走遍美国文本及笔记16-3.doc

ACT 3-1 “我知道你是谁。” 【故事梗概】 在Pete Waters的农场上，Grandpa四面看看，等着Pete回来。稍后，一辆汽车来到，是另外的两个老朋友Peggy和Arnold。他们同Grandpa打招呼。 Arnold: Dont tell me. Please dont tell me. I recognize you ...Peggy: Oh, dont be silly, Arnie. Of course you recognize him. Except for the beard, he hasnt changed in fifty years. Its Malcolm Stewart!Arnold: I know its Malcolm Stewart. You havent changed much in fifty years.Grandpa: Peggy -- Peggy Pendleton! Youre Peggy Pendleton!Arnold: Who am I, You old rascal? You dont recognize me, do you?Grandpa: I know who you are. Youre Arnold Franklin! I know who you are!Peggy: You look wonderful, Malcolm!Grandpa: [He walks with them to an outdoor table.]Sit down. Sit down. Pete isnt home.Arnold: Really?Grandpa: No. He left a note on the door saying he was going to the railroad station to pick up a surprise.Peggy: Hes so funny. Always full of surprises, even fifty years later.Grandpa: The two of you look unbelievable! 【语言点精讲】 1. Oh, dont be silly, Arnie. Of course you recognize him. Except for the beard, he hasnt changed in fifty years.噢，Arnie，别傻了，你当然认识他。他除了留了胡子以外，50年来一点也没有变样。 silly: 傻的。recognize: 有“承认”和“认出”两义。此处用后者。except for : 除了…外；除去，撇开。he hasnt changed in fifty years: 美国人最忌讳被说老了，也最喜欢别人夸自己年轻。所以这几个老朋友见面就夸对方“50年来一点也没有变样”。后面出现的“The two of you look unbelievable!”也是在称赞对方看起来样子真年轻，“叫人不敢相信！” 2. Who am I, you old rascal? 我是谁啊，你这个老家伙？rascal: 愿意是指“无赖，恶棍，流氓”。这里是开玩笑的口气。 3. I know who you are.我知道你是谁。疑问句，如“Who are you?／Where is it? ／ What can we do?”在复合句中成为从句时，应改为陈述句形式，例如:I know who you are.I dont know where it is.Ask him what we can do. 4. He walks with them to an outdoor table. 他同他们一起走到室外一张桌子旁。outdoor: 户外的，露天的。outdoor是形容词，相应的副词是outdoors。如“He likes outdoor life. He spends a lot of time outdoors.”与之相对的“室内”是“indoor， indoors”。 5. Pete isnt home. -- Really? -- No. He left a note on the door saying he was going to the railroad station to pick up a surprise.Pete不在家。-- 真的吗？-- 是的。他在门上留了张条子，说他到火车站去给我们带一个惊喜来。No. : 在这里的意思是“是的，他不在家。” 对于否定句的回答，英文的习惯和汉语的不同，要注意区别。lea