Vocabulary
Jobs&Weather
Things to read
Dialog
Foot Injury
Discussing Eating Out
对话总结
Jobs&Weather
Mechanics like this one ,fix cars.机修工,像这个工人,工作是修车.
mechanic 机修工
fix 修理 fix cars 修车
fix the washing machine 修理这台洗衣机
He is working in a repair shop .他正在一家修理厂工作
repair shop 修理厂
repair a computer 修电脑
repair a car 修车
A delivery person delivers things ,such as pizzas.This person works for a restaurant. 快递员的工作是递送东西,比如送披萨,这个快递员为一个餐厅工作
delivery person 快递员
delivery 递送(n) deliver(v)递送
work for 为...工作
This thief is stealing a television from a home.Stealing things is against the law.这个小偷正在从某一家偷了台电视.偷东西是违法的
这里 Stealing things 是动名词做主语,偷东西这件事 作为主语 所以后边用单数 is
thief 小偷 thieves 小偷(复数)
steal 偷窃
law 法律
against the law 违法
These people are wearing masks because of the smog.这些人戴着口罩,因为烟雾的原因.
smog 烟雾 smoke 烟 fog 雾
because of + 名词 表示原因
because + 句子
One cause of smog is automobile exhaust.导致烟雾的一个原因就是汽车废气的排放.
cause 原因
automobile 汽车
exhaust 排气 废气(n) exhaust (v)排出 耗尽
When the sky is overcast,we can't see the sun because of the clouds.A cloudy sky means that it might rain.阴天的时候,因为云很多我们就看不到太阳了.阴天意味着可能会下雨
mean 意味着
might 表示推测 might 相对于may 来说 语气更不确定,表示的可能性更小.
We need to wear a coat when it's cold and windy.In a very strong wind,It's difficult to use an umbrella当天冷和有风的时候,我们需要穿个外套,在很大的风中,我们撑伞都很困难.
it's difficult to do sth 难以做某事
We need to drink water or other liquids when it's hot outside.When it's really hot,most people turn on the air conditioning 当天气真的很热的时候,大部分人会打开空调.
liquid 液体
air conditioning = air conditioner 空调
turn on 打开(通常打开电器都用 turn on)
Things to read
works of fiction include novels,short stories and plays,such as Shakespeare.
work 在这里指作品,著作.
fiction虚构文学作品
non-fiction 非虚构文学作品
novel 小说(长篇小说) short story 短篇小说 play 戏剧
imagination 想象力 imagine 想象 adventure 冒险,奇遇
Non-fiction works include biographies and books about science and history.非虚构的文学作品包括人物传记,以及有关科学和历史的书.
biography 人物传记 autobiography 自传
People read the news to learn about what's happening is the world.We can get the news in newspapers and online人们通过阅读新闻来了解世界上正发生的事.我们可以通过报纸和上网来阅读新闻.
news 新闻 newspaper 报纸
online 在线的,联网的
When we buy something ,we often need to read an instruction manual ,instruction manuals show us how to put together or install things.当我们买东西的时候,我们通常需要阅读使用说明,说明书告诉我们如何组装或者安装东西
an instruction manual 一本说明书
instruction 指令,用法说明
manual 手册,指南.
put together 组装 put a bookshelf together组装书架
install 安装 install an air conditioning 安装一台空调
Foot Injury
My left foot hurts.我的左脚觉得痛.
hurt 感到疼痛 /受伤
I don't know if it's broken ,but it sure hurts.我不确定它是否骨折了,但他很疼就是了.
broken 破碎的,坏掉的,骨折的.
if 这里作为 是否 的意思
作为是否得用法时,一般不能放在句子开头,而要放在动词后面,引出一个从句,从句根据句子意思可以用不同时态.
I don't know if he will come tomorrow.我不知道他明天是否会来.
There's one way to find out if it's broken.这儿有一种办法可以弄清楚它是否骨折.
You need to see a doctor,the doctor can x-ray you foot.医生可以用x光检查你的脚
find out 找出,查明
x-ray x光(n),用x光检查(v.)
I can't walk by myself.Can you help me into a taxi?我没法自己走,你能帮我送上出租车吗?
myself 我自己
反身代词使用:
1,做主语的同位语:I went to cinema myself
2.作宾语的同位语:You can go and ask Tom himself.
3.做介词的宾语:I can't walk by myself.
4.做动词的宾语: enjoy yourself玩的高兴 help yourself 请自便 teach oneself 自学
I'll get you to a hospital as soon as possible.我会尽快送你去医院.
as soon as possible(asap) 尽快
Discussing Eating Out
I don't feel like cooking tonight ,let's go out.我今晚不想做饭了,咱们出去吃饭吧.
feel like sth/doing 想
I feel like a cup of coffee.我想要杯咖啡.
We went there last week ,let's try something new.You have no imagination,you always want
to go to the same place.我们上周才去过,这次试试新的店吧.你真是一点想象力没有,总是想去同一家.
--I don't like unpleasant surprises.I just want things to be simple.我不想要不开心的惊喜,我只想让事情简简单单的.
try something new 尝试新事物
imagination 想象力
simple 简单 容易.
Let's compromise.let's go 50-50 让我们妥协一下,折中一下.我们各让一步.
go 50-50 平摊,对半(各让一步)
Let's not go too late.我们别去太晚了.
Let's 开头的祈使句的否定结构:Let's + not + 动词原形.
