课文原文（双语对话）

Richard: What’s this for? / 为什么要送我花？

Marilyn: Just because. How’s the baby? / 没有原因。孩子好吗？

Richard: Fast asleep. I’m sorry I missed him. I had to work late. / 正熟睡着呢。很抱歉我错过了他醒着的时候。我必须工作到很晚。

Marilyn: What are the flowers for, Richard? / 究竟为什么送花，Richard？

Richard: Five years of happiness. Happy anniversary. / 为了五年的幸福。祝你结婚周年快乐！

Marilyn: But our anniversary isn’t until Saturday. / 但是要到星期六才是我们结婚周年呀。

Richard: I couldn’t wait. Besides, we are not going to be here Saturday. / 我迫不及待啦。另外，我们星期六将不在这里了。

Marilyn: We’re not? / 不在这里？

Richard: Uh-uh. / 嗯。

Marilyn: Where are we going to be? / 我们会在哪儿？

Richard: If you had your choice of all the places in the world, where would you choose to spend our anniversary? / 假如你可以选择世界上的任何地方，你会选哪里去度我们的结婚周年纪念日？

Marilyn: The Watermill Inn. I loved that place when we went on our honeymoon. / Watermill Inn。当初我们度蜜月时我便很喜欢那个地方。

Richard: Perfect! You picked the right place. You and I, Mrs. Stewart, are going to spend a second honeymoon at the Watermill Inn. / 棒透了！你选对了地方。Stewart太太，你和我，将到Watermill Inn去度第二次蜜月。

Marilyn: Oh, Richard! That’s wonderful, but— / 噢，Richard！那真是太好了，可是……

Richard: No buts. / 不要说可是。

Marilyn: What about the baby? Aren’t we taking the baby on our honeymoon? / 那小宝宝怎么办？我们岂不是要带小宝宝一起去度蜜月？

Richard: Absolutely not. The world’s greatest grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Stewart, has agreed to take care of him for the weekend. / 绝对不必。世界上最伟大的祖母，Ellen Stewart太太，同意在周末照顾他。

Marilyn: Richard, isn’t that too much to ask of your mother? / Richard，那是不是太麻烦你母亲啦？

Richard: Too much? She loves taking care of Max. / 太麻烦？她喜欢照顾Max。

Marilyn: But … I’ll miss him. / 但是……我会想他的。

Richard: Well, we’ll phone every hour, and you can listen to him over the phone. Come on, Mar. It’s time you and I had a romantic weekend alone together. We’ve earned it. What do you say? / 好了，我们每个小时都打电话，而且你可以在电话中听到他的声音。得了，Mar。是我们俩单独在一起过一个浪漫周末的时候了。我们有这样做的权利。你说呢？

Marilyn: It does sound tempting. You’re right. We’ve earned it. / 听起来很诱人。你说得对，我们有这样做的权利。

（Richard打电话预订房间，但Watermill Inn已满，推荐了Old Country Inn）

Richard: Well, it’s small, but clean. / 噢，它是小了点，但是干净。

Marilyn: Clean? You call this clean? / 干净？这样算干净？

Richard: Sorry, Marilyn. Well, the rain, the room, the view of the parking lot. It isn’t the way I hoped it would be. / 对不起，Marilyn。唉，这雨，这房间，这停车场的景色。这不是我所盼望的。

Marilyn: Stop blaming yourself. After all, we’re here, we’re alone, we’re together. And I love you. Isn’t that enough? / 别责备你自己了。毕竟，我们来到这儿了，我们又单独在一起了。我爱你。难道这还不够吗？

（突然接到Watermill Inn的电话，有空房了）

Marilyn: Mrs. Montefiore from the Watermill Inn. They have an opening. Someone just checked out, and Mrs. Montefiore has reserved the honeymoon suite for us. / 是Watermill Inn的Montefiore太太打来的电话。他们有一个空房间。有一个人刚刚结帐走了，Montefiore太太为我们保留了蜜月套房。

Richard: You’re kidding! / 你在开玩笑！

Marilyn: No. Isn’t it wonderful? / 不，这不是很美妙吗？

Richard: It’s fantastic! / 太棒了！

（在Watermill Inn）

Marilyn: Oh, Richard, it’s exactly as it was when we were married! / 噢，Richard，它跟我们结婚的时候一模一样！

Mrs. Montefiore: Even the old patchwork quilt is the same! My great-grandmother made that quilt when Teddy Roosevelt was President. / 甚至这条旧的百衲被罩也是一样！我曾祖母缝制了这个被罩，在Teddy Roosevelt当总统的时代。

Richard: Now, this is my idea of a good time. / 这才是我所谓的享受。

重难点分析

  1. 虚拟语气（过去式）：“If you had your choice of all the places in the world, where would you choose?” — 与现在事实相反的虚拟条件句，从句用过去式，主句用would + 动词原形。

  2. “No buts” — 固定口语表达，意思是"不要找借口"、“别说但是”，非常地道。

  3. “It’s time you and I had…” — 句型 “It’s time (that) + 主语 + 过去式” 表示"该是做某事的时候了"，用过去式表示虚拟。

  4. “earn” 的用法：“We’ve earned it.” — 表示"我们赢得了/有资格享受"，非常实用的表达。

  5. “You’re kidding!” — 口语中表示惊讶，“你在开玩笑吧！”

  6. “check out” — 结账离开（酒店），反义词是 “check in”（入住登记）。

核心词汇

词汇 释义 例句
anniversary 周年纪念日 Happy anniversary!
honeymoon 蜜月 We spent our honeymoon at the Watermill Inn.
tempting 诱人的 It does sound tempting.
reservation 预订 I’ll make a reservation right now.
balcony 阳台 Remember that wonderful little balcony?
view 景色 Let’s get a look at the view.
patchwork quilt 百衲被 Even the old patchwork quilt is the same!
tradition 传统 What a lovely tradition!
heavenly 天堂般的、极好的 This food is heavenly, isn’t it?
adorable 可爱的 Oh, he’s adorable!

口语中的应用

  1. “Just because.” — 当被问及原因但不想解释时，说"没什么特别原因"，非常口语化。

  2. “Fast asleep.” — 表示"熟睡"，比 “sleeping deeply” 更地道。

  3. “No buts.” — 阻止对方找借口或反驳时使用。

  4. “What do you say?” — 征求对方意见，“你觉得怎么样？”

  5. “You’re being a really good sport about this.” — 夸赞对方对不如意的事情表现得很豁达、很配合。

  6. “This is my idea of a good time.” — 表达"这才是我认为的享受/好时光"。

核心练习句型

  1. 虚拟语气：If you had your choice, where would you choose?
  2. It’s time + 主语 + 过去式：It’s time you and I had a romantic weekend.
  3. earn + 名词：We’ve earned it.
  4. check out / check in：Someone just checked out.
  5. You’re kidding! — 表达惊讶。
  6. This is my idea of + 名词：This is my idea of a good time.