世博英语

Yi-jun: So people can go and root for their old school team?
Taylor: Yep. And relive those good old high school days.
Yi-jun: You don’t sound too excited about going to your reunion.
Taylor: I’m not. I get a stomachache just thinking about it.
Yi-jun: Are you nervous about meeting up with your ex, Femi?
Taylor: Ouch, that hurts—did you have to mention her name?

relive (v.) （在想象中）重新体验，重温
A: Please tell us again what happened to you, miss.
小姐，请重述一遍发生在你身上的事。
B: I don’t want to relive the experience again!
我不想再回想起这个经验了！

root for… （美俚）为…加油
Will you root for me? I need all the encouragement I can get.
你要为我加油吗？我需要好好打气加油。

good old days 往日的美好时光
I miss the good old days when the economy was booming.
我怀念那些景气大好的美好旧时光。

stomachache (n.) 肚子痛，胃痛
That spicy soup gave me a terrible stomachache.
那个酸辣汤害我肚子好痛。

meet up with… 与（某人）巧遇
I can meet up with you later if you can’t get off work now.
如果你现在不能下班的话，我可以晚点再跟你碰面。

怡君：所以大家可以去为母校的校队加油？
泰勒：对。还可以重温往昔的高中美好时光。
怡君：听起来你不是很想去参加同学会的样子。
泰勒：没错。我一想到就胃痛。
怡君：你是在紧张会碰到前任女友费咪吗？
泰勒：哎哟，那真伤人——你一定要提起她的名字吗？

Yi-jun: Yeah, but you guys don’t stay with the same classmates all day, right?
Holly: Right. The people in your math class might not be the people you have science with.
Yi-jun: So, you sent out invitations to your whole graduating class?
Holly: Yep. And the date is set for homecoming night.
Yi-jun: I thought homecoming was a high school dance.
Holly: It’s a football game the school team plays at home. The dance and reunions are usually that night, too.

invitation (n.) 邀请函
I never received his wedding invitation so I didn’t go.
我没收到过他的结婚喜帖，所以我没去。

homecoming (n.) 一年一度的返校日
I can’t wait until Homecoming when we get to party after the game!
我等不及去参加返校日球赛后的派对了！

stay with… 与（某人）待在一起
You should have stayed with Emily. You two made a great couple.
你应该和艾蜜莉在一起。你们两个很配。

graduating class 毕业班级，毕业年级
This year’s graduating class is particularly talented.
今天的毕业班尤其聪明。

dance (n.) 舞会
I think Fran is going to ask me to the dance!
我想法兰要约我跳舞！

怡君：对呀，可是你们不会整天跟同样的同学一起上课，不是吗？
荷莉：没错。一起上数学课的同学，不一定会一起上理化课。
怡君：那么，你要寄邀请函给全部的毕业班同学？
荷莉：对。而且日期会订在年度返校日那晚。
怡君：我还以为年度返校日是一种高中舞会。
荷莉：那是一场美式足球校队会在主场进行的比赛。舞会和同学会通常也在那天晚上举办。

剧码： Let’s Get Together

Yi-jun: I’m glad you’re on your ten-year reunion planning committee.
Holly: Yeah, you get the TV to yourself while I spend my nights surfing the Net for missing classmates.
Yi-jun: That’s not why. This way I can see how you guys do this sort of thing.
Holly: I guess. Don’t you have reunions in Taiwan?
Yi-jun: Definitely. Every year. But just for our forty-person class.
Holly: Ours are for everyone that graduated in the same year.

reunion (n.) 同学会，众人团聚的场合
A: We’re going to have a reunion of old friends at my place this weekend.
这个周末有一群老朋友要到我家聚会。
B: I’ll be there!
我会去！

surf the Net 浏览网站，在网络上搜寻资料
I spent all day surfing the Net for information for my report.
我花了一整天上网找报告的资料。

committee (n.) 委员会
A: This school needs to clean up its act.
这个学校各方面表现都需要加强。
B: You should be on the Parents Committee.
你应该成为家长会委员。

Definitely. 当然。
A: Wanna see that new Tom Hanks movie with me?
想和我一起看汤姆汉克斯的新电影吗？
B: Definitely! That flick looks good.
当然想！那个电影看起来不错。

荷莉与泰勒的高中同学会之前几个月

怡君：真高兴你担任你们毕业十周年同学会的筹办委员。
荷莉：是呀，当我整晚上网查失联同学资料时，都没人跟你抢电视。
怡君：我才不是在高兴这个呢。而是这样我就可以看你们是怎么办这类活动了。
荷莉：也许吧。你们台湾没同学会吗？
怡君：当然有。每年都办。但是只为我们班那四十个人举办。
荷莉：我们的是为同一年毕业的所有人举办。