Tom: Hey, let’s go to the night market after work tonight.
Lily: That’s a good idea. I haven’t been in a while and I need to get a new backpack. The old one is hanging on by a thread!
Tom: That reminds me I should buy some new socks to go hiking this weekend.
口语点津
1.I haven’t been in a while. 我有一阵子没去了。
in a while=for a while 一段时间
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I haven’t seen you for a while.
很长时间没见你了。
It has been a while since the last time I saw you.
有好一阵子没见你了。
2. The old one is hanging on by a thread! 旧的那一个正好脱线了。
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The old one is falling apart.
旧的那一个正好裂开了。
3.That reminds me！刚好提醒我！
remind是指“提醒，记住要……”，常与of和动词不定式连用，remind sb of sth. 提醒某人某事；remind sb to do sth.提醒某人去做某事，例如：
Remind me to write to my mother.
提醒我给妈妈写信。
This reminds me of the thing happened last year.
这使我想起去年的事。
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You have just made me recall the unfinished homework.
你让我想到我作业还没做完。
It hits me all of a sudden that I have to buy a new bag.
我突然想起，我需要买一个袋子。
参考译文
汤姆：嘿，今晚下班后咱们去夜市吧。
莉莉：好主意，我有一阵子没去了。我需要买个新背包，旧的那一个正好脱线了。
汤姆：刚好提醒我该买一些这个周末要去徒步旅行穿的新短袜。
