【英语趣味课堂】回家-Going Home

 Todd: OK. Victor, tomorrow you're flying home?

 

Victor: Yes, that's correct.

 

Todd: OK. So, are you afraid of flying?

 

Victor: No, flying's fine.

 

Todd: Really? Back home for your job, do you fly?

 

Victor: No, I drive to work and to different assignments.

 

Todd: OK. You never have to fly to go to conventions¹ or other cities or stuff² like that?

 

Victor: Once or twice each year I do fly to go to conventions connected with my work.

 

Todd: OK. Tomorrow you have a really long flight.

 

Victor: That's correct.

 

Todd: It's probably what about 15 hours?

 

Victor: From Narita to Washington DC is 12 hours in the air.

 

Todd: Wow. So how do you pass the time on the plane?

 

Victor: On the plane, I like to sleep as much as possible.

 

Todd: OK. Do you take medication or just have a beer or..?

 

Victor: No. I don't take any medication. I just.. I tend to stay up late the day before so that I'm so tired I will want to sleep on the plane.

 

Todd: Well, good strategy³ and I hope you have a good flight.

 

Victor: Thank you very much.

 

学习内容：

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

fly home

Are you flying home tomorrow?

To 'fly home' is to travel by airplane back to your country or city of origin or the place where you grew up.  Notice the following:

 

She is flying home to surprise her father on his birthday.

It is really expensive to fly home from here.

back home

What do you do back home?

We use the phrase 'back home' to talk about the place that we call home. Notice the following:

 

When I go back home it's like I'm on vacation, because my mother does everything.

How often do you go back home to see your family?

as much as possible

On the plane, I like to sleep as much as possible.

If we do something 'as much as possible' we do it as long or as frequently as we can.  Notice the following:

 

She tries to help her mother as much as possible.

Try to drink as much water as possible.

pass the time

How do you pass the time on the plane?

'Pass the time' refers to how we spend our time or more specifically⁴ what we do to make the time go by more quickly.  Notice the following:

 

She passes her time at school chatting with her friends.

I read to pass the time between flights.

strategy

 

That's a good strategy for taking long flights.

A 'strategy' is a plan for doing something.  We usually create a strategy for dealing⁵ with a problem.  Notice the following:

 

She always has the best strategies⁶ for dealing with problems.

What study strategies do you have?

1 conventions   

（某一职业、政党等的人士召开的）大会( convention的名词复数 )； 协议； 习俗； （美国）全国代表大会

参考例句：

• They broke away from conventions. 他们打破了常规。
• They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. 他们不顾社会习俗，并未意识到自己在做些与众不同的事。

2 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

3 strategy   

n.方法，策略，战略

参考例句：

• The only way to take the enemy position is by strategy,not by forceful attack.只可智取，不可强攻。
• Tactics differs from strategy.战术有别于战略。

4 specifically   

adv.明确地，具体地；特别地，特意

参考例句：

• The book was written specifically for children.这本书是特地为儿童编写的。
• I told you specifically not to do that.我明确地告诉你不要那样做。

5 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

6 strategies   

n.策略( strategy的名词复数 )；战略；战略学；对策

参考例句：

• Several steps and strategies have been developed to minimize these risks. 有关人士发展了若干措施和方法以减少这些风险。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• Different threats require different strategies. 对付不同的威胁需要不同的策略。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件