新东方英语900句开口篇12

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1201
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
How do you like the weather today?
你觉得今天天气如何？

What do you think of the weather today?

1202
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
How was it yesterday?
昨天天气如何？

How was the weather like yesterday?
How was it yesterday?

1203
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
What will the weather be like tomorrow?
明天天气如何？

How do you like the weather tomorrow?
How about tomorrow?
How will it be tomorrow?
What will the weather be like tomorrow?
(The weather will be like what tomorrow.)
What is the weather like today?
What was the weather like yesterday?

1204
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
Nice day, isn‘t it?
天真好，不是吗？

1205
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
What a lousy day!
天气真糟糕呀！

What a difficult day, isn‘t it?
What a chilly day, isn‘t it?
What a cold day, isn't it?
What a hot day, isn't it?
What a muggy day, isn't it?

1206
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
It is muggy and hot.
又闷又热。

1207
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
It has been cloudy all morning and now it is raining cats and dogs.
整个上午天气阴沉沉的，现在下起了大雨。

windy sunny muggy
breezy foggy mist
It‘s foggy. It's misty. pour
pour tea coffee It‘s pouring.
shower It‘s cloudy. It's sunny.
It's clear. It‘s raining. It‘s showering.
rain pour shower
storm thunder lightning
thunder storm hail

1208
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
It has been cloudy all morning and now it is raining cats and dogs.
整个上午天气阴沉沉的，现在下起了大雨。

breeze wind northern wind
northly wind western wind gale sand-storm
There is a gale these days.
There is a thunder storm these days.

typhoon hurricane tornado
Tornado Jack is coming.

snow snowy sleet blizzard
A blizzard is hitting us next month.
The storm is hitting us.

1209
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
It was blowing hard.
风很大。

It‘s blowing hard.
It's blowing heavily.

1210
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
It will probably clear up tomorrow.
明天可能天就晴了。

It is clear up today.

1211
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
What‘s the temperature today?
今天多少度？

What was the temperature yesterday?
What will be the temperature tomorrow?
What is going to be the temperature tomorrow?
body temperature thermometer degree
Celsius Fahrenheit （华氏度-32）×5/9 = 摄氏度
The temperature is 7°C. °C °F

1212
Lesson Twelve Weather 天气
The lowest temperature can drop to 30°C below zero.
最低温度能达到零下三十度。

The temperature rises.
The temperature drops.
Increase decrease
increase to decrease to
increase by decrease by
global warming
The lowest temperature these days increased by 2 degrees
these years.

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1301
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
How many people are there in your family?
你们家几口人？

How many members are there in your family?
How big is your family?
There are four people in my family.
My father, my mother, my sister and me.
father mother
dad mom
daddy mommy
parent parents
I am married but haven‘t started a family.
child children kid
son daughter

1302
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
How many people are there in your family?
你们家几口人？

brother elder brother younger brother
sister elder sister younger sister
There are five kids in my family.
eldest brother eldest sister
I’m the second child.
my younger sister my younger broter
youngest brother
He is the youngest child in our famiy.

1303
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
Rick is an only child.
Rick是独生子。

Rick is the only child in the family.
I’m an only child.

1304
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
I’ve got two sisters and one brother.
我有两个姐妹和一个兄弟。

sisters and brothers siblings 兄弟姐妹
Do you have any siblings?
Do you have sibs?
grandfather grandpa
grandmother grandma
uncle aunt aunty
cousin nephew niece
better half sister-in-law brother-in-law
mother-in-law

1305
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
Her great-grandpa is still living.
她老爷爷还活着呢。

My grandmother is still living.
grandson great-grandson
granddaughter great-granddaughter
four generations living under the same roof 四世同堂

1306
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
Sam and Tony are twins.
Sam和Tony是双胞胎。

1307
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
Richard comes from a well-off family.
Richard家境不错。

We are living a better-off life.
They would live a better-off life without so many kids.
well-off 小康
build China into a well-off society
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Richard comes from an ordinary family.
He was born in a moderate family.
He comes from in a moderate family.
Abe came from a poor family.
He was born with a wood spoon in his mouth.

1308
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
I have a close family. We love each other.
我们家重亲情，大家感情很好。

Our family is close.

1309
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
His parents always quarrel with each other.
他父母经常吵嘴。

quarrel with sb over sth = argue with sb over sth.
We can‘t get on well with each other.
We can‘t get along well with each other.

