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【編者按】注意外國人的“預約文化”。

Come over anytime, but not really【譯】隨時來訪，但不是真心（的邀請）【短語】come over 表示“過來；順便來訪；抓住”。【單詞】anytime ['en-ee-tahym]['eni?ta?m] adv. 任何時候；總是，無例外地 anytime的用法和樣例： 例句 Come by anytime 隨時來走走。

Patricia was happy that she was finally making friends since moving to Los Angeles from New York.【譯】帕特麗夏很高興她從紐約搬到洛杉磯后終于交到了朋友。【短語】make friends 表示“交朋友”，后常與with搭配，表示“與……交朋友”。如：We need to encourage our children to make friends with people who will pull them up instead of drag them down. 【專有名詞】Patricia n. 帕特麗夏(女子名)【專有名詞】Los Angeles 地名 [l?s'?nd??l?s] n. 洛杉磯(美國城市)【專有名詞】New York 地名 [noo, nyoo][nju? j??k] n. 紐約（美國城市）

She had left everything behind to move to be closer to her boyfriend.【譯】她為了離男朋友更近而拋下了一切。

The first friend she made was Helen.【譯】她交的第一個朋友是海倫。【專有名詞】Helen ['hel-uh?n]['hel?n] n. 海倫(女子名)

Helen worked with Patricia at a clothing store in the local shopping mall.【譯】海倫和帕特麗夏在當地購物中心的一家服裝店工作。【單詞】clothing ['kl??e??] 原型：clothe [klohth] n. (總稱)衣服；覆蓋物

【單詞】store 名詞 [stawr, stohr][st??] n. 商店；貯藏；充裕【單詞】shopping 動詞現在進行式或動名詞 ['shop-ing]['??p??] n. 購物；買東西 動詞shop的現在分詞形式.【單詞】mall 名詞 [mawl; British also mal][m??l] n. 商業街；購物中心；林蔭大道

Sometimes Patricia would even see Helen on the freeway when they were working the same shift.【譯】有時帕特麗夏甚至會想在高速公路上看到海倫，當他們在同一個班次工作時。【單詞】freeway 名詞 ['free-wey]['fri?we?] n. 高速公路；快車道【單詞】shift 名詞 [shift][??ft] v. 移動；改變；換擋；字型轉換 n. 輪班；變化；移動；計謀；輪班職工

Patricia thought that they must not live too far from one another.【譯】帕特麗夏認為他們不能住得離對方太遠。

Helen confirmed this.【譯】海倫證實了這一點。【單詞】confirmed 原型：confirm 動詞過去式 [kuhn-'furm][k?n'f??m] v. 證實；批準；確定

"My neighborhood is right next to yours," Helen told Patricia while they were both checking out customers.【譯】“我的鄰居就在你的隔壁，”海倫告訴帕特里夏，當時他們都在給顧客結賬。【單詞】neighborhood 名詞 ['ney-ber-hood]['ne?b?h?d] n. 鄰近；鄰居；附近【單詞】yours 形容詞 [yoo?rz, yawrz, yohrz][j??z] pron. 你的；你們的【單詞】checking 原型：check 動詞現在進行式或動名詞 [chek][t?ek] v. 檢查；阻止；核對；買單 n. 檢查；阻礙；支票；賬單；方格圖案；(國際象棋)將軍

"Drop by anytime you want on a day when we're both not working," Helen said.【譯】海倫說：“在我們都不工作的日子里，你想什么時候來都可以。

Patricia took the invitation too literally.【譯】帕特麗夏把邀請看得太認真了。【單詞】invitation 名詞 [in-vi-'tey-shuh?n][??nv?'te??n] n. 邀請；邀請函；招待；招致，引誘【單詞】literally 副詞 ['lit-er-uh-lee]['l?t?r?li] adv. 逐字地；按照字面上地；不夸張地；正確地；簡直

She was able to get Helen's address from their manager at work.【譯】她能從他們工作的經理那里得到海倫的地址。【固定用法】be able to do sth. 能夠，會(做)；有能力(或辦法、機會)做某事；例句：I am able to pick you up on the short wave radio. 我能用短波收音機收聽到你的信號。【單詞】address 名詞 [noun uh-'dres, 'ad-res; verb uh-'dres][?'dres] n. 住址；網址；電子郵箱地址；

"I want to surprise my new friend," Patricia told the manager.【譯】“我想給我的新朋友一個驚喜，”帕特麗夏告訴經理。

