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Sally: The story of my life isn't even going to get us out of Chicago1. I mean, nothing's happened to me yet. That's why I'm going to New York. Harry: So something will happen to you? Sally: Yes. Harry: Like what? Sally: Like,I'm going to journalism school to become a reporter. Harry: So you can write about things that happen to other people. Sally: That's one way to look at it2. Harry: Suppose nothing happens to you. Suppose you live there your whole life and nothing happens3.You never meet anybody, you never become anything4 and finally, you die one of those New York deaths5 and no one notices for two weeks until the smell drifts into6 the hallway. Sally: Amanda mentioned you have a dark side7. Harry: That' what drew her to8 me. Sally: Your dark side? Harry: Sure. Why? Don't you have a dark side? No, you're probably one of those cheerful people that dot their "i "s with little hearts9. Sally: I have just as much a dark side as the next person10. Harry: Oh, really? When I buy a new book, I always read the last page first. That way, in case I die before I finish. I know how it ends. That, my friend, is a dark side. Sally: That doesn't mean you're deeper or anything11. I mean, yes, basically I'm a happy person. Harry: So am I. Sally: And I don't see that there's anything wrong with that. Harry: Of course not, you're too busy being happy. Do you ever think about death? Sally: Yes. Harry: Sure you do. A fleeting12 thought that drifts13 in and out of the transom of your mind14. I spend hours15. I spend days16. Sally: And you think this makes you a better person? Harry: No. When the shit comes down17, I'm going to be prepared, and you're not.That's all I'm saying. Sally: And in the meantime, you're going to ruin you whole life waiting for it18. 1. get us out of Chicago : the time it takes to drive out of Chicago. 2. That's one way to look at it: you are not wrong in saying that. 3. nothing happens : nothing exciting or important happens. 4. become anything : become something important, special. 5. New York deaths : die in a large city where no one knows you are dead. 6. drifts into: comes into, travels into. 7. have a dark side: very pessimistic, likes to think about anything concerning death. 8. drew her to: attracted her to. 9. that dot their "i"s with little hearts: to dot "i"s with hearts is considered childish and only very naive girls do that. 10. as the next person: as anybody else, as everybody else. 11. deeper or anything: philosophical, smarter. 12. fleeting: a short time, very quickly. 13. drifts: comes, travels quickly. 14. transom of your mind: a small window or opening of your mind. 15. hours: many hours, a long time. 16. days: exaggerating the amount of time spent, a way to say a very long time. 17. when the shit comes down: when death comes. 18. it: death. |
本栏目由杜子华主持，内容选自《杜子华英语大课堂》，语言和文化的注释使用的是简洁平易的英语，并增加一些文化知识的讲解。之所以用英文注释英文，是希望能帮助大家提高用英文进行思维的能力，进而培养良好的英文语感。这个栏目将帮助英语学习者把英语语言学习与了解英语国家的文化、生活、经济、思想、风俗习惯相互融合，从而真正掌握“活”的英语。