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Marley and me,《马利和我》

A:Well, we also talked about that maybe he ate too fast or drank too quickly.

甲:我们刚刚说，这病可能是他吃喝太快造成的。

B:Right.

乙:对。

A:So maybe it doesn't have to happen again. We'll monitor that.

甲:那我也许能让此事不再发生。我们会看着他的。

B:I'm just saying you may wanna prepare yourself that he may not make it through the night. Maybe 10% of dogs survive this kind of a thing.

乙:我只想说，你可能要做好最坏的打算，他不一定能活过今晚。大概有10%的狗得了这种病还能活下去。

A:What-What is that number based on?

甲:这个数据是基于什么得到的啊？

B:What is it based on?

乙:基于什么？

A:Yeah, the reason why I ask...is I bet that number's based on regular dogs.

甲:是啊，我问这个是因为我觉得这数据是对于普通狗而言的。

B:Regular dogs?

乙:普通狗？

A:Yeah, and this guy here is not like other dogs. I know people probably say that all the time, but to be honest.. I'm not sure he really is a dog. He once ate an answering machine.Just polished it off. He didn't chew it. He ate it. And then digested it.Then went and had the phone for dessert.Another time, my son had a colic and this guy sat up all night, didn't move...just stayed right there for nine hours just keeping an eye on Conor. So I think maybe that the number applies to regular dogs.But not to him.

甲:是啊，这家伙可不像别的狗。我知道，可能很多人都这么说，但说实话…我都不知道他是不是只狗。他有一次吃了一个答录机，然后又排了出来。他没有咀嚼直接吃进去，还消化了。还把电话当甜点。还有一次，我儿子肚子痛，这家伙守了一夜一动不动…就在那里端坐了9个小时，照看康纳。所以我觉得可能那个数据只适用于普通的狗，不适用于他。

A:Well, you got a fighter here. Let's hope for the best.

甲:好吧，看来你有一只战斗犬。我们往好处想吧。

生活口语

I will run to the store to buy sesame. Could you keep an eye on the oven?

我要去商店里买点芝麻，能帮我看着点炉子吗？

Sure.

行。

重点讲解:

Could you watch the oven for me?

Could you keep an eye on the oven?

着急出门，但是炉上做着饭，这时可以找别人帮忙看着点炉子。如果是老外，他会说Could you keep an eye on the oven?短语keep an eye on sth./sb.就是“留心，密切注视”的意思。