Get with the times! 与时俱进
Winston: Hey Patrick, did you get the email I forwarded you last week?嗨,帕特里克,你收到我上周给你转发的邮件了吗?
Patrick: Umm, I’m not sure… what was it about? Could you refresh my memory?呃,我不确定……关于什么的邮件啊?你能提醒我一下吗?
Winston: The message saying that our Springtime Examiner subscription expires at the end of the month.邮件内容是说《春日观察家》的订阅在这个月底就要到期了。
Patrick: You’re not seriously considering renewing it, are you?你不是在认真考虑要不要续订吧?
Winston: I’m definitely renewing it. What I want to know is if you’re gonna chip in.我肯定要续订啊。我想知道的是你要不要出钱一起续订。
Patrick: Oh, come on, Winston, get with the times! Pretty much everyone in our generation gets their news online.噢,拜托,温斯顿,你也要与时俱进啊!我们这一代差不多每个人都已经在网上看新闻了。
tips:
①forward,此处并不是我们常用的副词“向前”,而是用作动词,表示“转发(邮件)”。
②refresh one’s memory,“提醒某人”,相当于remind sb.
③expire “到期”,暗指“逾期无效”。
④renew,本意为“更新”,这里说的是renew a subscription,意为“续订”。
⑤get with the times“与时俱进;赶上潮流”。