情景英语：中级美语对话(第120讲)

120 It's Too Late

　　A mother and her child are walking along the street.

　　（C=child； M=mother； W=waiter in a restaurant）

　　C： Mom， I need to go to the washroom.

　　M： Uh-oh！ Can't you wait？

　　C： I can't stand it anymore.

　　M： OK， let's go into this restaurant. Excuse me， but can my son use your toilet？

　　W： Of course not. This is a restaurant， not a public toilet.

　　M： You're so mean.

　　W： Oh， OK. But it'll cost you US$5.

　　M： What？ That's highway robbery¹.

　　C： Mom， never mind. It's too late.

　　W： Hey， come back here and mop the floor.

　　droppings  狗的粪便

　　sidewalk  人行道

　　to be late for sth 迟到

　　scold 责骂

　　along the street = down the street    up the street

　　May I walk you home？  陪你回家   take a walk 散步，走开（when scold sb）   hike

　　Uh-oh！  糟了

　　Uh-huh  yes，right，ok

　　bad breath 口臭

　　duriam 留连

　　I am sorry， but you are wrong. but 不翻译

　　toilet 马桶

　　mean 多译词，这里“不友善的”

　　pee 小便，撒尿

　　mop the floor 擦地板