美国校园情景会话

1. Wake up,Joe 乔，快醒醒
A: Wake up, Joe. It's seven o'clock. If you're going to work you'll have to get up now. Hey, Joe. Wake up.
B: Mmmmmmmm.
A: Joe. Get up.
B: Is It seven o'clock already?
A: Yes. It's seven.
B: Well, wake me up in twenty minutes. I decided¹ to catch the late bus.
A: Uh, uh...you told me last night not to let you argue me out of getting you up on time. So, get up.
B: Okay, okay, stop yelling. I'm up.

Notes:
wake up 醒来
argue sb. out ofdissuade, or persuadre someone not to do something 课文中的you told me last night not to let you argue me out of getting you up on time 的意思是：昨晚你还告诉我。不要让你任性，务必叫你按时起床。
stop yelling 别嚷嚷了（美国青年常用语）

译文：
A：乔,快醒醒。七点钟了。如果你要上班,现在该起床了。喂,乔,醒醒。
B：嗯
A：乔，快起床。
B：真是七点了吗？
A：是七点了。
B：好吧，过二十分钟再叫醒我，我决定搭晚一班的公共汽车。
A：啊……昨天晚上你还告诉我，不要让你任性,务必叫你按时起床。所以，起来吧。
B：好吧，好吧，别嚷嚷了。我起床。

1 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。