Sue: Do you want to 1) end up an 2) old maid?
蘇: 你想變成老小姐嗎?
Rose: Im happy as a 3) single woman.
柔絲: 我樂(lè)于做單身女郎。
Sue: Maybe now, but what about when you're old?
蘇: 或許現(xiàn)在是,但你老的時(shí)候怎么辦?
Rose: I'll worry about that then.
柔絲: 我到那時(shí)再擔(dān)心也不遲。
Sue: A lot of women like you meet nice men in 4) chat rooms.
蘇: 很多像你這樣的女人,在網(wǎng)路聊天室碰到不錯(cuò)的男人。
Rose: You mean where you can talk with people 5) one-on-one?
柔絲: 你是指那種可以跟人一對(duì)一談話的地方?
Sue: Sure! Lots of people do it.
蘇: 是啊!很多人這樣做。
Rose: Use a computer to find friends? I don't know. It's not for me.
柔絲: 用電腦交朋友?我不確定耶,這不適合我。
語(yǔ)言詳解
A: I keep gaining weight.
我的體重一直在增加。
B: If you don't watch out, you'll end up as big as your mother.
若是你不留意,你最后就會(huì)跟你媽媽一樣大塊頭。
【I'll worry about that then.我到那時(shí)再擔(dān)心也不遲】
假如別人在你面前烏鴉嘴,說(shuō)你現(xiàn)在不如何如何,以后就會(huì)怎樣,但你根本聽(tīng)不進(jìn)去的時(shí)候,就可以說(shuō)這句話。
【It's not for me.這不適合我】
這句話是用在別人勸你接受一樣?xùn)|西,而你不愿意的時(shí)候。
1) end up 結(jié)束,落得……的下場(chǎng)。
2) old maid 老小姐
3) single woman/man 單身女子/男子
4) chat room 網(wǎng)絡(luò)聊天室
5) one-on-one 一對(duì)一