1310
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
My father is a pilot and he is very strict with us.
我父亲是飞行员，对我们很严厉。

a sterning father 严父
a loving mother 慈母
My mother is very soft with us.
My father is very hard on us.

1311
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
My parents grew up in the countryside.
我爸爸妈妈在农村长大。

in the city
on the suburbs
You are a grown-up.

1312
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
We moved to the city when I was just five.
我五岁时全家搬到了城里。

My family lives in the coutryside.
My family lives in the city.
My family lives on the suburbs.

1313
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
My father is the bread earner.
我父亲挣钱养家。

father
mother
minor children
The mother is usually the homemaker.

1314
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
Robin was brought up in a single-parent household.
Robin家是单亲。

He was raised in the single-parent family.

1315
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
There are more and more DINK families in big cities.
大城市里“丁克”家庭越来越多。

DINK = double income and no kids

1316
Lesson Thirteen Family 家庭生活
What do your parents do?
你父母是做什么工作的？

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1401
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
when who whose where what how
date n.日期，约会
have a date with sb.
date n.枣
Chinese date

1402
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
What day is it today?
今天星期几？

What day is it tomorrow?
What day is 28th of December?

1403
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
It is Monday.
星期一。

Monday = Mon.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

1404
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
What is the date today?
今天几号？

1405
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
Today is October 31, 2002.
今天2002年10月31号。

Today is October 31st, 2004.
Today is 31 of October, 2004.
January February March April
May June July August
September October November December
31 thirty first
2002 two thousand and two
Beijing is going to host 2008 Olympic Games.
1980 nineteen eighty
HongKong returned to the embrace of China in 1997.
What is the date of next Sunday?
Next Sunday is October 31.

1406
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
When were you born?
你什么时候出生的？
I was born on October 1st, 1981.
我生于1981年10月1日。

1407
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
Halloween starts on the evening of October 31st.
万圣节从10月31号晚上开始。

in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at noon
at midnight

1408
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
I took a trip to Hong Kong in 1980.
我1980年去了趟香港。

I took a vacation in May.
I was born in the 1980s.

1409
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
In what month will the meeting be held?
大会在哪个月召开？

1410
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
It will be held in the latter half of June.
在六月下旬召开。

in the first half of June
in the middle of June
We had an examination in the middle of June.
in the early years of 1980s
in mid-1980s
in the later years of 1980s

1411
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
The American Day of Independence is on July 4th.
美国独立日是7月4日。

National Day holiday 国庆节
Day of Independence
Independence Day 独立日
The National Day is Octorber 1st.
The Children‘s Day is June 1st.

1412
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
复活节 the Easter
复活节彩蛋 the Easter egg
总统纪念日 the Presidents? Day
马丁路德纪念日 Martin Luther King Day
阵亡将士纪念日 Memorial Day
劳动节 Labor Day
退伍军人节 Veterans Day
圣诞节 Christmas Day
元旦 New Year‘s Day
感恩节 Thanksgiving Day
感恩节大餐 the Thanksgiving feast 火鸡 turkey
情人节 Valentine's Day
万圣节 Halloween
父亲节 Father‘s Day
母亲节 Mother‘s day

1413
Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month in the lunar year.
春节是阴历正月初一。

阳历 solar calendar
阴历 lunar calendar
元宵节 the Lantern Festival the fifteenth day of the first
month in the lunar year
端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival the fifth day of the fifth
month in the lunar year
中秋节 The Mid-autumn Festival is the fifteenth day of the
eighth month in the lunar year.

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Lesson Fourteen Date 日期
元旦 New Year's Day 劳动节 the Labor Day
国庆节 the National Day 生日 birthday
周年纪念 anniversary
50 years wedding anniversary
星座 zodiac 水瓶座 Aquarius 狮子座 Leo
属相 animal zodiac
mouse ox tiger rabbit
dragon snake horse sheep
monkey rooster dog pig
My animal zodiac is pig.
My animal sign is pig.

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1501
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
Excuse me. What time do you have? I wanna set my watch.
麻烦您，几点了？我想对对表。

What time is it?
wanna = want to
have got to = gotta
going to = gonna

1502
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
Excuse me, but do you have the correct time, please?
麻烦您，您知道现在的确切时间吗？

Can you tell me the correct time?

1503
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
It‘s two o?clock British summer time.
英国夏时制两点钟。

DST = daylight saving time
Greenwich Mean Time = GMT 格林威治标准时间
Now, it‘s 2 o?clock Beijing Time.
Now, it's 5 o?clock local time.
Now, it's 4 o?clock GMT.

