口語情景對話：走遍美國精選：大功告成 ACT 2 - 3

【故事梗概】

Carlson指出，Richard的作品中還缺少街頭表演這一塊內容，并給了他兩個星期去補這一塊。Carlson曾諾會出版Richard的作品，如果新拍的照片也同樣精彩的話。

Carlson: You’ve got a good eye, Richard. You’re a terrific photographer. But before I can publish your work, I need to meet with my marketing department. And you’ve got to do one more thing.

Richard: What’s that, Mr. Carlson?

Carlson: In the section on culture, you’ve included performing arts centers, but you’ve left out street performance. The mimes. The musicians. The dancers -- in the parks and on the streets. Richard, if you go out and photograph street performances in the city, you’ll have it.

Richard: That is a great idea. The performing arts centers and the street performances. I’ll do it.

Carlson: If you do it. I’ll publish your work.

Richard: Are you serious?

Carlson: I’ve never been more serious. When do you think you can return with street performances?

Richard: A couple of weeks.

Carlson: If they’re as good as the rest of these pictures, it’s a deal.

Richard: You won’t be disappointed, Mr. Carlson. Thanks.

Carlson: Good-bye, Richard, and good luck. See you in two weeks.

Richard: Good-bye, Mr. Carlson. Thanks. So if you like the street-performance photos, you’ll really publish Family Album, U.S.A.?

Carlson: When I say something, I mean it. Go to work. Good-bye.

Richard: Good-bye.

【語言點精講】

1. You’ve got a good eye, Richard. You’re a terrific photographer.

你有銳敏的眼光，Richard，你是一位了不起的攝影家。

have got: 等同于have。

eye: 單數的eye指眼光，以眼睛進行辨別取舍的能力等，而不是指具體的眼睛視力。類似的用法又如,

My daughter has a good ear for music.(這里的ear指用耳朵、憑聽力鑒賞音樂的能力。)

A detective must have a good nose for criminals.(這里的nose指偵察追尋的能力。)

2. In the section on culture, you’ve included performing arts centers, but you’ve left out street performance.

在文化的那部分，你把表演藝術中心包括進去了，可是你把街頭表演給遺漏了。

leave out: 漏掉了。

street performance: 街頭表演。這在美國是一種很受歡迎的藝術形式。在美國的大城小鎮都可見到業余的音樂工作者、舞蹈者、啞劇表演者。表演者常放一頂帽子或一個打開的樂器盒，供聽眾或觀眾放錢入內。一般觀眾對這些表演者常會給予相當的鼓勵。表演終了時，通常會報以熱烈的掌聲，捐錢的也不乏其人。

3. Richard, if you go out and photograph street performances in the city, you’ll have it.

Richard，如果你出去給市內街頭的表演都照下來，那就萬物具備了。

if you go out and photograph…: 假如你去…… 。在由 if引導的條件狀語從句中，動詞用現在時來表示將來可能發生的事。photograph在這里用作動詞，指“為……拍照”。

4. Are you serious?

你是當真的嗎? serious: 這里指“當真的;不是開玩笑的”。

在這里這樣問，說明Richard自信力較差。在正式的業務商談中是不該這樣問的。Carlson先生回答了“I’ve never been more serious.”(我再也沒有比這更認真的了。)

但是隨后Richard又追問了一次。此時在Carlson先生的回答“When I say something, I mean it.“(我說話是算數的。)中多少有點不太高興的味道。

5. When do you think you can return with street performances?

你什么時候能帶著街頭表演的照片再來見我?

When do you think you can…?: 這是商務會晤中的常用句型，用來詢明某項工作何時完成。

6. If they’re as good as the rest of these pictures, it’s a deal.

如果照片的質量和其余的一樣好，這就算講定了。

7. You won’t be disappointed．

我不會讓你失望的。這是答應完成任務時或承擔一項工作時常說的表示保證的話。

8. See you in two weeks.

兩星期后再見。