【走遍美国精讲笔记】第2课：介绍会面 ACT 2 - 3

ACT 2-3 “请原谅我，苏珊，可是...我得走了。”

【故事梗概】

开始上菜了，这时Harry接到了保姆打来的电话，他被告知自己的女儿Michelle生病了。他向Susan表达了歉意后提前离开。

Somsak: Rose-petal salad. And there's a phone call for you, Mr. Bennett.
Harry: Excuse me, Susan.
Susan: I hope nothing is wrong.
Somsak: I'll get the rest of the dinner. Excuse me.
Harry: Please forgive me, Susan, but...I have to leave. I feel terrible, but...
Susan: What's the matter?
Harry: My daughter isn't feeling well.
Susan: Oh no! Is it serious?
Harry: I don't know. The baby-sitter says she has a stomachache, and she's crying. I'll have to go home. Will you forgive me?
Susan: Of course. I'm so sorry for Michelle. And you didn't have a chance to eat.
Harry: Oh, it's OK. Let me take you home first.
Susan: No, no. Please, go ahead.
Harry: It's our first date.
Susan: We'll make another. Please don't worry.
Harry: I'll phone you.
Susan: I hope your daughter is all right. Good-bye.
Harry: Good-bye.

【语言点精讲】

1. There's a phone call for you.
有你的电话。

2. Please forgive me, Susan, but...I have to leave. I feel terrible, but...
请原谅我，苏珊，可是...我得走了。我觉得非常抱歉，可是...
Please forgive me, but...（对不起，但是...）以及I feel terrible, but...（我感到十分抱歉，但是......）都是用来征求对方原谅时的说法。but后面加的是自己需要征求对方原谅的事情。

3. I'll have to go home. Will you forgive me?
我不得不回家去。你能原谅我吗？
这里包含着征求对方原谅的另一种说法，即先讲需要征得谅解的事情，然后再说" Will you forgive me?"或者"Will you excuse me?"

4. What's the matter?
怎么了？发生了什么事？用来询问对方遇到了什么困难。

5. Oh, it's OK.
这是很口语化的讲法。意思是“噢，没关系”，相当于"Oh, it's all right. "

6. Please, go ahead.
在这里的意思是“你先走吧。”

7. I hope your daughter is all right.
我希望你女儿安然无恙。表示一种祝愿。
在Susan听说有Harry的电话后，她先后还讲了下面几句话表示关心和祝愿：
I hope nothing is wrong. （我希望没事。）
Oh, no! Is it serious? （糟糕，严重吗？）
I'm so sorry for Michelle. （我真为Michelle难过。）