临行告别
1.惯用口语句子：
I've come to say goodbye.
我是来告别的。
I'd like to say tloodbve to everyone.
我要向诸位告别啦。
“say goodbye to sb.”的意思是“向某人说再见，向某人道别”。
I'm off tomorrow.
我明天动身。
“off”在这里是“离开”的意思。
My flight leaves at 8 pm.
我坐的是晚上8点的航班。
I'm catching the 9:15 train tomorrow moming.
我要赶明天早上9:15的火车。
flight n. 航班，飞行
Goodbye and thank you for all you have done for me.
= Goodbye and thank you for everything.
再见了，谢谢你为我所做的一切。
I'm so sad to leave.
要走了，我很难过。
I wish I could stay, but I have to go.
我真希望我能留下，但我真的得走。
Be sure to drop me a line.
一定给我写信啊。
Rpmember to write to me.
记着给我写信。
remember v. 记得，记起
drop sb.a line“写信给某人”
Don't forget to give me a ring.
别忘了给我打电话。
forget v. 忘记(过去式为forgot，过去分词为forgotten)
ring n. & v. 打电话
“give sb.a ring=call sb.”意思是“打电话给某人”。
Please don't forget to say goodbye to the rest of the family for me.
= Please remember me to all the other people in your family.
请别忘了代我向您家里的其他人告别。
Remember to look me up if you're over in New York city.
要是来纽约的话，要记得来看我。
look sb. up“看望/拜访某人”
2.实用对话
Taking Leave告别
Jim: I want to say goodbye to everyone.
吉姆：我想向诸位告个别。
Lily: You're leaving so soon. When are you off?
莉莉：你这么快就走啊。什么时候动身?
Jim : I'm catching the 9:15 train tomorrow moming.
吉姆：我要赶明天早上9:15的火车。
Lily: How about I come and see you off?
莉莉：那我来送你怎么样?
Jim: You really don't need to.
吉姆：你真的不用这么麻烦。
Lily: OK I'll miss you. I hOPe we can see each other again soon.
莉莉：好吧。我会想你的。希望我们很快就能再见面。
Jim: I hope so, too. Thank you. Lily. Thank you for everything.
吉姆：我也希望如此。谢谢你，莉莉。谢谢你为我所做的一切。
Lily: You're welcome.
莉莉：别客气嘛。
Jim: Please say goodbye to the rest of the family for me.
吉姆：请代我向你家里的其他人道别。
Lily: OK. Take care, and I hope you have a good joumey.
莉莉：好的。多加保重，祝你旅途愉快。
Jim: Thank you. Remember to look me up if you're ever in Washington.
吉姆：谢谢。如果你来华盛顿的话，要记得来看我。
Lily: Of course, I will.
莉莉：当然了，我会的。
Jim: Goodbye then. Thanks again for everything.
吉姆：那么再见了。再次感谢你所做的一切。
3.详细解说
3.“usee sb. off”的意思是“为某人送行，送某人”，例如：My parents saw me off at the airport.(我父母在机场为我送行。)He saw his friend off at the bus station.(他在车站给朋友送行。)另外在口语中，“see sb.off”还可以表示“(在比赛、战争中)将某人打败或逐出去”，例如：The home team saw the challengers off by 68 points to 47. (主队以68比47打败挑战者。)
2.“take care”的意思是“保重，珍重”，是口语用法，在向朋友或家人道别时常常使用，例如：Take care! See you next month.(保重!下个月见。)
3.“Have a good joumey.”是“旅途愉快!”的意思，用于给某人送行时。
4.文化洗礼
布什的告别演说
Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of conseauence(重要性，重大)-atime set apart.(各位同胞：在过去的八年里作为你们的总统，我深感荣幸。新世纪的第一个十年，是重要的十年——是与众不同的十年。)
Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts on I the joumey that we have traveled together and the future of our nation.(今晚，怀着感恩之心，请允许我在这最后的机会分享一些想法，一些有关我们共同走过的历程和国家未来的想法。)
Five days from now, the world will witness the vitality of American democracy. In a tradition dating back to our founding, the presidency will pass to a successor chosen by you, the American people. Standing on the steps of the Capitol will be a man whose history reflects the enduring promise of our land. (五天之后，世界将见证美国民主的活力。按照建国伊始的传统，总统之职将：传递给你们——美国人民选出的继任者。这位即将站在国会台阶上的人，他的历史彰显了我们这块土地所延续的承诺。)
It has been the privilege(特殊荣幸，特别待遇)of a lifetime to serve as vour President. There ha,ve been good days and tough days. But every day I have been inspired by the trreatness of our country and uplifted by the goodness of our people. I have been blessed to represent this nation we love. And I will always be honored to carry a title that means more to me than any other: citizen of the United States of America.(能够成为你 们的总统，是我一生的荣幸。我体会过快乐，也经历过艰难。但是每天我都为这个国家的伟大和人民的善良所振奋。我非常幸运能够代表我们深爱的这个国家。对我来说，“美利坚合众国公民”这一头衔比其他任何头衔都更有分量，我将永远为拥有这一头衔而自豪。)
And so, my fellow Americans, for the final time, good night. May God bless this h'ouse and our next president. And may God bless you and our wonderful country.(所以，美国同胞们，我最后一次道一声：晚安。愿上帝保佑白宫，保佑我们的下一任总统。愿上帝保佑你们，保佑我们这个美好的国家。)
