Episode 9 It's Up to You ACT I 选校风云 第一幕

Come on in, Dad.^{进来吧，爸。}

Come on in ^进来吧

• Come on in, the door is open! ^{快进来，门没锁！}
• Please come on in and take a seat. ^{请进，随便坐。}
• Why are you standing at the door? Come on in. ^{你怎么站门口啊？快进来。}

I thought you might be hungry.^{我琢磨着你可能饿了。}

might be ^{可能是 / 也许是}

• It might be too late to call her now. ^{现在给她打电话可能太晚了。}
• You might be right about the weather. ^{关于天气的看法，你可能是对的。}
• This might be our only chance. ^{这也许是我们唯一的机会。}

What time is it, anyway?^{话说，现在都几点啦？}

anyway ^{（用于改变话题或回到原话题）话说 / 反正}

• What were we talking about, anyway? ^{话说，咱们刚才聊到哪儿了？}
• It's too expensive, and I don't like the color anyway. ^{这太贵了，反正我也不喜欢这颜色。}
• Anyway, I must be going now. ^{总之，我现在得走了。}

What are you working on?^{你在忙活什么呢？}

work on ^{致力于 / 忙于 / 解决}

• He's working on a new book. ^{他正在忙着写一本新书。}
• I need to work on my pronunciation. ^{我得在发音上多下点功夫。}
• We are working on fixing the bug. ^{我们正在努力修复这个漏洞。}

I have to turn it in in the morning.^{我明儿一早就得交。}

turn in ^{上交（作业、报告等）}

• Remember to turn in your essay by Friday. ^{记得周五前把论文交了。}
• I turned in my resignation yesterday. ^{我昨天递交了辞职报告。}
• He turned in the lost wallet to the police. ^{他把捡到的钱包交给了警察。}

I felt the same way.^{我也深有同感。}

the same way ^{同样地 / 同样的感觉}

• I hope you feel the same way about me. ^{我希望你对我也抱有同样的感觉。}
• She looks at life the same way I do. ^{她看待人生的态度和我一样。}
• I've always felt the same way. ^{我一直都是这么想的。}

The scary part's leaving home and moving to college.^{最让人发愁的就是离家去上大学。}

move to ^{搬到... / 迁往...}

• My family is moving to New York next month. ^{我们家下个月要搬去纽约。}
• When did you move to this neighborhood? ^{你什么时候搬到这片社区的？}
• He moved to college last summer. ^{他去年夏天搬去大学住了。}

Leaving home is part of growing up.^{离家自立是成长的必经之路。}

growing up ^{成长 / 成年}

• What do you want to be when you grow up? ^{你长大后想做什么？}
• I grew up in a small town. ^{我在一个小城镇长大。}
• He needs to grow up and take responsibility. ^{他得成熟点，承担起责任来。}

I don't mind. I enjoy writing.^{我不介意，我挺喜欢写作的。}

don't mind ^不介意

• I don't mind waiting for a few minutes. ^{我不介意等几分钟。}
• Would you mind closing the window? ^{你介意关一下窗户吗？}
• I don't mind the noise; I can sleep anywhere. ^{我不介意噪音，我在哪儿都能睡着。}

Well, maybe you should think about becoming a writer.^{那或许你该考虑当个作家。}

think about ^{考虑 / 思考}

• I need some time to think about your offer. ^{我需要点时间考虑一下你的提议。}
• Have you ever thought about moving abroad? ^{你有没想过移居国外？}
• Don't think about the past too much. ^{不要太沉溺于过去。}

That's the worst part— making decisions.^{这就是最烦人的地方——做决定。}

making decisions ^做决定

• It's hard making decisions under pressure. ^{在压力之下很难做出决定。}
• Who is responsible for making the final decision? ^{谁负责做最终决定？}
• You are good at making decisions quickly. ^{你擅长迅速做出决断。}

What's all the cheering about?^{你们在这儿瞎起劲什么呢？}

What's ... about? ^{……是怎么回事？/ 到底在闹哪样？}

• What's all the noise about upstairs? ^{楼上吵吵闹闹的到底是怎么回事？}
• I don't even know what the argument was about. ^{我甚至都不知道他们刚才在吵什么。}
• What's this book about? ^{这本书讲的是什么？}

It turns out he's a classmate of Philip's.^{结果发现，他竟然是菲利普的同学。}

turn out ^{结果发现 / 原来是}

• It turns out that we went to the same high school. ^{结果发现，我们竟然上的是同一所高中。}
• The job turned out to be much harder than I expected. ^{这份工作结果比我想象中要难得多。}
• I thought it would rain, but it turned out to be a sunny day. ^{我以为会下雨，结果却是个大晴天。}

He's agreed to fit you into his schedule.^{他已经答应把你排进他的日程表里（见一面）。}

fit someone into one's schedule ^{抽时间见某人 / 挤进日程}

• The doctor is very busy, but she can fit you into her schedule at 3 PM. ^{医生很忙，但她能在下午三点抽空见你。}
• Can you fit me into your schedule for a quick meeting? ^{你能从日程里挤点时间跟我开个短会吗？}
• I'm fully booked, but I'll try to fit you in. ^{我约满了，但我尽量给你挤个时间出来。}

In that case, it's OK.^{既然那样的话，那就行吧。}

In that case ^{既然那样的话 / 既然如此}

• Are you sick? In that case, you should stay in bed. ^{你病了？既然这样，那你应该卧床休息。}
• No one wants to go? In that case, I'll go by myself. ^{没人想去？那既然如此，我就自己去。}
• In that case, we'll have to cancel the meeting. ^{既然那样，我们只能取消会议了。}

Growing up means making my own decisions, doesn't it?^{长大就意味着要自己做决定了，不是吗？}

make one's own decision ^{自己拿主意 / 自行决定}

• You're an adult now, you have to make your own decisions. ^{你已经是成年人了，得自己拿主意。}
• Stop asking me; make your own decision for once! ^{别再问我了，你就自己定一回吧！}
• I'll let you make your own decision about which car to buy. ^{买哪辆车，我让你自己决定。}

We'll head down there first thing tomorrow morning.^{我们明儿一早就动身去那儿。}

first thing ^{一大早 / 第一件事}

• I'll call you first thing tomorrow morning. ^{我明儿个一大早就给你打电话。}
• Check your email first thing when you get to the office. ^{到办公室后的第一件事就是查邮件。}
• I need this report first thing Monday. ^{周一上班头一件事我就要看到这份报告。}

Going away to college always makes one a little nervous.^{第一次离家上大学总会让人有点紧张。}

make one + adj. ^{让某人感到……}

• Public speaking makes me very nervous. ^{当众演讲让我非常紧张。}
• This movie always makes her cry. ^{这部电影总能让她哭出来。}
• Loud music makes me angry. ^{大声的音乐让我很心烦。}