【英语趣味课堂】一百万美元-A Million Dollars

Todd: OK, Keith, if you won¹ 1,000,000 dollars? No, wait, 10,000,000 dollars.

 

Keith: 10,000,000.

 

Todd: If you won 10,000,000, what would² you do?

 

Keith: Well, first thing I'd do, I'd probably³ buy a nice house for me and my wife⁴.

 

Todd: OK, where would this house be?

 

Keith: Oh, I don't know. We'll have to talk about that with the wife but probably somewhere⁵ near Tokyo.

 

Todd: OK. Would yo buy a house in the city or the country?

 

Keith: Well, a little further⁶ out of the middle of Tokyo.

 

Todd: So, it'd be in Japan.?

 

Keith:Yeah, in Japan, but some place not too crowded⁷.

 

Todd: OK, would you have animals at this house?

 

Keith: Not if I could⁸ help it.

 

Todd: Really. No dog?

 

Keith: Well, maybe a dog, but an outside dog.

 

Todd: You got¹⁰ to have a dog, man.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary¹¹ from the lesson

somewhere

 

Probably somewhere near Tokyo.

 

'Somewhere' is a non-specific place.  In the example, we are talking about a place near Tokyo, but we don't know the exact¹² location¹³.  We can use this word to give a general¹⁴ location.  Notice the following¹⁵:

 

Do you want to go somewhere with beaches for vacation¹⁶?

She lives somewhere near the post office.

country

 

Would you buy a house in the city or the country?

 

'Country' is the opposite¹⁷ of the city.  It is a place where there are animals, trees, farms, rivers, and many other natural¹⁸ things.  Notice the following:

 

He lived in the country until¹⁹ he was²⁰ 15 years old.

On the weekends, we go to our house in the country.

further out

 

Well, a little further out of the middle of Tokyo.

 

If a place is a greater distance²¹ away from the middle of Tokyo then it is 'further out.'  We use this word to talk about distance away from something important²², like a city.  Notice the following:

 

Every day she swam a little further out from the side⁹ of the pool²³.

I thought²⁴ you lived further out than this.

crowded

 

Some place not too crowded.

 

If a place is 'crowded' it has a lot of people in it.  Usually in crowded places it is difficult to move because of all the people.  Notice the following:

 

The bar²⁵ was too crowded and there was no place to sit.

I thought the concert²⁶ would be really crowded, but there weren't a lot of people there at all.

outside dog

 

Well, maybe a dog, but an outside dog.

 

An 'outside dog' is a dog that lives outside of the house, maybe in a small dog house or a kennel²⁷.  This would be a dog that could live in different types²⁸ of weather, rain or snow.  Notice the following:

 

Because our dog is so big he has to be an outside dog.

We have an outside dog to protect²⁹ the house.

 

 

1 won   

vt.赢得(为win的过去式)

参考例句：

• We won the game in the end.我们最终赢得了比赛。
• We won the football game.我们赢得了足球赛的胜利。

2 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？

3 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

4 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

5 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

6 further   

adv.（在时间或空间上）距离更大地；更远地

参考例句：

• Have you had any further news?你有进一步的消息吗？
• We will help you further.我们会进一步帮助你的。

7 crowded   

adj.拥挤的，塞满的

参考例句：

• Earth is becoming more and more crowded.地球变得越来越拥挤。
• Guangzhou is a crowded city!广州是个拥挤的城市！

8 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。

9 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

10 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

11 vocabulary   

n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表

参考例句：

• How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
• You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。

12 exact   

adj.确切的，正确的；准确的，精确的；vt.强要，强求；急需，需要

参考例句：

• I need to know the exact size.我需要知道确切的尺寸。
• Do you know the exact date?你知道确切日期吗？

13 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。

14 general   

n.一般，将军，大体；adj. 一般的，普遍的；v.指挥，作...将军

参考例句：

• The general had a severe manner.那位将军态度严肃。
• It is general knowledge that he will come tomorrow.大家都知道他明天来。

15 following   

n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随

参考例句：

• The following is the full text.全文如下。
• Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。

16 vacation   

n.假期，休假；vi.度假

参考例句：

• I'll take a vacation this weekend.这个周末我要休假。
• The vacation passed away quickly.假期过得很快。

17 opposite   

adj.相对的，相反的，对面的；prep.对面

参考例句：

• The post office is opposite (to) the station.邮局在车站的对面。
• Black and white are opposite.黑与白是截然相反的。

18 natural   

adj.自然的，正常的，天生的；n.有天赋的人

参考例句：

• He is a natural dancer.他是天生的舞蹈家。
• Try to look natural for your photograph.拍照时要自然一点。

19 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

20 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。

21 distance   

n.距离；路程

参考例句：

• A very small distance or space.非常小的距离或空间。
• It depends on traffic and distance.这要看交通和路程的远近。

22 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

23 pool   

n.水塘(池)，游泳池，撞球；vi.形成池塘；vt.集中，积累

参考例句：

• The swimming pool was opened to the public on July 1.游泳池于七月一日对外开放。
• At the end of half an hour the pool was nearly dry.这样过了半小时，坑里的水差不多舀光了。

24 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。

25 bar   

n.条，棒，条状物；酒吧，（卖东西的）柜台

参考例句：

• I went to the bar yesterday.我昨天去酒吧了。
• They walked into the bar.他们走进了酒吧。

26 concert   

n.音乐会；一致，和谐；vt.制定计划，通过协商达成一致；vi.合作

参考例句：

• She forgot about the concert.她把音乐会给忘了。
• Who will direct at the concert?音乐会谁来指挥？

27 kennel   

n.狗舍，狗窝

参考例句：

• Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。
• Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。

28 types   

n.类型；类型( type的名词复数 )；铅字；（印刷或打印的）文字；于…类型的v.打字；打字( type的第三人称单数 )；[医学]测定（血型）；按类型把…归类；成为…的典型

参考例句：

• She hangs out with the arty types she met at drama school. 她和一些在戏剧学校认识的附庸风雅的朋友常混在一起。
• There is a price differential between different types of oil. 不同种类的油有价格差异。 来自《简明英汉词典》

29 protect   

vt.保护，投保；vi.提供保护

参考例句：

• We protect you from danger.我们保护你不受危险。
• An umbrella will protect you from the rain.雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。