ACT 2-1 “可是你不認為這是個好的創作題材嗎？”

【故事梗概】

健身教練Jack Davis給Richard做了簡單的健康檢查。在交談中，Jack了解到Richard是一位攝影師，而Jack正好需要一些照片來給自己的健身中心做廣告。于是Richard以拍照片代替了上午的鍛煉。

Jack: OK, Richard. That’s terrific. Your pressure is 120 over 75, and that’s fine. Now stand up, please. Good, it’s 122 over 80. You can sit down now. When was your last complete physical?

Richard: Six months ago.

Jack: Good. Do you have any back or knee problems?

Richard: Nope. I am in perfect health.

Jack: What do you do for a living, Mr. Stewart?

Richard: I’m a photographer.

Jack: Interesting. What do you photograph?

Richard: Everything. The American scene. People, places, events.

Jack: Did you ever think of photographing an aerobics class?

Richard: No…I can’t remember taking pictures of people exercising.

Jack: But don’t you think it’d be a good subject?

Richard: Sure.

Jack: I need some good photos for my advertising, Mr. Stewart. Maybe you can photograph a class, and I can give you and Mrs. Stewart a month of classes - free.

Richard: When can I photograph a class?

Jack: Anytime.

Richard: How about today?

Jack: Terrific!

【語言點精講】

1. Your pressure is 120 over 75.

你的血壓是收縮壓（高壓）120，舒張壓（低壓）75。

這里的pressure是指blood pressure（血壓）。

2. When was your last complete physical?

你上次全身檢查是什么時候？

這里complete physical意思是complete physical examination（全身檢查）。

3. Nope. I am in perfect health.

沒有。我健康狀況完全良好。

Nope，“不，沒有”，意思與"No."相同。 此處指背部(back)和膝蓋(knee)均無毛病。 這是一個很不正式的詞。

4. What do you do for a living?

你是干哪一行的？這是詢問對方職業的一種方式。

注意這里"What do you"的發音，它在口語中常連在一起發音，成為"Waddaya"。

5. The American scene.

美國風情。

6. Did you ever think of photographing an aerobics class?

你想到過拍一個健身操班上課的照片嗎？

"Did you ever..."可以用來詢問別人是否作過某事。

注意Jack發音，他把"did you"讀成了"didja"。did you在口語中常常被讀成 didja。

7. But don’t you think it’d be a good subject?

可是你不認為這是個好的創作題材嗎？

這又是一句反問的話，用來詢問別人的看法，旨在得到或暗示正面的答復。

it’d是it would的縮寫，用 would 代替 will，表示不肯定、客氣、謙虛等感情，是一種現在虛擬語態。subject在這里指“創作題材”。

另外，請注意"don’t you"的發音，它在口語中常連讀成"dontcha"。

8. Maybe you can photograph a class, and I can give you and Mrs. Stewart a month of classes - free.

也許你可以拍一個班在上課，我可以免費讓你和Stewart夫人上一個月的課。

Maybe you can…是用來婉轉地請求別人幫忙的句型。