（上接 第二部分 ）

1. Barney: Oh, great, there it is. Thanks, Lily. You're a peach . 噢，太好了，原来是在那里。谢谢你啊莉莉，你真是好人。

解析：

peach: 原意是“桃子”，这里的意思是 ''something or someone that you think is very good'' （好人）

例：

He's a real peach.

=He's a peach of a guy.

=He's a great guy. （他人非常好。）

2. Lily: Oh, damn it! If only I'd given you a fake tape and hidden the real tape in my purse. Oh, wait. That's exactly what I did. 我要是给你一盘假录像带，把真的藏在我包里就好了。等等，我就是这么做的！

解析：

If only...: used to express a strong wish, especially when you know that what you want cannot happen 用于对自己想要却不可能发生的事表示强烈的愿望

例：

If only he had talked to her sooner! （他要是早点告诉她就好了。）

If only I weren't so tired! （我要是没这么累就好了。）

If only she loved me in return. （她要是也像我爱她一样爱我就好了。）

If only it would stop raining. （要是雨能停就好了。）

3. Lily: Yeah, you were acting so weird about it. I gave you Ted's graduation tape instead. So, should we pop it in ? 对，你对此表现得超级诡异。于是我改为给你泰德的毕业录像带。那么，我们要看一下吗？

解析：

pop in: to put something in, into, or onto a place suddenly or briefly 将某物放入某处

备注： ''pop in'' 常用于非正式的场合。

例：

She popped a CD in the player. （他把一张 CD 放进音乐播放器里。）

He popped a quarter in the jukebox. （他往点唱机里塞了 25 美分。）

I popped a grape into my mouth. （我往嘴里塞了个葡萄。）

He popped (=stuck) his head out the window. （他把头探出窗外。）

4. Ted: Yeah, I left two messages. I checked the cigar club, the Lusty Leopard. 我发了两条短信，也去他常去的地方找过了，都没有。

解析：

check: to look at or in a place in order to find or get something or someone 寻找某物或某人

例：

If you're looking for a spoon, check the top drawer. （找勺子就去顶层抽屉找找。）

I checked his office but he wasn't there. （我去他办公室找过了，他没在办公室。）

If you're looking for an umbrella, check in the closet. （找伞就去柜子里找找。）

5. Lily: Yeah, so sorry. But seriously, what was up with the tape? 对，真抱歉啊。不过说真的，那带子到底是怎么回事？

解析：

up: 这里的 ''up'' 的意思是 ''happening, going on'' ，常用于非正式的场合。（发生了某事）

例：

Hi, Jim. What's up? （嗨吉姆，最近怎么样？）（备注：只有美式英语中用 ''What's up?'' 来打招呼。）

I could tell something was up by the look on her face. （看她脸色我就知道肯定有事。）

''Can I talk to you for a minute?'' ''Sure. What's up?'' （ - 我跟你聊两句可以吗？ - 当然可以。什么事啊？）

备注： ''What's up'' 常与 ''with'' 连用。

Something was up with her. She looks upset. （她肯定有什么事，她看起来很不高兴。）

What's up with you? Why are you so grumpy? （你怎么啦？为什么这么不高兴的样子？）

''Did you hear that he quit his job?'' ''Yeah. What's up with that?'' （ - 他辞职了，你知道吗？ - 嗯，听说了。他为什么要辞职啊？）

6. Marshall: I was stopping by Lily's kindergarten class to say hi, but they were all at recess . 我那时候经过莉莉的幼儿园教室，想打个招呼，但是他们都在休息。

解析：

recess: a short period of time between lessons at a school when children can go outdoors and play 课间休息

备注： ''recess'' 常用于美式英语中。

例：

Her favorite things at school are music and recess. （在学校她最喜欢音乐课和课间休息时间了。）