第四十九課 家庭生活有關的詞匯
一.本課要點及示例
在這一課里, 我們學習幾個很有用的常用語, 比方 "打定主意" make up one's mind, "解決" work out, "應付" cope with 等等. 我們還要學習一些跟家庭生活有 關系的詞匯.
首先我們依照慣例聽一段對話, 內(nèi)容說到亨利的同事南希要跟丈夫史蒂夫分 居的事情. 請你注意兩位英文老師的發(fā)音和語調(diào).
M: Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up.
F: It's really a shame. I've heard that they quarrel, but they've always made up afterward.
M: Things are not working out this time. They are getting a separation soon.
F: What is going to happen to their daughter, Bonnie?
M: Nancy is going to take her.
F: The cost of living is so high. It will be difficult for her to take the responsibility. She had better think the whole thing over.
M: She seems to have made up her mind. She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage.
F: Well, I hope her parents will be able to talk her out of it.
現(xiàn)在我請英文老師再把對話念一遍. 請你注意聽.
M: Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up.
F: It's really a shame. I've heard that they quarrel, but they've always made up afterward.
M: Things are not working out this time. They are getting a separation soon.
F: What is going to happen to their daughter, Bonnie?
M: Nancy is going to take her.
F: The cost of living is so high. It will be difficult for her to take the responsibility. She had better think the whole thing over.
M: She seems to have made up her mind. She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage.
F: Well, I hope her parents will be able to talk her out of it.
現(xiàn)在老師把對話里包含了常用語的句子再念一遍給你聽.
M: Nancy and Steve are breaking up.
F: It's really a shame.
F: They've always made up afterward.
M: Things are not working out this time.
F: It will be difficult for her to take the responsibility.
F: She had better think the whole thing over.
M: She seems to have made up her mind.
M: She would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage.
F: I hope her parents will be able to talk her out of it.
二.BREAK UP
現(xiàn)在我們從你剛才聽到的句子里挑出一些常用語分別作練習. 首先我們學習 break up, b-r-e-a-k u-p, break up 的用法. 這個詞組的意思就是 "分裂, 解散". 用 來說人, 尤其是夫妻的時候, 意思就是 "分手". 現(xiàn)在老師用這個詞組作句子,提 出一些有關南希和史蒂夫的問題, 比方他們是不是已經(jīng)決定分手; 他們夫妻 分居或是離婚會不會造成家庭分裂等等問題. 這些問題學生都一一地作肯定 的答覆. 在學生作練習的時候請你也一起作.
M: Have Nancy and Steve decided to break up?
F: Yes, Nancy and Steve have decided to break up.
M: Do Henry and Kate know that they are breaking up?
F: Yes, Henry and Kate know that they are breaking up.
M: Are Henry and Kate concerned about their breaking up?
F: Yes, Henry and Kate are concerned about their breaking up.
M: Does their family break up when they get a separation?
F: Yes, their family breaks up when they get a separation.
M: Does their family break up when they divorce?
F: Yes, their family breaks up when they divorce.