口语情景对话：走遍美国精选 当仁不让 ACT 2 - 2
【故事梗概】
Ellen对竞选准备的进程很满意。照例回家很晚的Philip医生只能干别人最不喜欢的舐信封的活儿。
Ellen: We have done so much in such a short amount of time. I can’t believe it! Wait till Philip comes home and sees our progress!
Robbie: Everyone saw the story in the Riverdale newspaper.
Ellen: Mr. Maxwell was very kind to print my announcement.
Grandpa: It helps enormously. Everybody in Riverdale reads his paper.
Richard: Your photo in it helped, too.
Ellen: Thanks to you, Richard. It’s a good picture.
Philip: [He enters.]Well, hi, all.
Richard &Robbie: Hi, Dad.
Philip: May I …may I help?
Marilyn: [She murmursyes.] Licking envelopes.
Grandpa: I fold the fliers.
Richard: We stuff them.
Philip: And I lick the envelopes.
【语言点精讲】
1. We have done so much in such a short amount of time. I can’t believe it!
我们在这么短的时间里做了这么多的事，我简直无法相信!
a short amount of time: 短时间。用amount表示不可数名词，而用number表示可数名词。
2. Wait till Philip comes home and sees our progress!
等菲利普到家，看见我们取得的进展，(他会很惊讶的)!
progress: 进展，进步。
3. Mr. Maxwell was very kind to print my announcement.
Maxwell先生好心地刊出了我的声明。
announcement: 公告;宣告;发表;通告。
4. It helps enormously. Everybody in Riverdale reads his paper.
它起了很大的作用。里弗代尔家家都看他这份报。
enormously: 巨大地。
5. Thanks to you, Richard. It’s a good picture.
多亏了你，Richard，这张照片照得真不错。
thanks to: 由于，幸亏。
6. Well, hi, all .
嗨，大家好!
7. Licking envelope.
用舌头舐背胶粘信封。