英语学习乐园：书虫的世界
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：英语学习乐园
英语课
Jack 1: What's that you are reading?
Mieko: It's a novel but it's not very good.
Jack: I can't read on a train. I can't concentrate.
Mieko: I like to read a lot.
Jack: So do I, when I am not travelling.
Mieko: So what kind of books do you enjoy?
Jack: I like non-fiction best, books about travels or science.
Mieko: I like fiction but non-fiction too. There is a good library where I live.
Jack: My library is small but they will order books for me. I am studying twentieth century history at the moment.
Mieko: I am studying to be a doctor. The books are very expensive.
Jack: Yes, even on the Internet books aren't cheap.
Mieko: No, but you have to buy them or you can't learn the work. What do you study?
Jack: History and philosophy. Not much good for a job but very interesting. But I like to read popular books about science, and especially about astronomy 2.
Mieko: Is that your hobby?
Jack: Yes, a bit. But my main hobby is climbing mountains.
Mieko: Is that why you like books about travel?
Jack: Yes, I like to know about strange places.
Mieko: I don't think I would want to climb mountains but I would like to read about them.
Jack: I like to read biographies 3 too and autobiographies 4 about people's lives.
Mieko: Does that help your history and philosophy?
Jack: Yes, it does. Reading about other people helps you to understand their mistakes. You can learn a lot from other people.
Mieko: I like to read the classic 5 novels, Charles Dickens, Tolstoy, and more modern ones like John Steinbeck. They knew about life.
Jack: I agree. Perhaps I'll see you in the college library sometime. I'll probably be in the history section.
Mieko: And I'll probably be in the medical one. Here's our stop. See you soon!
Mieko: It's a novel but it's not very good.
Jack: I can't read on a train. I can't concentrate.
Mieko: I like to read a lot.
Jack: So do I, when I am not travelling.
Mieko: So what kind of books do you enjoy?
Jack: I like non-fiction best, books about travels or science.
Mieko: I like fiction but non-fiction too. There is a good library where I live.
Jack: My library is small but they will order books for me. I am studying twentieth century history at the moment.
Mieko: I am studying to be a doctor. The books are very expensive.
Jack: Yes, even on the Internet books aren't cheap.
Mieko: No, but you have to buy them or you can't learn the work. What do you study?
Jack: History and philosophy. Not much good for a job but very interesting. But I like to read popular books about science, and especially about astronomy 2.
Mieko: Is that your hobby?
Jack: Yes, a bit. But my main hobby is climbing mountains.
Mieko: Is that why you like books about travel?
Jack: Yes, I like to know about strange places.
Mieko: I don't think I would want to climb mountains but I would like to read about them.
Jack: I like to read biographies 3 too and autobiographies 4 about people's lives.
Mieko: Does that help your history and philosophy?
Jack: Yes, it does. Reading about other people helps you to understand their mistakes. You can learn a lot from other people.
Mieko: I like to read the classic 5 novels, Charles Dickens, Tolstoy, and more modern ones like John Steinbeck. They knew about life.
Jack: I agree. Perhaps I'll see you in the college library sometime. I'll probably be in the history section.
Mieko: And I'll probably be in the medical one. Here's our stop. See you soon!
1 jack
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
- 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。
2 astronomy
n.天文学
- Mathematics is connected with astronomy.数学与天文学有联系。
- Astronomy is an abstract subject.天文学是一门深奥的学科。
3 biographies
n.传记( biography的名词复数 )
- There are plenty of biographies for him to browse over. 有大量传记供他浏览。 来自辞典例句
- He likes to read biographies of great men to promote himself. 他喜欢读伟人传记来提高自己。 来自互联网
4 autobiographies
n.自传( autobiography的名词复数 )；自传文学
- The series was based on the autobiographies of the author. 这部连续剧是根据那位作家的自传拍摄的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There are some songs and, recently, a few autobiographies about peasant experience. 有些歌曲描述了农民的经验，最近还出了几本自传。 来自互联网