三.IN TIME
下面我們練習怎么用 "及時" in time, i-n t-i-m-e, in time 作句子. 練習的作法是鮑 勃問珍妮一些問題, 比方"你今天早上趕上那班直達車了嗎?" Did you catch the express bus this morning? 珍妮就用 in time 作肯定的答覆. 請你注意聽.
M: Did you catch the express bus this morning?
F: Yes, I caught it in time.
M: Did you make it to your class?
F: Yes, I made it in time.
M: Did you finish the exam?
F: Yes, I finished it in time.
M: Did you talk to your advisor before he left the office?
F: Yes, I talked to him in time.
M: Did you make it to the doctor's appointment after school?
F: Yes, I made it in time.
M: Did you get home before the traffic hour started?
F: Yes, I got home in time.
下面我們再作一組練習. 首先老師說一句話, 比方: Jenny talked to her advisor just before he left the office. 請你把句子改成: She talked to her advisor in time.
這組練習不但提到珍妮還提到其他在這套教材里出現過的人物跟他們做過的 一些事情, 希望你還記得.現在我們開始作練習, 每作完一句, 就請你聽老師念 正確答案.
M: Jenny talked to her advisor just before he left his office.
F: She talked to her advisor in time.
M: Bob got back from China the day before the semester started.
F: He got back from China in time.
M: Henry and Kate paid their income tax before it was too late.
F: They paid their income tax in time.
M: Henry and other firemen put out the fire just before it started to spread.
F: They put out the fire in time.
M: Nancy finished typing the fire report an hour before it was due.
F: She finished typing the fire report in time.
M: Kate picked up her car just before the garage close.
F: She picked up her car in time.
M: Peter got into his parents' trailer before it started to rain.
F: He got into his parents' trailer in time.
M: Mary got her graduation cap and gown the day before the graduation ceremony.
F: She got her graduation cap and gown in time.
M: Linda bought a swimming suit for Jenny on the last day of the sale.
F: She bought a swimming suit for Jenny in time.
四.FROM TIME TO TIME
現在我們練習怎么用 from time to time, f-r-o-m t-i-m-e t-o t-i-m-e, from time to time 這個詞組的意思就是 "不時" 或是 "有時候". 下面老師用這個詞組提出一 些跟工作有關系的問題, 比方美國人有時候感到工作沉重, 有時候覺得受到時 間的束縛等等, 請你一一地作肯定的答覆. 你回答之后老師會把答案再念一 遍給你聽.
M: Are Americans preoccupied with their jobs from time to time?
F: Yes, Americans are preoccupied with their jobs from time to time.
M: Do they feel job pressure from time to time?
F: Yes, they feel job pressure from time to time.
M: Do they cope with a hectic schedule from time to time?
F: Yes, they cope with a hectic schedule from time to time.
M: Do they work extra hours from time to time?
F: Yes, they work extra hours from time to time.
M: Do they complain about their jobs from time to time?
F: Yes, they complain about their jobs from time to time.
M: Do they need to relax from time to time?
F: Yes, they need to relax from time to time.
M: Do they need to get away from their jobs from time to time?
F: Yes, they need to get away from their jobs from time to time.