PETS-2每日對(duì)話練習(xí) 34

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Kathy: Thanks for the tea, Morley.
     Morley: It figures that lobster would make me sick.
     Kathy: No excuses. You lost, fair and square.
     Morley: Well, it's worth it. I feel like I'm in old China at this teahouse.
     Kathy: This used to be a gold mining town. That's how the people here had enough money to pay for the stone architecture.
     Morley: By the way, it's great that you got over your fear of heights.
     Kathy: I owe it all to Dan. He gave me the courage to try.
     (續(xù)上期)
     卡西:莫理,謝謝你請(qǐng)的茶。
     莫理:我就知道那只龍蝦會(huì)讓我不舒服。
     卡西:別找理由。你輸了,很公平。
     莫理:嗯,輸?shù)暮苤档?。在這間茶坊里我好像活在中國(guó)古代。
     卡西:這里曾是金礦重鎮(zhèn)。所以這里的人才有足夠的錢建造石材建筑。
     莫理:順便一提,你能克服懼高癥實(shí)在是太好了。
     卡西:多虧阿丹。是他給了我嘗試的勇氣。
     重點(diǎn)解說(shuō):
     ★ It figures... …是理所當(dāng)然的,也可以獨(dú)立成句說(shuō)成That / It figures.,表示‘想也知道’
     ★ fair and square (口)光明正大的
     ★ mining (n.,a.) 礦業(yè)(的)
     ★ architecture (n.) 建筑
     ★ get over 忘卻(過(guò)去)
     ★ fear of heights 懼高
     ★ owe something to someone 對(duì)某人在某事物上欠一份情