【英语时差8,16】如何招待英国客人-上

Helen: Well,last Sunday, I invited two English friends Basil and Judy for lunch at home and I asked them for their hosting tips. Let's start with conversation topics. Often，of course, being in England we talk about the weather, because usually there's something horrible¹ to talk about the weather, particularly in the winter. Helen: Especially since the weather in China and the UK is so different. I'm sure there'll be lots of opportunities for comparison². Apart from the weather, you can talk about lots of other things. Sport, depending on whether it's the World Cup or how interested people were in it. Or cricket³, or holidays, where are you going, where you've been, how was it? Films, plays, books.

1 horrible   

adj.可怕的，极可憎的，极可厌的

参考例句：

• This is a horrible monster.这是一个可怕的怪物。
• That is a horrible accident.那是一次可怕的事故。

2 comparison   

n.比较，对照；比拟，比喻

参考例句：

• They make a comparison of New York to a beehive.他们把纽约比作一个蜂巢。
• This dress is really cheaper by comparison.比较起来，这件衣服确实便宜。

3 cricket   

n.蟋蟀，板球运动；adj.公平的

参考例句：

• The England cricket team scored quite a useful total.英格兰板球队得分总数令人满意。
• We could hear the shrill of the midsummer cricket.我们可以听到仲夏时节蟋蟀的尖叫声。
• Your behaviour isn't cricket.你的行为不光彩。