流利美国口语9.1
时间：2018-12-17 作者：英语课 分类：流利美国口语
W: What grade is your son in now?
M: He skipped ahead one grade and now is in the sixth grade.
W: Does he like to go to school?
M: Not now. I had a talk with his teacher at the PTA meeting and found out that he is tired and sick of study.
W: Why?
M: He felt he is under great pressure. He would rather stay seated in the classroom for the break than go out to play with his classmates.
W: Frankly 1 speaking I think you and your wife have been short sighted. You can’t see the woods for the trees.
Dialogue 2.
W: How come you make out so well in your classes?
M: Who? Me? You are kidding. I fool around too.
M: I don’t know. I just listen carefully to what the teacher says, do my homework, and study hard, and so I guess that’s all I have to do.
W: Maybe you are right, Bill. I know you always pay attention in class whenever I see you.
Dialogue 3.
W: Hi, old buddy 3. How was your last test?
M: I made very poor grades.
W: Did the teacher say anything on the report card?
M: Yes, she said something about me being truant 4 from school for 2 days, coming late, cutting class, and being bored.
W: Poor attendance 5 and your trial 6 does not behave in class. If it continues the parents are expected to co-operate to solve this problem. Is that what he said on the report card?
M: Exactly. How did you know? Did you get the same?
W: Yes, disgusting 7. My parents received the same letter. They are angry about it.
Exercise.
1. I have been wondering how to be an efficient student.
2. I only hope to pass the exam.
3. The teacher took a five points because my homework was late.
4. What’s your score on the math test?
5. The teacher is marking the literature papers 8.
6. He got a mark of B in spelling.
7. My brother is in the fifth grade.
8. Is your school co-ed, co-education?
9. Are you going to the freshman 9 party?
10. I like the games we played at Phildey.
11. I passed the test with flying colors.
12. I had a talk with his teacher at the PTA meeting and found out that he is very hard working now.
13. I made very poor grades.
14. I am thinking of quitting school.
15. I hope we get a snow day off from school.
- To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
- Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。
- Many Christians regularly confess their guilty actions and thoughts to a priest.很多基督徒都定期向牧师忏悔他们的罪行和恶念。
- I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。
- Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
- Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！
- I found the truant throwing stones in the river.我发现那个逃课的学生在往河里扔石子。
- Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.逃学的孩子们都缺乏想像力。
- The attendance of this class never dropped off.这个班的出席人数从未下降。
- The young man danced attendance on his rich aunt.这个年轻人小心侍候他有钱的姑妈。
- We shall put the machine to further trial.我们将进一步试验这部机器。
- He appeared as a witness in the trial.在审判中他出庭作证。
- What a disgusting smell!多么讨厌的气味！
- The mosquito is the disgusting thing.蚊子是讨厌的东西。