大家说英语 第585期:中间名(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Susie: Today is my grandmother's birthday!

苏西：今天是我祖母的生日！

Rob¹: What's your grandmother's name?

罗布：你祖母叫什么名字？

Susie: Diane.

苏西：黛安。

Rob: Isn't Diane your middle name?

罗布：黛安不是你的中间名吗？

Susie: Yes! My parents gave me my grandmother's name.

苏西：是啊！我爸妈为我取了我祖母的名字。

Rob: That's nice. It's good to remember our relatives.

罗布：真好。能够纪念我们的亲人是很好的事情。

Susie: I agree. Is Rob the name of one of your relatives?

苏西：我同意。罗布是你亲人的名字吗？

Rob: No, but my Chinese name is a lot like my father's name.

罗布：不是，可是我的中文名字和我爸爸的名字很像。

Conversation B

对话B

Linda: Taylor, will you please talk to Alex?

琳达：泰勒，可以请你找阿莱克斯谈谈吗?

Taylor: Um, OK. Why?

泰勒：呃，好啊，为什么？

Linda: His foolish new middle name. He wants to call himself Alex Super.

琳达：他挑了个愚蠢的中间名。他想要把自己叫做阿莱克斯·超级。

Taylor: That's funny.

泰勒：真好玩。

Linda:，Funny? It's childish²!

琳达：好玩？这样太幼稚了!

Taylor: Maybe, but it's his decision.

泰勒：也许吧，不过这是他的决定啊。

Linda: I know, but he shouldn't be so slly. Please have him change it.

琳达：我知道，可是他不该这么傻气。请叫他改掉。

Taylor: OK, don't worry. I'll talk to Alex.

泰勒：好，别担心，我会找阿莱克斯谈谈。

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 childish   

adj.孩子的，孩子气的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• The little girl spoke in a high childish voice.这个小女孩用尖尖的童声讲话。
• We eventually ran out of patience with his childish behaviour.我们终于对他幼稚的行为忍无可忍。