1504
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
Sure thing. It is nearly seven thirty.
当然。快七点半了。

9:00 nine 9:10 nine ten 9:20 nine twenty
9:15 nine fifteen 9:45 nine forty-five 10:00 ten
The train will arrive at 12:15. a.m p.m
Now, it‘s ten a.m. Now, it‘s ten p.m.
Now, it‘s 22 o?clock. Now, it‘s 22 o?clock sharp.
9:30 half past nine past to 9:05 five past nine
9:15 a quarter past nine 9:45 a quarter to ten
9:50 ten to ten 1:58 two to two
before = to 9:50 It‘s ten before ten.
off = past 9:05 five off nine

1505
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
It‘s a few minutes after seven.
现在是七点过一点儿。

1506
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
My brother is already 7 years old but he can‘t tell time yet.
我弟弟都7岁了，但还不认表。

set the watch 对表
tell time 认表

1507
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
You must have misread the watch.
你一定读错表了。

misread the watch 认错表

1508
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
I was late for school because my watch was broken yesterday.
我上学迟到了，因为昨天我的手表坏了。

My watch stopped. It was broken yesterday.

1509
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
The quartz clock keeps very good time.
石英表走得很准。

1510
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
Your watch is fast and my watch is a bit slow.
你的表有点快，我的表有点慢。

My watch gains time.
Your watch loses time.
quartz clock
clock
wrist watch
alarm clock

1511
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
It‘s very important to be punctual.
一定要准时。

punctuality n. Punctuality is a virtue.
on time 准时 be on time in time 及时
The police came in time and saved the baby.
in time 迟早 You will fail in time.
time n. 时间（不可数） Time father is cruel.
Time father is sweet. Time can cure anything.
Time cures all wound. Time flies.
time n. 次数（可数） several times
from time to time nine times out of ten
times 时代 our times
keep up with the times move up with the times

1512
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
United Flight No.706 will take off at 10:10 a.m.
联合航空公司706号航班上午十点十分起飞。

1513
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
The cafe is open from ten a.m. till eleven p.m.
咖啡馆从上午十点开到晚上十一点。

1514
Lesson Fifteen Time 时间
Come on! The train will leave in fifteen minutes!
快！火车还有15分钟就开了。

Let‘s hurry up.
We’re running short of time.
We're running out of time. 我们时间不多了。
Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待。
Time is up today.

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1601
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

Will you please do me a favor?
帮我个忙好吗？

Excuse me, can you help me?
Can you do me a favor?
Will you give me a hand?
Will you lend me a hand?

1602
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

help v. 救命
Help!
help with sth
My sister helps with my study.
help sb do sth 直接帮助
He helps me open the door.
help sb to do sth 间接帮助
Reading a book helps me to improve my personality.
help sb out
Please help me out.

1603
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

Sure.
Of course.
Certainly.
No problem.
All right.
Yes.
You bet.
What‘s up?
What‘s wrong?
What‘s going on?

1604
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

Would you please pick up the cassette tapes?
请帮我拾起磁带好吗？

pick up
pick up a wallet from the ground
pick up a flower
I‘ll pick you up.
When I was on the tour trip, I picked up a cold.
You picked up French.
I picked up how to use the digital camera.
pick up driving
video cassette tape 录像带
Will you please help me pick up the bunch of keys?
Will you help me pick up the disk?

1605
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

I want you to download this file from the Internet.
我想请你帮我把这个文件从因特网上下载下来。

Will you please help me download this file from the Internet?
upload 上传

1606
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

Would you mind if I use your computer this evening?
你介意我今天晚上用一下你的电脑吗？

Would you mind doing sth for me?
Would you mind attending a meeating on my behalf?
Would you mind if I use your telephone?
No way.
Forget it.
I’d be glad to, but...

1607
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

Sorry, could you wait a minute? I am tied up now.
对不起，您能等一分钟吗？我现在很忙。

Excuse me, will you spare me a minute?
Could you wait a moment?

1608
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

Please don‘t bother me. Can‘t you see I am busy?
请不要打搅我。你没看见我正忙着么？

Well, it depends.
Excuse me, will you lend me your car this evening?
Well, it depends. If I won‘t go shopping, it‘s ok.

