【走遍美国精讲笔记】第4课：没问题 ACT 3 - 1

ACT 3-1 “我早料到了!”

【故事梗概】

Marilyn为采办晚饭的原料而发愁时，Richard于心不忍，向Marilyn坦白了自己并没有在高级健身班的课程上运动。Marilyn要求Richard和她一起再去一次，并通过这次的结果来决定到底由谁来为全家人做晚饭。

Marilyn: Grandpa, Ellen, Philip, Robbie, you and me. That's six steaks.
Richard: Don't forget Susan.
Marilyn: Seven steaks. Cooking dinner for the entire family is not so easy. The shopping: the salad: tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and onions. The main course: steak and potatoes. Richard, how much broccoli do I need for seven people?
Richard: Marilyn, I have to tell you something. At today's exercise class…
Marilyn: Yes, Richard.
Richard: Well, I didn't really exercise.
Marilyn: I knew it!
Richard: I wanted to, but Jack Davis needed a photographer. I'm sorry, Marilyn.
Marilyn: I don't understand. Did you exercise or not?
Richard: No. Instead of exercising, I photographed the class.
Marilyn: And you didn't exercise?
Richard: No.
Marilyn: There's another advanced class today at four o'clock. We'll go together.
Richard: What about the bet?
Marilyn: Oh, the bet is still on, but you shop for the groceries. Remember, you win, and I cook dinner for the entire family.
Richard: You win, and I cook dinner for the entire family.
Marilyn: Including Susan. Four o'clock at the advanced exercise class. With me.

【语言点精讲】

1. How much broccoli do I need for seven people?
7个人吃饭得买多少花椰菜？
how much后面跟不可数名词，如broccoli, lettuce。how many后面则跟可数名词，如tomatoes, onions。

2. Marilyn, I have to tell you something.
玛丽琳，有件事我得告诉你。
在向人承认自己隐瞒的事时可以用这句话来开头。谈一件不幸或不愉快的事时也可以用它来开头。

3. I knew it!
我早料到了！
Richard终于说出实话，Marilyn便埋怨丈夫一句。I knew it之所以用过去时，是因为意思是“我早知道”，“我本来（当时）就知道了”。

4. Instead of exercising, I photographed the class.
我没参加锻练，而是给他们班拍照来着。
instead of…表示“而不是……”，“没有……，而是”。后面跟名词、代词宾格或动名词。of后面的是没有做的事，主句里的动词是做了的事。

5. Oh, the bet is still on.
嗨，这个赌还得接着打呀。此处on是副词，表示某件事或者某种状况仍在延续。又如:
Don't worry about grammar, so long as the communication is still on. （只要交际活动能够有效进行，就不必为语法伤脑筋。）
The battle is still on. （战斗还在进行。）