初级英语口语对话：意外的惊喜

　　【初级英语口语对话故事梗概】

　　Grandpa对Pete提到的将有意外的惊喜之事相报感到很好奇，也对跟老友人们的聚会非常的等候。他决定即时给Pete回电话，告知Pete他会去参加这个聚会的初级英语口语对话背景。

　　Robbie: He must have loved her very much.

　　Grandpa: Yes. Very much. Lillian Winters. She was in our class.

　　Robbie: And what happened?

　　Grandpa: She was in love with Donald McGrath, the quarterback on our football team.

　　Robbie: Football players are always popular with the ladies.

　　Grandpa: She liked Pete, and they went to dances together. But her heart was with Donald.

　　Robbie: Did he ever get over it?

　　Grandpa: No, he never did.

　　Robbie: Where is she today?

　　Grandpa: I don't know. Maybe Lillian will be at the reunion    .

　　Robbie: You think so?

　　Grandpa: Pete's full of surprises.

　　Robbie: I wish I could go there with you, Grandpa. What do you think the surprise will be?

　　Grandpa: With Pete, you never know, Robbie.

　　Robbie: Won't it be exciting to see all your college friends there again?

　　Grandpa: It is already. I'm kind of excited about going now. [He thinks aloud.] Next weekend… sleep over Friday and Saturday night and come back Sunday. I can't wait!

　　Robbie: Don't you think you ought to call Pete and tell him you're coming?

　　Grandpa: You're reading my mind, Robbie.

　　【语言点精讲】

　　1. He must have loved her very much.

　　他（那时）一定是无比爱她。

　　must have loved: 表示谈话人主观的揣摩，由于所指的事发生于过去，所以 must后面用 have+从前分词的形式。

　　2. She was in love with Donald McGrath, the quarterback on our football team.

　　她爱上了Donald McGrath，咱们橄榄球队的四分卫。

　　be in love with sb.: 与某人相爱。

　　quarterback: （橄榄球赛中指挥反攻的）四分卫。

　　3. Football players are always popular with the ladies.

　　橄榄球运动员在女士们面前总是很吃香的。

　　be popular with sb.: 受某人欢迎，受某人的青眼。

　　the ladies: 因为 woman有时显得不够尊重，故美国人更喜好用 lady。比喻说“那位老太太”，通常不用 that old woman，而是说 that old lady。

　　4. I wish I could go there with you.

　　我要是能去就好了。

　　动词wish后接表现虚构语气的从句时，意思是“但愿，要是……就好了”。从句中的动词用从前时。初级英语口语对话又如:

　　I wish I were young again.（我要是能返老还童就好了。）

　　We wish he could come. （他要能来就好了。）

　　5. With Pete, you never know, Robbie.

　　you never know: 这是无奈预感的。

　　6. Next weekend… sleep over Friday and Saturday night and come back Sunday.

　　下一个周末……星期五、礼拜六晚上住在那儿，星期日回来。

　　sleep over: 借宿，在别人家里过夜。

　　7. You're reading my mind.

　　read my mind: 在这个初级英语口语对话中表达知道我在想什么，看出我在想什么。这里的 read表示能猜出或以某种超人的才干知道别人心里在想什么。有这种才能的人称为 mind reader。