杜倩供稿
口語(yǔ)步步高(五)
杜倩供稿
1談?wù)搫?dòng)物
動(dòng)物是人類(lèi)永遠(yuǎn)的朋友。你最喜歡哪種動(dòng)物?是熊貓、老虎、獅子,還是其他動(dòng)物呢?下面讓我們一起來(lái)談?wù)剟?dòng)物吧!
??伎谡Z(yǔ)?
Let’s see the pandas first!我們先去看看熊貓吧!
Do you like giraffes?你喜歡長(zhǎng)頸鹿嗎?
Where are lions from?獅子來(lái)自哪里?
Lions are from Africa.獅子來(lái)自非洲。
What animals do you like?你喜歡什么動(dòng)物?
I like elephants. They’re cute.我喜歡大象,它們很可愛(ài)。
What other animals do you like?你還喜歡別的什么動(dòng)物?
I like dogs, too.我還喜歡狗。
免費(fèi)套餐?
What kind of animals do you like?你喜歡哪種動(dòng)物?
I like pandas very much.我非常喜歡熊貓。
What kind of animals do you like best?你最喜歡哪種動(dòng)物?
What’s your favorite animal?你最喜歡的動(dòng)物是什么?
People and animals are friends.人類(lèi)和動(dòng)物是朋友。
To many people, a pet is like one of the family.
對(duì)很多人來(lái)說(shuō),寵物就像是家里的一分子。
快樂(lè)劇場(chǎng)?
A: Tomorrow is Sunday. What do you wanna do?
B: We want to go to the zoo. Do you want to go with us?
A: Yes, I do. When shall we go there?
B: Tomorrow morning.
A: Where can I meet you?
B: At the gate of our school.
A: What animals can we see there?
B: We can see many animals like pandas, tigers, elephants and so on.
A: Do you like elephants?
B: Yes, I do.
A: I like elephants, too.
背景知識(shí)?
如今越來(lái)越多人喜歡在家里養(yǎng)寵物 (pet),“pet”作為名詞時(shí),是“寵物,愛(ài)畜,寶貝”的意思?!鞍选?dāng)成寵物來(lái)養(yǎng)”是“keep…as a pet (pets)”;當(dāng)作為形容詞時(shí),“pet”是“寵愛(ài)的,特別珍愛(ài)的”的意思?!拔沂菋寢尩膶氊惻畠骸北憧梢哉f(shuō)成“I’m my mother’s pet daughter.”。
2詢(xún)問(wèn)原因
在日常生活中,如果我們有一些事情弄不明白,就總會(huì)想要問(wèn)明原因,那么我們應(yīng)該怎樣詢(xún)問(wèn)呢?
??伎谡Z(yǔ)?
Why do you want to see the birds?你為什么想看鳥(niǎo)兒?
Because they’re cute.因?yàn)樗鼈兒芸蓯?ài)。
Why do you like pandas?你為什么喜歡熊貓?
Because they’re very lovely.因?yàn)樗鼈兪挚蓯?ài)。
Why does he like koalas?為什么他喜歡樹(shù)袋熊?
Because they’re kind of interesting.因?yàn)樗鼈冃U有趣的。
免費(fèi)套餐?
I don’t like tigers.我不喜歡老虎。
Why not?為什么不喜歡?
Let’s go to the cinema!咱們?nèi)タ措娪鞍桑?/p>
Why not?好啊。
Why not go and ask the teacher?為什么不去問(wèn)老師?
快樂(lè)劇場(chǎng)?
A: What are you going to do this Saturday?
B: I have no idea.
A: Let’s go to the zoo, ok?
B: Why not? Oh, there are so many animals!
A: What kind of animals do you like best?
B: Let me see. I like pandas best.
A: Why do you like pandas best?
B: Because they are very lovely and friendly. What about you?
A: I like monkeys very much.
B: Why?
A: Because they are very smart.
B: And I don’t like tigers.
A: Why not?
B: They’re dangerous.
背景知識(shí)?
