书城外语从ABC到脱口秀:英语发音、单词、口语速成全攻略
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第55章 口语(27)

1. He is a couch potato. 他整天看电视。

2. Do you like the host of that show 你喜欢这个节目主持人吗?

3. Wed better change turn to another channel. 我们最好换个频道。

4. The show is on. 节目开始播出了。

5. The late night news is coming up. 接下来播出的是夜间新闻。

6. The show has been moved from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 这个节目已经由晚上8 点改到晚上11 点播出。

7. I can not stick the TV program. 我受不了这些电视节目。

8. Its kind of a continuing daily TV drama. 那是一种每天放映的电视连续剧。

9. My favorite soap opera will be on. 我喜欢的肥皂剧要上演了。

10. Jennifer plays Rachel on Friends.珍妮弗在《老友记》里面饰演雷切尔。

2 Im a movie buff.

我是一个电影迷。

触 类 旁 通

Movie is my favorite.

电影是我的最爱。

超 级 情 景 会 话

Going to the Movies

Henry: Hey, Kathy, how about getting together for a movie tonight

Kathy: Sure. Whats playing

Henry: Well, let me check the newspaper. Weve got Quantum Apocalypse, The Graves, and The Bounty Hunter.

Kathy: The Graves sounds great. I love horror movies.

Henry: No way. I dont want to be scared out of my wits.

Kathy: OK. How about Quantum Apocalypse

Henry: Im not in the mood for science fiction.

Kathy: How come

Henry: I saw the trailer the other day. I dont recommend seeing it.

Kathy: It seems we dont see eye to eye with each other.

Henry: How about The Bounty Hunter I think youd like it. It is a romantic comedy.

Kathy: Is this the Jennifer Anistons movie

Henry: Yes. I heard that it is Anistons best movie so far.

看电影

亨利:嗨,凯西,今晚一起去看个电影吧?

凯西:好啊!有什么电影在上演?

亨利: 让我看一下报纸。有《量子启示录》《 猎杀禁地》和《赏金猎手》。

凯西:我想看《猎杀禁地》。我喜欢恐怖片。

亨利:不要,我不想吓得半死。

凯西:好吧!那《量子启示录》怎么样?

亨利:我不是很想看科幻片。

凯西:为什么?

亨利:我前几天看过这部电影的预告片,不建议你去看。

凯西:看来我们好像很难达成共识。

亨利:要不要看《赏金猎手》?这是浪漫的喜剧片,你会喜欢的。

凯西:是珍妮弗·安妮斯顿主演的片子吗?

亨利:是的,我听说这是安妮斯顿表现最好的一部片子。

经 典 释 疑

It seems as if we dont see eye to eye with each other. 看来我们好像很难达成共识。

常见句型It looks/seems as if…表示“看起来似乎……”。其中it 为人称代词,本身并无词义。looks/seems 是系动词,as if 引出状语从句。

例如:It looks as if it is going to rain. 看来要下雨。

常 用 语 聚 焦

1. How do you think that movie 你认为那部电影怎么样?

2. The Hollywood pictures are popular to the people all over the world. 好莱坞电影受到世界人民的欢迎。

3. He played the part of a singer in the film. 他在电影里扮演一个歌手。

4. The film is worth seeing. 这部电影值得一看。

5. I prefer a feature film to an action film. 我喜欢故事片,不太喜欢动作片。

6. This is a sensational film. 这部影片引起了轰动。

7. Is that film subtitles in both Chinese and English 那部电影有中英文字幕吗?

8. I have two tickets for todays shows. 我有两张今天的电影票。

9. What do you think of her acting 你觉得她的演技如何?

10. His last movie was a real turkey. 他最后的那部影片一塌糊涂。

3 What music do you prefer

你喜欢什么音乐?

触 类 旁 通

What music do you like better

你比较喜欢什么音乐?

超 级 情 景 会 话

Listening to Songs

(Emma and Jessica are listening to songs.)Emma: Jessica, listen to the lyrics of this song.

Jessica: Whats so special about this song

Emma: Its from the musical that is so popular in New York right now.

Do you like it

Jessica: Not very much. It sounds too emotional to me.

Emma: Thats why it is so popular. It was recorded by Barbara Martin.

Ive heard that when she sang this song on stage the openingnight, she created quite a sensation.

Jessica: Im afraid my association with Broadway musicals is ratherlimited. Compared with that, I know more about jazz.

Emma: Well then, you need an introduction. The school drama club isputting on a musical production. How about going together

Jessica: I have a better idea. Lets go to a jazz concert and Ill give youan education in jazz.

