走遍美国： 46 Linden Street 林登大街46号 ACT II

ACT¹ II

Excuse me, officer². 对不起,警官。
Can you help me? 你能帮帮我吗?
Sure. 当然可以。
Can you tell me 你能告诉我
how to get to Linden Street, in Riverdale? 怎么去Riverdale的林登街?
"Richard Stewart, 46 Linden Street,       “Richard Stewart, 林登街46号,
Riverdale, New York."         Riverdale, 纽约”
You should take the number 1 subway³. 应当搭1路地铁。
Is there a station near here? 附近有地铁站吗?
Yes. The station's that way. 有。地铁站在那边。
You should take the number 1 train     搭1路车
to Van Cortlandt Park.              到Van Cortlandt公园下车。
Number 1 train to Van Cortlandt Park. Thank you. 1路车到Van Cortlandt公园。谢谢。
Anytime⁴. Good luck⁵. 不用谢。祝你好运。
Remember, the number 1 train. The uptown platform⁶. 记住, 搭1路车。在北线月台。
Thank you. 谢谢。
You're welcome. 不客气。
Is this pink too bright for me? 这粉红色对我是不是太过鲜艳了?
Mmm-hmm. It is a very bright pink. 是的,这种粉红色是鲜艳了点。
Try this. It's size⁷ eight. 试试这一件,尺码是八号。
But I wear size ten. 但我穿十号的衣服。
How about green? It's size ten. 绿的怎么样?它是十号的。
Let me try it on. 让我试试看。
I'm taking too much of your time. 我耽误了你很多时间。
It's six o'clock. 已经六点了。
Where's my husband⁸? 我丈夫怎么还没来?
I was⁹ expecting¹⁰ him here at five forty-five. 我们约好了五点四十五在这儿会面的。
Don't worry. The traffic¹¹ is very heavy at this hour. 别担心。这个时间交通很忙。
I know. But we're going¹² to be late for dinner. 我知道。但我们晚餐可要迟到了。
I'll take this green sweater. 我买这件绿色毛衣吧。
I like the color on me, don't you? 我觉得这种颜色较适合我,你说呢?
I think it looks terrific¹³ on you. 我觉得你穿上它好极了
I'm sorry I'm so late. 对不起我迟到这么久。
I had¹⁴ a really bad day. 今天真是糟透了。
It's ten after six. We're late. 现在是六点十分。我们晚了。
Robbie's cooking¹⁵ tonight, and dinner's at six thirty. 今晚Robbie做饭,晚餐六点半开始。
I know. I know. I'm really sorry. 我知道。我知道。我真的很抱歉。
I left my bag of film on the ferry¹⁶. 我把装底片的旅行袋遗忘在渡船上。
I went back for it, but the ferry was gone. 等我回去找的时候,船已经开走了。
I lost a whole¹⁷ day's work. 我浪费了一整天的工作成果。
I'll call the Staten Island Ferry lost-and-found office. 我来打电话给Staten Island渡轮失物招领处。
I didn't think of that. Thanks. 我倒没有想到这个法子。谢了。
Hello. 你好。
Yes. The number, please, 你好。我想问一下，
of the Staten Island Ferry lost-and-found office. Staten 渡轮失物招领处的电话号码。
Five five five...zero¹⁹ eight zero eight.   555...0808。
Thank you. 谢谢。
I really appreciate²⁰ it, Marilyn. 真的很感谢,Marilyn。 
Hello.你好。 
Did¹⁸ anyone²¹ find a camera bag this afternoon, 请问今天下午有人捡到一个照像机旅行袋，
a small canvas²² bag, 一个小的粗帆布袋？
on the J. F. Kennedy Ferry?...No?   是在J. F. Kennedy渡船上丢的。……没有吗?
Maybe someone²³ will find it. 也许会有人发现的。
The name is Stewart, Richard Stewart. 失主是Stewart ,Richard Stewart。
And the telephone number is five five five... 电话是555......
three oh nine oh. Thank you.   3090。谢谢 。
Sorry, Richard. They don't have it. 对不起,Richard。他们那儿没有。
Thanks, anyway²⁴. 不管怎样,我都得谢谢你。
There was a girl on the ferry. 在渡船上有一个女孩。
Now maybe... 也许现在……
Tell me about it on the way home. 在回家的路上告诉我吧 。


