《足球尤物》4：一切准备就绪
-Where are you going?
-Mom, I told you! I’m going to Dad’s house for two weeks.
-We’ve hardly spent any time together this summer. Now go upstairs and unpack.
-OK, Mom, I thought about what you said. And you know Monique is gonna be there 24/7 with Sebastian, so, I don’t know, I was just thinking that maybe she’d show me the ropes on the whole debutante thing. This is so exciting!
-You’re gonna have so much fun. There’s the formal ball. And the luncheon. And, oh, did I mention the fundraiser next week? It’s gonna be a carnival!
-Look out! Your brother promised to be there, so remind him when you see him.
fundraiser
n. 资金筹集人；资金筹集活动
My husband is a beat poet, a professional fundraiser, and a proud father.
我丈夫是一位诗人，一位专业基金募集人，一位骄傲的父亲。
carnival
n. 狂欢节，嘉年华会；饮宴狂欢
At the carnival they had all kinds of booths.
在嘉年华上，孩子们有各种各样的棚。
Mention的习惯用法
1. 表示“提到”“提及”，是及物动词，其后接名词或代词作宾语时，无需用任何介词;另外注意不接双宾语。如：
不要在孩子们面前提及此事。
误：Don’t mention about it before the children.
正：Don’t mention it before the children.
他从未向我提及他有个女朋友。
误：He never mentioned me his girl friend.
正：He never mentioned his girl friend to me.
正：He never mentioned to me that he had a girl friend.
2. 若后接动词，要用动名词，不能用不定式。如：
我一提起踢足球，他就说太忙。
误：Whenever I mention to play footall, he says he’s too busy.
正：Whenever I mention playing footall, he says he’s too busy.
3. 口语中说 Don’t mention it. 主要用来回答感谢，有时也用来回答道歉。如：
A：Thank you very much. 多谢你了。
B：Don’t mention it. 不客气。
A：I’m sorry to have troubled you. 对不起打扰你了。
B：Don’t mention it. 没关系。
4. 用于 not to mention, 意为“更不用说”“还不算”。如：
He can speak French, German and Japanese, not to mention English. 他会说法语，德语和日语，更不用说英语。
Ther’re ten of us ready to help, not to mention the children. 我们有10个人愿意帮忙，还不算小孩。
-Oh, my God, he knew! I wanna go home!
-Relax. He was being friendly! We’re not going home! Stop it! I did not spend all this time...
-It’s your fault! Drive home!
-My idea?! You asked me!
-I did your hair and makeup!
-Reverse!
-I want to go! - You’re being a girl!
-Let’s run through it one more time
-Hey. What’s up? I’m Sebastian.
-OK. Now show me the strut. Now, hawk a loogie.
-I’m so proud!
-Remember, inside every girl there’s a boy. That came out wrong. But you know what I mean. Be a good boy.
one more time
再一次；再来玩一次
I want to try my luck one more time, so I played another round.
我想再多试试自己的运气，所以又玩了一句牌。
come out
出现；出版；结果是
When the examination results came out,Jack had got left as usual.
考试成绩出来了，杰克照例是不及格。
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