听歌

(艾玛和杰西卡正在听歌。)

艾 玛:杰西卡,听这首歌的歌词。

杰西卡:这首歌有什么特别?

艾 玛: 这是现在在纽约很受欢迎的一出歌舞剧里的插曲。你喜欢吗?

杰西卡:不怎么喜欢。我觉得情感色彩太浓了。

艾 玛: 那就是这首歌这么受欢迎的原因。这首歌是芭芭拉·马丁录制的。我听说这部剧第一天晚上首演时,她登台唱了这首歌,相当轰动。

杰西卡: 恐怕我对百老汇歌舞剧知道得相当有限。相比之下,我了解爵士音乐更多一点。

艾 玛: 那你需要入门了。学校话剧社要演一出歌舞剧。我们一起去看,怎么样?

杰西卡: 我有更好的主意。我们去听爵士音乐会,由我来教教你爵士乐吧。

经 典 释 疑

Compared with that, I know more about jazz. 相比之下,我了解爵士音乐更多一点。

compare: 比较。常见的compare 的搭配有:

表示“把……与……比较”,通常用compare…with…例如:If youcompare his work with hers, youll find hers is much better. 要是把他俩的工作比较一下,就会发现她的好得多。

常 用 语 聚 焦

1. Do you often listen to songs on the radio 你常听广播播放的歌曲吗?

2. But I like listening to records better. 我更喜欢听唱片。

3. I just love this new song by Backstreet Boys. 我真的喜欢“后街男孩”的这首新歌。

4. I have no ear for music. 我不会欣赏音乐。

5. We can sing a duet. 我们可以来个二重唱。

6. Music is not my line. 音乐不是我的本行。

7. How important is music to you 音乐对你是多么重要?

8. Its the theme tune in the movie Titanic. 那是《泰坦尼克号》的主题歌。

9. I enjoy singing, much more listening to music. 我喜欢唱歌,更不用说听音乐了。

10. That song is my best song. 那是我最拿手的歌曲。

4 How to go climbing this weekend

周末去爬山怎么样?

触 类 旁 通

What about going climbing this weekend

周末去爬山怎么样?

超 级 情 景 会 话

Lets Have a Rest

Mark: Lucy, shall we take a rest for a while Im tired out and Im all in

a sweat.

Lucy: OK. Im already out of breath, too.

Mark: I regret to take so many things with me.

Lucy: I see eye to eye with you. They affect your speed.

Mark: Pass me the water bottle, please. My throat nearly burns.

Lucy: Here you are.

Mark: Thank you.

Lucy: How much farther do we have to walk

Mark: There is about 600 meters left to our goal.

Lucy: We are climbing higher and higher.

Mark: Yes. What beautiful scenery on the mountain!

Lucy: Look, two birds flew over our heads.

我们休息一下吧

马克:露西,我们休息一下好吗?我觉得精疲力竭,而且满身大汗。

露西:好的,我也已经气喘吁吁了。

马克:我真后悔带这么多东西。

露西:我同意。他们影响你的速度。

马克:请把水瓶递给我。我的喉咙几乎要着火了。

露西:给你。

马克:谢谢。

露西:我们还要走多远呢?

马克:还剩下600 米就到我们的目的地了。

露西:我们越爬越高了。

马克:是啊。山上的景色真美啊!

露西:瞧,两只鸟从我们头上飞过去了。

经 典 释 疑

I see eye to eye with you. 我同意。see eye to eye with 与…意见一致。这是一个习惯用语,see eye to eye with 的字面意思是“眼对眼”,转喻为“意见一致”或“观点一致”。例如:Though they are twins, they never seeeye to eye with each other on anything. 虽然他们是双胞胎,但是他们在任何事情上都看法不一。

常 用 语 聚 焦

1. Mountaineering is very popular among young people. 登山在年轻人中非常流行。

2. Did you enjoy the mountaineering trip 你喜欢登山旅行吗?

3. Take care as the weather is very changeable on the mountain. 山上天气多变,要多注意。

4. What the fresh air! 多么新鲜的空气!

5. This mountain is about 5000 meters. 这座山大约五千米高。

6. How many paths! 这么多小路!

7. Now it is the best season for mountaineering.现在是登山的最佳季节。

8. This mountain is too steep to move a step. 这座山陡峭得令人寸步难行。

9. We should take a walking-stick. 我们应该带一把手杖。

10. Climbing Mt. Everest is anything but a pleasure trip. 登珠穆朗玛峰绝不是一次轻松的旅途。

5 Im going to order a few things online.