Fancy Meeting You Here!

DIALOGUE¹ 98

1--John, is this John, isn't it?
2--Well, well, Mary. Fancy² meeting³ you here. I
   haven't seen⁴ you for...oh, what...
1--Oh, must've been nearly⁵ ten years.
2--Mm, doesn't time fly? Anyway⁶, what are you doing
   here? Are you living⁷ here now...or...?
1--No, we are down here on holiday. And you?
2--Yes, we are on holiday too.

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注解：

1）fancy是动词，作“想象”解。多用在表示惊奇的感叹句。
又如，Fancy meeting so many old friends here at the
party! Fancy her saying⁸ such⁹ things about you!
2）must've been nearly ten years=must have been
nearly ten years 这是接上文说的，作for的宾语从句。

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译文：

1--约翰，是你吗，约翰？
2--哎呀，哎呀玛丽，真想不到会在这儿见到你。我已
经有......有多少年没有见到你了？
1--噢，差不多近十年了。
2--啊，时间过得真快，是不是？那么你来这儿做什么？
你们现在住在这儿？还是......？
1--不，我们是来这儿度假的。你们也是来度假的吗？
2--是的，我们也是。

1 dialogue   

n.对话；vi.对话；vt.用对话表达

参考例句：

• Practise the dialogue in pairs.两人一组练习对话。
• The dialogue went on until nine o'clock.谈话一直到九点。

2 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

3 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

4 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

5 nearly   

adv.将近，几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• I nearly missed the bus.我险些错过了公交车。
• It is nearly two years since I came here.我来这儿快两年了。

6 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。

7 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

8 saying   

n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词

参考例句：

• Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
• I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。

9 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。