【英语趣味课堂】你能做什么-What Can You do

Rory: So Abidemi, let's talk about abilities. Can you cook?

 

Abidemi: Yes, and no. I can cook a little bit, the basic stuff but I really like to eat but I don't experiment too much. So no, I'm not a great cook, but I can cook. I cook to survive. What about you, Rory? Can you cook?

 

Rory: Yeah, I can. I really like cooking. I love cooking Italian food. I also love baking. So I can bake cakes and cookies and bread, stuff like that.

 

Abidemi: Okay.

 

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Rory: How about singing? Can you sing?

 

Abidemi: I think I can sing. Yes, I enjoy singing. I love singing. I sing a lot in church, so I can sing. What about you? Can you sing?

 

Rory: I can't sing at all. Like even when I go to karaoke, I'm too embarrassed to pick up the microphone.

 

Abidemi: Oh, it's too bad. What about you, Rory, can you play – okay, can you play an instrument?

 

Rory: I can't. No. I'd love to be able to play an instrument but I can't play anything. How about you? Can you play an instrument?

 

Abidemi: No, I can't. I really wish that I had learned something when I was younger. But I say I can play my voice. Ha, ha.

 

Rory: That's nice.

 

Abidemi: What about juggling¹? Can you juggle², Rory?

 

Rory: Yeah, I can juggle. I can juggle with three balls and I can almost juggle with four.

 

Abidemi: Wow.

 

Rory: Like I can do it for about 10 seconds. Yeah.

 

Abidemi: I can't juggle at all. So please teach me. It's always something that I've always wanted – I wanted to learn.

 

Rory: Okay. Can you speak three languages?

 

Abidemi: Yes. I think I can speak three languages.

 

Rory: Which ones?

 

Abidemi: I think English is my best language but I also speak Yoruba, a Nigerian language, and I speak French as well. Yes.

 

And you?

 

Rory: Well, I can speak English and I can speak some Czech. I lived in the Czech Republic for six years.

 

Abidemi: Wow.

 

Rory: And I can also speak a little bit of French but it's very rusty³.

 

Abidemi: Okay. Maybe next time we'll have this conversation in French then.

 

Rory: Okay.

 

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重点词汇：

 

Learn vocabulary from the lesson below.

 

experiment

 

I don't experiment too much.

 

When you experiment, you try new way of doing something. Notice the following:

 

He likes to experiment in the kitchen.

I usually wear the same clothes. I don't experiment much.

not --- at all

 

I can't sing at all.

 

We use "not at all" to show we have no ability at something. Notice the following:

 

I cannot cook at all.

My mom is good at dancing, but me? Not at all.

would love to be able to

 

I'd love to be able to play an instrument

 

When you would love to be able to do something, you wish you could do it. Notice the following:

 

I would love to be able to sing.

We would love to (be able to) go, but we can't.

as well

 

I speak French as well.

 

'As well' means the same as 'also' or 'too.' Notice the following:

 

I work and go to school as well.

He knows Bob, and he knows Mary as well.

some

 

I can speak some Czech.

 

Here, some means a litte bit, or not much. Notice the following:

 

I know some Mandarin⁴, but not much.

I know some people here.

rusty

 

My French is very rusty.

 

When you are rusty at something, you need practice to regain⁵ your skill. Notice the following:

 

My computers skills are rusty these days.

I speak Chinese but it is rusty.

1 juggling   

n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
• The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。

2 juggle   

v.变戏法，纂改，欺骗，同时做；n.玩杂耍，纂改，花招

参考例句：

• If you juggle with your accounts,you'll get into trouble.你要是在帐目上做手脚，你可要遇到麻烦了。
• She had to juggle her job and her children.她得同时兼顾工作和孩子。

3 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。

4 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

5 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。