地道美语

A:I hate coming to high school reunions.

B:It will be great ,honey. We will get to see your old classmates and catch up to see how they have been doing.

A: Yeah, I guess so.Oh look! There is Robert Matthews! Rob!

C: Hey Bill! Wow great to see you!

A: Likewise! It’s been a long time! This is my wife Dorthy.

C: Pleasure to meet you. So Bill, how have you been?

A: Can’t complain! We have two children who are in college and my business is going well. What about you?

C: Ah you know me! I am a dedicated bachelor. I never married although I do have a beautiful daughter with Mary, you remember her? We were high school sweetheart, it didn’t really work out between us, but I really can’t complain either.

A: That’s good. Have you seen Frank? I was hoping he would come tonight.

C: You didn’t hear? Frank passed away last year.

A: Are you serious?

C: Nah! I’m just yanking your chain. He’ll be here soon. I saw him just last week and he told me he would show up.
词汇注释
reunion n. 团圆, 重聚

catch up 见面

likewise a.也，同样的

dedicated adj.专注的; 献身的

high school sweet-heart 高中时的爱人

yank your chain 捉弄你一下
参考译文

A: 我讨厌去参加高中聚会。

B: 亲爱的，聚会会很棒。我们会看见你的老同学，彼此见下面看下他们做得怎么样。

A: 我也这么想的。看！那是Robert Matthews！Rob!

C: 你好，Bill!见到你们真是太好了。

A: 见到你也很高兴。好长时间不见了。这是我妻子Dorthy。

C: 见到你很高兴，Bill，最近如何？

A: 挺好的。我们的2个小孩在念大学，我的买卖很顺利。你呢？

C: 你知道我的。我是敬业的单身汉。我从未结过婚，尽管我和Mary有一个漂亮的女儿，你还记得她吗？我们高中时就恋爱了。我们无法结婚，但是我真的不能抱怨什么。

A: 那还不错。你看见Frank了吗？我希望他今晚就能来。

C: 你没听说吗？Frank去年去世了。

A: 你说的是真的吗？

C: 假的，我只是和你开了个玩笑。他很快就到这儿了。我上周看见他了，他告诉我说他会来的。