随心所欲练口语Topic 1 爱情与约会

 Love and date

 

Dialogue 1

 

A: Hi, do you know what’s for dinner? I’m starving.

 

B: We’re on our own tonight, dad’s taking mom out.

 

A: out? What do you mean out?

 

B: you know on a date, they are going out to dinner.

 

A: dad and mom?

 

B: yeah, they said they’re reviving¹ the old tradition.

 

A: you mean this is going to be a regular thing?

 

B: that’s right, once a week. Do you want to order some pizza?

 

Dialogue 2

 

A: jenny, I was wondering…if you.. erh are you busy this Friday?

 

B: yes, Friday I have a class, right after work.

 

A: oh, what about Saturday? Are you free then?

 

B: Saturday my parents are coming to town. What’s up?

 

A: what about tonight? Do you have plans tonight?

 

B: no, do you want to go and do something?

 

A: yes, yes, I want to take you to dinner.

 

B: oh, that sounds great. How about 6 o’clock?

 

Dialogue 3

 

A: what are you grinning about?

 

B: stephany said she would go out with me.

 

A: I thought mom said no dating till you are 16.

 

B: that’s in one month,and besides, this is a group date with all of our friends.

 

A: all of your friends, what are you planning to do?

 

B: we’re going fishing.

 

A: what a party! I hope you don’t expect the girls to fish.

 

B: these girls are different, they are not wimpy².

 

Dialogue 4

 

A: I want take shella on a date, but I don’t have much money.

 

B: what does she like to do?

 

A: she likes to golf, dance and eat foreign food.

 

B: sounds like she has pretty pricy tastes.

 

A: well, I really like being with her.

 

B: have you thought about going in Dutch³?

 

A:Dutch, where is that?

 

B: not where, what. Dutch means⁴ you both pay your own way.

 

A: oh, I wonder if she’ll go for that.

1 reviving   

v.恢复( revive的现在分词 )；苏醒；使再生效；回忆起

参考例句：

• There was a reviving pleasure in this intercourse. 交谈中，有一种令人振奋的乐趣。 来自辞典例句
• He had accused them of deliberately reviving militarism. 他曾指控他们蓄意复活军国主义。 来自辞典例句

2 wimpy   

adj.懦弱的，无用的，哭哭啼啼的

参考例句：

• I'd rather have a wimpy kid than a dead one, you know? 你知道么？我宁可要一个懦弱的孩子，也不想要一个死的。 来自互联网
• I hate wimpy drinker. 我讨厌酒量差的人。 来自互联网

3 Dutch   

adj.荷兰(人)的；荷兰语(或文化)的；n.[the~]荷兰人；荷兰语

参考例句：

• The British and Dutch belong to the same race.英国人和荷兰人是同一种族。
• Do you know anyone who speaks Dutch?你认识会讲荷兰语的人吗？

4 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。