办公英语 谈论婚姻

    Key Sentences(重点句子)
    851．Oh，dear，it's completely¹  slipped² my mind．哦，天哪！我一点也想不起来了。
    852．Get to the point．有话直说，别吞吞吐吐。
    853．Is it that you've  never met the  right woman？
    是不是因为你从未遇到合适的女人呢？
    854．But for some reason it's never worked out．可是，由于某种原因从未成功。
    855．She came  from  the right social background，as well，I felt  really loved her．她也有着理想的社会背景，我觉得自己真的爱她。
    856．I found out that she was still seeing an old boyfriend of hers．我发现她仍和她原来的男朋友会面。
    857．She  had  told  me  that  her relationship  was  all  over，which…uh…which was a lie．她对我说过她同他的关系都结束了，这是句谎言。
    858．Are you saying that it was because she had lied to you thatyou decided³ to break off the relationship？
    你是不是说因为她向你撒过谎你就决定断绝关系？
    859．Once I met  someone who I thought I loved very deeply⁴ but…unfortunately she didn't share my religious⁵ views．有一次我遇到了我爱得很深的人，可是……不幸的是她的宗教观念与我不同。
    860．Does that sound old-fashioned⁶？
    这听起来是不是老俗套呢？
    861．But I do feel it's important not to just drift⁷ into… a rela-tionship，simply because I might be lonely．可是，我确实认为重要的是不能因为我可能感到孤独而随随便便地建立关系。
    862．And I think I would far prefer to do that…to live alone…rather than to marry somebody who isn't really… un… well，really what I'm  looking for… what I really want．我宁愿独身……也不同不是我真正寻找的人……不是我真正想要的人结婚。
    863．I hear you and James are engaged⁸ at last，我听说你和詹姆斯终于订婚了。
    864．Where's the wedding going to be？
    在哪儿举行婚礼？
    865．We're not sure yet，probably in St．Albans．还说不准，也许是在圣奥尔本教堂举行。
    866．We're going to buy a flat or a small house somewhere inSouth London．我们打算在南伦敦什么地方买一套住宅或一栋房屋。
    867．Do you think your parents might let you make a flat upstairsin their house？
    你看你父母会让你们在他们楼上占一套住房吗？
    868．I don't  really want to ask them，I'd rather find a place of ourown．我真不想求他们，我宁可找一个自己的住房。
    869．Are you going to give up your job？
    那你就不上班啦？
    870．Yes，probably，but I may look for another one when we'vesettled in．是的，也许就不干了。等我们安顿好以后没准儿我另找个工作。
    Dialogue A(A：Mike    B：Tom)A：Hello．Is that you，Tom？
    B：Yes，speaking．Who's calling，please？
    A：It's Mike．How are you，Tom？
    B：Fine．Thanks．A：Tom，you said there was something you wanted to ask me．B：Oh，yes．Now that you mention it，there was something，now，what was it？Oh，dear，it's completely slipped my mind．A：Wasn't it something about…？
    B：Yes．That's right…Oh，by the way，you owe⁹ me 10 dollars forthat phone call yesterday．A：That's true．I'm sorry．You were saying…？
    B：Oh yes，well，was I…A：You were going to ask me something．B：So I was．Yes，hang on a minute，yes，it's coming back tome…well，the thing is… well… Oh…A：Get to the point．B：I tell you what，let's talk about it later．A：No，I want to hear what you've got to say．You see，we'vebeen friends for so long，what are you trying to say？
    B：Oh…well，I mean，to come to the point…A：Yes…B：Do you mind if I ask you why you've never got married？
    A：Uh… well，that isn't easy to answer．B：Is it that you've never met  the right woman？Is it that？
    A：I don't know．Several times I have met a woman who seemed“right”，as you say．But for some reason it's never worked out．B：No？Why not？
    A：I'm not really sure．B：Well，…could you perhaps describe what happened with one ofthese women？
    A：Uh…yes，there was Lily，for example．B：And what kind of woman was she？
    A：Intelligent．Beautiful．She came from the right social back- ground，as well．I felt really loved her．But then something hap-pened．B：What？
    A：I found out that she was still seeing an old boyfriend of hers．B：Was that so bad？I mean，why did you…why did you feelthat…A：She had told me that her relationship was all over，which…uh… which was a lie．B：Are you saying that it was because she had lied to you that youdecided to break off the relationship？
    A：Yes，yes，exactly…Obviously，when I found out that she hadlied to me，I simply couldn't… uh… well，I simply could'ttrust her any more．And of course that meant that we couldn'tpossibly get married．B：Uh，huh．I see．At least，I think I do．But…you said there wereseveral women who seemed“right”．A：Yes．B：Well…what happened other times？
    A：Well，once I met someone who I thought I loved very deeplybut… unfortunately she didn't share my religious views．B：Your religious views？
    A：Yes，I expect the woman I finally marry to agree with me onsuch…such basic things as that．B：Does that sound old-fashioned？
    A：Uh…no．Not necessarily¹⁰．B：Oh，by the way，what was her name？
    A：Nancy．B：Do you think you'll ever meet someone who meets…uh…how shall I say it…who meets all your…requirements？
    A：I don't know．How can I？But I do feel it's important not tojust drift into… a relationship，simply because I might be lone-ly．B：Are you lonely？
    A：Sometimes．Aren't we all？But I know that I can live alone，ifnecessary．And I think I would far prefer to do that…to livealone… rather than to marry somebody who isn't really…uh…well，really what I'm looking for…，what I really want．Dialogue B(A：Jone    B：Mary)A：Hello，Mary．It's Jone．B：Hi，Jone．A：Mary，I hear you and James are engaged at last．B：Yer，we are．A：When are you getting married？
    B：In the spring．A：Oh，lovely．Where's the wedding going to be？
    B：Well… we're not sure yet，probably in St．Albans．A：Oh，yes．Your parents live there，don't they？
    B：Yes，that's right．A：Where are you going to live？
    B：We're going to buy a flat or a small house samewhere in SouthLondon．A：Houses are terribly expensive．Do you think your parents mightlet you make a flat upstairs in their house？
    B：I don't really want to ask them，I'd rather find a place of ourown．A：Well，are you going to give up your job？
    B：Yes，probably，but I may look for another one when we've set-tled in．

