
语言解析
1.Can you do me a favor?
你能帮我个忙吗?
favor:n.an act of gracious kindness 好意;照顾
dosb. a favor = do a favor for sb. 帮某人一个忙
e.g. Good old Bergen would do him the favor.
好心肠的老伯根会帮他这个忙的。
2.Can you look over the store while I’m out?
在我出去的这段时间里,你可以帮我看着店里吗?
1)look over: 看看;看着
e.g.Will you look over his album? 你要不要去看看他的专辑?
2)关于“look”的其他常用短语
• look after 照看,照料
e.g.He has looked after his elderly parentsfor many years.
他照料年迈的父母已多年了。
• look for寻找
e.g.He looked for the missing money. 他寻找丢失的钱。
•lookaround四下环顾;到处寻找
e.g.We want to look around the town. 我们想在全城走走看看。
3.Can you direct me to the women’s section?
请问女装区怎么走?
directsb. to … : take somebody somewhere 给某人指路
e.g. Canyou direct me to the railway station?
请问到火车站怎么走?
4.Yes, that would be right over there. 就在那边。
right:adv. precisely,exactly; 恰当地;刚刚好地
e.g. It’sright downtown someplace.
这地方就在城市中心某处。
5.Bald, red shirt, khaki pants.
秃头,穿着红色衬衣,卡其色裤子。
1)bald: adj.having little or no hair on the head 秃头的;秃顶的
e.g. Hestarted going bald in his twenties.
他二十几岁便开始谢顶。
2)khaki: n. &adj. ayellowish brown color 卡其色(的);暗绿色(的)
e.g. Hewas dressed in khaki trousers.
他穿着卡其色的裤子。
Script
Mr.Patel: Good morning,Mateo.
Mateo: Good morning.
Mr.Patel: How iseverything?
Mateo: Good.
Mr.Patel: Can youdo me a favor?
Mateo: Sure.What is it?
Mr.Patel: I needto go out for a few minutes. Can you look over the store while I’m out?
Mateo: Sure. Noproblem.
Mr.Patel: Thank you.I’ll be back soon.
Customer1: Excuse me.I’m looking for a gift for my wife. Can you direct me to the women’s
section?
Mateo: Yes,that would be right over there.
Customer1: Thanks.
Mateo: Can Ihelp you find something?
Customer2: Yes, I’mlooking for a shirt. Not for me—for my son.
Mateo: How oldis your son?
Customer2: He’s 12.
Mateo: Thatwouldbe in the boys’ section. That’s right over there.
Customer2: OK,thanks.
Mateo: Um-hmm.
Mr.Patel: Hey Mateo,I’m back. Was everything OK?
Mateo: I thinkso. But look what I found.
Mr.Patel: A wallet?Does it have a driver’s license?
Mateo: No, butit has a credit card. It says Timothy Roberts.
Mr.Patel: Who wasthis person? Can you tell me what he looks like?
Mateo: Well,there were two customers, and I’m not sure which one left the wallet.
Mr.Patel: OK, canyou describe the first customer? How old was he?
Mateo: Thirties.
Mr.Patel: And whatdid he look like?
Mateo: Bald, redshirt, khaki pants. And he needed something for his wife, so I directed himto the women’s section.
Mr.Patel: Very good.Now tell me about the second customer.
Mateo: Forties,blond curly hair, blue shirt, brown pants.
Mr.Patel: Where didhe go?
Mateo: He neededsomething for his son, so he went to the boys’ section.
Mr.Patel: Very good.I’ll see if I can find this Timothy Roberts.
Mateo: Forties,blond curly hair, blue shirt, brown pants.
Mr.Patel: Excuse me,are you Timothy Roberts?
Customer2: Yes, Iam. How did you know?
Mr.Patel: I mighthave something of yours. Are you missing anything?
Customer2: I don’tthink so. Wait a minute... Where’smy wallet?
Mr.Patel: Does thislook familiar?
Customer2: Yes,that’s it. Thank you—very much!
Mr.Patel: You’re verywelcome, sir. I’m glad I could help.
参考译文
帕特尔先生: 早上好,玛特奥。
玛特奥: 早上好。
帕特尔先生: 最近怎么样?
玛特奥: 挺好的。
帕特尔先生: 你能帮我个忙吗?
玛特奥: 当然,有什么我可以帮忙的吗?
帕特尔先生: 我得出去一会。在我出去的这段时间里,你可以帮我看着店里吗?
玛特奥: 当然可以,没问题。
帕特尔先生: 谢谢你,我一会就回来。
顾客1: 打扰下,我在给我的妻子找一个礼物。请问女装区怎么走?
玛特奥: 就在那边。
顾客1: 谢谢。
玛特奥: 需要我帮您找找吗?
顾客2: 是的,我正在找一件衬衣。不是给我自己,是给我的儿子。
玛特奥: 您的儿子多大了?
顾客 2: 他12岁了。
玛特奥: 那应该在男孩专区,就在那边。
顾客2: 好的,谢谢。
玛特奥: 这……
帕特尔先生: 嗨,玛特奥!我回来了,一切都还好吧?
玛特奥: 都还好。但是你看我发现了什么。
帕特尔先生: 钱包?里面有驾照吗?
玛特奥: 没有,但是有一张信用卡。上面写着蒂莫西•罗伯特。
帕特尔先生: 这个人是谁呢?你能告诉我他长什么样子吗?
玛特奥: 可是刚才来了两位顾客,我不能确定是哪位丢了钱包。
帕特尔先生: 好的,你可以描述下第一位顾客吗?他多大年纪了?
玛特奥: 三十多岁。
帕特尔先生: 那他的长相呢?
玛特奥: 秃头,穿着红色衬衣,卡其色裤子。而且他要给她的妻子找一些东西,所以我让他去了女装区。
帕特尔先生: 很好。现在你可以向我描述下第二位顾客吗?
玛特奥: 四十多岁,金黄卷发,穿着蓝色衬衫,棕色裤子。
帕特尔先生: 他去哪了?
玛特奥: 他需要给他的儿子买东西,所以他去了男孩专区。
帕特尔先生: 很好,让我看看我能否找到这位蒂莫西•罗伯特。
玛特奥: 四十多岁,金黄卷发,蓝色衬衫,棕色裤子。
帕特尔先生: 打扰一下,您是蒂莫西•罗伯特吗?
顾客2: 是的,我就是。您是怎么知道的?
帕特尔先生: 我这里可能有你的东西。你有没有丢了什么呢?
顾客2: 我觉得没有丢。等下……我的钱包去哪里了?
帕特尔先生: 这个看着眼熟吗?
顾客2: 是的,就是它。非常感谢您!
帕特尔先生: 不客气,先生。很高兴能够帮上忙。