1)“why not”(為什么不)常用于口語(yǔ),有時(shí)還能譯為“當(dāng)然,好啊”。
2)“why not”還有另外一種用法,跟第一種用法不一樣的是,它不能單獨(dú)使用,它后面要加動(dòng)詞原形,表示“為什么不做某事”。例如:“Why not go to the library?”(為什么不去圖書(shū)館?),就相當(dāng)于“Why don’t you go to the library?”(為什么不去圖書(shū)館?)。
3)“because”是“因?yàn)椤?,“so”是“所以”。在英語(yǔ)句子中,“because”和“so”這兩個(gè)詞是不可以同時(shí)出現(xiàn)的,但在翻譯成漢語(yǔ)時(shí)可按漢語(yǔ)習(xí)慣翻譯成“因?yàn)椤浴薄?/p>
1I’m in a hurry. 我趕時(shí)間。
— Do you have a minute, Cary? 卡里,你有空嗎?
— Sorry, I’m in a hurry now. 抱歉,我趕時(shí)間。
分析▲上面把“你有空嗎?”說(shuō)成“Do you have a minute?”,“a minute”在這里并不是指“一分鐘”,而是表示“一點(diǎn)兒時(shí)間”,也可以改用“a second”或是“a moment”。若說(shuō)成“a few minutes”,意思就變成了“可以耽誤你幾分鐘的時(shí)間嗎?”。
2 You should take some notes. 你們應(yīng)該做一下筆記。
— This is important, so you should take some notes. 這點(diǎn)很重要,所以你們應(yīng)該做一下筆記。
— Excuse me for a moment and I’ll get a pen and paper. 抱歉我要離開(kāi)一下,我先去拿筆和紙。
分析▲“take some notes”中的“notes”是“筆記,備忘錄”的意思,而“make(some)notes”和“take(some)notes”均可以表示“做筆記”;要離開(kāi)一會(huì)兒的時(shí)候,可不能一聲不吭就走開(kāi),至少得先和別人說(shuō)一聲“Excuse me”或“Excuse me for a moment”,這是英語(yǔ)中常用的禮貌用語(yǔ)。
3 Do you take many tests at school? 你們?cè)趯W(xué)校常常要考試嗎?
— Judy, do you take many tests at school? 朱迪,你在學(xué)校常常要考試嗎?
— Yes, we have quizzes every week, but they are not so hard.嗯,每周都有小測(cè),不過(guò)并不難。
分析▲“參加考試”是“take the test”;“通過(guò)考試”是“pass the test”。比“test”難度更大的“examination”常常簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě)成“exam”;“quizzes”是“quiz(=a small test)”的復(fù)數(shù)形式。在美國(guó),學(xué)校每周都會(huì)對(duì)前一周學(xué)過(guò)的內(nèi)容,用測(cè)驗(yàn)的方式進(jìn)行復(fù)習(xí),這就叫“quiz”。
4 Do you often take business trips? 你經(jīng)常出差嗎?
— Do you often take business trips? 你經(jīng)常出差嗎?
— No, not so often. About once or twice a month. 不,不會(huì)經(jīng)常出差。一個(gè)月大概一到兩次。
分析▲“take business trips”是“take a business trip”的復(fù)數(shù)形式。這里為什么要用復(fù)數(shù)呢?各位只需想想出現(xiàn)在它前面的“often”,馬上就能明白了?!皌ake a trip”是“去旅行”的意思,由此可以衍生出如“take a short trip”“take a weekend trip”這樣類(lèi)似的短語(yǔ)表達(dá),利用這種方法就可以輕松記下很多短語(yǔ),舉一反三。
5 Did I get any mail today? 今天有我的郵件嗎?
— Did I get any mail today? 今天有我的郵件嗎?
— There was a package for you from Japan.你有一件從日本寄來(lái)的包裹。
分析▲“mail”是指“郵件”(在英國(guó)多用“post”),相關(guān)詞匯有很多。例如:
1) mailbox(信箱)(在英國(guó)多用“postbox”)
2) mailman(郵差)(在英國(guó)多用“postman”)
3) by mail(用郵寄的方式)(在英國(guó)多用“by post”)
4) post office(郵局)
6 Who is it? 請(qǐng)問(wèn)是哪位?
— Someone’s knocking on the door. 有人在敲門(mén)。
— I’ll get it. Who is it? 我去開(kāi)門(mén)。請(qǐng)問(wèn)是哪位?
分析▲“Who is it?”是問(wèn)門(mén)外的人“請(qǐng)問(wèn)是哪位?”,可以直接回答“I’m Mary.”(我是瑪麗。)。但在電話(huà)里告訴別人你是誰(shuí)的時(shí)候,要用“This is Mary.”(我是瑪麗。)或“This is Mary speaking.”(我是瑪麗。)。