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[J-70] Missed Nothing? 没错过什么？
That day I had intended to go and watch football. But my wife said I had to stay home and help entertain her guests. So I stayed home and entertained her guests by talking and eating lunch with them. But the football game could not leave my mind. So, while drinking coffee, I turned on the TV. A few minutes later, my wife asked, “Well, what's the score now?”
“Nothing to zero,” I said.
“That means you've missed nothing, doesn't it?” My wife stressed her point with no tone of apology.
[译注] 那天我本来打算去看足球。但我太太说我必须留在家里帮忙款待她的客人。所以我就留在家借着跟客人谈天吃午餐来款待她的客人。可是，那足球赛离开不了我的心思。所以，在喝咖啡时，我扭开了电视。几分钟后，我太太问：「哦，现在比分如何啊？」 「鸭蛋比零，」我说。 「那表示你没错过什么，不是吗？」我太太强调她的论点，不带抱歉的语气。
注： had intended
to V 或
had meant to V (曾打算要…)， entertain (招待、取悦)， score (得分、比分)， naught = nil = zero (零)， miss (错过、误了)， stress (强调)， apology (抱歉)。注意：football可能指美式橄榄球（American football)，或英式橄榄球（rugby football
或
rugger)，也可能指一般的足球
（=
association football 或 soccer)。 [复习填充] That day I intended to go and watch football. But my wife said I had to stay home and help en her guests. So I stayed home and entertained her guests talking and eating lunch with them. But the football game could not my mind. So, while drinking coffee, I turned the TV. A few minutes later, my wife asked, “Well, what's the s now?” “N to zero,” I said. “That means you've missed nothing, it?” My wife s her point with no tone of apology. |
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