口语情景对话：走遍美国精选 偷得浮生半日闲ACT 1 - 2ACT 1-2 去享受一下鸟语花香【故事梗概】Sam念完了日程表上的所有安排，但Susan觉得自己好像还计划了什么其他的事情。
Sam看到她工作过于紧张劳累，建议她抽空去享受一下鸟语花香。
Susan: What else?
Come on, Sam…Sam: You work too hard, Susan.
When was your last day off?
Susan: Hmm.
I can't remember.
Sam: You really ought to take some time off.
Susan: What for?
Sam: To enjoy the simple things in life…Susan: I know, Sam.
Maybe soon.
Sam: To smell the flowers.
Susan: Oh, wait a minute.
What's today's date?
Sam: Today is the twelfth.
Why?
Susan: It seems to me I scheduled something else.
Sam: There's nothing else in the appointment book.
Susan: I'm sure I did.
Oh, well, I'll probably remember it later.
Sam: I hope it isn't important.
Susan: Hmm.
It's probably nothing.
OK, let's get started.
Would you call Priscilla Smith at FAO Schwarz, please?
Sam: Right.
Later that morning…Sam: These are the models from the Japanese film maker.
Susan: Thank you.
Just put them on my desk.
Sam: And the new drawings for the toy spaceship.
Susan: Wonderful.
That was fast.
Sam: We have a new artist.
She's very talented．【语言点精讲】1.
You really ought to take some time off.
你真的应该休息一下。
ought to do sth.
: 应该做某事。
ought to的口语说法的发音为awta。
take some time off: 抽出时间（休息一下，放松一下）。
2.
What for?
为什么？
在这里相当于Why?
3.
To enjoy the simple things in life…享受一下人生的小小乐趣……the simple things in life: 人生的小乐趣。
这里simple things指的是轻松愉快的谈话，欣赏美丽的天空，或是散步之类的简单但是令人感到放松和快乐的事。
4.
To smell the flowers.
去享受一下鸟语花香。
这个短语场用来指轻松一下，放松一下，休息一会儿。
5.
What's today's date?
Today is the twelfth.
用What's today's date?
提问时，问的是日期，遥是（几月）几号？
用What day is it today?
提问时，问的则是遥是星期几？
the twelfth: 这里表示日期，指12号。
在表示日期时，遥序数词。
6.
It seems to me I scheduled something else.
我好像还安排了一项别的日程。
It seems to…: 好像是…schedule在这里用作动词，将…列入计划，排入日程。
7.
It's probably nothing.
大概不是什么重要事。
类似含义的说法还有It’s probably no big deal.
以及It’s probably no big thing.
（编辑：薛琳）