I’m too tired. Maybe another night.

我太累了。也许改天晚上吧。

A That was a good evening. I’m ready to go home now.

A 这是个愉快的夜晚。我现在准备回家了。

B Home? But it’s still early. We could go to a club.

B 回家？但是现在还很早啊。我们可以去一个俱乐部玩玩。

A I’m too tired to go out. Do you really want to go?

A 我太累了，不能出去了。你确实非常想去吗？

B Yes, why not? There’s a good club at the hotel.

B 是的，为什么不呢？在旅馆有一家很不错的俱乐部。

A No - it’s too noisy and expensive and I’m too tired. Maybe another night.

A 不——那里太吵了，也太贵了，再说我也太累了。也许改天晚上吧。

B OK, OK. Maybe another night. But we should go sometime.

B 好，好。也许改天晚上。但是我们将来有时间应该去看看。

Notes注释

1.Notice these various time phrases: it’s still early / it’s still early: maybe another night / maybe another night : sometime / sometime.

注意下面这些不同的时间短语：it’s still early /现在还早。maybe another night /也许改天晚上吧 : sometime / 将来某个时间。

2.Remember if you want to emphasise an adjective, you can put too / too before the adjective, eg I’m too tired (to go to the club) / I’m too tired (to go to the club) : It’s too noisy / It’s too noisy : It’s too expensive / It’s too expensive.

记住如果你想强调某个形容词，你可以在这个形容词前用too /太。例如I’m too tired (to go to the club) /我太累了(不能去俱乐部了)。It’s too noisy / 那里太吵闹了 : It’s too expensive / 那里太贵了。

Key phrases and sentences

That was a good evening.

I’m ready to go home now.

Home? But it’s still early.

We could go to a club.

I’m too tired to go out.

Do you really want to go?

Yes, why not?

There’s a good club at the hotel.

No - it’s too noisy and expensive and

I’m too tired.

Maybe another night.

OK, OK. Maybe another night.

But we should go sometime.

这是个愉快的夜晚。

我现在准备回家了。

回家？但是现在还很早啊。

我们可以去一个俱乐部玩玩。

我太累了，不能出去了。

你确实非常想去吗？

是的，为什么不呢？

在旅馆有一家很不错的俱乐部。

不——那里太吵了，也太贵了，再说我也太累了。

也许改天晚上吧。

好，好。也许改天晚上。

但是我们将来有时间应该去看看。