你打算回应他吗？

SCENE④ A  吉娜和戴夫在隔间里 

【你打算回应他吗？】

Zina:  He's been here again.

吉娜：         他又到过这里了。

Dave: Rhumba Boy? What did he write this time?

戴夫：         伦巴男孩？他这次写了什么？

Zina:           I am not mean. / Actually, I am quite clean. / Will you be my queen? / Answer me in green, / on your computer screen./

吉娜：         “我不卑鄙。 其实我很干净。汝愿当吾手中玉？用绿色的纸回答我，在你的电脑屏幕上。”

Dave:  Are you going to answer him?

戴夫：         你打算回应他吗？

Zina:  Yes." don't like your green notes. / They make me see red. / Show your head, / and you'll ¹⁾ end up dead."

吉娜：  对。“我不爱你的绿纸条。它们让我气得脸通红。若敢露脸，就要你死。”

语言详解

A: Isn't Lisa your girlfriend?.

    莉莎不是你的女朋友吗？

B: Actually, we broke up. Now I'm dating Jane.

    其实我们分手了。我现在跟阿珍在约会。

【He's been here. 他到过这里。】

have/has been here隐含“现在已经离开这里”的意思，要是have/has come here即是表示“现在人在这里”。同理have/has been there意味着“已经离开那里”，而have/has gone there说明“尚在那里”。

A: Where have you been? I haven't seen you and Peter for a long time.

     你这一向在哪里？我很久没有见到你和彼德。

B: I have been in Bangkok for a while, and Peter has gone to the U.S.

     我曾一度到曼谷，彼德去了美国。

1) end up  落得......的下场