英语播客EnglishPod 160

 A:    Honey, of course I forgive you! I love you so much!
       I’ve really missed you. I was wrong to get upset
       over nothing.

 B:    I’m sorry I haven’t called or anything, but right af-
       ter you decided¹ you wanted a break, I was called
       up north to put out some major forest fires!  I was
       in the middle of nowhere, working day and night,
       trying to prevent the blaze from spreading!  It was
       pretty intense.

 A:    Oh, honey, I’m glad you’re okay! But I have some
       exciting news... I think I’m pregnant!

 B:    Really? Wow, that’s amazing! This is great news!
       I’ve always wanted to be a father!  We’ll go to the
       doctor first thing in the morning!
 C:    We have your test results back and, indeed, you
       are pregnant. Let’s see here...  everything seems
       to  be  in order. Your approximate due  date  is
       October twenty-seventh two thousand and  nine,
       so that means that the baby was conceived  on
       February third, two thousand and nine.

 B:    Are you sure? Are these things accurate?

 C:    Well, yes sir, they are.

 A:    What’s wrong?  Why are you asking these ques-
       tions?

 B:    This baby isn’t mine!  I was away the first week of
       February at a training seminar!

 A:    I... I... no, it can’t be...

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adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。