Eztalk美语【268】他一定跟泰勒很熟

At Wells Church

Yi-jun: [Whispering] Oh, no. It looks like we're late.
Holly¹: Let's just sit in the back. We can still hear the service from here.
Yi-jun: There're so many people here. Where are Rich and Cath and Taylor's parents?
Holly:They're probably up front. The preacher's about to speak. Let's listen.
Yi-jun: [After the preacher's eulogy] That was such a touching² speech. He must have really known Taylor well.
Holly: Oh, how I wish this all wasn't happening!

whisper (v.)
低声说话
I don't understand you when you whisper like that.
你说得那么小声，我听不懂。

service (n.)
宗教仪式
The service will only last two hours.
这场礼拜只会有两个小时。

preacher
牧师
A: Mommy, I'm worried about the devil taking me away to Hell.
妈咪，我怕魔鬼会把我带去地狱。
B: You should stop listening to the preacher.
你不该继续听那些传道者的话了。

know someone well
很了解某人
I know James well enough to know he would never say that.
我很了解占姆士，他不会说那种话。

在威尔斯教堂

怡君： （低语）糟糕。看来我们迟到了。
荷莉： 我们坐后面就好了。这里还是听得到整个仪式。
怡君： 这里的人真多。李奇、凯西和泰勒的爸妈呢？
荷莉： 他们或许在最前面。牧师要致词了。我们听吧。
怡君： （在牧师的悼词之后）那篇致词真是感人。他一定跟泰勒很熟。
荷莉： 喔，我只希望这一切从没发生过

1 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

2 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。