【走遍美国精讲笔记】第5课：钓鱼秘诀 ACT 1 - 1

ACT 1-1 “反正也不是一场重要的比赛。”

【故事梗概】

星期六早上，Grandpa在厨房里做早饭。Robbie进来了。他们谈起了这个周末的计划。原来Philip答应带Robbie去看棒球赛而又因为工作太忙而失约，Robbie只好用这场比赛反正并不重要来自我安慰。

Robbie: Hi, Grandpa.
Grandpa: Hi, Robbie.
Robbie: Can I help?
Grandpa: Yes, indeed. Hand me two eggs from the refrigerator, and I'll make you two fried eggs.
Robbie: How about some bacon?
Grandpa: I made enough for an army. You going to the baseball game today? It's a perfect day for it - a little cloudy but nice and warm.
Robbie: Dad and I were planning to go to the game, but he has to work today, and my friends don't want to go. It's not an important game, anyway.
Grandpa: Do you have any other plans for the day?
Robbie: I'll work on my computer. I have a new math program, and I want to learn how to use it.
Grandpa: Maybe you can teach me how to work on a computer someday.
Robbie: Anytime. It's really easy, but, like anything, you need to work at it, Grandpa.

【语言点精讲】

1. I made enough for an army.
我做的已经够一支军队吃的了。
enough for an army: 很多，远远超过需要。用这话表示东西已经够多了。

2. You going to the baseball game today?
"You going…?"是"Are you going…?"的一种在非正式场合使用的简略的说法，用以询问别人的计划。询问别人的计划，也可以说"Do you have any plan for the day?"
baseball game: 棒球赛。

3. It's a perfect day for it - a little cloudy but nice and warm.
今天可是（打棒球的）好天气——有一点多云，可是很温暖舒服。
a perfect day: 天气极好。cloudy: 阴，多云。

4. It's not an important game, anyway.
反正也不是一场重要的比赛。
anyway: 不管怎样，总之，反正。可以使用这个词来表示说话人认为某事并不是很重要的，常放在句首或句尾。

5. Maybe you can teach me how to work on a computer someday.
也许哪一天你能教我怎样用电脑。
Maybe you can…也许你能……，用这个短语用于询问别人是否可以做某事。

6. It's really easy, but, like anything, you need to work at it, Grandpa.
实际上很容易，可是得下功夫，爷爷，跟学一切东西一样。
work at it: 致力于……，钻研。