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生活英语对话 Episode 44: A free lunch

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本单元是关于免费午餐的对话

Tim: That food was delicious!
Mrs Hall: It took ages to come but yes, absolutely scrummy. Ready for afters?
Tim: Thank you.
Mrs Hall:Go on, open it.
Tim: World Cup tickets! How can I ever thank you Mrs Hall?
Mrs Hall: Well you can start by dropping the formality. Please, call me Janet.
Tim: Alright ... Janet.
Mrs Hall: Much better. Now, my husband's away on business next month. So we'll do lunch again then.
Tim: Your husband?
Mrs Hall: Well where did you think those corporate1 tickets came from? Yes, he's good for some things but quite dreadful2 for others - like decent3 lunch company.
Tim: I'm not sure if I'm free. Let me check the rota first.


Vocabulary:(词汇)

scrummy (informal): 美味的(非正式用法)
delicious

afters (informal, uncountable):甜点(非正式用法,不可数名词)
dessert, the dish which comes after the main meal

to drop something:(停止做某事)
to stop doing something

corporate:(企业)
business

a rota:(轮班表)
a schedule or timetable which shows what days and times employees4 work

本单元的语言点是时间介词短语,请看下面的时间介词短语例句。

Prepositions5 of time

at/on/in:

At, on and in are the basic prepositions of time

We use at with particular times:
I start work at 9 o'clock
The banks closes at 4 o'clock

We use on with particular days:
I don't work on Mondays
See you on New Year's day

We use in with seasons, months and years:
I started working here in 2004
I am getting married in June
I went on holiday in the winter

There are some special times when we use at:
at the weekend
at night
at Christmas
at the moment

Notice the difference between on and in in these sentences:
I'll see you on Friday evening - this is a particular evening
I often use the internet in the evening - this is a general period of time

We don't use at/on/in before phrases6 like this week, last year, next month, every day

More uses of in

We use in to refer to a future event:
Hurry up! The TV show starts in ten minutes

We use in to stay how long it takes to finish something:
I did the exam in one hour

If you arrive in time for an event, then you arrive early enough. You do not miss the start of the event:
The taxi driver drove7 quickly to the festival, so we arrived in time to see the first band

If an event happens on time, then it happens at the correct and planned time:
There were no delays8, so the plane left on time


for/since/until:

We use for to talk about a period of time, referring to the length of that period. This period of time can be in the past, present or future:
I lived in Spain for 2 years
I have been waiting for half an hour

We use since to talk about a period of time, referring to the beginning point of that period; a period from a point in the past to now:
I have worked here since 1996. I think it's time to change my job
I have been waiting since 10 o'clock. Has the doctor arrived yet?

We use until to talk about a period of time, referring to the end point of that period
My parents are on holiday until Sunday. Shall we have a party on Friday?
I worked in New York until 1999, then I came back home to the UK

We often use for/since/until to answer questions with How long?

How long have you lived in Dubai?
I've lived there for 3 years. I've lived there since January, 2004

How long do we have to finish this work?
We've got until 5 o'clock this evening

But, when we use the verb9 'to take' or 'to last' to talk about the length of an activity, we don't use for/since/until:

How long does it take to get to work?
It takes 30 minutes
How long does a normal lesson last at your school?
It lasts an hour


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1 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的
参考例句:
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
2 dreadful wk0z7     
adj.糟透了的,极端的,可怕的,令人畏惧的
参考例句:
  • I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
  • I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。
3 decent mx6xr     
adj.象样的,不错的,体面的,正派的,恰当的
参考例句:
  • We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
  • There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。
4 employees HtqzrQ     
n.雇工,雇员( employee的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. 她对待雇员总是客客气气,关心体谅。
  • The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits. 公司有严格的着装规定—所有男职员都要穿西服。
5 prepositions 7b8a15ee38e288a64c84cfeec46fecc3     
n.介词( preposition的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • She lays a lot of emphasis on the usage of prepositions. 她把重点放在介词的使用上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Prepositions and conjunctions are particles. 介词和连词是小品词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 phrases 5a1969515ab7b523d913732d256e644a     
n.短语( phrase的名词复数 );成语;说法;乐句
参考例句:
  • Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语,真叫人腻烦。
  • Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话,令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 drove brAxi     
vbl.驾驶,drive的过去式;n.畜群
参考例句:
  • He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
  • They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。
8 delays 77fdbb0717320d37c96a542b56f07b69     
(使)耽搁,延误( delay的第三人称单数 ); 推迟; 使延期; 使延迟
参考例句:
  • Commuters will face long delays on the roads today. 路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。
  • Things were working well when we were brought up against unexpected delays. 事情本来进行得很顺利,不料我们遇到了耽搁。
9 verb OiywI     
n.[语]动词
参考例句:
  • The sentence is formed from a verb and two nouns.这句子由一个动词和两个名词构成。
  • These are the finite forms of a verb.这些是一个动词的限定形式。
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