Dialogue12

A CAREFUL DRIVER

laurance--There's a good chance that Mary

will get home today.

soony--Teah.I had a letter from her friend,Susan,

yesterday,and she said that Mary would probably

arrive today.

laurance--Well, I hope she drives carefully.You know

how the traffic is this time of year.

soony--Oh.Mary's a good driver--and pretty careful,too.

I don't think we need to worry about her being

careless.

laurance--true,but,nonetheless,that doesn't mean that

all the other drivers are careful.There are

a lot of wild drivers out there.

soony--I have confidence in Mary.She's very good about

driving defensively.

注解:

a good chance:有很大的可能性.

about her being careless:her being careless 是复合宾语

nonetheless:(副词)然而,不过.=however,nevertheless

drive defensively:意思是开车时谨慎小心