《大城市小世界》第21期:新年目标

Happy New Year!

新年快乐！

Stop, please! Enough New Year!

停，等等吧！新年够多了！

It's the first time I've seen you this year! You're supposed to say.Happy New Year!

这可是今年我第一次见到你啊！你应该说“新年快乐”！

OK, OK...happy New Year to you too, then!

好吧，那也祝你新年快乐！

It will be Chinese New Year soon，then we can do it all again!

马上就要到中国的新年了，那时我们再过一次！

Fine, OK, let's wait until then, though, eh?

好啊，好的，我们等到那时候，行了吧？

Hello everyone!

大家好！

Hi! Hi!

嗨！嗨！

Happy New Year!

新年快乐！

Oh, please!

哎，又来了！

I'm only trying to be friendly.

我只是想有好点吗。

Yeah, sure, sorry,can we think about something else now please?

行啊，不好意思，现在我们想点别的好吗？

Have you made any new year's resolutions¹?

你们下定新年决心了吗？

New Year's what?

新年什么？

New Year's resolutions. Olivia told me about it,at the beginning of the year, you should decide to do something, and do it all year.

新年决心啊，奥利维亚跟我说的，在一年开始的时候，你要下决心做某些事情，然后一整年都全力以赴。

What kind of thing?

都有哪些事啊？

Something like stop smoking², or go to the gym every day, or study more.

比如像戒烟啦，或者每天去健身啦，学点别的东西啦。

Hi Olivia! Hey! Hello!

你好，奥利维亚，你好！

Hmmph. Tony,could I have a large coffee please? Make it extra³ strong!

托尼，我能来一大杯咖啡吗？要浓一点的！

Looks like someone's having a bad day!

看来今天有人过得不怎么样啊！

Oh shut up Fadi!

哎，法蒂，住嘴！

Sorry!

对不起！

What's up, Olivia?

怎么了，奥利维亚？

My website⁴ isn't working properly⁵. I need to fix it.

我的网站不能正常运行，我得弄好它。

Here's the right man to help you!

帮你的人来了！

Hello there! Are you talking about me?

大家好！你们是在说我吗？

I've got problems with my website again.

我的网站又出问题了。

I told you I should have set it up the first time! You should have asked me!

我早就跟你说过应该由我来建网站，你应该先问我！

OK, OK.you were right.

是啊，你是对的。

So what's the problem?

出了什么问题？

The online sales page doesn't work.People can't buy my shoes!

在线销售网页不能用了，顾客买不了我的鞋。

I'm sure I can help fix it.

我肯定能修好它。

Go on then. Come over to my flat tonight, and we'll have a look.

那好啊，今晚到我家来吧，我们看看有什么问题。

Oh, sorry Olivia, I'm not sure he can come to your flat tonight.

对不起，奥利维亚，我不能确定他今晚能不能去你家。

Yeah, I can,I'm not busy tonight.

我可以啊，我今天晚上不忙。

I thought we were going to the cinema?

我原以为我们要去看电影呢？

Were we? Sorry, I didn't know. I'd like to help Olivia, if I can. Hmmphh.

是啊？对不起，我还不知道，我想帮帮奥利维亚，如果可以的话。哼。

Oh listen Harry⁶.Don't worry if you can't come and help.

噢，听着，哈利，不能来帮我也没关系。

No.I'll come. I love websites,you know!

不，我会来的，我喜欢网站！

Here's another one of our friends,thank goodness⁷ for that.

我们又有一个朋友来了，谢天谢地。

Hello Carlos!

你好，卡洛斯！

Hello there!

大家好！

We were talking about New Year's resolutions. What's yours?

我们正在讨论新年决心的事，你的决心是什么？

New Year's what?

新年什么？

New Year's resolution,at the beginning of the year, you should decide to do something, and do it all year.

新年决心，在新年伊始，你要下决心做某些事情，然后一整年全力以赴。

Oh, I see.well I want to be a chef⁸.

哦，我明白了，我想当厨师。

We know that, it's not new.

我们知道啊，不新鲜了。

It has to be something new!

得是些新鲜事！

Yes，something you want to do this year!

对，你今年想做的事！

Oh. OK.I see, well.let me think something I want to do this year.I know I want to ask Sarah out on a date!

哦，好的，我明白了，让我想想，今年想做的事情，我知道啦，我想和萨拉约会。

Wow! Oh.well.It looks like you have a chance right now, Carlos!

哇，好呀，貌似你现在就有个机会啊，卡洛斯！

Hello everyone! Were you talking about me?

大家好！你们是在谈我吗？

Well, no, erm yes, I mean.

不是，哎，是的，我只说。

Go on, Carlos!

加油，卡洛斯！

Carlos has got a question to ask you.

卡洛斯有个问题想问你。

Oh yes?

是吗？

Oh, yes, erm.well.I was wondering if erm. If?

啊，是，我想知道，是否。 是否？

Yes, if you'd like to... erm... I don't know perhaps erm go out some time?

对，你是否愿意，我不知道，也许你愿意出去逛逛？

Go out with you?

和你一起吗？

Well, yeah, I mean, if you want to.

啊，是啊，如果你乐意的话。

Oh well erm what I think is.

好，我是想。

1 resolutions   

n.决心( resolution的名词复数 )；解决；坚决；分解

参考例句：

• He's always making good resolutions but he never carries them out. 他决心经常下得很大，但从不实行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• If she did all these things, maybe-maybe-Elizabeth's resolutions merged into fantasies. 她如果真按照这些做了，也许--也许--伊丽莎白的决心都溶在幻想之中。 来自辞典例句

2 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。

3 extra   

adj.额外的，外加的；特大的

参考例句：

• We do not ask for extra pay.我们不要求额外报酬。
• You have to pay extra for breakfast.早餐你要另外付费。

4 website   

n.（互联网的）站点；网址

参考例句：

• Do you have the address of our website?你有我们的网址吗？
• A strange website turns up.出现了一个奇怪的网站。

5 properly   

adv.适当地；正当地；严格地

参考例句：

• He has disposed of the rubbish properly.他已经适当地处理了垃圾。
• Do your shoes fit properly?你的鞋适合吗？

6 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

7 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

8 chef   

n.炊事员，厨师

参考例句：

• He started work as a trainee chef.他开始了见习厨师的工作。
• No one can become a chef without practical experience.没有实际工作经验，谁也当不了厨师长。