【英语趣味课堂】看电影计划-Movie Plans

Todd: Hey, Ruth, Akane and I were thinking¹ of getting a movie tonight, and watching a movie.

 

Ruth: Oh, that sounds good.

 

Todd: So, you gonad come over?

 

Ruth: Really, I can't, actually². I've got³ to fill⁴ in some forms⁵, tonight. I'm going⁶ to law⁷ school in September, 

so I've got to get some money together.

 

Todd: You've got to get money together on Saturday night?

 

Ruth: Well, I actually did⁸ try to do my forms today but I didn't manage⁹ to get anything done, 

so now I have to do it on Saturday night.

 

Todd: Yeah, but tomorrow is Sunday. Just do it tomorrow.

 

Ruth: Yeah, but I'm going to church¹¹ tomorrow and so I'd rather¹² get some done tonight.

 

Todd: Well, how long are you going to work?

 

Ruth: Tonight! Um, I'll probably¹³ do a couple¹⁴ of hours. Maybe I can come up and watch the end.

 

Todd: OK, well, what time do you think you'd be able¹⁵ to come up? Cause¹⁶ we can just do different stuff¹⁷.

You know Akane, she's always cleaning. I'm sure she'd love to go back and scrub¹⁸ her apartment¹⁹ or something.

 

Ruth: Well, how about 10 o'clock? What are you doing at 10?

 

Todd: Ah¹⁰, 10 would²⁰ be good, if I'm still awake²¹.

 

Ruth: Will you be too tired?

 

Todd: No, no, that's good. It's Saturday. No problem²².

 

Ruth: Really?

 

Todd: Yeah, yeah! Do it. Um, we were thinking of getting Shrek 2.

 

Ruth: Oh, wow! I really like Shrek 2.

 

Todd: OK, cool.

 

Ruth: I really like it.

 

Todd: I wanted to watch Star Wars²³ but she said²⁴ "no".

 

Ruth: Oh, I'm glad she said "no".

 

Todd: You don't like Star Wars?

 

Ruth: I can't stand it, except²⁵ that I do like Ewan McGregor.

 

Todd: That's right. That's right. You said that before. OK, yeah cool, well, just go home 

and work really hard and try to come back.

 

Ruth: I'll do as²⁶ much as I can.

 

Todd: OK, see you then.

 

Ruth: Alright. See you later²⁷. Thanks for the invitation²⁸.

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Todd: Hey, Ruth, Akane and I were thinking of getting a movie tonight, and watching a movie.

 

Ruth: Oh, that sounds good.

 

Todd: So, you gonad come over?

 

Ruth: Really, I can't, actually. I've got to fill in some forms, tonight. I'm going to law school in September, 

so I've got to get some money together.

 

Todd: You've got to get money together on Saturday night?

 

Ruth: Well, I actually did try to do my forms today but I didn't manage to get anything done, 

so now I have to do it on Saturday night.

 

Todd: Yeah, but tomorrow is Sunday. Just do it tomorrow.

 

Ruth: Yeah, but I'm going to church tomorrow and so I'd rather get some done tonight.

 

Todd: Well, how long are you going to work?

 

Ruth: Tonight! Um, I'll probably do a couple of hours. Maybe I can come up and watch the end.

 

Todd: OK, well, what time do you think you'd be able to come up? Cause we can just do different stuff.

You know Akane, she's always cleaning. I'm sure she'd love to go back and scrub her apartment or something.

 

Ruth: Well, how about 10 o'clock? What are you doing at 10?

 

Todd: Ah, 10 would be good, if I'm still awake.

 

Ruth: Will you be too tired?

 

Todd: No, no, that's good. It's Saturday. No problem.

 

Ruth: Really?

 

Todd: Yeah, yeah! Do it. Um, we were thinking of getting Shrek 2.

 

Ruth: Oh, wow! I really like Shrek 2.

 

Todd: OK, cool.

 

Ruth: I really like it.

 

Todd: I wanted to watch Star Wars but she said "no".

 

Ruth: Oh, I'm glad she said "no".

 

Todd: You don't like Star Wars?

 

Ruth: I can't stand it, except that I do like Ewan McGregor.

 

Todd: That's right. That's right. You said that before. OK, yeah cool, well, just go home 

and work really hard and try to come back.

 

Ruth: I'll do as much as I can.

 

Todd: OK, see you then.

 

Ruth: Alright. See you later. Thanks for the invitation.

 

1 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

2 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

3 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。

4 fill   

vt.填充，弥漫，供给，满足，供应；vi. 充满，装满；n.满足，装满，充分，填方

参考例句：

• Fill the tank with water.把水槽灌满水。
• Many people find it difficult to fill in a form.许多人发现表格填写困难。

5 forms   

n.形状( form的名词复数 )；（空白）表格（纸）；方式；组成v.形成，构成，产生( form的第三人称单数 )；是；（使）成形；结成（友谊）

参考例句：

• students involved in all forms of college athletics 参加各种大学体育运动的学生
• Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy. 农业是农村经济的基础。

6 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。

7 law   

n.法(律，规，学)；律师业；规律，定律

参考例句：

• He went to the school of law for three years.他在法学院读了三年。
• The new law will reduce pollution of the rivers.这条新法律将会减轻河流污染。

8 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？

9 manage   

vt.经营，管理，处理；设法，对付；操纵，运用；vi.处理，办理，设法对付

参考例句：

• He took great pains to manage the factory well.为了管理好工厂，他可真是煞费苦心。
• The work is not much,I can manage it alone.活儿不多，我一个人也忙得过来。

10 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

11 church   

n.教堂，礼拜堂；教会

参考例句：

• Mary joined a church yesterday.玛丽昨天加入了教会。
• She was standing on the church steps.她正站在教堂门前的台阶上。

12 rather   

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当

参考例句：

• I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
• This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

13 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。

14 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

15 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。

16 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

17 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。

18 scrub   

n.用力擦洗，矮树，渺小之物；v.用力擦洗

参考例句：

• I got paint on my hands and it won't scrub off.我手上沾上了油漆，擦不掉。
• The great plain was covered in scrub and small lifeless trees.浩瀚的平原覆盖着灌木和毫无生气的矮小树林。

19 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

20 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？

21 awake   

adj.醒的；v.唤醒，唤起，醒来

参考例句：

• The baby awake is looking here and there.醒着的婴儿东张西望。
• Please awake me at six.请6点钟唤醒我。

22 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

23 wars   

n.战争( war的名词复数 )；战争期间；斗争；竞争

参考例句：

• US involvement in European wars 美国对欧洲战争的干预
• Fans waited for years for the first Star Wars prequel. 《星球大战》的第一部前传让影迷期待了多年。

24 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。

25 except   

v.除，除外，反对；prep.除了...之外，若不是，除非

参考例句：

• Everybody is here except tom.除了汤姆大家都到了。
• He never came except when he was in trouble. 除非有了困难，他从来不到这里来。

26 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

27 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

28 invitation   

n.请帖；邀请

参考例句：

• Thank you for your invitation.谢谢你的邀请。
• You didn't send me an invitation!你没送我请帖！