ACT 1-3 “我只是在當(dāng)個(gè)好爺爺而已。”
【故事梗概】
Philip從醫(yī)院回來(lái)，看見(jiàn)Grandpa正在擺弄釣具。Grandpa想勸誘Philip也去釣魚(yú)，用盡了心思，喚起了Philip對(duì)少年時(shí)光的追憶。Philip決定放下第二天的工作帶Robbie去釣魚(yú)。
Philip: Going fishing?
Grandpa: I’m thinking about it. So, how’s work?
Philip: Oh, the usual problems.
Grandpa: You’re working pretty hard these days.
Philip: I guess I am.
Grandpa: When did you last go fishing with Robbie?
Philip: I remember exactly. It was on his birthday, June second, two years ago. We didn’t catch anything.
Grandpa: Remember our fishing trips?
Philip: Yes. I loved them.
Grandpa: Remember catching your first fish?
Philip: How can I forget? I fell out of the boat! We had some good times together.
Grandpa: Yes, we did. Maybe we should do it again.
Philip: How about tomorrow?
Grandpa: Don’t you have to work?
Philip: My paper work will wait.
Grandpa: Oh, Robbie will be thrilled. I am, too, Son.
Philip: I want to spend more time with Robbie.
Grandpa: Tomorrow. It’ll be like old times for you and me. And Robbie will love it.
Philip: Well, what’s the weather going to be like?
Grandpa: Radio says sunny and mild.
Philip: Well, I’ll tell Robbie. And thanks, Dad.
Grandpa: Don’t thank me. I’m just being a grandfather.
【語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講】
1. Going fishing?
要去釣魚(yú)嗎？動(dòng)詞go可與其他表示活動(dòng)的動(dòng)詞的ing形式連用，表示“去做某事”。如go running（跑步），go swimming（去游泳），go dancing（去跳舞），go shopping（去購(gòu)物）等。
2. I’m thinking about it.
think about: 考慮，尤指計(jì)劃，看其是否可行。
3. Remember catching your first fish?
記得你頭一次釣到一條魚(yú)嗎？remember doing something意為記得曾做某事，而remember to do something是記住要去做某件事。
4. I fell out of the boat!
注意Philip發(fā)音時(shí)"out of the boat"讀成"outa the boat"。在口語(yǔ)中，of一詞中的f常常不發(fā)音。
5. We had some good times together.
我們?cè)谝黄鸲冗^(guò)一段美好的時(shí)光。
have some good times是“玩得好”的意思，與 have some fun 用法相近。
6. Maybe we should do it again.
Maybe (we) should… 也許（我們）應(yīng)該……，這是用來(lái)提建議的另一種句法。
7. It’ll be like old times.
過(guò)去的美好時(shí)光又要重現(xiàn)。當(dāng)未來(lái)發(fā)生的某種事與過(guò)去的某個(gè)愉快的經(jīng)歷相似時(shí)可用這個(gè)句子。
8. What’s the weather going to be like？
天氣會(huì)是怎么樣？這是一個(gè)詢問(wèn)未來(lái)天氣情況的問(wèn)句。
9. I’m just being a grandfather.
我只是在當(dāng)個(gè)好爺爺而已。
這里用了動(dòng)詞 be的現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)，表示人們?cè)谡f(shuō)話時(shí)正在進(jìn)行的短暫活動(dòng)或行為，常含有各種感情色彩。如：
The boy is being naughty．那孩子在（故意）調(diào)皮搗蛋。
You’re being patient with us．你（特意）對(duì)我們耐心。
You’re being stubborn．你是在（成心）固執(zhí)己見(jiàn)。
