隱實情

在最好朋友面前睜眼說瞎話是夠難受的。可是沒辦法，誰叫Luke是Andy的好兄弟呢。

Luke: Hi. Whoa， you look nice today.

Sarah: Paying me a 1)compliment? You must want something from me.

Luke: I take offence to that. Can’t a friend give a compliment to another friend without having an 2)ulterior motive?

Sarah: Hmm， maybe. But ①I’ve got my eyes on you. What did you get up to last night?

Luke: Not much. I was just hanging out with Andy at home.

Sarah: Oh， how is he?

Luke: Good. Oh， well…um…actually， not so great. ②I think he’s come down with something.

Sarah: Oh， that’s no good. It’s a bad time to get sick. Right when the semester is beginning. Is he going to make it to class today?

Luke: Actually， he wanted me to talk to you about that. He thinks he just needs to stay at home and rest for the day. It seems to be one of those 24-hour things， so he should be back at

it tomorrow.

Sarah: Has he gone to see a doctor?

Luke: Nah， you know us boys; unless a limb has fallen off， ③we avoid doctors at all costs. He was kind of hoping you could help him out with the attendance record.

Sarah: Oh， I don’t know. We really are required to have a medical certificate.

Luke: ④Can you cut him some slack this time?

Sarah: Yeah， I guess so， but just this once. I hope he gets better.

Luke: Well， ⑤when I left this morning he looked as sick as a dog， but I think some solid sleep should 3)sort him out.

Sarah: Let him know I can collect notes on any work he misses out today. I can drop them over tonight if you want.

Luke: Oh， no， no. It’s OK. He has a few friends he can ask for notes from. Don’t trouble yourself.

Sarah: OK. Well， I have to get going. I’ve got the afternoon off. I was thinking about heading to the beach.

Luke: Oh， are you sure? It looks like it

might rain.

Sarah: Hmm， maybe you are right. I might go and watch a movie instead. I’ll see you later.

Luke: See you.

盧克:嗨，哇，你今天看起來很不錯哦。

莎拉:你在恭維我?你一定是有什么事有求于我。

盧克:話可不能這么說。難道說沒什么動機，一個朋友就不能贊美另一個朋

友嗎?

莎拉:嗯，可能吧。但我倒是注意到你了。你昨晚都干什么去了?

盧克:沒什么，就和安迪一起窩在家里。

莎拉:噢，他還好嗎?

盧克:不錯。哦，呃……那個……其實，他不是很好。我想他有點不舒服。

莎拉:噢，這可不好了。在這個時候生病真是糟糕，學期才剛剛開始呢。那他今天能來上課嗎?

盧克:事實上，他就是要我跟你說說這件事。他覺得他最好呆在家里休息上一天。他那病應該休息個24小時就會好的了，所以他明天應該會回來上課。

莎拉:他去看醫生了嗎?

盧克:沒有。你知道我們男生的啦，如果不是斷手斷腳，我們是決不會去看醫生的。他希望你能幫他跟進一下考勤記錄。

莎拉:噢，我不知道可以不可以。我們是需要出示醫生證明才行的。

盧克:你這次能通融點嗎?

莎拉:嗯，我想還是可以的，但僅此一次。希望他快點好起來。

盧克:嗯，我今天早上離開家時他還病怏怏的，不過我想睡上一覺會好很多。

莎拉:告訴他我可以幫他找齊今天所有的上課筆記。如果他需要的話，我今晚可以拿過去。

盧克:噢，別，別。沒關系。他可以找他其他幾個朋友要筆記的。你就別麻煩了。

莎拉:好吧，哦，我得走了，我今天下午沒課，想著去海邊玩一玩。

盧克:哦，你確定?看起來要下雨的樣子哦。

莎拉:嗯，說不定會被你說中呢。那我去看場電影算了。再見吧。

盧克:再見。

Smart Sentences

① I’ve got my eyes on you. 我倒是注意到你了。

get one’s eyes on sb.: to watch sb. closely(關注某人)。例如:

Since his first book， I’ve had my eyes on Lenny.

自從列尼的第一本書問世后，我就很關注他。

② I think he’s come down with something.我想他有點不舒服。

come down with: get an illness(得病，染病)。例如:

I came down with diarrhea last night.

我昨晚拉肚子了。

③ We avoid doctors at all costs. 我們是決不會去看醫生的。

at all costs: regardless of the expense or effort involved; by any means(不惜任何代價)。例如:

My mother’s sick， so I need to get a plane ticket to Shanghai at all costs.

我母親病了，所以我必須不惜任何代價買一張去上海的機票。

④ Can you cut him some slack this time? 你這次能通融點嗎?

cut sb. some slack: give sb. a chance， or give some understanding to sb.(給某人一個機會)。例如:

He is new and nervous. Can you cut him some slack for his error?

他是新來的，又很緊張，對他犯的錯，你能不能諒解

一下?

⑤ When I left this morning he looked as sick as a dog. 我今天早上離開家時他還病怏怏的。

as sick as a dog: very sick(病得很厲害)。例如:

Low is as sick as a dog. I don’t think he can go to the picnic tomorrow.

洛病得很厲害，我想他明天去不了野餐了。