1609
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

Would you please pick up the cassette tapes?
请帮我拾起磁带好吗？

1610
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

Here‘s the cassette tape. Will that do?
给你磁带。可以了吗？

1611
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

I owe you one.
我欠你一个人情。

Thank you. Thanks a lot.
Thanks a million. Thanks a billion.
indebted
I’m really indebted to you.
grateful
I’m realy grateful.
I really appreciated your help.
Thank you anyway.
repay
I really hope that one day I can repay you.
Please let me know if there is anything I can help.

1612
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

Wouldn‘t you copy the contract?
把合同复印一下。

Will you help me copy the contract?
Will you help me fax this document?
Will you help me print this file?
Will you help me answer the call?
Will you help me answer the phone?
Will you help me arrange a meeting with Mr. Lee?

1613
Lesson Sixteen Asking For Help 请求帮助

God will help those who help themselves.

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1701
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
We always do the housekeeping on the weekends.
我们总是在周末做家务。

housework 家务事
household chore
homework 家庭作业
work around the house
keep the house
housekeeper 管家
keep open house
Linda is a housewife. And she keeps her house open.

1702
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
Turn on the vacuum cleaner, please.
请打开吸尘器。

clean the carpet mop the floor wax the floor
broom sweep the floor clean the floor
do the cleaning do the gardening
He has a green thumb.
mow the lawn weed the garden
decorate the house
Chirstmas is coming. We are decking our house out with
small ornaments.
cook cooker clean
cleaner airconditioner

1703
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
I want to hang the world map on the wall.
我想把这张世界地图挂在墙上。

hang the pictures on the wall

1704
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
Will you hold the map straight while I nail it up?
我钉的时候，你能帮我按住地图吗？

nail n. 钉子、指甲
nail v.
nail sth up
Will you hold the door open while I get my bicycle out?
Will you hold the stool for me while I put on the curtain.

1705
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
Hand me the hammer and nails, please.
把锤子和钉子递给我，谢谢。

hand sb sth = pass sb sth
hammer 锤子
nail
screw 螺丝
screwdriver 螺丝刀
scissors 剪刀
pincers 钳子
glass cutter 玻璃刀
saw 锯
drill 钻头
glue 胶水
tape measure 卷尺

1706
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
The lock to the door is rusty. And the key won‘t turn.
门锁锈死了。钥匙转不动。

latch 插销
The key won‘t move.
It need oiling.

1707
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
The window is broken, so I need to fix it.
窗子破了，我得修修。

The window needs fixing.

1708
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
The tap is off, but it is still dripping water.
龙头拧上了，但还在滴水。

tap
faucet
turn it on
turn it off
I need to fix it.
It‘s leaking water.

1709
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
We need a washing machine. The old one doesn‘t work.
我们需要一台洗衣机。旧洗衣机坏了。

TV set the stereo system DVD player
VCD player VCR digital camera
computer air conditioner refrigerator
microwave oven sterilizer
have it fixed have a new one

1710
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
There is a wet spot on the ceiling.
天花板上有一块水渍。

ceiling price 最高价
glass ceiling 玻璃天花板
roof
Roof has leaks.

1711
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
She forgot to turn off the tap and water flooded the kitchen.
她忘了关水龙头，满厨房都是水。

There is a flood in Henan province.

1712
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
Mr. Jones services his car on Saturdays.
Jones先生每周六养护他的汽车。

do the fixing
do the cleaning
do the gardening
decorate the room out

1713
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
The Browns hire a housekeeper to manage their villa.
Brown家雇了一个管家打理别墅。

baby-sitter 临时帮助照顾孩子的人
housekeeper 管家
gardener 园丁
cook chef 厨师
chauffeur 司机
service man 男服务员
service maid 女服务员

1714
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家务事儿
My younger brother has got a part-time job as a newspaper boy.
我弟弟找了一份当报童的兼差。

newspaper man
milk man
postman

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A man can do no more than he can.

量力而行。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

一鸟在手胜似双鸟在林。

A good beginning makes a good ending.

善始必有善终。

Ask and you shall receive.

勤问必有所得。

Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

Blood is thicker than water.

血浓于水/近邻不如远亲。

Clothes make the man.

人靠衣装，佛靠金装。

Don’t cross the bridge till you come to it.

不要杞人忧天。

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.

怀疑是智慧的开端。

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

厨师多了烧坏汤。

You are never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

Better early than late.

宁早勿迟。

Every coin has its two sides.

凡事有利有弊。

Every man has his his taste.

人各有所好。

Every rose has its thron.

每朵玫瑰都有刺。

Good things stay indoors while bad things will go far away.

