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Gossip Girl,《绯闻女孩》

A:Oh, my lit paper. No, no, no, no, no. Oh! no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, my gosh.

甲:哦，我的笔记，不，不，不，不，不。噢！不，不，不，不，不，不。噢，老天。

B:Here you go.

乙:给你。

A:I love you. Thank you.

甲:你真好，谢谢。

B:No problem. All right, take care.

乙:没关系，小心点。

A:That was a close call.

甲:差点就丢了。

B:I'm sorry. That would've completely ruined our picnic.

乙:对不起，差点就破坏了我们野餐的气氛。

A:Yeah.

甲:对啊。

B:Okay, what, um, what was it you were saying?

乙:好了，嗯，你刚才想说什么？

A:Oh, just... I think I should proofread this for you. Can I?

甲:噢，只是…我想我该帮你校对一下，可以吗？

B:Sure, yeah, but can we eat first? Because I'm starving.

乙:当然，可以啊，但我们可以先吃东西吗？我饿死了。

A:Yeah. Let's eat.

甲:好的，吃东西。

生活口语

Hi, Mum. Is everything all set for the picnic?

妈妈，野餐的东西都准备好了吗?

Yes, come here and put these baskets in the car.

是的，过来把这些篮子拿到车上去。

重点讲解:

Is everything ready for the picnic?

Is everything all set for the picnic?

天气很好，与三五好友外出郊游、野餐，很惬意。问朋友“野餐的东西都准备好了吗？”可以说Is everything ready for the picnic? be ready for就是“准备好了”的意思，但是老外在这种情况下更常说：Is everything all set for the picnic? all set for的意思就是“准备就绪”。