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第19章 交际口语(1)

Weather

071

天气

Classic Sentences 经典句子

701 | The weather is abnormal this year.

今年的气候不正常。

702 |.It’s raining hard.

雨下得很大。

703 | Snow covered the ground.

积雪覆盖了大地。

704 | Snow is falling all over the country.

全国各地都在下雪。

705 |.Have you listened to the weather forecast?

你听天气预报了吗?

706 | What’s the temperature today?

今天的气温多高?

707 | The fog cleared off.

雾气已散。

708 |.It’s cloudy today.

今天阴天。

709 | It’s a fine day today.

今天的天气真好。

710 | Cold weather, isn’t it?

天气很冷,不是吗?

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Weather 天气

* Extra Sentences

The weather becomes warmer.

天气变暖和了。

It is sunny today.

今天天气晴朗。

Wet weather always depresses me.

★ depress [di.pres] v. 使沮丧

我在阴雨天总是心灰意冷。

It’s raining cats and dogs outside.

外面正下着倾盆大雨。

It’s freezing.

天冷极了。

Useful Dialogue 实用会话

Talking About Weather

Cathy: It is boiling today,isn’tit?

Kayla: Yes,it’sveryhotand stuffy.

Cathy: It’s been looking like rain for several days. But

it hasn’t rained yet.1

Kayla: There are thick black clouds in the sky now.

The wind is rising. Cathy: It looks as if a thunder storm is coming in.

Kayla: It’s a bit windy. But I like the breeze.

Cathy: It’s beginning to sprinkle.

Kayla: The weatherman says some showers are

expectedthisafternoon.

Cathy: It’sturningwarmer,isn’tit?

Kayla: Yes, the temperature is going up today. The

★ boiling [.b.ili.] a. 沸腾的

★ stuffy [.st.fi] a.(房间等)不通风的 ☆ thunder storm雷雨 ★ breeze [bri.z]

n. 微风

Weather 天气

① But it hasn’t rained yet. 但还是没下。yet:还。在现在完成时的句子中,already常用于肯定句,yet常用于否定句和疑问句。用于否定句时,yet表示“还、尚、迄今”等意思,例如: He hasn’t done much yet. 他做得还不是很多。用于疑问句时,yet表示“已经”。例如:Have you seen such a space shuttle yet?你见过这样的航天飞机吗?

072 Family

01. Classic Sentences 经典句子

711 | When there is a family, there is a god.

有家的地方就是天堂。

712 | East, west, home is best.

金窝,银窝,不如自家的草窝。

713 | We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves.

养儿方知父母恩。

714 | There is a skeleton in every house. ★ skeleton [.skelit.n] n. 骨架

家家都有一本难念的经。

715 | We can’t live without our family. 我们不能没有家。

716 | You can tell your family everything because they are like your best friends.

你可以向家人敞开心扉,因为他们就像你最好的朋友一样。

717 | My daughter gets my nose. 我女儿的鼻子和我的长得一模一样。

718 | My mother is very gentle. 我的母亲非常温柔。

719 | How do you think of your parents? 你如何看待你的父母?

Family 家人

720 | My younger brother is still at high school. 我弟弟还在上高中。

* Extra Sentences

Do you see your parents often?

你经常见你的父母吗?

I see my family often.

我经常看望我的家人。

He is an apple of our eye.

他是全家人的掌上明珠。

It must have been tough for your parents bringing up three boys.

★ tough [t.f] a. 艰苦的

对你的父母来说抚养三个男孩一定很不容易。

My brother is easy-going.

我的哥哥很容易相处。

Useful Dialogue 实用会话

A Family Photo

(Dennis is looking at one of the photos of Anna.)

Dennis: Is this a photo of your family?

Anna: Yes,itis.Itwastakentwoyearsago.

Dennis: You look so lovely.

Anna: Everyone is lovely with his family.

Dennis: What does your mother do?

Anna: She is a teacher in a middle school.

Dennis: Is she busy?

