ACT 1-2 “她对孩子很有一套办法。”

【故事梗概】

Philip在和Carl的妈妈Herrera女士讨论Carl的手术时间。Herrera女士同意星期五就进行手术，但是Carl不喜欢这个决定。

Philip: Well, Mrs. Herrera, Carl will be perfectly fine after we remove his tonsils.
Mother: Thank you for your reassurance, Dr. Stewart. He's had so many colds and sore throats recently.
Philip: Well, it's a very easy operation, Carl. You won't feel a thing.
Carl: But when do they do it?
Philip: This Friday.
Carl: But Saturday's my birthday.
Philip: Well, we could reschedule the operation, Mrs. Herrera, but I don't want to put it off too long.
Mother: No, I think it's important to do it now. We can have a birthday party for you, Carl, when you come out of the hospital.
Carl: But it won't be on my birthday.
Mother: But your health is more important, Carl, believe me.
Carl: I don't want my tonsils out.
Philip: Nurse Baker, would you come in, please?
Molly: Hello, Mrs. Herrera. Hi, Carl, how you doing?
Carl: I don't want my tonsils out.
Molly: Come with me, Carl. You and I will talk this over.
Mother: She has a special way with kids.
Philip: She sure does.

【语言点精讲】

1. Thank you for your reassurance, Dr. Stewart.
谢谢你使我放心，Stewart医生。
reassurance: 消除顾虑，安慰。

2. He's had so many colds and sore throats recently.
他最近老是感冒和嗓子疼。
cold: 感冒引起咳嗽和打喷嚏。
sore throat: 喉咙痛。

3. You won't feel a thing.
你一点也感不到疼的。

4. Well, we could reschedule the operation, Mrs. Herrera, but I don't want to put it off too long.
Herrera夫人，我们可以重新安排手术时间，可是我不想把这手术推迟太久。
reschedule sth.: 重新排定…的日程；重订…的时间表；重新计划…的时间。
put (it) off: 延后，推迟。

5. How you doing?
你怎么样啦？是“How are you doing?”的省略。这是一种非常口语化的问法。

6. You and I will talk this over.
咱们俩把这事儿谈一谈。
talk (this) over: 商量，充分讨论。

7. She has a special way with kids.
她对孩子很有一套办法。