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I DO /我愿意
Summary
Useful Language
warn:警告- You'd better not(make Harry any more nervous than he is).
You'd better(hurry, Robbie).
- express obligation or expectation:表示义务或期望
- I'm supposed to (be worried about my daughter).
(…you are one of us, Harry).
And don't ever forget it.
- calm someone:安慰别人
- Try to take it easy.
You'll be fine.
Not to worry.
Relax.
It'll all be over (soon).
- express probability:表示可能性
- Should be.
They have to(be here)
- say you'll find a solution:表示可设法解决
- We'll figure a way.
- talk about past habits:谈过去习惯
- I never could( tie one of those…).
I have always( worn a clip-on bow tie).
- say you are fortunate:说自己幸运
- We're in luck.
- express worry or dismay:表示担心或沮丧
- Oh my!
本集小结
- * All you do is clip it around under your collar. all后面带定语从句时，关系代词that常省略。这样使用的all有时不是正面的“一切，所有”（everything）的意思，而是反面的“只有，已经够了”（the only thing(s)）。如：
That's all I know. Don't ask me any more questions.
This is all I wish to hear. Please don't say anything more.
All he knows is how to make money buying cheap and selling dear.
For all I know, he may be still alive somewhere.
这个all可以作主语、宾语或补语、表语，一般只指物而不指人，指人时用all those who…或all the people who…。
* I'll lend you mine. 物主代词后面省去名词时，要用其名词形式，即mine，yours，his，hers，ours，theirs，然而后面有名词时又不使用其名词形式。如：
Ours is a big family.
If your bicycle is broken, you can use mine.
His room is upstairs, while mine is downstairs.
I haven't got a suitable tie. Can I borrow one of yours?
* I'm supposed to be worried about my daughter: 在be supposed to do (be) 中，supposed的意思是“应该，预定，据信（但自己有保留）”，和“究竟是（有怒意）”等。下面的例子分别说明这些用法：
Children are not supposed to watch such TV programs.
When are they supposed to get married?
He was supposed to be a very rich man from San Francisco.
You just called me a dog in the manger. Now, what's that supposed to mean?
* He gave them to me to hold on to. hold on to something是“抓住不放，（暂时）代为看管好，不使脱手”等意思。如：
The boy held on to the oar and saved himself from drowning.
Hold on to my bag when I go and get us some ice-cream.
The old widow managed to hold on to the house that her husband left her.
此外hold on to还有“坚持信念，坚守原则”的意思，如：
He held on to his dream of becoming a great artist.
The old man held on to his principles though others gave them up.
hold on或hold还有“等一下，别挂上；别放弃”的意思，如：
Hold on a moment, please. I'll call him out.
Hold on a little longer. The market is looking up.
* honor是美国拼法，英国拼法是honour。许多末尾音节轻读的以-our结尾的词都是这样，如：glamour，glamor /ardour，ardor/odour，odor/humour，humor/favour，favor/flavour，flavor等。
* There you go. 非正式的口语用法，有几种不同用法。
一是在把某物拿给某人或在商店、饭馆供应物品或食品后说这句话，如：
There you go, a medium-rare steak./There you go, forty cents change. 或用于日常生活中，如：Just a bit of rouge on the cheeks…there you go. 意思相当于“这就行了，这样就齐了”。
二是表示事已如此，无可奈何，或事本如此，不必惊讶，如：There you go, didn't I tell you so?/There you go. They're going to accept the offer after all. 相当于“我早就说会是这样的，或已经这样了，再说也没有用了”。
三是表示对于别人的反感，因为他老是说某一番话或做某种你不喜欢的事，如：There you go again----you know I don't like that song you're always humming./There you go----complaining about the prices.
至于Here we go./Here goes，前面已讲过，意思与此相近。
* the“Wedding March”：常用的有两个，一是门德尔松在歌剧《仲夏夜之梦》中所撰，一为瓦格纳的歌剧《洛亨格林》的插曲，前者欢快激情，后者庄严肃穆。读者可从录像片的伴乐中猜出是哪一首。
* You're about to become Susan Bennett…: be about to是表示将来状况或行动的一个万法，与be going to类似，意思更强调“马上就要”，不像be going to更多强调“预定或准备要”。在美国英语中，I'm not about to表示不愿意，如：
I'm not about to walk five blocks in the rain to see that film.
此外，还希望读者注意以下各种表达将来的方法及其相互间的区别：to be to do/to do /to be doing/shall (will) be doing/shall (will) do，以及be on the point of doing等。
* 一个是大龄女事业家，一个是带着小女儿的丧妻者，经过小小的一些曲折终于结为人生伴侣。二人今后是否会长久幸福？作者的价值取向使我们作出肯定的推测。至于事业上会不会有冲突呢？且看后文。
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