中英文本

104.Catching Up on the Kids
104.了解孩子的情况
"So my son's going to graduate school! He won a graduate fellowship!"
"我儿子要上研究生院啦！他拿到了研究生奖学金！"
Mr. Williams said as he bent down to shoot another hole on the golf course.
威廉先生在高尔夫球场上边说边弯腰又准备击球。
"It's funny! I always thought he would be good for nothing!"
"这太有意思了！我一直认为他是个饭桶！"
"What?" Mr. Denny asked. "When did you think that?"
"什么？"丹尼先生问。"你什么时候这么认为的？"
"Oh back when he was younger. He and trouble went hand in hand there for a while, you know?
"那还是他小的时候。有一段时间他与麻烦联系得可紧啦，你知道吗？

He didn't have a good temper, he got in fights, and he was always off going places with the wrong crowd!"
他脾气不好，打架闹事，还经常和一些不三不四的人到处跑！"
Mr. Williams stopped and hit the ball.
威廉先生停下来击球。
"Sometimes he would even go without food for days-we were sure he was on drugs."
"有时他甚至几天都不吃不喝——我们都认为他肯定在吸毒！"
"Hmmm. Things sure have changed!" Mr. Denny said as he stepped up to take his turn.
"嗯……事情肯定发生了变化！"丹尼先生说，他走过来，现在该他打了。
"Did you have anything to do with that?"
"你在中间起了什么作用吗？"
"Nope. One day he was just up and changed.
"没有。有一天他突然就变得懂事了。
And his good nature started coming out!
他敦厚的天性开始显现啦！
It's a good thing too, because one of his friends was shot the following year."
这也是一件值得庆幸的事，因为他的一个朋友第二年就被人枪杀了。"
"Oh yeah. I heard about that，" Mr. Denny said, concentrating on the ball.
"可不是嘛。我听说过那件事，"丹尼先生说，一副专心打球的样子。
"Yep, it was pretty lucky for my son.
"是的，我儿子真幸运。
Well after that my son graduated with honors from high school.
在那之后，我儿子以优异成绩髙中毕业。
Then in college he did so well that he was invited to take some graduate level courses."
在大学里也很优秀，结果还被邀请参加一些研究生水平课程的学习。"
"Oh, say, did he ever pay off his loans?"
"说说看，他的贷款还完了吗？"
"Nope. But he got them at an interest rate that is a good bargain.
"没有,不过他的利息可真够便宜的。
And he won't have to pay during graduate school or for a grace period of 12 months when he's done. He'll be fine."
在研究生院读书期间他是不用还的, 毕业后他还有一年的宽限期。他不会有问题的。"
"Good. Hey, do you get the "Yep. It's 11:45."
"很好，喂，你知道几点了吗？""知道。11:45。"
"How about we hang it up for now and grab a bite?"
"休息一会儿，吃一口东西怎么样？"
"Sure, hey, how's your daughter doing".?"
"好的，喂，你的女儿怎么样……?"

重点讲解

1.go hand in hand 同时并进，密切关联
例句：Music and emotions go hand in hand.
音乐和人的情感是密切相关的。
2.go places 旅行，不断(或即将）取得成功
例句：You could go places together.
你们可以一起去某些地方。
3.go without 没有…也行,没有…而将就对付，不享受,放弃
例句：Why can’t I go without eating?
为什么我不吃东西就不能生存下去？
4.golf course 髙尔夫球场
例句：A man and a friend are playing golf one day at their local golf course.
一天，一个男人和他的朋友正在当地的高尔夫球场打球。
5.good bargain 便宜的东西
例句：Still, market bulls think this could create a good bargain-hunting opportunity.
不过市场多头人士认为,这可能创造出逢低买进的好时机.
6.good for nothing 没有用处的，没有价值的，无用的人，饭桶，二流子
例句：That good for nothing never sends any money to his poor mother.
那个没有用的家伙，从不送钱给他可怜的母亲。