万用句型背一背:
1.Come and get it!
开饭了!
2.Would you set the table?
你能把餐具准备一下吗?
3.Shall we begin?
可以吃了吗?
4.Did you wash your hands well?
手洗干净了吗?
5.I'd rather stay in bed than get up to eat.
我宁愿赖在床上也不想起来吃饭。
身临其境练一练:
本对话选自《Kyle XY》(神奇凯尔)。早餐时母亲Nicole接到了一个电话需要马上出门,父亲Stephen则关心起女儿Lori的新男朋友了。
锦囊妙语学一学:
1.alley:n.小巷,胡同
back alley news:小道消息
That is a through alley. 那条胡同是通的。
2.stop by:顺便访问,做短暂访问
Why don't you stop by (my house) on your way home? 你为什么回家时不顺利来(我家)坐一坐?
3.knock it off:要人停止做某件事,特别是让人讨厌的事
My neighbors are still making a bunch of noise. I wish that they would just knock it off so that I could get a few hours of sleep. I'm exhausted. 我的邻居制造很多噪音。我希望他们别吵了,这样我能好好睡觉。我已经筋疲力尽了。