“我晓得你是谁”的四级英语口语对话

　　练习四级英语口语对话，咱们就先来看一下这个对话的背景吧。

　　在Pete Waters的农场上，Grandpa四处看看，等着Pete回来。稍后，一辆汽车来到，是另外的两个老友人Peggy和Arnold。他们同Grandpa打号召。

　　Arnold: Don't tell me. Please don't tell me. I recognize you ...

　　Peggy: Oh, don't be silly, Arnie. Of course you recognize him. Except for the beard, he hasn't changed in fifty years. It's Malcolm Stewart!

　　Arnold: I know it's Malcolm Stewart. You haven't changed much in fifty years.

　　Grandpa: Peggy -- Peggy Pendleton! You're Peggy Pendleton!

　　Arnold: Who am I, You old rascal? You don't recognize me, do you?

　　Grandpa: I know who you are. You're Arnold Franklin! I know who you are!

　　Peggy: You look wonderful, Malcolm!

　　Grandpa: [He walks with them to an outdoor table.]Sit down. Sit down. Pete isn't home.

　　Arnold: Really?

　　Grandpa: No. He left a note on the door saying he was going to the railroad station to pick up a surprise.

　　Peggy: He's so funny. Always full of surprises, even fifty years later.

　　Grandpa: The two of you look unbelievable!

　　【语言点精讲】

　　1. Oh, don't be silly, Arnie. Of course you recognize him. Except for the beard, he hasn't changed in fifty years.

　　噢，Arnie，别傻了，你当然认识他。他除了留了胡子以外，50年来一点也不变样。四级英语口语对话中的 silly: 傻的。

　　recognize: 有“否认”跟“认出”两义。此处用后者。

　　except for : 除了…外；除去，撇开。

　　he hasn't changed in fifty years: 美国人最禁忌被说老了，也最喜好别人夸自己年轻。所以这多少个老友人会见就夸对方“50年来一点也不变样”。后面浮现的“The two of you look unbelievable!”也是在称赞对方看起来样子真年青，“叫人不敢信赖！”

　　2. Who am I, you old rascal?

　　我是谁啊，你这个老家伙？

　　rascal: 愿意是指“无赖，恶棍，流氓”。这里是开玩笑的口气。

　　3. I know who you are.

　　我知道你是谁。

　　疑难句，如“Who are you?／Where is it? ／ What can we do?”在复合句中成为从句时，应改为陈述句形式，四级英语口语对话例如:

　　I know who you are.

　　I don't know where it is.

　　Ask him what we can do.

　　4. He walks with them to an outdoor table.

　　他同他们一起走到室外一张桌子旁。

　　outdoor: 户外的，露天的。outdoor是形容词，相应的副词是outdoors。如“He likes outdoor life. He spends a lot of time outdoors.”与之相对的“室内”是“indoor。

　　5. Pete isn't home. -- Really? -- No. He left a note on the door saying he was going to the railroad station to pick up a surprise.

　　Pete不在家。-- 真的吗？-- 是的。他在门上留了张条子，说他到火车站去给咱们带一个惊喜来。

　　No. : 在这里的意思是“是的，他不在家。” 对否定句的回答，英文的习惯跟汉语的不同，要留心差异。

　　leave a note: 留一个便条，留张字条。便条、信件以及告知之类的上面写了什么，要用动词say。

　　6. He's so funny.

　　他很有趣。

　　funny: 是个书面语常用词，修饰事物时，通常指可笑的、风趣的和古怪的。指人时，可用于褒义，亦可用于贬义。