【英语趣味课堂】新西兰-New Zealand
时间:2019-02-24 作者:英语课 分类:英语趣味课堂
英语课
Todd: Hello!
Leo: Hello!
Todd: Uh, could you introduce yourself please?
Leo: Sure. My name's Leonard Tui. I'm from Auckland 1, New Zealand.
Todd: Wow! Great! Leonard?
Leo: Yes, Leonard.
Todd: OK. Do people call you Leaonard?
Leo: Some people call me Leonard.
Todd: Leonard!
Leo: Some call me Leo. Some call me Lenny.
Todd: Oh, wow! Quite, quite a few. Back home, what do your friends call you?
Leo: Back home just Leonard.
Todd: Leonard. Oh, OK! Great, um, so tell us about New Zealand.
Leo: Well, I come from Auckland which is the largest city in New Zealand. The total population of New Zealand is just under 4 million. Auckland has roughly 2 the one point two million.
Todd: OK. Oh, great.
Leo: And, uh, Auckland is in, more near top of the North Island. The weather there is pretty mild 3.
Todd: OK. What is the best thing about New Zealand?
Leo: I would say the outdoors, the nature, just basically 4 getting outside...enjoying life.
Todd: OK. How long has it been since you lived in New Zealand?
Leo: It's been seven years now.
Todd: Oh, really! Wow, do you miss it?
Leo: I actually miss the, the social side, the family and the outdoors.
Todd: Yeah, yeah, I hear it's a beautiful place.
Leo: Oh, it is. Especially in the South Island.
Todd: Wow! Yeah, I really hope to go there sometime 5. I hear it's just a fantastic place. OK. Thanks a lot.
Leo: You're welcome.
学习内容:
Learn Vocabulary from the lesson
back home
Back home, what do your friends call you?
You can use the phrase 6 'back home' to talk about where you are from if you are away from home. Notice the following:
I will get you one when I go back home.
My life back home is completely 7 different.
mild
The weather there is pretty mild.
If weather is 'mild' it means 8 it isn't extremely 9 hot or cold, but comfortable most of the time. Notice the following:
After spending a lot of time in a hot climate I am always really cold in a mild one.
It was a really mild winter last year.
outdoors
The best thing about New Zealand is the outdoors or nature.
We you are outside you can say that you are outdoors. Notice the following:
It is nice to be able to spend some time outdoors.
Why don't you go outdoors and play with your friends?
social side
I miss the social side, the family and outdoors.
The 'social side' of you life is the part that includes your friends, family or the people that you are close to. The social things you do in your life are what you do with other people when you aren't working or going to school. Notice the following:
The profession and social side of his life are very different.
The social side of my life really changed after university.
sometime
I really hope to go there sometime.
We use 'sometime' to talk about a general time in the future that we don't have planned yet. Notice the following:
You will have to come over and see our new house sometime.
We are going to go to Europe sometime next year.
Leo: Hello!
Todd: Uh, could you introduce yourself please?
Leo: Sure. My name's Leonard Tui. I'm from Auckland 1, New Zealand.
Todd: Wow! Great! Leonard?
Leo: Yes, Leonard.
Todd: OK. Do people call you Leaonard?
Leo: Some people call me Leonard.
Todd: Leonard!
Leo: Some call me Leo. Some call me Lenny.
Todd: Oh, wow! Quite, quite a few. Back home, what do your friends call you?
Leo: Back home just Leonard.
Todd: Leonard. Oh, OK! Great, um, so tell us about New Zealand.
Leo: Well, I come from Auckland which is the largest city in New Zealand. The total population of New Zealand is just under 4 million. Auckland has roughly 2 the one point two million.
Todd: OK. Oh, great.
Leo: And, uh, Auckland is in, more near top of the North Island. The weather there is pretty mild 3.
Todd: OK. What is the best thing about New Zealand?
Leo: I would say the outdoors, the nature, just basically 4 getting outside...enjoying life.
Todd: OK. How long has it been since you lived in New Zealand?
Leo: It's been seven years now.
Todd: Oh, really! Wow, do you miss it?
Leo: I actually miss the, the social side, the family and the outdoors.
Todd: Yeah, yeah, I hear it's a beautiful place.
Leo: Oh, it is. Especially in the South Island.
Todd: Wow! Yeah, I really hope to go there sometime 5. I hear it's just a fantastic place. OK. Thanks a lot.
Leo: You're welcome.
学习内容:
Learn Vocabulary from the lesson
back home
Back home, what do your friends call you?
You can use the phrase 6 'back home' to talk about where you are from if you are away from home. Notice the following:
I will get you one when I go back home.
My life back home is completely 7 different.
mild
The weather there is pretty mild.
If weather is 'mild' it means 8 it isn't extremely 9 hot or cold, but comfortable most of the time. Notice the following:
After spending a lot of time in a hot climate I am always really cold in a mild one.
It was a really mild winter last year.
outdoors
The best thing about New Zealand is the outdoors or nature.
We you are outside you can say that you are outdoors. Notice the following:
It is nice to be able to spend some time outdoors.
Why don't you go outdoors and play with your friends?
social side
I miss the social side, the family and outdoors.
The 'social side' of you life is the part that includes your friends, family or the people that you are close to. The social things you do in your life are what you do with other people when you aren't working or going to school. Notice the following:
The profession and social side of his life are very different.
The social side of my life really changed after university.
sometime
I really hope to go there sometime.
We use 'sometime' to talk about a general time in the future that we don't have planned yet. Notice the following:
You will have to come over and see our new house sometime.
We are going to go to Europe sometime next year.
n.奥克兰(新西兰港市)
- Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand.奥克兰是新西兰最大的城市。
- Return to auckland by bus in afternoon.下午乘车返回奥克兰。
adv.概略地,粗糙地,粗鲁地
- If you treat your coat so roughly,it will be worn out soon.你如果这么糟蹋你的外套,它很快就不能穿了。
- The island is roughly circular in shape.这个岛屿大致是圆形的。
adj.温暖的,暖和的,(天气,尤指冬天);性情温和的
- That coat is too heavy for such a mild day.这样暖和的天气,穿那件大衣太厚了。
- He is mild of manner.他举止温和。
adv.基本上,从根本上说
- His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
- Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。
adv.将来某一时候;改天
- He came sometime last month.上个月某个时候他曾经来过。
- It will happen sometime and somewhere.有朝一日这总会在什么地方发生的。
n.短语,词组;成语,习语
- The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
- That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。
adv.完全地,十分地,全然
- She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
- I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。
n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富
- That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
- We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。