Episode 10 Smell the Flowers ACT III 偷得浮生半日闲 第三幕

it's a quarter to four, and I have a production meeting at four.^{现在是三点四十五，我四点有个生产会议。}

a quarter to ^{差一刻到...点}

• It's a quarter to nine, we need to hurry! ^{现在八点四十五，我们得快点儿了！}
• The train leaves at a quarter to six. ^{火车五点四十五分出发。}
• I'll meet you there at a quarter to one. ^{我十二点四十五分在那儿跟你碰头。}

I planned to take you for a ride in a horse and carriage.^{我本来打算带你坐马车兜兜风。}

take someone for a ride ^{带某人去兜风}

• He took her for a ride in his new sports car. ^{他开着他的新跑车带她去兜了兜风。}
• Let's take the kids for a ride in the countryside. ^{咱们带孩子们去乡下转转吧。}
• Can you take me for a ride on your motorcycle? ^{你能骑摩托车带我兜一圈吗？}

I decided to forget about my accounting problems.^{我决定把会计上的那些烦心事儿先抛到脑后。}

forget about ^{忘记 / 不再考虑 / 别想了}

• Don't forget about the meeting tomorrow. ^{别忘了明天的会。}
• You should forget about what he said and move on. ^{你应该忘了他说的那些话，向前看。}
• Forget about the money; it's not important. ^{别管钱的事了，那不重要。}

Take the time, Susan.^{抽出点时间（享受生活）吧，苏珊。}

take the time ^{抽时间 / 找时间（做值得做的事）}

• You really should take the time to visit your parents. ^{你真该抽空去看看你父母。}
• He didn't even take the time to say goodbye. ^{他甚至连告别的时间都没抽出来。}
• It’s important to take the time to relax every day. ^{每天花点时间放松一下很重要。}

So did I. / So am I.^{我也一样。}

So + 助动词/系动词 + 主语 ^{某人也一样（肯定形式）}

• "I enjoyed the movie." "So did I." ^{“我挺喜欢这电影。”“我也是。”}
• "She's a teacher." "So am I." ^{“她是老师。”“我也是。”}
• "I can swim." "So can he." ^{“我会游泳。”“他也会。”}

I know I should, but ... well, there are too many things to do.^{我知道我该（抽时间），但是……唉，要做的事情实在太多了。}

there are... to do ^有...要做

• There are so many dishes to wash. ^{有这么多碗要洗。}
• Is there anything else to do before we leave? ^{咱们走之前还有别的事要干吗？}
• There are a few problems to solve first. ^{首先有几个问题需要解决。}

Can you wait till I make a phone call?^{你们能等我打个电话吗？}

make a phone call ^打个电话

• I need to make a phone call before we leave. ^{出发前我得打个电话。}
• Can I make a phone call from here? ^{我能从这儿打个电话吗？}
• She stepped outside to make a phone call. ^{她走到外面去打了个电话。}

Ask Paul Smith to fill in for me.^{找保罗·史密斯替我一下。}

fill in for ^{顶替...的位置 / 替某人的班}

• Can you fill in for me at the meeting? ^{会议上你能替我一下吗？}
• She filled in for the teacher who was sick. ^{她替那位生病的老师代课。}
• I'm filling in for the manager while he's on vacation. ^{经理度假期间由我代行职责。}

He can answer any questions.^{任何问题他都能解答。}

answer questions ^回答问题

• The expert is here to answer your questions. ^{专家来这里是为了回答大家的问题。}
• I'll answer any questions at the end of the presentation. ^{演讲结束后我会回答任何疑问。}
• She answered all the questions correctly. ^{她正确回答了所有问题。}

I'm taking a little time to smell the flowers.^{我要花点时间享受下生活。}

smell the flowers ^{（习语）停下来享受生活 / 忙里偷闲}

• You're working too hard; you need to stop and smell the flowers. ^{你工作太拼了，得停下来享受下生活。}
• We took a weekend trip just to smell the flowers. ^{我们周末去旅行，就是为了放松一下。}
• Sometimes it's important to just smell the flowers and be grateful. ^{有时候停下来感受生活并心存感激很重要。}

It'll be our secret.^{这是咱俩的小秘密。}

our secret ^{我们的秘密}

• Keep this between us; it's our secret. ^{这事儿就咱俩知道，是我们的秘密。}
• Don't tell Mom about the surprise; it's our secret. ^{别告诉妈妈那个惊喜，这是咱俩的秘密。}
• I guess our secret is out now. ^{我想我们的秘密现在已经传开了。}

I'll be back for my six o'clock appointment.^{我六点钟那场预约会准时回来的。}

be back for ^{为了...而回来}

• Will you be back for dinner? ^{你会回来吃晚饭吗？}
• I need to be back for the start of the game. ^{我得在比赛开始前赶回来。}
• She'll be back for her interview tomorrow. ^{她明天会回来参加面试。}

How'd you do it?^{你是怎么做到的？}

How'd ^{(How did的口语缩写) 是怎么...的}

• How'd you find out about the party? ^{你是怎么知道这个派对的？}
• How'd it go with your boss today? ^{你今天跟老板谈得怎么样？}
• How'd you managed to finish it so fast? ^{你是怎么做到这么快就完成的？}

We had a talk.^{我们谈了谈心。}

have a talk ^{谈话 / 谈心 / 沟通}

• We need to have a talk about our future. ^{我们需要谈谈我们的未来。}
• I'll have a talk with him when he gets home. ^{等他到家我会跟他谈谈的。}
• My dad and I had a long talk last night. ^{昨晚我和我爸进行了一番长谈。}

What did you decide?^{你们商量出什么结果了？}

decide ^{决定 / 拿主意}

• It’s hard to decide which one to buy. ^{很难决定买哪一个。}
• Have you decided where to go for vacation? ^{你决定好去哪儿度假了吗？}
• Whatever you decide, I’ll support you. ^{无论你做何决定，我都支持你。}

That's a secret ... between us women.^{那是咱女人之间的秘密。}

between us ^{（指秘密、私事）只有你我/咱们知道}

• Let’s keep this just between us. ^{这事儿就咱俩知道，别传出去。}
• Between us, I don't think he's right for the job. ^{私下跟你说，我觉得他不适合这份工作。}
• There are no secrets between us. ^{咱们之间没有秘密。}