ACT 3-4 這是不是說我以后可以再見到你？

【故事梗概】

Harry和Susan聊到了半夜。Harry起身告辭。在Harry離開前，Susan給出了希望進一步交往下去的暗示。Harry在離開時撞倒了Susan放在門外的雨傘架。

Harry: Ooh, speaking of keeping busy -I have an early start tomorrow, and the baby-sitter has to get home. Where did the time go? It’s midnight. Thank you,Susan. I had a nice evening.

Susan: Me too, Harry. Harry?

Harry: Yes?

Susan: I’d like to meet your daughter someday.

Harry: Does that mean that I can see you again?

Susan: Of course.

Harry: Wonderful. I’ll call you, and we’ll go out to dinner.

Susan: Please do.

Harry: I promise I won’t leave early.

Susan: It was for a good reason.

Harry: You know something?

Susan: What?

Harry: I think we’re going to be good friends. Good night, Susan.

Susan: Good night, Harry. Have a safe trip home.

Susan: Are you all right?

Harry: Sorry.

Susan: I never liked that umbrella stand. Good night, Harry.

【語言點精講】

1. Ooh, speaking of keeping busy...

speaking of，提到。用以轉換話題的慣用語。

2. Where did the time go?

時間到哪里去了？時間過得真快。

3. Does that mean that I can see you again?

這是不是說我以后可以再見到你？

"Does that mean that ...?"（這是不是不說...？這是不是意味著...?）用來向別人確認一件事或者一種說法。

4. You know something?

這是一種引起話題的說法。意思為“你知道嗎？我想告訴你一件事。”

這句話是"Do you know something?"的口語形式。

5. I think we’re going to be good friends.

be going to do，將會，表示比較短時期內的未來可以推定會發生的事或預訂要做的事。

注意Harry的發的是它的口語音：gonna

6. I never liked that umbrella stand.

我一直不大喜歡那個傘架。

如果有人不小心碰倒或摔壞了我們的東西，我們常講: "I never liked it." 或 "I never liked it anyway."，為的是讓對方不感到太尷尬。如果客人吃飯時摔了盤子，我們可以說: "I never liked that dish anyway."

umbrella stand: 傘架。