1 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

2 slipped   

adj.打滑，打滑的v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 )；滑脱；下降；（健康状况等）变差

参考例句：

• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。
• The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。

3 decided   

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。

4 deeply   

adv.深刻地，在深处，深沉地

参考例句：

• I do feel deeply the strength of the collective.我确实深深地感到了集体的力量。
• We're deeply honoured that you should agree to join us.您能同意加入我们，我们感到很荣幸。

5 religious   

adj.宗教性的，虔诚的，宗教上的；n.修道士，出家人

参考例句：

• She is very religious person who goes to church every Sunday.她十分虔诚，每个星期天都上教堂。
• It is hard for me to reject religious beliefs.要我抛弃自己的宗教信仰是困难的。

6 old-fashioned   

adj.旧式的，保守的，挑剔的

参考例句：

• Why do you still dress in an old-fashioned mode?你为什么还穿款式陈旧的衣服？
• Here is an old-fashioned pump for drawing water from a well.这里有一个旧式水泵可从井里抽水。

7 drift   

vi.漂流(泊)；n.漂流，漂流物；大意；趋势

参考例句：

• The leaves drift in the storm.树叶在暴风雨中飘动。
• The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships.海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。

8 engaged   

a.having agree to get married

参考例句：

• They are engaged in talks with the Irish government. 他们正忙着与爱尔兰政府谈判。
• The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children. 这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服。

9 owe   

vt./vi.欠（债等）；感激；把……归功于某人

参考例句：

• We still owe one hundred dollars for the car.为这部车我们还欠着100美元。
• We owe it to society to make our country a better place.把国家建设得更美好是我们对社会应尽的责任。

10 necessarily   

adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地

参考例句：

• More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
• A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。