Things have been okay 一切正常

英语笑话

A young couple was becoming anxious about their four-yearold son, who had not yet talked. They took him to specialists , but the doctors found nothing wrong with him. Then one morning at breakfast the boy suddenly blurted , "Mom, the toast is burned."

You talked! You talked! his mother shouted, "I'm so happy! But why has it taked this long?"

Well, up till now , the boy said, "things have been okay."

中文翻译

一对年轻夫妇有个儿子，已经四岁了，还没有开口说话，他们对此深感焦虑。他们带他去找专家诊治，但医生们总觉得他没有毛病。后来有一天早上吃早餐时，那孩子突然开口了：“妈妈，面包烤焦了。”

“你说话了！你说话了！”他母亲叫了起来。“我太高兴了！但为什么花了这么长的时间呢？”

“哦，在这之前，”那男孩说，“一切都很正常。”

词汇点睛

anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs] adj. 忧虑的，担忧的

specialist [ˈspeʃəlɪst] n. 专家

blurt [blɜːt] v. 脱口说出

up till now 直到现在

语法分析

1. A young couple was becoming anxious about their four-year-old son, who had not yet talked. 一对年轻夫妇有个儿子，已经四岁了，还没有开口说话，他们对此深感焦虑。

解析 　本句话中有两个语法点，首先couple这个词，在英式英语中，其谓语动词用复数，在美式英语中，其谓语动词用单数；其次本句话中还有包含一个由who引导的定语从句，修饰son。

口语实践

A　I hope I don't have that many chores yet. I'm sleepy.

B　I'll help you out with them in case you're too tired.

A　我真希望没有那么多琐事，我好困。

B　如果你太累的话我来帮你做吧。

★chore [tʃɔː(r)] n. 琐事

★sleepy [ˈsliːpɪ] adj. 困的，欲睡的

★in case 假使，以防（万一）

A　Do you love your family?

B　Of course,I love them very much.

A　你爱你的家人吗？

B　当然了，我很爱他们。

A　Is anyone waiting at home to see me?

B　Of course! Your mother can't wait to see you again.

A　有人在家里等着见我吗？

B　当然！你妈妈都等不及要见你了。