DIALOGUE 74:Phoning a Friend

1--Hello, three-five...

2--Is that Jill?

1--Speaking.

2--Jill, this is Sam. Look Jill. I want to see you

again. How about a drink tonight?

1--I'm sorry. I'm very tired. I'm going to bed early.

2--What about tomorrow evening?

1--No, I'm sorry. I'm going to meet some friends

tomorrow evening. And I'm in hurry now.

Goodbye.

2--But Jill...

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注解：

1）Speaking=This is Jill speaking.相当汉语中说“我

就是吉尔”。

2）How about a drink tonight? How about...?多用于

征询对方意见，与下文What about...?同义。a drink通常

指出去喝咖啡，吃小吃等。

3）be in a hurry：匆忙；有急事要办。

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译文：

1--喂，这是35......

2--是吉尔吗？

1--是。

2--吉尔，我是萨姆。喂，吉尔，我想再见一见你。今

天晚上一起去喝咖啡怎么样？

1--对不起。我很累。我要早点睡。

2--明天晚上行不行？

1--也不行，很抱歉。明天晚上我要去看望一些朋友，

现在我有急事，再见...

2--但是吉尔......