about[prep. 关于，在…周围 ， adv. 附近，大约]
Story A：
Mother: Why couldn’t you answer any questions for the exam?
Mike: I couldn’t do it with so many teachers standing aboutme.
Mother: Why?
Mike: I was afraid that they might peep (偷看) at my papers.
译文：
母亲：你为什么不作答试卷的任何问题？迈克：我不能在这么多老师站在我身边来作答。妈妈：为什么？迈克：我担心他们可能会偷看我试卷。
Stroy B：
At a country-club party a young man was introduced to an attractive girl. Immediately he began paying her court（追求，求爱） and flattering（称赞的） her outrageously（悍然）. The girl liked the young man, but she was taken a bit aback（吓了一跳） by his fast and ardent（热情） pitch（说教）. She was amazed when after 30 minutes he seriously proposed marriage.
“Look,” she said. “We only met a half hour ago. How can you be so sure? You know nothing about me.”“You’re wrong,” the young man declared. “For the past five years I’ve been working in the bank where your father has hisaccount.”
译文：
在乡村俱乐部聚会上，一名年轻男子被介绍给一个有魅力的女孩。 他立刻开始向她的求爱并恭维她。 这个女孩很喜欢这个年轻人，但是他的速度和热情让她感到有点吃惊。 30分钟后，他认真地提出结婚，她感到很惊讶。“看，”她说。 “我们半小时前才见过面。 你怎么这么肯定？ 你对我一无所知。““你错了，”年轻人宣称道。 “在过去的五年里，我一直在你父亲拥有账户的银行工作。”
Story C:
It was their first date, and she’d shown the patience of a saint as he babbled (喋喋不休) on and on abouthis hobbies, his pet peeves (麻烦), his driving techniques, and even the standards he used to choose his barber.Finally, he came up for air and said, “But enough about me. Let’s talk about you.” She breathed a sigh of relief. He went on, “What do you think about me?”
译文：
这是他们的第一次约会，她表现出了一个圣人的耐心，因为他喋喋不休地谈论他的爱好，他的烦恼，他的驾驶技巧，甚至他用来选择理发师的标准。。最后，他出现在空中说：“但对我来说足够了。 我们来谈谈你。“她松了一口气。 他接着说：“你觉得我怎么样？”
