李阳疯狂英语突破对话(37)-多多益善

 

37. The More the Merrier

多多益善

 

BACKGROUND 背景

 

This is a conversation between a husband and wife.

这是一组夫妻之间的对话。

 

 

A: Hi, Bill. When did you get back?

嗨，比尔。你什么时候回来的？

 

B: About an hour ago. What’s new? Did anyone call for me while I was out?

回来有一个小时了。怎么样？我不在的时候有没有人打电话找我？

 

A: Yeah, someone named Johnson called this afternoon. He left word for you to call him. He’s at the Holiday Inn Hotel. You can get in touch with him there.

有一个叫约翰逊的下午打电话过来。他要你给他回电话。他住在假日酒店。你可以打那里的电话联系到他。

 

B: Oh,that’s my old friend from college, Dave Johnson. I knew he was coming to town. I didn’t expect him today, though. I must have got mixed up on the dates. What a great surprise!

哦，那是我的大学同窗好友戴维·约翰逊。我知道他要过来。不过没想到是今天。我一定是把日子搞混了。真是个天大的惊喜！

 

A: Should we ask him to our party tonight?

我们要不要请他来参加今晚的聚会？

 

B: I’d like to. But we’ve already invited twenty people. And the apartment is pretty small.

我是这么想。但是我们已经邀请了二十个人，房子又很小。

 

A: Don’t worry. We can always make room for one more. The more the merrier you know.

别担心。多一个还是不成问题的。人越多越开心嘛。

 

B: That’s true. And the other guests will like Dave. He’s very friendly, and he always has funny stories and jokes to tell.

没错。其他客人们也会喜欢戴维的。他很友善，而且总是逗大家笑。

 

A: Be sure to tell him not to dress up. It’s a casual party, you know.

告诉他不要穿得太隆重。你知道这是个非正式的聚会。

 

B: Okay. I’ll go pick Dave up. He doesn’t know this city. He might lose his way coming alone.

好的。我开车去接他。他不熟悉这个城市，一个人来可能会迷路的。

 

A: Okay, I’ll stay here and finish getting things ready for the party.

好吧，我留在这里准备聚会的事。

 

B: Sounds great. I’ll see you later then.

这样不错。一会见。

 

A: Okay. Bye!

好，再见！

 

额外成就感

 

leave word: leave a message 留言☆☆

* John had to go, but he left word that you should meet him at the hotel.

约翰走了，但他留言说你可以在酒店和他会面。

* I want to leave word with my secretary that I’ll be out for the afternoon.

我要给我的秘书留言，说我今天下午出去。

* Leave word for all the employees that there will be a two day vacation next week for the holiday.

给所有的员工留言，告诉他们下星期过节放两天假。

 

get in touch with someone: communicate with someone by phone, telegraph, mail, etc. 通过电话、信函等与某人联系☆☆☆☆

* I can’t talk with you now, but I’ll get in touch with you tonight by phone.

我现在不能跟你多谈，今晚会给你打电话。

* I haven’t been able to get in touch with my sister for a long time.

我已经好久没有跟我的姐姐联系上了。

* Get in touch with Jim and set up a meeting for next week.

联系一下吉姆，安排下星期开会。

 

get mixed up: become confused 搅乱；糊涂☆☆☆

* I always get mixed up with the twin’s names.

我总是把那对双胞胎的名字搞混。

* I thought I knew where I was going but I got mixed up.

我原以为知道去哪，但我弄混了。

* I speak English well, but get mixed up on exams.

我能说好英语，但考试却一塌糊涂。

 

make room for something, someone: allow space for; arrange space for 腾出、让出空间☆☆☆

* Would you please to make some room for me to sit down?

你们给我腾出些地方来坐好吗？

* We need to make room for the new sofa.

我们要给新沙发腾出点地方来。

* I’m trying to make room for my family to visit.

我的家里人要来，我得腾出点地方来。

 

the more the merrier: large crow of people are more fun

人越多越好☆☆☆☆☆

* I invited a hundred people to the party tomorrow. The more the merrier I always say.

我为明天的聚会邀请了一百个人。我总是觉得人越多越好。

* A: I’m sorry, I can’t go to the picnic this weekend. My nephew is coming to visit me from Florida this week.

    很抱歉，这个周末的野炊我去不了了。我侄子这星期从佛罗里达来看我。

B: Bring him with us if he doesn’t mind. The more the merrier.

     如果他不介意的话就跟我们一起去。人越多越好嘛。

 

 

dress up: put on one’s best clothes 穿上最好的衣服；盛装☆☆☆

* When you dress up, you are more beautiful than a movie star.

你穿上好看的衣服，比电影明星还漂亮。

* There’s no need to dress up. The restaurant is very casual.

不用盛装打扮。那是个很随意的饭馆。

* I like to dress up for work every now and then.

我有时喜欢穿得整整齐齐地去上班。

 

lose one’s way: go in the wrong direction in trying to find a place and become lost 走错了方向、迷路☆☆☆

* I’m sorry to be late, but I lost my way.

对不起，我来晚了。我走错了方向。

* We lost our way to the theater and ended up missing the movie.

我们在去电影院的路上迷路了，结果误了电影。

* If you aren’t familiar with Beijing, it’s easy to lose your way.

如果你对北京不熟，会很容易迷路的。