“back and forth”是什么意思？大纲

英语中有一个很常见的词组“back and forth”，它是什么意思呢？可千万不要把forth和fourth搞混了。看看《我们这一天》的这个片段吧。

对话原文

I have a cat.

我有一只猫 

It's all I really have.

它是我的唯一了 

His name's Clooney.

它叫克鲁尼 

One of those ironic names, 'cause he's a pretty ugly cat.

挺讽刺的名字 因为它很丑 

I go back and forth to feed him.

我来回跑是为了喂它 

Three hours on the bus each day.

每天坐三个小时大巴 

Why wouldn't you just tell us you had a cat?

你为什么不直接跟我们说你你有只猫 

The little one has asthma

你们小女儿有哮喘

and I knew if I brought up the cat,

我知道如果我说了猫的事

you'd tell me to bring it,

你们会让我带它来 

that would cause problems.

这样就会添麻烦 

And I don't want to cause any problems,

但我不想给你们添麻烦 

'cause if I cause problems, I'd have to leave.

因为添了麻烦我就得走 

And...

但... 

and I don't want to leave.

但我不想走 

Six months ago, some doctor told me I had three to live.

六个月前 医生告诉我我还有三个月时间 

But for some reason, I don't feel so bad lately.

但不知怎么的 最近我没那么难受了 

Maybe to do with this house.

也许是因为这个家 

I don't know.

我不知道 

Truth is, I'd never thought

说实话 我从未想过 

I'd have anything to care about again

我的生命中 除了那只丑猫 

besides an ugly cat, so...

还会有其他值得在乎的东西 所以...

今日重点：

讽刺的：ironic。名词形式irony，意思是“反讽”

及其：pretty。这个词也可做形容词，表示“漂亮的”

来回地：back and forth。forth表示“向前”，而fourth是“第四”

哮喘：asthma

提出：bring up 

某个的：“some doctor”可以看到doctor没有加-s，是因为some在这里表示“某个”，而不是“一些”

与……有关：to do with sth