Anna: Yes, she is always very busy. We hope she

canspendmoretimestayingwithus. 1

★ lovely [.l.vli]

a. 可爱的 ★ pretty [.priti]

a. 漂亮的 ★ contest [.k.ntest] n. 比赛

Family 家人

① We hope she can spend more time staying with us.我们希望她能花更多时间与我们在一起。spend的主语通常是人,用来表示花时间做某事或花钱买东西,常用句型有:主语+spend+时间/金钱+on sth.或主语+时间/金钱+(in) doing sth.例如:

—The little girl spent three hours finishing

thebook..小女孩花了三个小时读完了那本书。 —Ispent5dollarsonthebook..我买这本书花了5美元。

Stocks

股票073

Classic Sentences 经典句子

721 | Each investor hopes for return for his or her money. 每个投资者都希望投入的资金有所收益。

722 | How shall I go about trading in a major corporation?

我要买一家大公司的股票应该怎么做? 723 | How many listed companies are there all together?

总共有多少家上市公司?

724 | The approach in buying and selling securities is basically the same.买卖股票的方法基本都相同。

725 | Would you tell me something about stock shares?

你能告诉我什么是股份吗? 726 | How can investors make money? 投资者如何才能赚钱呢? 727 | Everyone wants the stock market to go up. 人人希望股票上涨。 728 | Could I buy and sell shares through your bank?我能通过你们银行买卖股票吗? 729 | How many major securities markets are there in China mainland?

中国大陆有几个主要的股票市场?

730 | Does your bank have the service on securities

investments?

贵行是否提供股票买卖服务?

Stocks 股票

* Extra Sentences

Can I place my order by phone?

我可以通过电话安排买卖吗?

What’s a bull market?

什么叫牛市?

02.Useful Dialogue 实用会话

Stocks 股票

★ skyrocket [‘ska.r.k.t] v. 飞涨 ★ understandable [.nd..st.nd.b(.)l]

a. 可以理解的 ★ diversify [dai.v..sifai] v. 使多样化

① He is on a gravy train. 他真走运。gravy train指“不费劲而赚大钱的美差”。be on a gravy train是一条常用的口语习语,意指“走运”或“有赚大钱的运气”。例如:You will be on a gravy train if you can get that antique. 你要是

能得到那件古董,你就发大财了。

074 Wedding婚礼 MP3 074

.01. Classic Sentences 经典句子

731 | I feel really happy for you.

我真为你感到高兴。

732 | Too many of my friends are getting married lately. 我的朋友最近结婚的太多了。

733 | How do I tell my parents I am engaged?

我应该怎么告诉我父母我已经订婚了?

734 | The wedding will be held this weekend. 婚礼在这周末举行。

735 | She wedded a foreigner. 她嫁给了一个外国人。

736 | We decided to delay our wedding until next year. 我们决定把婚礼推迟到明年。

737 | Her wedding brought us radiance.

她的婚礼给我们带来了喜悦。

738 | He attended his brother’s wedding.

他参加了他弟弟的婚礼。

739 | Will you marry me?

你愿意嫁给我吗?

740 | She married money.

她嫁给了一个有钱人。

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* Extra Sentences

I’m going to marry her.

我打算娶她。

He asked her to marry him.

他向她求婚。

He is going to marry Jane in May.

他打算五月和珍结婚。

We’ve fixed the date for the wedding.

我们已经决定了结婚的日子。

Useful Dialogue 实用会话

Engaging

Mark: I hear you and John are engaged at last.

Lucy: Yes,weare.

Mark: Whenareyougettingmarried?

Lucy: In the spring.

Mark: Oh,lovely.Where’stheweddinggoingtobe? Lucy: Well…we’re not sure yet, probably in St.

Albans. Mark: Oh,yes.Yourparentslivethere,don’tthey?

Lucy: Yes,that’sright.

Mark: Where are you going to live?

Lucy: We’re going to buy a flat or a small house

somewhere in South London.

Mark: Areyougoingtogiveupyourjob?

Lucy: Yes, probably, but I may look for another one

whenwe’vesettledin. Mark: I am really green with envy.1

★ engage [in.ɡeid.] v. 订婚 ★ probably [.pr.b.b(.)li]

adv. 大概、或许 ★ flat [fl.t]

n. 公寓

Wedding 婚礼