Lost and Found
失而复得
Kathy and Evan go to the U.S. Embassy to apply for a new passport.
凯西和艾凡到美国大使馆去申请新护照。
K:I'm really sorry about this, Evan. What a pain I must be!
凯西：艾凡，这件事我真的很抱歉。我一定是个败事有余的人!
E:Don't worry about a thing, Kathy. This could happen to anyone.
艾凡：凯西，一点也不用担心。这种事任何人都可能会发生。
K:I'm really sorry, Evan.
凯西：艾凡，我真的很抱歉。
E:Oh, stop it! Come on, let's go in.
(Kathy and Evan enter the embassy and go to the Passport Section. Evan sits down, and Kathy goes to a window to talk to an embassy official.)
艾凡：哦，别说了!来吧，咱们进去吧。
(凯西和艾凡进入大使馆走到护照部门。艾凡坐了下来，而凯西走到一个窗口询问一名大使馆官员。)
K:Excuse me, sir?
凯西：先生，打扰一下?
O:Yes? How can I help you, miss?
官员：嗯?小姐，有什么需要我帮忙的吗?
K:I'm afraid I lost my passport. I need to apply for a new one.
凯西：恐怕我遗失了我的护照。我需要申请一本新护照。
O:Oh, that's too bad. It's really a lot of trouble. Well, here are the forms you'll need to fill out.
官员：哦，真是太糟了。换护照可是很麻烦的。嗯，这些是你需要填写的表格。
K:All these forms?
凯西：这么多表格?
O:I'm afraid so. Here's a pen to get started.
官员：恐怕是的。这里有笔，开始写吧。
K:That's OK. I have one in my coat pocket. (She reaches into her pocket.) Huh? What's this? Oh, my God! It's my passport! I must have put it into my coat pocket when I left the bank after cashing a traveler's check the other day.
凯西：不用了。我外套口袋里有一支笔。(她把手伸到口袋。)咦?这是什么?哦，我的天啊!是我的护照!前几天我去银行兑换一张旅行支票，一定是在离开银行时把它放进我外套口袋里的。
O:Lucky you!
官员：你真幸运!
单词短语精讲：
1 .apply for…申请……
例:In Amenica，if you want to get married，you' 11 have to apply for a mam-iage license fast.
(在美国，如果你想要结婚，得先申请一张结婚证书。)
2. What a pain I must be!
我一定是个败事有余的人!我一定是个讨人厌的人。
3 . pain 令人讨厌的人或事
It's a plain to V……是一件讨人厌的事
例:A:How about inviting Susan to our party this Satunday
B:Have you lost your minds She's a heal pain，always complaining about her job.
(甲:要不要邀请苏珊来参加我们礼拜六的派对，!)
(乙:你疯厂吗?她是一个很讨人厌的人，老是抱怨她的工作。)
It's a pain to take out the garbage every day，but it's my nesponsibility
(每天拿垃圾出去倒是一件讨人厌的事，但它是我的工作职责。)
4. Don't worry about a thing.一点也不用担心。什么都不用担心。
例:A:I'm so nervous!What if I don't get the jobs
B:Don't worry about a thing. You're well-qualified for the job.
(甲:我好紧张!要是我没得到那份工作呢，!)
(乙:什么也不用担心。你非常符合那份工作的要求。)
