unit 3 aw, how sweet! 喔,真是恩爱的一对!
two women friends were having tea. said one to the other, “i’ve been trying to reach my lawyer for a week...”
两个女人正在喝茶,其中一位对另一位说道:“我已经花了一个礼拜找我的律师,……。”
“oh, please don’t mention lawyers to me,” interrupted the recent widow. “i’ve had so much trouble settling my husband’s estate that i sometimes wish he hadn’t died!”
“哦,拜托别再向我提律师的事了,”那位刚死去丈夫的女人插嘴道,“我在处理我先生遗留的房地产时遭遇到好多麻烦,有时候我真希望他没死就好了。”
英语知识点解说:
1.reach vt. 联络到 & n. 能力所及范围
beyond (above, out of) one's reach 某人能力所不能及
keep sth within easy reach 把某物放在容易拿到的地方
例:dodging and weaving, johnny stayed just beyond the bully's reach.
(小强尼躲躲藏藏并迂回而行,让那个坏蛋找不到他。)
the wily gangster always kept a pistol within easy reach.
(这个狡猾的歹徒总是把手枪放在容易拿到的地方。)
2.widow n. 寡妇
widower n. 鳏夫
3.have trouble + v-ing... 做……有困难
=have a hard time + v-ing
=have difficulty + v-ing
=have problems + v-ing
例:i'm having trouble explaining to the boss exactly what i do around here.
(我很难向老板清楚解释我在这里所做的一切。)
4.settle vt. 解决 & vi. 安居(与 down 并用)
settle down 稳定;安居;安身
例:you're forty-two years old now, charlie; don't you think it's about time you settled down?
(你已经四十二岁了,查理;你不认为该安定下来了吗?)
5.estate n. 房地产
real estate 房地产;不动产
6本文末句中 sometimes 为本文之关键所在,依照惯例,新寡之妇女应是悲伤逾恒,恨不得人死再复活,但本文女主角只是房地产问题棘手才希望她老公别走的好,大概她老公生前与她并不是幸福美满的一对夫妻。