日常交际用语之离家前

 　　你刷牙了吗?Have you brushed your teeth?

　　我看上去怎么样?How do I look?

　　我要是早半小时起床就好了。If only I had got up thirty minutes earlier。

　　把垃圾拿出去。太臭了。Take out the garbage. It stinks¹。

　　快点儿，要不我们就迟到了。Hurry up, or we’ll be late。

　　不要着急，还早呢。Don’t hurry. It’s still early。

　　我得赶紧走了。I have to rush。

　　记得带上你的包。Remember to take your bag。

　　别忘了锁门。Don’t forget to lock the door。

　　糟糕，我把钥匙锁在房子里了。Damn, I have locked the key in the house。

　　Before Leaving Home

　　Carter：Susan, good evening. Why are you so dressed up?

　　Susan：I am on my way out to a New Year’s banquet. How do I look? Is my make-up OK?

　　Carter：You look great. Your make-up is perfect。

　　Susan：Do you think I should wear a different dress?

　　Carter：No, the one you have on looks fabulous², especially with your hair like that。

　　Susan：Thanks for saying. Do you have any ideas which necklace I should wear?

　　Carter：With that dress I’d say your white diamond necklace would look perfect。

　　Susan：Thanks for helping³ out. Now that I’m ready, what are you doing tonight?

　　Carter：Not much, just a house party with some friends。

　　Susan：Sounds fun. Anyone I know is going?

　　Carter：Yeah, most of the people are from our office。

　　Susan：Sounds Like I'm missing out on a good time. Oh, well, there is always next year。

　　Carter：I’m sure you’ll have fun no matter where you go. Remember to take your bag。

1 stinks   

v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 )；发臭味；名声臭；糟透

参考例句：

• The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙龌龊——可别陷了进去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soup stinks of garlic. 这汤有大蒜气味。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。