72、level2-unit3-part3 dialogue-A

M:I didn’t see Angela today. Did she come to the office? （一般过去式）

W: No, she didn’t. She stayed home①, she’s sick②.

M：Sick? What’s wrong with her③?

W：She has ④a bad sore throat and a headache. She’s staying in bed.

M：Oh, that’s too bad. She looked fine⑤ yesterday.

W：She was fine yesterday but last night she got wet⑥in the rain.

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M：Didn’t she have an umbrella?

W：No, she didn’t. So she really got wet. It’s a long walk⑦ from the subway to her home.⑧ 
        She didn’t get home until late.⑨

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M：It was really raining last night. I got wet too and I had my umbrella. It was that strong wind⑩.

W：My umbrella wasn’t much help⑾ either. Still, it was better than⑿ nothing.

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M：Anyway, when you see her, tell her to get better⒀ soon. We miss her at the office.There’s also an important meeting the day after tomorrow⒁. I hope she can be there.

W：OK, I’ll call her and let her know.

M：If she can’t be here we can set up⒂ a conference call⒃. So please let me know. 

W：I will.

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①stay home：待在家里
②sick：生病的，患病的
文中she's sick这句话用的是一般现在时，因为此时Angele还在生病。
sick as a dog.呕吐得厉害：eg: I was sick as a dog after dinner yesterday.我昨晚吃完晚饭后就吐得一塌糊涂。
③what's wrong with sb.表示谁怎么呢？→what's wrong with her?她怎么呢？
what's wrong with sth.表示什么怎么呢？→what's wrong with the computer?电脑怎么呢？
④用have 表示得了什么病。 have a headache头痛
⑤look/looks+adj.:看起来……
eg: Yon look fine.你看起来起色不错。
⑥get wet打湿
⑦long walk很长一段路
⑧from sp. to sp.表示从哪里到哪里
⑨not……until：到……为止，直到……才（until late直到很晚）
eg: I didn't finish my homework until late.我直到很晚才写完作业。
strong wind:大风
⑾much help: 很有用的， 很有帮助的
⑿better……than比……好
better than nothing比什么都没有好
better late than never.迟到总比不到好，晚做总比不做好
⒀get better变好，改善
⒁the day after tomorrow后天
⒂set up: 召开，安排
⒃conference call电话会议