【大家说英语】 第314期:课后活动

 Lesson 11 Talk About It 第十一课 主题讨论

December 23 12月23日

After School Activities¹ 课后活动

Ashley read the list in the hall. 艾胥莉在走廊上看着一张选单，

It was² a list of after-school activities. 内容列出了各种课后活动。

Ashley could³ choose just one of the activities. 艾胥莉只能挑选其中一项活动，

There were sports, music and art clubs⁵. 单子中包括了运动、音乐和美术社团。

She saw⁶ her friend Megan. 她看见她的朋友梅根。

"Hey, Ashley! Max and I are going⁷ to be in the music club⁴. “嘿，艾胥莉！麦克斯和我要参加音乐社，

Be in it with us!" 和我们一起加入吧！”

"Thanks, Megan," said⁸ Ashley. "That might⁹ be fun." “谢了，梅根，”艾胥莉说， “音乐社应该会很好玩。”

But the music club did¹⁰ not sound fun. 可是艾胥莉心里并不觉得音乐社好玩，

Ashley didn't want to be in it. 她不想参加音乐社。

She liked to paint. 她喜欢画画，

She wanted to join the art club. 她想加入美术社。

She saw her music teacher coming down the hall. 她在走廊上看见她的音乐老师走过来。

"Ashley!" he called. “艾胥莉！”他唤道，

"I talked to your parents. “我和妳的爸妈谈过了，

Your brother and sister were both in the music club. 妳的哥哥和姐姐之前都在音乐社，

You're also very talented in music. Please join the club." 妳也很有音乐天分， 请加入音乐社吧。”

The teacher was right. 那位音乐老师说得对，

Everyone in her family was a talented musician¹¹. 她家中的每个人都是很有天赋的音乐家，

And they had¹² all been in the music club. 而且他们也都加入过音乐社。

Ashley thought¹³ about Megan. 艾胥莉想了想梅根，

Everyone wanted her to join the music club. 大家都要她加入音乐社。

She was good at music, but she didn't like it. 她虽然对音乐很擅长，却不喜欢音乐。

She really wanted to paint. 她很想画画，

She had to choose a club by Friday. 在星期五之前她就必须选择一个社团，

What should she do? 她该怎么办？

What would¹⁴ you do? 你会怎么做？

1 activities   

n.活动( activity的名词复数 )；活力；活动力

参考例句：

• the enlargement of the company's overseas business activities 公司海外业务的扩展
• Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage. 有些商业活动是为间谍活动提供掩护。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

4 club   

n社团；俱乐部，夜总会，社；棍棒，（高尔夫球等的）球棒， （扑克牌）梅花；vt.棍打，把...当棍棒用；协作，联合

参考例句：

• He joined the football club.他加入了足球俱乐部。
• He is managing a club for teenagers.他在经营一家青少年俱乐部。

5 clubs   

n.（尤指年轻人听音乐、跳舞等的）俱乐部( club的名词复数 )；梅花；（尤指英国）男性俱乐部；（以优惠价出售图书、激光唱片等给成员的）读者俱乐部

参考例句：

• the deuce of clubs 梅花二
• a set of golf clubs 一套高尔夫球杆

6 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

7 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

8 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

9 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

10 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

11 musician   

n.音乐家，擅长音乐音乐的人；乐师，作曲家

参考例句：

• Mozart was a great musician.莫扎特是伟大的音乐家。
• He is a famous musician.他是一位有名的音乐家。

12 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

13 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

14 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？