流利美国口语3.2
时间：2018-12-17 作者：英语课 分类：流利美国口语
W: I am so happy, Tom.
M: Why? What’s the good news?
W: I can’t believe this. I’ve passed all the exams.
M: That’s great. You’ve been worrying about this for quite some time.
W: Yeah. Thank God I made it.
M: How wonderful. Hey, I helped you a lot in your preparation for the exams. How would you thank me for that?
W: I will buy you a lunch tomorrow.
Dialogue 2.
W: What’s the rush?
M: This is really my day today. I won a 2000 yuan cash prize in an on-line survey activity. And I am fetching my money now.
W: Oh, congratulations. That’s marvelous.
M: I know. I am overjoyed to see my name on the winning list.
W: You lucky dog.
M: I guess I am. I can’t wait to tell everyone the good news.
W: What are you going to do with the money by the way?
M: Well, I haven’t had time to think about it.
Dialogue 3.
M: You look upset, Jane. What’s up?
W: Jack 1, I broke up this morning.
M: Oh, I am so sorry.
W: I am heart broken. How could he do this to me?
M: Cheer up Jane. You will forget him very soon.
W: I hope so. But now I am too sad to do anything.
Dialogue 4.
W: I can’t believe this. I spent 6 months working on this project. And my boss rejected it in 2 minutes.
M: Oh, he is so mean. Why would he do that?
W: He said it was too risky 2. But I think he hates me.
M: Come on. He doesn’t hate you. Maybe your project is indeed too risky.
W: What? You don’t trust me, either. I am so disappointed with you.
M: No, what I really mean is that maybe you can revise your plan a little and your boss will like it then.
Exercise.
1. This old couple were both very perky.
2. Fancy meeting you here.
3. M: You are making big bucks 3 these days. The sun is shining on you.
W: Yeah, I really feel like a million dollars.
4. No wonder you keep smiling this morning.
5. I guess today is just not my day.
6. I can’t wait to tell everyone the good news.
7. Bill has been happy go lucky all his life.
8. Mark is in the seventh heaven for he has got the scholarship.
9. When he heard he had got the lottery 4 he was on cloud 9.
10. When I found out how poorly I did on the exam I felt down.
11. Many older people live with empty nest syndrome 5.
12. I have never been this happy.
13. Don’t be too depressed 6 or you will get sick.
14. He is in melancholy 7.
15. He is saddened that some young people nowadays take the traditional value of filial piety 8 so lightly.
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
- It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
- He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
- They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
- They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
- They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
- The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
- Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。
- When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
- His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
- All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
- He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。