社交英语对话-Gossiping(3)

A: Hi Julie, how have things been going¹ for you?
B: I'm good, Tad. How are things with you?
A: Things couldn't be better right now.
B: Boy, that's quite a spread² over on the food table! Let's go check out the party food.
A: Julie, who is the woman sitting next to Lee on the sofa?
B: Someone³ told me her name is Mary. Supposedly, she and Lee are living⁴ together in Lee's apartment⁵.
A: What about his relationship⁶ with Malia?
B: Malia is no longer in the picture. She moved to Australia to be with a guy⁷ she met on vacation⁸.
A: How did⁹ Lee feel about that happening?
B: He took¹⁰ it pretty well. I think that he had¹¹ kind of had his eye on Mary for a while¹².

1 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

2 spread   

n.传播，散布，伸展；adj.扩延的，伸展的；vt.展开，铺开；传播，推广；伸出；涂，敷

参考例句：

• The news spread very widely.这消息传播得很广。
• She spread a cloth on the table.她用一块布铺在餐桌上。

3 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

4 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

5 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

6 relationship   

n.关系，联系；家属关系，亲属关系

参考例句：

• Is there any relationship between them?它们之间有联系吗?
• Robert has a friendly relationship with his customers.罗伯特和他的客户之间关系处得很好。

7 guy   

n.(美，口语)家伙；青年；男人

参考例句：

• She lost her heart to the handsome guy.她爱上了这个漂亮的小伙子。
• That guy is very hard to deal with.那家伙很难对付。

8 vacation   

n.假期，休假；vi.度假

参考例句：

• I'll take a vacation this weekend.这个周末我要休假。
• The vacation passed away quickly.假期过得很快。

9 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

10 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

11 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

12 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。