瞬间秒杀听力 第511期:我的朋友约翰

 

John is a very good friend of mine,

who lives next door to me.

In addition, we both go to the same school

and study in the same class.

John's father, who is a truck driver, works¹

very hard every day to support a family of six.

John's mother, who is a typical housewife²,

is busy with housework day and night.

Even so, they live happily together.

约翰是我的一位好友，他是我的邻居。

此外，我们念同一所学校并且是同班同学。

约翰的父亲是一名卡车司机，

每天都很辛苦地工作，

养活一家六口人。

约翰的母亲则是一个典型的家庭主妇，

日夜都忙着做家务。

即便如此，他们一家还是生活得很愉快。

1 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

2 housewife   

n.主妇，家庭主妇

参考例句：

• The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.巧妇难为无米之炊。
• She was a housewife of experience.她是一个有经验的主妇。