DIALOG 74

ADVICE

1--You're going to get into a lot of trouble if you do
that.
2--What makes you say that?
3--I don't see anything wrong with what we're doing.
1--That's just the problem. In these kinds of things
the trouble doesn't always appear at first.
2--But everything has been so easy!
3--Everything has gone as smooth as clockwork--
just like we planned.
1--That may be true. But I warn you. There's trouble
on the horizon.
3--You always say that!
2--Yeah. You never look at the positive side of things.
1--Okay. Have it your way, but don't say I didn't
warn you.

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注解：

1）What makes you say that?
動詞make之后的復合賓語，不定式動詞不帶to。
2）as smooth as clockwork：（成語）象鐘表一樣平平穩穩，
=easily。
3）on the horizon：直譯是“在地平線上”。
4）positive side：積極的一面。反義詞組是negative side
5）have it your way：（固定成語，多用于停止爭辯時）
隨你的便吧！

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譯文：

1--如果你們那么做的話，會遇到許多麻煩的。
2--什么事使你得出這個結論？
3--我看不出我們正做的事有什么錯處。
1--那就是問題。在這類事情中麻煩并不總是一開始就出現。
2--可是一切都很順當！
3--一切都象我們計劃的那樣，進行得順順當當。
1--情況也許如此。但我要提醒你們，麻煩就要出現了。
3--你總是這么說！
2--就是，你總不看事物積極的一面。
1--好吧，聽不聽隨你們的便。可別說我沒事先警告你們。

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