【突破英文对话】Let’s Do Something Different 让我们换换口味

Let’s Do Something Different 

让我们换换口味 

 

M: What shall¹ we do this weekend? 

W: Did you have something special in mind? 

M: No, not really. I just thought it might be fun to do something new. 

W: Do something for a change, you mean? 

M: Yes, something different. I need a change. 

W: I used² to go shopping and have my hair done during the weekend. 

And you usually watched the football games on TV. 

M: Yes, you often have tea with your friends and I sometimes play cards 

with my friends. We seldom do anything together. It’s quite unlike³ when we were first married⁴. 

W: Now, I’ve got an idea. Autumn is the best season in Beijing. Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend? You invite your friends and I invite mine. We’ll go together. 

M: Good idea. I would see about the car and you’ll prepare the food. But 

are you sure you really want all our friends to come along? 

1 shall   

v.aux.（主要用于第一人称）将

参考例句：

• I shall always love you.我将永远爱你。
• Which club shall we join?我们要参加哪个社团？

2 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

3 unlike   

adj.不同的，不相似的；prep.不像，和...不同

参考例句：

• She's very unlike her mother.她一点也不像她母亲。
• It's unlike him to be late;he's usually on time.他不是会迟到的那种人，他通常很准时。

4 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。