I need your John Hancock.我需要您的簽名.

　　John Hancock是在The Declaration of Independence(美國(guó)獨(dú)立宣言)上署名的獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)士中,將自己的名字簽得又好又大的一個(gè)人.所以美國(guó)人常把Jogn Hancock當(dāng)作signature(署名,簽名)的意思.

　　signature "簽名,署名"(常帶有事務(wù)性味道)

　　autograph "celebrity(名人)的signature" (主要指"把自己的名字簽給別人作紀(jì)念")

　　------------今日練習(xí):翻翻以下三則小對(duì)話!看看你懂了沒(méi)有?------------

　　I.

　　A:I need your John Hancock here to complete the deal.

　　B:You need my what?

　　A:Your signature.

　　B:Oh,ok.Doesn't it to be notarized?

　　A:No,that won't necessary.

　　II.

　　A:Can I have your autograph(n.),please?

　　B:Sure.

　　C:Would you please autograph(v.) this picture?

　　B:Certainly.

　　C:Thanks a million!

　　D:My pleasure.

　　III.

　　A:I wrote to President Bush and he sent me an autographed(adj.) picture of his family.

　　B:Really？Keep it in a safe place.It'll sell for thousands of dollars a few decades later.

 

　　參考答案如下:

　　I.

　　A:I need your John Hancock here to complete the deal. 這里需要您的John Hancock以完成交易.

　　B:You need my what? 你說(shuō)需要我的什么?

　　A:Your signature.你的簽名.

　　B:Oh,ok.Doesn't it to be notarized? 喔,好的.不需要經(jīng)過(guò)公正嗎?

　　A:No,that won't necessary. 不用,沒(méi)必要.

　　II.

　　A:Can I have your autograph(n.),please? 您能給我簽個(gè)名嗎?

　　B:Sure. 當(dāng)然.

　　C:Would you please autograph(v.) this picture? 能請(qǐng)您在這張照片上簽名嗎?

　　B:Certainly. 當(dāng)然可以.

　　C:Thanks a million! 太謝謝您了!

　　D:My pleasure. 這是我的榮幸.

　　III.

　　A:I wrote to President Bush and he sent me an autographed(adj.) picture of his family. 我寫(xiě)了封信給布什總統(tǒng).他送我一張簽名的全家福照.

　　B:Really?Keep it in a safe place.It'll sell for thousands of dollars a few decades later. 真的?好好保管它.幾十年后它肯定能賣(mài)幾千美元.

 

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