Reporter: Are you really going to retire, Miss marsh?
Miss Marsh: I may. I can’t make up my mind. I shall have to ask my future husband. He won’t let me make another film.
Reporter: Your future husband, Miss Marsh?
Miss Marsh: Yes. Let me introduce him to you. His name is Carlos. We are going to get married next week.
Kate: Look, Millie! Here’s another report about Karen Marsh. Listen: “ Karen Marsh: The Latest. At her London Hotel today Miss Marsh told reporters she might retire. She said she couldn’t make up her mind. She said she would have to ask her future husband. She said her future husband would not let her make another film. Then she introduced us to Carlos and told us they would get married next week.”
1．He won't let me make another film.他不會再讓我拍電影了。 句中動詞let後面的不定式不帶to，類似的例子如動詞have，make等。 2．introduce A to B,將A介紹給B，向B介紹A。 3．get married,結婚。 4．the latest,最新消息。 5．…she would have to ask her future husband．……她得問問她的未婚夫。 這部分是從句，在整句話中作said的直接賓語。 would have to ask是過去將來時結構。因爲主句的謂語動詞是said，相對過去的這一時間點的將來就是過去的將來，所以用過去將來時結構。
語法 Grammar in use 1．let的用法 let與一般動詞不同，它用於動詞+賓語+動詞原形結構，即let後面可接名詞或代詞，再接不帶to的動詞不定式。其意思爲“允許”、“讓”。請看例句： She lets her son play in the garden. 她讓她的兒子在花園裏玩。 Her parents wouldn't let her go out with that boy. 她的父母不允許她與那個男孩子一起出去。 Just let me try! 就讓我試試吧！ They didn't let the guests smoke in the lobby. 他們不允許客人們在大廳吸菸。 2．間接引語中情態助動詞由現在時如何變爲過去時 ‘I can understand English,’she told me. She told me she could understand English. 她告訴我說她懂英語。 ‘I can't afford a new car,’she said to me. She told me she couldn't afford a new car. 她告訴我說她買不起新車。 ‘It will rain tomorrow,’ she told we. She told me it would rain tomorrow. 她告訴我說明天下雨。 ‘George won't travel by air, ’he said. He said George wouldn't travel by air. 他說喬治將不乘飛機旅行。 ‘I may go to the cinema this evening,’he said. He said he might go to the cinema this evening. 他說他可能今晚去看電影。 ‘I may not retire,’he said. He said he might not retire. 他說他可能不退休。
詞彙學習 Word study 1．introduce v. （1）介紹；引導： He was introduced to Mrs. Black at that party. 在那個聚會上，他被介紹跟布萊克太太相識了。 May I introduce my future husband to you? 讓我介紹你跟我的未婚夫認識好嗎？ （2）引進；推行： Panda has been introduced into Japan from China. 大熊貓由中國引入日本。 Economic reforms have been introduced in China. 中國推行了經濟方面的改革。 （3）引領；（初次）提出： The guest was introduced into a room upstairs. 客人被領進了樓上的一個房間。 He introduced a new topic for our discussion5. 他提出了一個新的議題供我們討論。 2．really adv. （1）真正地；確實地： Are you really going to retire? 你真的準備退休嗎？ He wants to know what really happened. 他想知道事實的真相。 （2）<用以加強語氣>實在；其實： I really don't mind. 我真的不介意。 You don't really expect him to believe that, do you? 你其實並不指望他相信那一點，對嗎？ （3）<表示疑問、驚訝、惱怒等>真的；是嗎；真是的