英语口语大赢家Topic125:家庭药箱Medicine-kit

丹尼尔生病了，偏偏爸爸妈妈又加班不能回家，只有阿美帮着照顾，阿美照顾得怎么样呢？我们一起往下看吧！

 

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May: Poor Danny. You are so enfeebled!

Daniel: Don't worry. No big deal¹. Just a common² cold.

May: Mom called just now saying³ that she and Dad will be back later⁴. Do you want to speak to them on phone?

Daniel: No. You can never count on the grown-ups when there is something.

May: Whatever⁵. Have a drink of water.

Daniel: Come on, sister. This is the seventh⁶ glass already⁸.

May: Maybe later. I think we have a medicine⁹-kit.

Daniel: Do we? Where is it?

May: Probably¹⁰ on the of the cabinet¹¹. I'll go and get it.

Daniel: Be careful. Now I have no one but you to depend¹² on.

May: Oh, here it is. Patulin. Oh, no!

Daniel: What's the new strike¹³?

May: Keep lying¹⁴ down. The matter is that all the medicine here is past expiration¹⁵.

Daniel: Poor me!

 

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阿美：可怜的丹丹。你那么虚弱！

丹尼尔：别担心。没什么大不了的。只是普通的着凉。

阿美：妈妈打电话来说她和爸爸会晚一点回来，你想跟他们打电话吗？

丹尼尔：不用了。有事发生的时候你别指望依靠大人。

阿美：不管怎样。喝杯水吧。

丹尼尔：拜托，姐姐。这已经是第七杯水了。

阿美：那晚点（再喝）吧。我想我们有一个药箱。

丹尼尔：我们有吗？在哪里？

阿美：很可能在橱柜上面。我去拿来。

丹尼尔：小心点。我现在只能依靠你了。

阿美：哦，在这里。感冒药。天啊，不会吧？

丹尼尔：又有什么新的灾难？

阿美：躺着，别动。问题是这里所有的药都过期了。

丹尼尔：可怜的我啊！

 

经典背诵 Recitation
Daniel: I catch a cold from time to time. And I find that you can never count on the grown-ups when there is some emergency¹⁶. Instead¹⁷ I choose to depend on my sister May, though¹⁸ sometimes she can't even⁷ find our medicine-kit. So maybe it's wise¹⁹ to stay put, then everything would²⁰ be just fine.

 

生词小结
enfeebled adj. 虚弱的

count on 指望

medicine-kit n. 药箱

depend on 依赖

Patulin n. 一种感冒药

strike n. 打击

lie²¹ down 躺下

expiration n. 期满（尤指合同等的有效期）

 

Pronunciation²² 语音小结
 

清辅音浊化规律

清辅音浊化就是清辅音在单词中的发音被浊化。它只是一种现象，而不是一种规律。要想掌握好这一发音现象，只有平时多注意模仿。以下我们着重挑选了几个比较有代表性的发音点。

1．s 后面的清辅音浊化现象：s + 清辅音+元音的结构无论是在单词的最前面还是中间，只要是在重读音节或次重读音节里，一般都读成对应浊辅音。

朗读练习： speak strike stay sky school

2. 在大多数情况下，在美式英语的读音中，t 在词中发/d / 的音是一个很明显的发音特征

朗读练习：later and matter whatever and sister better and letter

I guess I better just come out and say it.

You better go to school in time from now on.

You better keep your mouth shut²³.

I better keep it to myself²⁴.

We better follow the advice²⁵ of the doctor.

 

特别提示：在英语口语中， “I'd better”,常会说成 “I better”, 即把原来“had”的“d”省略，同理， “we'd better”简化为 “we better”; “you'd better”简化为 “you better”

 

1 deal   

n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配

参考例句：

• Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
• Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。

2 common   

adj.共同的，平常的，普通的；n.平民，普通，公地，公园

参考例句：

• Man and the monkey have many things in common.人和猿有许多共同之处。
• Britain and America share a common language.英国和美国共用一种语言。

3 saying   

n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词

参考例句：

• Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
• I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。

4 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。

5 whatever   

adj.不管怎样的；adv.无论如何，不管怎样；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• Whatever you do, try your best.无论你做什么，都要尽力而为。
• Whatever you say,facts are facts.任凭你怎么说，事实总是事实。

6 seventh   

n.七分之一；num./adj.第七

参考例句：

• July is the seventh month of the year.7月是一年中的第七个月。
• Let's start from the seventh stop. 让我们从第七站开始。

7 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

8 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

9 medicine   

n.药，医学，内科，内服药；vt.给…用药

参考例句：

• I studied medicine in college.我在大学学医学。
• Time is the best medicine.时间是最好的良药。

10 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。

11 cabinet   

n.内阁，内阁会议；(带玻璃门存物品的)橱柜

参考例句：

• I keep my collection of old china in the cabinet.我把古瓷器收藏品存放在橱子里。
• He had held many important offices in the French cabinet.他在法国内阁中任过许多重要职务。

12 depend   

vi.依靠，相信，指望

参考例句：

• All living things depend on the sun for their growth.万物靠太阳生长。
• You may depend on it that he will help you.你可以指望他来帮助你。

13 strike   

vt./vi.(struck；struck/striken)击打；打动

参考例句：

• The whip is not used to strike him.鞭子不是用来打击他。
• She found a chance to strike at Cage.她找到一个打击凯奇的机会。

14 lying   

躺

参考例句：

• He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying. 他认定部长说谎，事实果然如此。
• She bridled at the suggestion that she was lying. 她对暗示她在说谎的言论嗤之以鼻。

15 expiration   

n.终结，期满，呼气，呼出物

参考例句：

• Can I have your credit card number followed by the expiration date?能告诉我你的信用卡号码和它的到期日吗?
• This contract shall be terminated on the expiration date.劳动合同期满，即行终止。

16 emergency   

n.紧急情况，突然事件，非常时刻

参考例句：

• You had to be ready for any emergency.你得随时预防不测。
• She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency.她有处变不惊的本事。

17 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

18 though   

conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而

参考例句：

• It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。
• I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

19 wise   

adj.明智的，有学问的，有智慧的，聪明的

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• Even the wise are not always free from error.智者千虑，必有一失。

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 lie   

n.谎话；谎言；vi.躺；平放；展现；展开；位于；vt.说谎；躺

参考例句：

• We are looking for a place to lie.我们在找躺的地方。
• What did I lie about?我撒了什么谎？

22 pronunciation   

n.发音，发音法

参考例句：

• Please correct my pronunciation.请纠正我的发音。
• She speaks English with a good pronunciation.她的英语发音很正确。

23 shut   

adj.关闭的，合拢的，围绕的；v.关上，闭起，幽禁；vbl.关上，闭起，幽禁

参考例句：

• It's time to shut up shop and go home.该闭店回家了。
• Shut up.I'm trying to think.闭嘴，我在想问题。

24 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

25 advice   

n.忠告，建议，劝告

参考例句：

• After all my advice, he still went his own way.在我苦口婆心地相劝后，他仍然一意孤行。
• You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.你应该征求你的律师对这件事的意见。