1 起 床 早起三部曲,穿衣叠被加洗漱——日复一日,年复一年。最难的是第一步,瞧瞧Jim,都几点了,还赖在床上不起呢。 该起床了。It’s time to get up. ○ Get up! 起床! ○ Wake up! 醒一醒! 快起床。Get up soon. = Get out of the bed quickly. 我星期六通常晚起。I usually sleep late on Saturdays. ● sleep late“晚起” 快点儿!Hurry up! = Hurry! 时间还早呢。It’s still early. ○ It’s too early to get up. 现在起床太早了。 闹钟响了吗? Did the alarm go off? ○ Did you hear the alarm? 你听到闹钟响了吗? ★ alarm [E5lB:m] n.闹钟(相当于alarm clock) ● go off“响起,发出声音” 我一夜没睡着。I stayed up the whole night. = I spent a sleepless night. ★ sleepless [5sli:plis] a.失眠的,不眠的 ● stay up“不睡觉,熬夜” 我还很困。I’m still sleepy. ○ I want to sleep 10 more minutes. 我想再睡10分钟。 ★ sleepy [5sli:pi] a.困倦的,欲睡的 你昨天晚上打呼噜了。You were snoring last night. ★ snore [snC:] v. 打鼾 我整晚都在做梦。I’ve been dreaming all the night. ○ I had a very good dream last night. 我昨晚做了个好梦。 把衣服穿上。Put your clothes on. = Get dressed. ★ dress [dres] v. (给)穿衣 把被褥叠好。Fold up your bedding. ○ Fold up your quilt. 把被子叠好。 ★ bedding [5bediN] n. 被褥 ★ quilt [kwilt] n. 被子 ● fold up“(使)折起” 把头发梳一下。Comb your hair. ○ Go wash your face. 去洗洗脸。 ★ comb [kEum] v. 梳头 n. 梳子 FUN 轻松:看图 “I hacked into the school computer and changed all my grades. Then the school hacked into my computer and deleted all my games! ” Waking Someone Up Ann:Hey, Jim, it’s time to wake up and get out of bed. Jim:Do I have to get up now? Ann:You’d better get up, or you’ll be late. Jim: Ann: Jim:I must have slept right through it. Ann:Rise and shine! Sleepyhead! Jim:Just let me sleep 5 more minutes. Ann:The early bird gets the worm. Jim:I know. I know. But I don’t want any worms. Ann: 叫醒某人 安:嘿,吉姆,醒一醒,该起床啦。 吉姆:我现在一定得起床吗? 安:你最好现在就起床,否则要迟到了。 吉姆:你说什么呀? 我的闹钟都还没响呢? 安: 吉姆:我一定是睡过了。 安:起床!贪睡鬼! 吉姆:让我再睡5分钟嘛。 安:早起的鸟才会有虫吃。 吉姆:我知道。我知道。但是我可不想吃虫。 安: J rise [raiz] v. 起床,升起 J shine [Fain] v. 使光亮, 发光 J sleepyhead [5sli:pihed] n. 贪睡者, 懒鬼 J effort [5efEt] n. 努力 详细解说 (詹姆士通常醒得很早。)Wake up at the back there!(注意后边!)另 “The early bird catches/gets the worm.”是一句谚语,意思是“早起的鸟 才会有虫吃。” FUN 轻松:贴士 Forrest Gump 《阿甘正传》(1) 生活就像一盒巧克力。 Life Was like a Box of Chocolates. 大部分人都在一定程度上觉得自己很聪明,并且为了能够“更好地”生活,变得越来越世故。观看完《阿甘正传》这部美国经典奥斯卡影片之后,我们不禁为我们这些自以为是的人感到些许惋惜。影片中的阿甘是一位有智力残障的人,他思想单纯,只知道一直坚持不懈地做自己想做又喜欢做的事情,却能接二连三意外地收获“成功”。他的一句经典台词“生活就像一盒巧克力,你永远不知道自己会得到什么。”道出了阿甘对生活的态度:未来是无法预测的,只要我们认认真真地做好每件事情,快快乐乐地过好每一天,生活就是美好的。下面节选的是阿甘在公交车站等车时,跟一位妇人交谈时的一段台词,现在结合声音资料,让我们一起体会阿甘对生活的态度… >> MORE P115 从左边下床, 还是从右边下床呢 你每天早上起床是从左边下床还是从右边下床呢?也许你会说为什么要问这么无聊的问题?你也许没有注意到,不论从左边下床还是从右边下床,每个人总是固定从一边下床的,不会今天从左边下,明天从右边下。 当然这无非是个人习惯问题,的确是无关紧要的,但英国人却在这个问题上大作文章。他们认为,一个人如果不按自己的习惯,换一边下床,即“get out of bed from the wrong side”,便会导致心情不好(in bad mood),容易发脾气(easy to lose one’s temper): Don’t talk with him. He must have got out of bed from the wrong side and is in a very irritable mood. 你别和他说话。他今天心情不好,火气很大。 |
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