Lesson 2

Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？

参考译文：

那是个星期天，而在星期天我是从来不早起的，有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。上个星期天，我起得很晚。我望望窗外，外面一片昏暗。“鬼天气！”我想，“又下雨了。”正在这时，电话铃响了。是我姑母露西打来的。“我刚下火车，”她说，“我这就来看你。”

“但我还在吃早饭，”我说。

“你在干什么？”她问道。

“我正在吃早饭，”我又说了一遍。

“天啊，”她说，“你总是起得这么晚吗？现在已经1点钟了！”

我的尝试：

That was a Sunday. On Sundays I always get up late, sometimes even at lunchtime. Last Sunday was a usual one. I sat up, looking into the outside where it was dark. "What a hell weather!", I thought, just when the phone called. It was my aunt Lucy. She said, "I just got off the train, and I'm coming to visit you soon."

"But, I'm having breakfast," I said.

"What’re you doing?” she asked.

"I'm having breakfast," replied me.

"Holy Chris," she said, "Do you always get up so late? It's been one o'clock now!"

原文：

It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 'I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.'

'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.

'What are you doing?' she asked.

'I'm having breakfast,' I repeated.

'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!'

反思：

1. 才下火车。要表达的其实是“我搭火车来的”，强调的是方式不是动作（这个语境里强调动作没有意义）。以后碰见类似情况要能够正确理解原文要表达的重点。

2. 这就来看你。姑姑看侄子，不至于visit。

3. 我又说了一遍。和“我回答道”其实是有明显区别的。