Thank you, I appreciate your help.
Thank you. You're welcome.
Thank you. You're welcome.
Thank you for your help.
Thanks a lot.
I want to thank you for your help.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Glad that I could²⁵ help.
Don't mention²⁶ it.
I'm glad that I could help.
Thanks. You're welcome.
Thanks, Gerald.
And thank you, Mrs. Vann.
Oh, my pleasure²⁷.
Thank you. You're welcome.
Thank you very much.
It was very nice of you.
I appreciate it.
Thanks a lot.
Thank you. You're welcome.
Don't mention it.
I'm glad that I could help.
My pleasure.
It was nothing.
You're welcome.
The number one train to Van Cortlandt Park.
Thank you.
Anytime. Good luck.
Thank you very much.
It was very nice of you.
I appreciate it.
Thanks a lot. Thank you.
You're welcome.
Don't mention it.
I'm glad that I could help.
My pleasure.
It was nothing.
You're welcome.
Thank you for your help.
Thanks a lot.
I want to thank you for your help.
Thank you.
Glad that I could help.
Don't mention it.
I'm glad that I could help.
Thanks. You're welcome.
Thank you.
I'm sorry, Richard. They don't have it.
Thanks, anyway.
Thanks, anyway.
It was nice of you to try.
I appreciate it.
Thanks a lot.
Thank you.
Anytime.
Don't mention it.
I'd really like to help.
You're welcome.
My pleasure.
Anytime.
Thank you.
You're welcome.

1 act   

n.行为，行动，法案；v.行动，扮演，下判决

参考例句：

• Welcome to watch my act.欢迎观看我的表演
• Think well before you act.三思而后行

2 officer   

n.军官；(政府的) 官员

参考例句：

• His father is a police officer.他父亲是警官。
• Behind him an officer stood in the doorway.在他的背后，一个军官已站在门口。

3 subway   

n.地下人行道；（美）地铁；vi.乘坐地下铁路

参考例句：

• I go to the library by subway.我坐地铁去图书馆。
• Where is the nearest subway station?最近的地铁站在哪里？

4 anytime   

adv.任何时候，无论何时

参考例句：

• You may come anytime.你什么时间来都可以。
• I could come here anytime.我可以随时到这里来。

5 luck   

n.运气，幸运，吉祥之物；v.侥幸成功

参考例句：

• I'll try my luck.我要碰碰运气。
• Good luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.祝你好运！ 我们将为你祈祷。

6 platform   

n.平台，月台，讲台，坛

参考例句：

• Which platform do I want?我该上哪个站台？
• Your train is waiting at Platform 5.你要坐的那列火车在第五号站台。

7 size   

n.尺寸，大小；v.按大小排列或分类

参考例句：

• I think I can find the right size for you.我想我能给你找到合适的尺码。
• This room is twice the size of that one.这间屋子有那间两个大。

8 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

10 expecting   

adj.怀孕的v.期望( expect的现在分词 )；预料；要求；认为（某事）会发生

参考例句：

• My sister's expecting a baby . 我姐姐怀孕了。
• The party is expecting to gain control of the council in the next election. 该党期待着在下次选举中获得对地方议会的控制权。

11 traffic   

adj.交通的；n.交通；vi.交易，买卖

参考例句：

• That will help the traffic.这会促进交通状况。
• He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。

12 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

13 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

14 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

15 cooking   

n.烹调；烹饪

参考例句：

• What do you mean,you don't like my cooking?你是什么意思，你是不喜欢我做的饭？
• I have little knowledge of cooking.我几乎不懂烹饪技术。

16 ferry   

n.渡船，渡口；v.渡运；(越海)空运

参考例句：

• You can cross the river by ferry.你可以搭渡船过河。
• We waited at the ferry for two hours.我们在渡口等了两个小时。

17 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

18 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

19 zero   

num.零；n.无，最低点

参考例句：

• The teacher put a zero on his paper.老师在他的试卷上打了个零分。
• Our hopes fell to zero.我们的希望完全破灭了。

20 appreciate   

vt.欣赏，感激，赏识；vt.领会，充分意识；vi.增值

参考例句：

• I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。
• I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。

21 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

22 canvas   

n.粗帆布，一块油画布

参考例句：

• The times that people used canvas boat have become history.人们用帆船的时代已成为历史。
• Smith painted an oil painting on the canvas.史密斯在画布上画了一幅油画。

23 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。

24 anyway   

adv.不管怎样；无论如何

参考例句：

• Anyway I'm free now . Let me go with you. 我反正闲着没事,就陪你走一趟吧。
• Anyway, you can try. 至少你可以试试。

25 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

26 mention   

n.提及，说起；v.提到，谈到；vt.说起，提到

参考例句：

• Don't mention this problem this evening.今晚别提这个问题。
• You didn't mention to me when you are leaving.你没有告诉我何时动身。

27 pleasure   

n.愉快，快乐，高兴，乐事，乐趣，意志，愿望

参考例句：

• It's a pleasure talking to you.同您谈话很愉快。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。