193 进一步举例

 

AI havent seen your brother latelyHas be gone away

甲:我近来一直没有见到过你的兄弟。他是不是到别的地方去了?

BYesheshe has been sent to America

乙:是的,他被派到美国去了。

AWhen did he go

甲:他什么时候走的?

BHe went last month

乙:他是上个月走的。

AHave you had any letters from him

甲:你收到他的来信了吗?

BI haventbut his wife has been hearing from him regularly

乙:我没有收到,但他的妻子常收到他的来信。

ADoes she intend to go out and join him

甲:她想出去跟他团聚吗?

BTheyve been thinking about it but havent quite decided yetUnfortunately theyve had a lot of expense lately and perhaps havent got themoney for her fare

乙:他们正在考虑这件事,可还没有最后决定。但是不巧得很,最近他们开销很大,也许没有钱给她买票。

TomWhat have you done with my knife

汤姆:你怎么动我的小刀了?(你把我的小刀放在哪里了?)

AnnI put it back in your drawer

安:我把它放回你的抽屉里了。

Tomtaking it out):But what have you been doing with itThe blades alltwistedHave you been using it to open tins

汤姆(拿出小刀):可你用这刀子干什么来着?刃都卷了!你用它开罐头了吧?

ADo you see those people on that little sandy islandTheyve been waving handkerchiefs for the last half hourI wonder why

甲:你看见小沙洲上的那些人了吗?半小时了,他们一直挥舞着手绢。我不知是怎么回事。

BThey need helpThe tides coming in and very soon that little islandwill be under waterHave you been sitting here calmly and doing nothing to help them

乙:他们需要救援。潮水正在上涨,不一会儿那小岛就要被淹没。你难道一直在这里无动于衷地坐视不救吗?

AIve never been here beforeI didnt know about the tides

甲:我以前从来没来过这里。我不了解潮水的情况。