情景对话：

A: You seem very happy.

你很开心呀。

B: Yeah, I've just finished the term paper. I've been doing it since last monday.

是呀，我刚刚完成我的学期论文，自从上个星期一以来我就一直在写这篇论文。

A: So now you could take a breather. Would you like to dine out tonight?

所以你现在可以松口气了，你愿意今天晚上出去吃饭吗？

B: Sounds great! It's on me this time.

好主意，今天我请客。

一， 词海拾贝

take a breather：休息片刻，歇口气

e.g. After two hours of discussion, I suggested that we take a breather but my colleagues insisted on continuing.

两个小时的讨论后，我提议休息片刻，但是同事们坚持要继续。

e.g. It was midnight before Xiangzi, who had been on the go non-stop, could take a breather. （骆驼祥子）

一直转转到十二点，祥子才找到叹口气的工夫。

You can go ahead on the hike if you want, I'm going to stop here and take a breather.

如果你愿意，你可以继续徒步旅行，我要在这里停下来喘口气。

The senator is taking a breather from his campaign to spend some time with his family.

这位参议员在竞选期间腾出些时间来陪伴家人。

二， 语汇积累

dine out：出去吃晚餐

e.g. Miller used to dine out on his popularity as a playwright.

米勒过去常靠着他剧作家的声望被邀赴宴。

e.g. On this occasion the young man was very sure that Mr. Jackson would rather have had him dine out.

眼下，年轻人十分明白Jackson先生巴不得他在外面吃饭。

三， 短句口译

中：我请客。

英：It is on me.