【话匣子英语】安德鲁的家人要来看他了

安德鲁的家人就要过来看他了，他今天忙得不行，把公寓打扫干净准备迎接家人的到来.....

Andrew: So, Harp¹. What’s new with you? How was your day?

Harp: Ah it was pretty good. Life’s good, it’s pretty boring. What about you?

Andrew: Yeah, you know what? I had a pretty busy day today. My parents and my sister, they’re all coming to visit me in a couple days actually. So I’ve just been cleaning my apartment and getting it ready for their visit.

Harp: That’s exciting is it the first time they’re coming to visit?

Andrew: Um, nope. This is actually- this will be my sister’s second time and my parents-my dad’s third time and my mom’s second time. So they’ve been here before.

Harp: Ok, so are you going to do some of the tourist stuff²? Or what are you gonna do with them?

Andrew: Yeah, you know, we’ll probably hit up all the tourist sites³. Maybe grab⁴ some dinner and just hang out and spend some time together.

Harp: That’s nice.

Andrew: Yeah, it’ll be fun. I’m looking forward to it.

Harp: Cool. Alright, so let’s get down to business. Today we’re going to do a Chatterbox episode⁵ and that’s where we chat about different topics, current⁶ events, sometimes we interview people. We just talk.

Andrew: Mhmm and I think we have an interesting topic today.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

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 sites   

n.遗址( site的名词复数 )；[计算机]网站；位置；地皮

参考例句：

• sites of scientific interest 引起科学界关注的地方
• Derelict inner-city sites could be sold off cheaply for housing. 荒废的内城区可以廉价出售用来修建房屋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

5 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

6 current   

n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的

参考例句：

• Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。
• There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。