【双语对话】

Lizzie: Are you Lucas' mom?

你是Lucas的妈妈吗？

Coco: Yes, I am. How did you figure that? And you are?

可可：是的，我是。 你怎么知道的？ 你是？

Lizzie: Elizabeth, I am Gary's mom. Nice to meet you. I saw you at the school's ice cream meet and greet event last month and you were with Lucas, so I figured you must be his parent.

Elizabeth，我是 Gary 的妈妈。 很高兴见到你。 上个月我在学校的冰淇淋见面会上看到你，你和Lucas在一起，所以我想你一定是他的家长。

Coco: Oh, then I kinda do remember seeing you there as well. You were wearing a green dress, right?

哦，那我还记得在那里见过你。 你穿着绿色的裙子，对吧？

Lizzie: Yes, that was me! Can't believe that you actually remember that.

是的，那是我！ 不敢相信你真的记得那个。

Coco: Well, it just clicked. Anyway, I am a little nervous about talking to the teachers one on one afterward about Lucas' grades and all. What about you?

突然就想明白了。那个，我对之后和老师一对一聊Lucas的成绩有点紧张。 你呢？

Lizzie: Yeah, me too. Gary is not the easier kid to deal with. It's usually his dad who picks him up from school every day and checks his homework. So, I am not that familiar with how he is doing or what he's been learning at school. I guess I will find out.

是的，我也是。 Gary不是那种容易对付的孩子。 通常是他爸爸每天接他放学，检查他的作业。 所以，我不太了解他在做什么，也不太了解他在学校学习的内容。 我想我会(通过聊天)知道的。

【重点笔记】

1.Figurev. 觉得，想明白

例: When he was absent from work, I just figured he was sick, but I heard today that he quit.

他不上班的时候，我还以为他病了，今天听说他辞职了。

2.Kinda = kind of （口语）有些

例: I am kinda surprised to see her at the party today honestly. I thought after her breakup with Jason she would stop hanging out with his group of friends.

老实说，今天在聚会上看到她我有点吃惊。 我以为在她和杰森分手后，她就不会再和他的一群朋友出去玩了。

3.click v. 点击；突然变明了

例: When I saw Kate's mom's yearbook from 20 years ago, everything just clicked! Kate's unusual middle name does not come from anyone in her family but it's actually the name of her mom's best friend who died in a car crash right after the high school graduation.

当我看到 Kate 妈妈 20 年前年鉴时，一切都说得通了！ 凯特的那个不同寻常的中间名并不是来自她家里的任何人，而是她妈妈最好的朋友的名字，她在高中毕业后就死于一场车祸。

4.Anyway 转换话题时用

例: Yeah, it was not the most exciting party. Anyway, how's the apple pie? I can smell it already.

是的，这不是最令人兴奋的聚会。 那个，苹果派怎么样？ 我已经闻到了。

5.... is not the + 形容词最高级 ... = 该形容词的反义词

例: Let me tell you, my most recent date is not my most cherishable memory.

我可跟你说，我最近的一次约会并不是我最珍贵的记忆。= 约会很糟糕。

6.Be familiar with 熟悉

例: I am familiar with grant distribution and the whole procedure around that.

我熟悉拨款分配及其相关的整个程序。