DIALOGUE 56

Dad Is Ill

1--Dad was really bad-tempered last night. And it's
not like him. He used to like meeting my friends.
2--Well, I'm afraid you've come at rather a bad time.
1--What do you mean?
2--Well, I wasn't going to tell you...He hasn't been
feeling very well lately.
1--Has he seen the doctor?
2--Yes, he had a check-up last month. The doctor
says he may have to go into hospital.
1--Oh no! What is it, exactly?
2--They're not sure. But they think it may be his
heart.
1--Oh, perhaps I ought to stay here, then. The others
can go without me.
2--No, there's no point in that. It probably isn't serious
at all. And please, Jane, don't say anything to
your Dad about this...

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注釋：

1）be bad-tempered：心情、情緒很不好。temper作
“情緒”“脾氣”解。bad-tempered是形容詞+名詞
+ed構成的表語形容詞。類似的短語還有be warm-hearted,
be absent-minded，be short-sighted等。
2）used to用以表示過去經常的情況。注意be used
to(doing)的區別。
3）There's no point in that：point作“意義”；“目的”
解。這句話也可改為There is no point in doing so.

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譯文：

1--爸昨晚情緒很不好。以前可不是這樣。他過去很
樂意見我的朋友。
2--嗨，恐怕你來的不是時候。
1--這話什么意思？
2--哦，我本來不想告訴你......。他近來感覺身體不太好。
1--他去看過醫生嗎？
2--看過，上個月他做過一次體檢。醫生說他也許得住院治療。
1--真的呀！到底得了什么病？
2--他們沒有確診，但是，說可能是心臟有問題。
1--噢，那我也許該留在這兒。讓他們自己走吧。
2--不，這沒有必要。或許病情根本就不嚴重。簡，你
可什么也別對你爸說......

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