好事不出门，坏事传千里。

Gossip is a fearing thing.

人言可畏。

He who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.

近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

Honesty and diligence should be your eternal mates.

诚实和勤奋应成为你永远的伴侣。

Where there is a will, there is a way.

有志者事竟成。

Health is better than wealth.

健康胜于财富。

A contented mind is a perpetual feast.

知足长乐。

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

自信是成功的第一秘诀。

Example is better than precept.

言传不如身教。

If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.

不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。

An old man is treasure of a family.

家有老人便是宝。

Strictness helps, indulgence spoils.

严是爱；松是害。

All work without play makes jack a dull boy.

只干活不玩耍，聪明的孩子会变傻。

Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.

今日事今日毕。

Think thrice before we leap.

三思而后行。

The older,the wiser.

年岁增长，智慧增长。

The onlooker sees the game best.

旁观者清。

Two heads are better than one.

三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。

A friend is easier lost than found.

朋友易失不易得。

Time waits for no man.

时不待人。

Look before you leap.

三思而后行。

You win some, you lose some.

有得必有失。

The wall has ears．

隔墙有耳。

Time tries truth.

时间检验真理。

There is no smoke without fire.

无风不起浪。

The early bird catches the worm.

笨鸟先飞。

The first step is the hardest.

万事开头难。

Tall trees catch much wind.

树大招风。

Never do things by halves.

做事不要半途而废。

Love me, love my dog.

爱屋及乌

Kill two birds with one stone.

一箭双雕。

It is no good crying over the spilt milk.

覆水难收。

It is good to learn at another man's cost.

前车之鉴。

Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

Friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情。

Every dog has his day.

凡人皆有得意日。

An idle youth,a needy age.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

All roads lead to Rome.

条条大路通罗马。

celiahe

1801
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
进行时 =be + doing
now
at the moment
nowadays
Now I am reading a book.
I am reading a book now.
I am giving a class.
I am leaving for Europe by train tomorrow.

1802
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
What are you doing?
你干吗呢？

I am working on my homework.
What were you doing at six o?clock yesterday evening?
I was calling and no body was answering.

1803
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
Julie is playing the piano in her room now.
Julie正在她的房间里弹钢琴。

play the violin
play the flute
play the harmonica

1804
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
I kept ringing the doorbell but nobody answered.
我一直按门铃，但没人开门。

keep doing sth 反复做某件事
keep on doing 继续做某件事

1805
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
Jimmy is too absorbed in his computer game to hear.
Jimmy专心致志地打电脑游戏，没有听见。

I was so absorbed in the novel that I didn‘t hear.
I was too absorbed in the novel to hear.
be absorbed in = be in engrossed in

1806
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
My brother is preparing for his final exam.
我哥哥正在准备期末考试。

My brother stayed in his room preparing for his examination.
My brother statyed in his room.
He was preparing for his examination.
My brother stayed in his room listening to the music.
My brother stayed in his room playing Video games.
My brother stayed in his room listening to the pop music.

1807
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
Mr. Cooper is brushing up on his French for the France trip.
Cooper先生为了去法国旅行正在补习法语呢。

1808
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
I was sleeping soundly this morning when the telephone rang.
今天早晨我睡得正香呢，电话铃响了。

when = at the moment
I am dying. 我要死了。
I am marrying. 我要结婚了。

1809
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
Your mother was calling to ask if you were at the Sunday school.
你妈妈打电话问你是不是在主日学校。

1810
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
She is always making a fuss.
她总是大惊小怪的。

He is always making As.

1811
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
I am wondering if you can speak English.
我想知道你会不会说英语。

1812
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
What were you doing the whole morning?
整个上午你在什么？

1813
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
AF Flight No.123 is checking in at the moment. Please hurry up.
法航123号航班正在办理登机手续。请抓紧时间。

1814
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
I have been learning English for six years.
我学英语有六个年头了。

1815
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
And nowadys, I’m working hard to improve my spoken English.
现在我正努力提高我的英语口语。

1816
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
You are driving me mad.
你快把我逼疯了。

JOANNA: Ted, I'm leaving you.
TED: That represents a gross billing in excess of
two million - What?!
JOANNA: Here are my keys. I won't be needing them
any more.
TED: I'm sorry I'm late, all right? I'm sorry I didn't
call - I was busy making a living.
JOANNA: Ted, you're not listening to me. It's over,
finished.
TED: I'm listening, Joanna - believe me, I'm
listening. My wife is walking out on me after
eight years of -
JOANNA: You just don't get it, do you? I-am-really-
and-truly-leaving-you.
TED: I heard you, Joanna. I promise I heard you.
JOANNA: No you didn't. You didn't even ask about Billy.
TED: What about Billy?
JOANNA: I'm not taking him with me.

