Things Have Been Okay 一切都正常
A young couple were becoming anxious about their four-year-old son, who had not yet talked. They took him to specialists, but the doctors found nothing wrong with him. Then one morning at breakfast the boy suddenly blurted, "Mom, the toast is burned."
一对年轻夫妇有个儿子,已经四岁了,还没有开品说话,他们对此深感焦虑。他们带他去找专家诊治,但医生们总觉得他没有毛病。后来有一天早上吃早餐时,那孩子突然开口了:“妈妈,面包烤焦了。”
"You talked! You talked!" Shouted his mother. "I'm so happy! But why has it taked this long?"
“你说话了!你说话了!”他母亲叫了起来。“我太高兴了!但为什么花了这么长的时间呢?”
"Well, up till now," Said the boy, "things have been okay."
“哦,在这之前,”那男孩说,“一切都很正常。”
1.yet
在现在完成时的句子中,already常用于肯定句,yet常用于否定句和疑问句,但yet还有其他用法。
a. 用于否定句中,意思是还、尚、迄今、到那时”。例如 he is not yet here. 他还未到。
b. 用于疑问句中,意思是已经”。例如 is everything ready yet ? 一切都准备好了吗?
c. 与比较级连用,意思是更”。例如 you must work yet harder. 你还需更努力地工作。
d. 与once , again , another 连用,意思是再”。例如 he has made yet another mistake. 他又犯了一个错误。
e. 用于肯定句中,意思是仍然、还得”。例如 she is yet a child. 她还是个孩子。
f. 用作并列连词时,意思是然而、可是”。例如 he studied hard yet he failed. 他学习努力,可是考试仍未及格。
2.specialists
n.专家;行家;专科医生
eg:He is a specialist in skin diseases. 他是皮肤病的专家。
同时专家还有这两种说法:expert,proficient
3.toast
n.干杯;烤面包;接受敬酒的人;(在某领域)广受赞誉的人
vt.& vi.向……祝酒,为……干杯
vi.烤火,取暖;使暖和;烘烤(面包片等)
一般来说,toast一般是指干杯,敬酒的意思。
eg:Let's toast our friendship! 让我们为友谊干杯!