走遍美国文本及笔记15-3

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1、ACT3-1“也十分相爱。”【故事梗概】在磨坊旅馆，旅馆老板Montefiore女士把Marilyn和Richard带到蜜月套房里。他们回忆了新婚时住在这里的往事。Marilyn告诉Montefiore女士他们已经有了一个儿子。Innkeeper:WelcometotheWatermillInn.Marilyn:Oh,Richard,it'sexactlyasitwaswhenweweremarried!Innkeeper:AndwhenIgotmarried.Marilyn:Eventheoldpatchworkquiltisthesame

2、!Innkeeper:Mygreat-grandmothermadethatquiltwhenTeddyRooseveltwasPresident.Inthosedays,whentheymadequilts,theycutpatchesfromtheoldclothingofeverymemberinthefamilysothateachonewouldbeapartofit.Marilyn:Whatalovelytradition!Richard:Thankyouforcallingus.Innkeeper:Irememberyouand

3、yourwifefromthefirsttimeyoustayedwithus.Richard:Wewereveryyoung.Innkeeper:Andverymuchinlove.Marilyn:Wehaveababynow.Innkeeper:Howwonderful!Aboyoragirl?Marilyn:Aboy--Max.Innkeeper:Doyouhaveapicture?Richard:Wouldaprofessionalphotographerbewithoutapicture?[Hetakesouthiswalletof

4、photographsandshowsherpicturesofthebaby.]Innkeeper:Oh,he'sadorable!Richard:Andverybright.Marilyn:Likehisfather.ArealStewart.Richard:Andverygood-looking,likehismother.【语言点精讲】1.It'sexactlyasitwaswhenweweremarried!这房间跟我们结婚的时候一模一样。这里的when从句是状语从句，修饰itwas，而weweremarried意指wejustgo

5、tmarried，即第一次来此度蜜月的时候。2.Eventheoldpatchworkquiltisthesame!连这老式拼花被罩都是原来那一条。patchworkquilt:百袖被罩，拼花被罩，即用小布块缝缀的被罩。这曾是美国一种相当普遍的民间艺术。3.Mygreat-grandmothermadethatquiltwhenTeddyRooseveltwasPresident.TeddyRoosevelt:指的是美国第26任总统TheodoreRoosevelt。任期从1901年到1909年。Teddy是Theodore的昵称。4.Int

6、hosedays,whentheymadequilts,theycutpatchesfromtheoldclothingofeverymemberinthefamilysothateachonewouldbeapartofit.在那个年头人们做拼花被罩时要从家里每个人的旧衣服上剪下块布来，以便让每个人都有一份。sothat:意思是“以便；所以”。口语中that也可以省略。sothat是引导目的状语从句的连词，等于inorderthat，从句中动词多用may/can/will以及might/could/would/should，以表示一种只是主

7、观企求达到的目的，而还不是真正已达到的结果。5.Irememberyouandyourwifefromthefirsttimeyoustayedwithus.我记得你和你妻子第一次住在我们这儿的时候。thefirsttimeyoustayedwithus:在time后面的定语从句常省去关系词that（或when）。6.Andverymuchinlove.也十分相爱。inlove:相爱。7.Wouldaprofessionalphotographerbewithoutapicture?一位专业摄影师会没有照片吗？这句话是个虚拟语气的反问句，Ri

8、chard的意思是“作为一名专业摄影师，我当然有照片”。Would…?:这是常用的表示“诘难，抗议”等感情的句式。又如，Wouldyouhitsuchasmallb