疯狂情景会话真功夫 8.Asking Favors

A: Is there any chance¹ of my borrowing² your typewriter³ ?
[00:01.46]Ａ：能不能借用一下你的打字机呢？
[00:02.93]B:For how long ?
[00:03.47]Ｂ：要借多久？
[00:04.02]A: Until⁴ the end of the week.
[00:04.88]Ａ：借到周末。
[00:05.75]B:Yes ,I guess that would⁵ be all right.
[00:06.78]Ｂ：行，我想没问题。
[00:07.81]A: Would you mind⁶ if I borrowed⁷ your car?
[00:08.71]Ａ：我想借用一下你的汽车可以吗？
[00:09.61]B:Well,when exactly⁸?
[00:10.23]Ｂ：嗯，具体什么时候？
[00:10.84]A: Until Monday or Tuesday of next week.
[00:11.77]Ａ：借到下星期一或星期二。
[00:12.70]B: I’m sorry,but it’s just not possible⁹.
[00:13.86]Ｂ：抱歉，实在是爱莫能助。
[00:15.02]A: Do you think you could¹⁰ lend¹¹ me some of your records/CDs ?
[00:16.08]Ａ：请问你能借我几张唱片吗？
[00:17.14]B: Until when ?
[00:17.54]Ｂ：借到什么时候？
[00:17.95]A:Oh,just over the holidays.
[00:18.78]Ａ：哦，就过完假期。
[00:19.62]B:I’m not sure.I’ll have to think about it .
[00:20.92]Ｂ：我现在不敢说定，我得考虑一下。
[00:22.23]A:I was¹² wondering¹³ if you’d let me stay with you for a few¹⁴ days.
[00:23.56]Ａ：不知道你能否让我在你这里住几天。
[00:24.89]B: It really depends¹⁵ on when.
[00:25.81]Ｂ：那得看什么时候。
[00:26.72]A: Until next weekend,if that’s OK.
[00:27.90]Ａ：如果行的话，住到下个周末。
[00:29.07]B:Let me think it over ,and I’ll let you know later¹⁶.
[00:30.28]Ｂ：让我考虑一下，回头再告诉你吧。

1 chance   

n.机会，意外；运气；风险；vi.偶然发生；vt.偶然发生，冒险

参考例句：

• We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
• This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说，这是最后的一次机会。

2 borrowing   

n.借用；采用；借用物；借用词语

参考例句：

• The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures. 通胀数字未包括借贷成本。
• I scraped by borrowing from my relations until my next check arrived. 在另一张支票寄来以前，我一直从亲戚那里借钱勉强度日。

3 typewriter   

n.打字机

参考例句：

• He is practicing on the typewriter.他在练习打字。
• Please cover the typewriter after use.用完后请把打字机罩好。

4 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

5 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

6 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

7 borrowed   

adj.借来的

参考例句：

• I feel honor bound to repay the money I borrowed. 我觉得有责任归还我借的钱。
• I have left the watch as pledge for borrowed money. 我留下这块手表作为借款的抵押物。

8 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

9 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。

10 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。

11 lend   

v.把…借给；借给

参考例句：

• Would you lend me some money?能借我一些钱吗？
• They had no reading books to lend.他们没有阅读用书可以出借。

12 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。

13 wondering   

adj.显出（或感到）惊奇，觉得奇怪，疑惑的

参考例句：

• Jane had been wondering that selfsame thing. 简也一直在为同一件事纳闷。
• She was wondering how to act to her superior. 她想知道怎样对待她的上司。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

15 depends   

v.依靠( depend的第三人称单数 )；依赖；信赖；决定于

参考例句：

• The success or failure of the plan depends on you. 这项计划的成败取决于你。
• Our future prosperity depends on economic growth. 我们未来的繁荣昌盛依赖经济的发展。

16 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。