Mom: Can you guys be quick to tell me your decision?

May: Actually, Mom, Daniel and I want to go to Hawaii very much?

Mom: Hawaii? Are you out of your mind?

May: After reconsideration, we want to stick to our plan.

Mom: Can you tell me why?

May: Yes, because some our classmates have been to Hawaii several times.

Mom: Is that all?

May: Of course not.

Mom: And?

May: We can also enjoy the different cultural customs.

Daniel: That is good for our study, too.

May: We can improve our English.

Mom: All right, Mom and Dad will consider that. Now you have to go to sleep.

媽媽：快說吧，你們的建議是什么呢？

阿美：事實上，我和丹尼爾都非常想去夏威夷。

媽媽：夏威夷？你們兩個真的是有的不正常。

阿美：經(jīng)過我們的深思熟慮，我們決定堅持我們的計劃。

媽媽：能告訴我原因嗎？

阿美：因為我們班的好多同學(xué)都已經(jīng)去過夏威夷好幾次了。

媽媽：這就是所有的原因嗎？

阿美：當(dāng)然不是。

媽媽：還有什么呢？

阿美：我們還可以領(lǐng)略異國的風(fēng)景。

丹尼爾：那對我們的學(xué)習(xí)也有好處。

阿美：我們能提高我們的英語。

媽媽：好吧，媽媽和爸爸會考慮你們的意見。現(xiàn)在你們該區(qū)睡覺了。

May: Daniel and I can never agree with our parents on vacation plans. What they want to do is just to stay in our own country. But Daniel and I both want to go to Hawaii very much where we think would be a fantastic place for a visit. I hope our dream will come true some day.

decision n. 決定

classmate n. 同班同學(xué)

custom n. 習(xí)慣

improve vt. 提高

consider vt. 考慮

sleep vt. 睡覺

You are out of your mind. 你瘋了吧!

一般現(xiàn)在時

一般現(xiàn)在時主要表示：

1.經(jīng)常發(fā)生或反復(fù)發(fā)生的動作

Dad gets up at seven. 爸爸七點起床。

Mom works eight hours a day. 媽媽一天工作八個小時。

I go to school every day. 我每天都去上學(xué)。

2.現(xiàn)在的情況或狀態(tài)

They like eating. 他們愛吃。

Danny is a pupil. 丹丹是小學(xué)生。

Thank you, I don't need it. 謝謝，我不需要。

3.永恒的真理

The sun rises in the east. 太陽從東方升起。

It snows in winter. 冬天下雪。

但是在口語中，一般現(xiàn)在時也可以表示按計劃、規(guī)定或時間表要發(fā)生的事，會有一個表示未來時間的狀語。例如：

The plane takes off at 9:00 a.m. 飛機(jī)早上九點起飛。

They arise here tomorrow morning. 他們明天早上到。

When does the film begin? 電影幾點開始？

My father is in his office from two to five this afternoon. 我父親今天下午兩點到五點在他辦公室。

在一般現(xiàn)在時中，如果主語是第三人稱單數(shù)（he/she/it），謂語動詞后需加s或者es。如：

He goes to school at seven every day. 他每天七點中上學(xué)。

Mary likes English. 瑪麗喜歡英語。

描述一天的生活行程（用一般現(xiàn)在時）。