课文内容:
After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for mybag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and nowit wasn't there ! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in. ‘Did you have a good meal ' heasked. ‘Yes, thank you,' I answered, ‘but I can't paythe bill. I haven't got my bag.' The inn-keeper smiledand immediately went out. In a few minutes hereturned with my bag and gave it back to me. ‘I'm very sorry,' he said.‘ My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.'
精讲笔记:
7.In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.
一会儿工夫他带着我的包回来了,把包还给了我。
语言点1 a few minutes不可译为“一些时间”,而应译为“很短的几分钟”、“片刻”
语言点2 give sth. back = return sth.意思是“返还某物”
When do you give the money back to me?你何时把钱还给我?
8.‘I'm very sorry,' he said .
“真是抱歉,”他说。
语言点(口语) I am so sorry. /I am really sorry.实在对不起。
(书面语) I apologized / apologised to sb. for sth. / doing sth.我因 ……向……道歉。
9.‘My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.’
“我的狗把它弄到花园里去了,他经常干这种事!”
语言点 此外用he表示“狗”,是拟人化的表达。