情景会话口袋书人际篇63:谈论学习(1)

 　　1. What school do you go to?

　　你读什么学校？

　　还能这样说：

　　Which school are you in?

　　Which school do you go to?

　　应用解析：

　　school of fish 鱼群；

　　school up 成群游近水面；

　　a school of thought 学派，有类似观点的一群人

　　2. How often do you have English lessons in a week?

　　你一周上几次英语课？

　　还能这样说：

　　How many English lessons do you have a week?

　　How many English courses do you have in one week?

　　应用解析：

　　as often as 每当；

　　more often than not 多次，屡次，往往；

　　every so often 偶尔，有时；

　　once too often 又一次，再一次；

　　often and often 屡次三番，经常

　　3. We have English classes six times a week.

　　我们一周上6次英语课。

　　还能这样说：

　　We have six English classes a week.

　　We have six classes to learn English a week.

　　应用解析：

　　at the top of one's class 出类拔萃，居首位；

　　be no class 不足道；无价值，低劣的；

　　be classed with 归入……类；

　　take a class 毕业考试得优秀

　　4. How do you practice your English?

　　你是怎么练习英语的？

　　还能这样说：

　　How do you learn your English well?

　　In what way do you practice English?

　　谚语：

　　Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.

　　知识是宝库，而实践是开启这一宝库的钥匙。

　　5. I usually practice oral English with my classmates.

　　我经常和我的同学们练习英语口语。

　　还能这样说：

　　I learn oral English by talking with my classmates.

　　I do some English speaking with my classmates.

　　应用解析：

　　an oral promise 口头答应；

　　oral examination¹ 口试；

　　oral instruction 口授

　　6. She goes to her local English Corner twice a week.

　　她每星期参加两次她们地区的英语角。

　　还能这样说：

　　In a week, she goes to the local English Corner twice.

　　She attends the local English Corner twice a week.

　　应用解析：

　　a local custom 地方风俗；

　　a local name 地名；

　　local news 本地新闻；

　　a local pain 局部疼痛；

　　a local point of view 狭隘的见解；

　　local time 地方时间

　　7. This has been a hard course for me.

　　这门功课很难。

　　还能这样说：

　　The course I take is above me.

　　The course is beyond my capability².

　　谚语：

　　Poverty³ and love are hard to hide.

　　贫穷藏不住，爱情要表露。

　　8. I've been studying all day, and I'm sick and tired of it.

　　我一整天都在学习，烦死了。

　　还能这样说：

　　I am fed up with studying the whole day.

　　I have boredom⁴ after a day's study.

　　谚语：

　　He who never was sick dies the first.

　　小病不生，一病致命。

1 examination   

n.考试，考查，试题；检查，调查

参考例句：

• Teachers always judge their students on the final examination.老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生。
• He put up a good show in the final examination.他在期末考试中表现得不错。

2 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

3 poverty   

n.贫穷， 贫困， 贫乏， 缺少

参考例句：

• We must continue to war against poverty and disease.我们一定要继续同贫穷和疾病作斗争。
• He showed his poverty in his knowledge of agriculture.他表现出缺乏对农业知识的了解。

4 boredom   

n.厌烦，厌倦，乏味，无聊

参考例句：

• Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
• A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。