The manager thought that was sweet and without thinking about Helen's privacy, he passed the address onto Patricia.【譯】經理覺得這很貼心，沒有考慮海倫的隱私，就把地址傳給了帕特麗夏。【單詞】privacy 名詞 ['prahy-vuh-see; British also 'priv-uh-see]['pr?v?si] n. 隱居；隱私；秘密；私生活【單詞】passed 原型：pass 動詞過去式 [pas, pahs][pɑ?s] v. 通過；經過；度過；傳遞；發生 n. 通行證；及格；乘車券；傳球；關隘，山口【單詞】onto 介詞、從屬連詞 ['on-too, 'awn-; unstressed 'on-tuh, 'awn-]['?nt?] prep. 到 ... 上

On a day that Patricia and Helen both had the day off, Patricia looked up Helen's address on her map application on her cell phone.【譯】在一天帕特麗夏和海倫都休假的時候，帕特麗夏在她手機上的地圖應用軟件中查看了海倫的地址。【單詞】map 名詞 [map][m?p] n. 地圖 vt. 繪制地圖；計劃【單詞】cell 名詞 [sel][sel] n. 單人牢房；小房間；細胞；蜂房的巢室；電池 手機【單詞】phone 名詞 [fohn][f??n] n. 電話；電話機；聽筒；耳機

Helen's house was only 10 minutes away.【譯】海倫的家離這里只有10分鐘的路程。【單詞】minutes 原型：minute 名詞復數形式 ['min-it]['m?n?t] n. 分鐘；片刻；備忘

Patricia followed the directions, and at 9:00 a.m., she rang the doorbell at 2374 Evergreen Avenue.【譯】帕特麗夏按照指示，早上9點，她按了常青大道2374號的門鈴。【單詞】followed 原型：follow 動詞過去式 ['fol-oh]['f?l??] v. 跟隨；追趕；緊接著；注意；遵循；沿著；明白【單詞】directions 原型：direction 名詞復數形式 [dih-'rek-shuh?n, 'dahy-][d?'rek?n] n. 方向；指導；用法說明；趨勢；目標；管理【單詞】rang 原型：ring 動詞過去式 [ring][r??] n. 戒指；環；圈；拳擊場；馬戲場；幫派 n. 鈴聲；鐘聲；電話；口氣 v. 包圍；環繞；形成圈 v. 打電話；回響；鳴響；按鈴；聽上去 rang / ringed rung /【單詞】doorbell 名詞 ['dawr-bel, 'dohr-]['d??bel] n. 門鈴【專有名詞】Evergreen ['ev-er-green]['ev?ɡri?n] adj. 常綠的 n. 常綠樹；常綠植物 (復)evergreens: 常綠樹枝條.

It took Helen awhile to answer the door.【譯】海倫過了一會兒才開門。【單詞】awhile 副詞 [uh-'hwahyl, uh-'wahyl][?'wa?l] adv. 片刻；一會兒

She looked genuinely surprised, but also confused when she saw Patricia on her doorstep.【譯】當她看到帕特麗夏在家門口時，她看起來真的很驚訝，但也很困惑。【單詞】genuinely 副詞 ['jen-yoo-in]['d?enju?nli] adv. 真正地；誠實地；由衷地【單詞】confused 原型：confuse 動詞過去式 [kuhn-'fyooz][k?n'fju?z] vt. 使困惑；使混亂；混淆【單詞】doorstep 名詞 ['dawr-step, 'dohr-]['d??step] n. 門階

"What are you doing here?【譯】“你在這里干什么？

How did you get my address?"【譯】你怎么知道我的地址的？”

Helen asked.【譯】海倫問。

She was still in her pajamas and her hair was a mess.【譯】她還穿著睡衣，頭發亂糟糟的。【單詞】pajamas 原型：pajama 名詞復數形式 [puh-'jah-muh, -'jam-uh][p?'d?ɑ?m?] n. 睡衣；寬長褲【單詞】mess 名詞 [mes][mes] n. 混亂；混雜；臟亂

"You told me to drop by anytime we both had a day off, so I got your address from our manager.【譯】“你告訴我只要我們有一天的假就過來，所以我從經理那里得到了你的地址。

I want to give you a surprise!"【譯】我想給你一個驚喜！”

Patricia said.【譯】帕特里夏說。

"I was just being polite.【譯】“我只是出于禮貌。【單詞】polite 形容詞 [puh-'lahyt][p?'la?t] adj. 有禮貌的；客氣的；有教養的；文雅的

You can't just show up at someone's house!"【譯】你不能就這樣出現在別人家里！”

Helen said before slamming the door on Patricia's face.【譯】海倫在把門重重地在帕特麗夏的面前摔上之前說。【單詞】slamming 原型：slam 動詞現在進行式或動名詞 [slam][sl?m] v. 砰地關上；猛放；猛烈攻擊 n. 砰然聲；猛烈抨擊 n. 滿貫