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Marilyn Ellen I d like your opinion Ellen About what Marilyn Well Richard and I feel that with a baby coming we need to have our own place to live Ellen Oh Marilyn Well what do you think about Richard and me looking for a small house or an apartment at this point in our lives Ellen We love having you here and there is room and and when the baby comes the baby can stay in your room for a while Marilyn Richard feels we need to find a small house Ellen I remember when I was pregnant with Richard Philip and were living with Grandma and Grandpa Philip was a young doctor and he kept talking about having a house of our own It s natural Marilyn What did you do Ellen We looked at a lot of houses Marilyn Did you find one Ellen Oh not at first We couldn t afford it Grandpa wanted to lend us the money to buy one but Philip is too independent He didn t want to borrow any money Marilyn Sounds like Richard Ellen They re all alike Richard is a real Stewart He s independent and sometimes just stubborn 语语言点精言点精讲讲 1 I d like your opinion 我想听听您的意见 这是一种征求别人的意见 询问某人的看法的表达方式 2 About what 我的什么意见 在这里相当于 My opinion about what 口语中 当上下文意思比较清楚时 句中可省略重复的部分 3 Well Richard and I feel that with a baby coming we need to have our own place to live 哦 Richard 和我觉得 我们快要有孩子了 需要有自己的房子住 with a baby coming 指快要生孩子了 our own place 这里指的是 a house belonging to ourselves 自己的房子 4 Well what do you think about Richard and me looking for a small house or an apartment at this point in our lives 呃 Richard 和我在我们生活中的这个时候找一所小住宅或者一处公寓房子 你认为怎么样 What do you think about 你觉得 怎么样 你认为 怎么样 在征求别人的意见 时可以使用这个句型 at this point 在这个时刻 相当于 at this time 5 We couldn t afford it 我们买不起 afford 买得起 承担得起 费用等 常接在 can could 或 be able to 后面 6 Grandpa wanted to lend us the money to buy one but Philip is too independent He didn t want to borrow any money 爷爷要想借给我们钱买一所房子 可是 Philip 独立性太强了 他不想借钱 lend 借出 借给 borrow 借入 借来 7 Sounds like Richard 听起来像 Richard 一样 用来表明 某人的行为方式像另一人的 8 They re all alike 他们斯图尔特家的人都是一个样子 alike 在这里作为表语形容词 用于 be look sound 等系动词或半系动词后面 表示 一 样的 相同的 相似的 Marilyn When did you buy a house Ellen After Richard was born I was teaching music and Philip was opening his first medical office Marilyn Where was the house Ellen Right here in Riverdale Of course it was a small house but just right for us Marilyn It s funny History repeats itself Now Richard and I are having a baby and we probably won t be able to afford a house right Ellen Why don t you look at some houses Marilyn Marilyn Good idea Ellen Look in the real estate section of Sunday s Times You ll learn a lot Marilyn Maybe we should speak to a real estate agent about a house Ellen And a bank about a mortgage Marilyn I ll talk to Richard about it I think it s a good idea Ellen We can learn a lot by asking Ellen And if I can be of any help let me know As a matter of fact my friend Virginia Martinelli is a real estate agent Marilyn Good Ellen You won t believe this but she sold us our first house and this one Marilyn Well I ll tell Richard and we ll go to see her Do you think the skirt length is right Ellen Do you think it s too long Ellen I think the skirt is just right Are you planning to attach a train to it Marilyn No No train Just the dress But I am going to make a headpiece of lace Ellen That dress is gorgeous Marilyn Thanks Ellen And thanks for the advice about the house I ll talk to Richard about it the minute he comes home Ellen And remember we love having you here There s no need to rush 语语言点精言点精讲讲 1 When did you buy a house 你们什么时候买的房子 Marilyn 把重音放在助动词 did 上了 如果句中的助动词重读了 表示急于知道更多的内容 否则句中助动词不重读 2 History repeats itself 历史在重复 意思是说今天发生在 Richard 夫妇身上的情况与多年前他父母买房的情景相 似 3 Why don t you look at some houses 你们为什么不先看看房子呢 Why don t you 为什么不 呢 这是提建议的一种说法 4 Look in the real estate section of Sunday s Times You ll learn a lot 看看星期天的 纽约时报 房地产广告部份 你会学到不少东西的 real estate section 报纸上刊登出售房子消息的版面 Times 指 纽约时报 这是 New York Times 的简称 5 Maybe we should speak to a real estate agent about a house And a bank about a mortgage 也许我们该去找一位房地产经纪人 谈谈买房子的事 还可以找一家银行谈谈买房抵押 借款的问题 speak to 表示为某种目的而特为找某人谈话 real estate agent 房地产经纪人 And a bank about a mortgage 是 And you should speak to a bank about a mortgage 的省略语 mortgage 按揭 抵押贷款 通常是以房子作抵押向银行借款 大 约用 15 到 30 年时间还清借款 6 And if I can be of any help let