托福故事记短语：Wishing for a Vacation

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　　中英文本

　　Wishing for a Vacation

　　希望度假

　　C'mon, Rich. Let me help take your mind off school! Shelly said, as she switched off the table lamp and moved closer to Howard. "Take a break!"

　　“来吧，里奇，让我帮你暂时忘记学校里的事!”谢莉说，她把台灯关掉，靠近霍华德。“休息一下吧!”

　　Howard switched the light back on.

　　霍华德又把灯打开了。

　　Shelly, he said to her with a frown. "I took a few extra electives this semester so that I would be finished earlier with my studies. I can't take a chance of failing even one! And you know I'm swimming against the tide in a couple of them."

　　“谢莉，”他皱着眉头对她说，“这学期我多学了一些选修课，这样我就能早点毕业。我可不能冒险考砸哪怕是一门课!而且你知道有几门课我想不随大流。”

　　I know, Shelly said as she moved back to her side of the couch. "And I was the one who told you to take the course on designing with synthetic fabrics. I know you hate that class. I just don't like being alone all the time and having our love life take a back seat to school! It makes me want to cry sometimes!"

　　“我知道，”谢莉说，她回到沙发自己那一边。“是我叫你学习合成纤维布设计课程的。我知道你不喜欢这门课程。我只是不想老一个人呆着，不想我们的恋爱生活跟学习相比处于次要地位!我有时候直想哭!”

　　Oh, honey. Don't take such a dim view of things! Rich said softly as he put his arm around Shelly. "And I'm sorry if I take the stress out on you sometimes! But next year I'll be done with all of this and we'll be able to take a leaf out of your books and spend a month on an island vacadon!"

　　“啊，亲爱的。看事情别那么悲观!”里奇柔声说道，他用手抱住谢莉。“如果我有时把压力发泄在你身上，我向你道歉!可是明年我就彻底解放啦，我们就可以以你为榜样去岛上度一个月的假!”

　　Oh, Rich, really? Shelly said. "I can't wait! An island vacation is synonymous with romance and love! I wish we could go now!"

　　“噢，里奇，是真的吗?”谢莉说。“我都等不及了!岛上度假是浪漫和爱情的同义词!真希望我们现在就能去!”

　　Me too! Rich answered. "But I have to take these tests seriously before we can go. Now get up and please go get some table salt for me—these French fries you made are a little too bland."

　　“我也一样!”里奇回答道。“可是在我们能够去之前，我得认真对待这些考试。你起来去给我拿点佐餐盐来—你做的这些法国油炸土豆太淡了。”

　　Okay.

　　“遵命。”

　　重点讲解

　　1.switch off 关掉;使突然消失，使停止讲话

　　例句：She switched off the coffee-machine.

　　她关掉了咖啡机。

　　2.take out on 发泄

　　例句：Jane's always annoying her and she takes it out on me sometimes.

　　简老是惹她生气，她有时就拿我出气。

　　3.take seriously 认真对待

　　例句：Cooking is something that you should take seriously.

　　烹饪是一件你应该认真对待的事情。

　　4.take a back seat (to) 屈居人下，处于次要地位

　　例句：This is a country where women usually take a back seat.

　　在这个国家通常是男尊女卑。

　　5.take a chance (或 take chances) 冒险，投机

　　例句：You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK.

　　在英国度假，天气好不好得要碰运气。

　　6.take a dim view of 对……持悲观(或否定、怀疑等)态度

　　例句：The Chinese take a dim view of poverty.

　　中国人对于贫穷持有一种悲观的看法。

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