纯正地道美语(外教讲解)173：取暖系统
时间：2019-01-20 作者：英语课 分类：纯正地道美语
A: It’s freezing in here! Can I turn up the heat?
B: Don’t touch that thermostat 2! You don’t pay the bills around here!
A: Dad! Are you serious? What’s the point of having central heating if we can’t use it! Look, I can see my breath!
B: Put on a sweater! I’m not gonna let you run up my heating bill just because it’s a bit chilly 3.
A: Dad! I’m gonna catch a cold!
B: When I was your age, my parents didn’t have central heating like you do! We had a furnace in the center of the living room and that was it. We used it to cook, heat the house and even dry our clothes! We never caught a cold. You should be grateful!
turn up 开大，调大
I can't hear the radio very well; could you turn it up a bit?
收音机我听不太清楚，你把声音开大点行吗?
run up积欠(账款、债务等)
The hotel bill might run up to￡500.
旅馆账单也许高达500英镑。
chilly adj. 寒冷的
I'm rather chilly.
我感觉有些冷。
catch a cold 伤风, 感冒
You may catch a cold if you sit in a draught 4.
你如果坐在风口，可能会感冒。
grateful adj. 感激的
I am grateful to you for helping 5 me.
感谢你的帮助。
拓展词汇】
wood stove 柴煤
thermos 1 n. 热水瓶
fireplace n.壁炉
frost n.霜冻，严寒天气
sub-zero temperatures 低于零度
A: 这里太冷了，我能将加热量调大些吗？
B: 别碰那个恒温器。这儿的东西你从来没付过费。
A: 爸爸，你是说真的吗？如果我们不用中央取暖系统，为什么要安装它呢？看看，我都能看见自己的呼气。
B: 穿件毛衣。我不会仅仅因为有点冷而增加我们的取暖花费。
A: 爸爸，我会感冒的。
B: 当我是你这个年龄时，我父母并没有这样的中央取暖系统。仅在起居室里有个火炉。我们用她来做饭，取暖，甚至来烘烤衣服。我们从未感冒过。你应该心存感激。
- Can I borrow your thermos?我可以借用你的暖水瓶吗？
- It's handy to have the thermos here.暖瓶放在这儿好拿。
- The thermostat is connected by a link to the carburetor.恒温控制器是由一根连杆与汽化器相连的。
- The temperature is controlled by electronic thermostat with high accuracy.电子恒温器，准确性高。
- I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
- I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。
- He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
- It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗，没有过堂风。