英语口语大赢家Topic55:恋爱故事Love Stories

打完排球，阿美和丹尼尔在海边玩耍。爸爸妈妈坐在不远处回忆着当年的种种往事。来听听他们都说了些什么吧！

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Mom: How time flies!

Dad: May and Danny have already grown up.

Mom: I can still remember our first date.

Dad: Look at that big tree over there.

Mom: Yeah, oh my god! It's still there. We have our first date right on there.

Dad: Do you know that I fell in love with you at the first sight.

Mom: You were dull at that time.

Dad: But you agreed to go out with me at last.

Mom: (smile) I can't believe this for it's been 20 years since we got married.

Dad: So do you feel happy now?

Mom: I couldn't have been any happier!

Dad: Of course, we are the happiest family in the world.

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妈妈：时间过得真快!

爸爸：阿美和丹丹都已经长大了。

妈妈：我仍然还记得我们的第一次约会。

爸爸：看那边的那颗大树。

妈妈：天啊！它还在那儿。我们第一次约会就是在那里。

爸爸：你知道吗，我对你是一见钟情。

妈妈：你那个时候真傻。

爸爸：但是你最后还是答应和我出去约会。

妈妈：（微笑）我们都结婚20年了，真是难以相信啊。

爸爸：那你现在觉得幸福吗？

妈妈：再幸福不过了！

爸爸：当然了，我们是世界上最幸福的家庭。

经典背诵 Recitation
Mom: Benjamin and I have been married for 20 years. He is a good husband and father though he may be a little bit dull at times. But I knew this when we were dating. He is an honest man which makes up his charm¹. That's why we have been a really happy family for all these years. So we are lucky to find each other, I suppose.

生词小结
date n. 约会

first adj. 第一的

dull adj. 无趣的

agree vi. 同意

marry vt. 结婚

happy adj. 幸福的

情景练习 Scene practice
描写句型练习

仔细阅读下面五个场景，两人一组，使用描写句型，用一用，练一练。

1.If you were Benjamin, you would meet someone you don't know in the railway station, how would you describe your own appearance² to him or her?

2.If you were Daniel, and went to Guilin this summer vacation. If you are asked to describe the scenery³ there, what would you say?

3.If you were Shirley, you want to describe the skirt you like in the store to your colleague⁴, what would you say?

4.If you were May, you are asked to describe your brother's appearance, what would you say?

5.If you were Shirley, you are asked to tell the procedure⁵ of making the cake, what would you say?

 

1 charm   

vt.使着迷，使陶醉；n.招人喜欢之处，魅力

参考例句：

• With all imperfections the short play has a real charm.尽管有不少缺欠，这出小戏仍颇具魅力。
• He could resist her charm no longer.他再也抗拒不住她的魅力。

2 appearance   

n.出现，露面；容貌

参考例句：

• In appearance, he was a little like his father.他看起来有点像他的父亲。
• She was a young woman of good appearance.她是一位年轻貌美的女子。

3 scenery   

n.景色，风景，场景，场面

参考例句：

• The west lake is famous for its beautiful scenery.西湖以风景优美著称。
• She enjoys mountain scenery.她喜欢山景。

4 colleague   

n.同僚，同事

参考例句：

• He is a colleague of mine.他是我的同事。
• The professor paid a return visit to his American colleague.教授回访了他的美国同事。

5 procedure   

n.程序，手续，步骤；常规的做法

参考例句：

• The results show clearly that this procedure is correct.事实充分说明这种做法是正确的。
• It has passed through an interesting procedure of evolution.它经过了一个有趣的进化过程。