celiahe

2001
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
marriage n.

marry vt.
marry A to B My father married me to a doctor.
I am married to a doctor.
marry sb. off She finally married her daughter off.
marry sb. I married Rick.
She married money.
marry vi. A and B married last year.
marry above oneself marry below oneself
married adj. be married to sb He is a married man.
marriage Marriage in haste and repent at leisure.
Marriage may be compared to a cage:
the birds outside despair to get in and
those within despair to get outside.

2002
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
My elder sister is married, but she doesn‘t want to start a family yet.
我姐姐结婚了，但还不想要孩子。

family
I have closed family.
I have a big family.
He married above himself.
He married into the Kennedy family. 家族
mother-in-law 岳母
Sino-Tibetan-family
Germanic-family 语系

2003
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
She gets on well with her mother-in-law.
她和她婆婆相处得很好。

get on badly

2004
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
My aunt is expecting a baby now.
我的阿姨要生小孩儿了。

I expect to see you.
I am expecting the coming of Christmas.
pregnant 怀孕
She is pregnant.
She is with a child.
She is in the family way.

2005
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
They had a baby last year.
他们去年生了个孩子。

infant 婴儿 (holy infant 圣婴) → baby 婴孩 →
toddle 刚学走步的小孩 → kid / child 小孩 →
teenager 十几岁的青少年 → grown-up / adult 成年人 →
the senior citizens 老年人 → elderly people / the old
people
aging problem 老龄化问题
married man married woman
anniversary wedding anniversary
1年 paper wedding anniversary
10年 china wedding anniversary
25年 silver wedding anniversary
50年 golden wedding anniversary
60年 diamond wedding anniversary
All the kids in our family are trying to host a silver wedding ceremony for my parents.

2006
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
My younger brother is engaged.
我弟弟订婚了。

be engaged in sth
I am engaged in writing the term / graduation paper.
be engaged to sb

2007
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
John is still studying at the university. He is single.
John还在上大学，他是单身。

I’m free.
I’m available.
MBA = married but available
Well, I’m on the market.

2008
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
Her fiance is David, a businessman.
她未婚夫叫David，是个商人。

fiance 未婚夫
fiancee 未婚妻
They become husband and wife.

2009
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
He got divorced from her last year and remarried her this year.
去年他们离了婚，今年又复婚了。

Divorce rate is on the rise.
Divorce rate is on the increase.
get divorced from sb
divorce sb
He divorced the girl.
ex-wife 前妻
ex-husband 前夫

2010
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
Uncle Mike married twice. He has two stepsons.
Mike叔叔结过两次婚。他有两个继子。

She married five times.
She had five marriages.
stepfather stepmother
stepson stepdaughter
stepbrother stepsister
halfbrother halfsister
adoptive father adoptive mother
adopted son adopted daughter
He is a son out of the wed lock.
He is born without wed lock.

2011
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
Daniel has another woman on the side but his wife is totally unaware.
Daniel有婚外情，可是他太太根本不知道。

be aware of 意识到
I wasn't aware of his anger.
I was unaware of his anger.
affair 事件
domestic affair foreign affair
Do you know Michael is having an affair. 风流韵事
He is having an affair with his secretary.
extramarital affair extramarital love 婚外恋
He is cheating on his wife. lover concubine

2012
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
Some young people in the West fear marriage and would rather cohabitate.
西方社会一些年轻人怕结婚，宁愿同居。

cohabitate 同居
coeducation school = coed school
They are separate.
They split up.
He's moved out. 分居
sugar daddy
Woman is rubbing the cradle.

2013
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
Do you have any relatives here in the States?
你在美国有什么亲戚吗？

2014
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
I still keep in touch with my cousins in Britain.
我和我在英国的表亲们还保持着联系。

2015
Lesson Twenty Marriage 婚姻
Aunt Lucy has been alone since her husband passed away last year.
从她先生去年去世后，Lucy阿姨一直一个人过。

married engaged
single divorce
passed away
He passed away.
widowed 寡居的、鳏居的
widower 鳏夫 widow 寡妇
bride 新娘 bridegroom 新郎
bestman 伴郎 bridemaid 伴娘