意味著背叛。
2）older than he admits：older than he admits he is比他自己說的要大