ACT 1-2 她對孩子很有一套辦法

【故事梗概】

Philip在和Carl的媽媽Herrera女士討論Carl的手術時間。Herrera女士同意星期五就進行手術，但是Carl不喜歡這個決定。

Philip: Well, Mrs. Herrera, Carl will be perfectly fine after we remove his tonsils.

Mother: Thank you for your reassurance, Dr. Stewart. He’s had so many colds and sore throats recently.

Philip: Well, it’s a very easy operation, Carl. You won’t feel a thing.

Carl: But when do they do it?

Philip: This Friday.

Carl: But Saturday’s my birthday.

Philip: Well, we could reschedule the operation, Mrs. Herrera, but I don’t want to put it off too long.

Mother: No, I think it’s important to do it now. We can have a birthday party for you, Carl, when you come out of the hospital.

Carl: But it won’t be on my birthday.

Mother: But your health is more important, Carl, believe me.

Carl: I don’t want my tonsils out.

Philip: Nurse Baker, would you come in, please?

Molly: Hello, Mrs. Herrera. Hi, Carl, how you doing?

Carl: I don’t want my tonsils out.

Molly: Come with me, Carl. You and I will talk this over.

Mother: She has a special way with kids.

Philip: She sure does.

【語言點精講】

1. Thank you for your reassurance, Dr. Stewart.

謝謝你使我放心，Stewart醫生。

reassurance: 消除顧慮，安慰。

2. He’s had so many colds and sore throats recently.

他最近老是感冒和嗓子疼。

cold: 感冒引起咳嗽和打噴嚏。

sore throat: 喉嚨痛。

3. You won’t feel a thing.

你一點也感不到疼的。

4. Well, we could reschedule the operation, Mrs. Herrera, but I don’t want to put it off too long.

Herrera夫人，我們可以重新安排手術時間，可是我不想把這手術推遲太久。

reschedule sth.: 重新排定…的日程；重訂…的時間表；重新計劃…的時間。

put (it) off: 延后，推遲。

5. How you doing?

你怎么樣啦？是“How are you doing?”的省略。這是一種非常口語化的問法。

6. You and I will talk this over.

咱們倆把這事兒談一談。

talk (this) over: 商量，充分討論。

7. She has a special way with kids.

她對孩子很有一套辦法。