大家说英语 第641期:关掉手机!

John and Bill¹ were good friends. But they didn't see each other very often.

约翰和比尔是好朋友。可是他们不常见面。

One night, they were having dinner.

一天晚上，他们一起共进晚餐。

They chatted² about the things they were doing.

他们聊了自己目前在做些什么。

They both used³ their phones.

他们两人都使用手机。

John took⁴ a picture of his food. He showed Bill a video, too.

约翰为自己的餐点拍了一张照片，也播了一段影片给比尔看。

But Bill was⁵ always looking at his phone. And he kept getting messages.

可是比尔一直不停看着手机，也不断收到信息。

"Sorry, John, but I met a nice girl last week," said⁶ Bill.

“约翰，不好意思，可是我上星期刚认识一个很不错的女孩，”比尔说。

"We went on a date, and it was really fun. So now we text⁷ a lot."

“我们约了会，玩得很开心，所以我们现在一直不断发信息。”

John was happy for Bill. He could⁸ understand talking to a new girlfriend⁹.

约翰为比尔感到开心。他可以理解和新女友交谈的兴奋感。

But Bill's phone kept interrupting¹⁰ them during¹¹ their talk.

可是比尔的手机在他们谈话时一直打断他们。

John didn't appreciate¹² that.

约翰不喜欢这样。

John was having problems¹³ with his own¹⁴ girlfriend.

约翰和自己的女友遇到了一些问题。

He wanted to talk to Bill about that.

他想要和比尔谈谈这一点。

"Bill, I want to tell you about something, but it's a long story," John said.

“比尔，我想要告诉你一件事情，可是说来话长，”约翰说。

"I'd love to listen! Nothing would¹⁵ make me happier," said Bill.

“我很愿意听！没有别的事情会比听你说话更令我开心了，”比尔说。

Then Bill's phone beeped again!

这时，比尔的手机又响了起来！

"Oh, sorry," said Bill. "I've got¹⁶ to get that."

“哦，抱歉，”比尔说，“我必须接听这通电话。”

What should John do? What would you do?

约翰应该怎么做？你会怎么做？

1 bill   

(Bill)比尔(男名)；n.帐单，钞票，票据，清单；议案，法案；广告；鸟嘴，喙；vt.开帐单，用海报宣传，把...列成表

参考例句：

• Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手，而且是个烹调能手。
• It will save trouble if you pay the bill now.如果你现在付账就没事了。

2 chatted   

v.聊天( chat的过去式 )；闲谈；闲聊；参加网络闲聊

参考例句：

• The two friends chatted away to each other about the weather. 两个朋友谈论着天气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They chatted about the good old days at school. 他们在闲聊着在学校时的美好时光。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

4 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

7 text   

n.本文，文件，正文，课文；vt./vi.发短信

参考例句：

• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。
• The teacher asked the students to copy out the text.老师让同学们抄写课文。

8 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

9 girlfriend   

n.女朋友；女伴侣

参考例句：

• My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。
• I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。

10 interrupting   

v.打断( interrupt的现在分词 )；暂停；中断；阻断

参考例句：

• You must break your bad habit of interrupting a speaker. 你必须改掉打断别人讲话的坏习惯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pardon me for interrupting. 对不起打断一下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

12 appreciate   

vt.欣赏，感激，赏识；vt.领会，充分意识；vi.增值

参考例句：

• I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。
• I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。

13 problems   

n.问题( problem的名词复数 )；疑难问题；习题；思考题

参考例句：

• It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage. 这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
• a few admin problems 一些行政问题

14 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

15 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

16 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。