英语PK台 第104期:第一次登台演话剧(1)

 Dialogue 1:

Xiao Gao: Hey Jingjing, what's the good word?

小高：京晶，最近有什么高兴的事吗？

Jingjing: Nothing new.Hey, what are you trippin' about? You seem² worried³ about something…

京晶：没什么新鲜事。你怎么了？看起来有点儿焦虑。

Xiao Gao: I've been pulling⁵ my hair out trying to memorize⁶ my lines for the school play. Do you think you can help me practice⁷ for a little while⁸?

小高：我为了学校话剧排练记台词的事情伤透了脑筋。你能帮我练习一下吗？

Jingjing: How can I do that?

京晶：我怎么帮你？

Xiao Gao: I'll recite⁹ my lines, and you tell me if they're right or wrong.

小高：我来背我的台词，你帮我看一下对还是错。

Jingjing: I don't know…Are you sure you can keep a straight¹⁰ face?

京晶：这个……你能保证你可以忍住不笑吗？

Xiao Gao: Well, if I start laughing, I'll just find someone¹¹ else to help me.

小高：如果我笑的话，我就去找别人帮我。

Jingjing: Suit¹² yourself¹³.Okay¹⁴, where should we practice at?

京晶：那好吧，我们在哪里练习？

Xiao Gao: Let's head over to the school library, it's so quiet you can hear a pin¹ drop.

小高：我们去学校图书馆吧，那里安静得连一根针掉的声音都听得见。

Jingjing: Sounds good.

京晶：好的。

习语短语

1. What's the good word? = 最近好吗？有什么开心的事儿吗？

2. trippin' = 担心某事

3. pull⁴ one's hair out =为某事伤透脑筋（想把头发都拔出来）

4. lines = 台词

5. keep a straight face = 忍住不笑

6. suit yourself =好吧，随你的便

7. head over = 去

8. So quiet you can hear a pindrop = 安静（连针掉地上的声音都听得见）

9. Sounds good. = 好的；好主意。

1 pin   

n.大头针，针，别针，钉，栓，销子，插头，管脚，琐碎物；vt.将…用针别住，钉住

参考例句：

• The balloon will pop if you put a pin in it.如果扎进一颗大头钉，气球就会突然爆开。
• Please give me a safety pin.请给我一个安全别针。

2 seem   

vi.好像，似乎，看来好像

参考例句：

• You seem very much alive today.你今天好像非常活跃。
• The children seem very happy.孩子们似乎很快活。

3 worried   

adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的

参考例句：

• He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
• He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。

4 pull   

n.拉，拖，拉绳；vi.拔，拉，拖；vt.拉

参考例句：

• Pull your chair up to the table.把你的椅子挪近桌子。
• Please pull the door to when you go out.你出去请把门带上。

5 pulling   

n.拉；牵引；拔；拖v.拉( pull的现在分词 )；扯；拉过来；划（船）

参考例句：

• Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord. 猛拽绳扣使你的救生衣充气。
• These, at least, were their professed reasons for pulling out of the deal. 至少这些是他们自称退出这宗交易的理由。

6 memorize   

v.记忆；背诵

参考例句：

• He can memorize all the words of the movie.他能熟记所有的电影台词。
• The boy can memorize the data easily.这男孩能轻松地记住这些数据。

7 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。

8 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

9 recite   

vt/vi.背诵，朗读，叙述

参考例句：

• He is going to recite a poem.他将要朗诵一首诗。
• He can recite that poem from memory.他能凭记忆背诵那首诗。

10 straight   

adv.一直；直接；adj.直的，笔直的；正值的

参考例句：

• His hair is dark and straight.他是黑色直头发。
• Just go straight forward and you'll find the post office.邮局就在前边。

11 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

12 suit   

n.(一套)衣服；起诉；v.合适，中..的意；相称

参考例句：

• That suit is so expensive.这套衣服很贵。
• Which day would suit you?哪一天适合你？

13 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

14 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？