Don: Hey, Herb! 1) What's up?
唐: 嗨!赫伯特,最近如何?
Herbert: I've been busy lately.
赫伯特: 我最近有點(diǎn)忙。
Don: Doing what?
唐: 忙什么?
Herbert: I've been spending a lot of time 2) on-line.
赫伯特: 我花很多時(shí)間在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上。
Don: On-line?
唐: 網(wǎng)絡(luò)上?
Herbert: On the 3) Internet, talking to people in chat rooms.
赫伯特: 就是網(wǎng)絡(luò)上,我在網(wǎng)絡(luò)聊天室里跟人交談。
Don: Is that helping you with your 4) shyness?
唐: 這樣你就不會(huì)害羞了嗎?
Herbert: Yeah! It's easier than talking 5) face-to-face.
赫伯特: 是啊!這比面對(duì)面說(shuō)話容易多了。
語(yǔ)言詳解
A: The Internet era is upon us.
網(wǎng)絡(luò)時(shí)代已經(jīng)來(lái)臨。
B: I guess I have to buy a computer then.
我想我得去買臺(tái)電腦了。
【W(wǎng)hat's up?怎么了?/什么事?】
what's up?是常見(jiàn)的用法,表示“什么事?/在做什么?”的意思。例如你一見(jiàn)到朋友就笑起來(lái),朋友就會(huì)問(wèn)你What's up?“怎么了?”
A: Wait! Amy! Don't go!
等等!愛(ài)米!別走啊
B: What's up? What is it?
怎么了?怎么回事?
1) what's up? 最近如何?
2) on-line 連線
3) Internet (n.) 網(wǎng)絡(luò),互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4) shyness (n.) 害羞
5) face-to-face 面對(duì)面