18.Golfing 打高尔夫
A:So glad you could make it to the club today. Are you ready to play golf?很高兴你今天能来俱乐部打高尔夫球。准备好了吗?
B:If I were any more ready, you wouldn’t stand a chance.
我要是准备得再好一点的话,你就没戏了。
A: Is that so? What do you say, loser pays for lunch at the club? 真的吗?谁输了就在俱乐部请客吃午饭怎么样?
B:Sounds good. I’m looking forward to the exercise.
可以。我正盼着运动运动呢。
A:Do you have all your clubs? 你的球棒全都带来了吗?
B:Yup. Wow, what an amazing course!
是的。啊,这个场子太棒了。
额外成就感
split up 分手;离婚
* The two split up and went their separate ways.
他们两人分道扬镳,各奔东西。
* They couldn’t get along, so they split up.
他们合不来,就分手了。
get over 克服;恢复
* You’ll soon get over your shyness.
你很快就会克服羞怯心理的。
* It took me a long time to get over my first girlfriend.
过了好久我才把第一个女朋友忘掉。
stand a chance 有希望;有可能
* Our team still stands a chance of winning the game.
在这场比赛中我队还有获胜的希望。
* You don’t stand a chance of getting accepted to Beijing University.你考不上北京大学。
looking forward to 盼望;期望
* I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
我盼着早日收到你的来信。
* I’m looking forward to meeting you in the US.
我盼望着在美国见到你。
* I’m looking forward to working with you.
我盼着跟你一起工作。