英语节奏训练14

14. Personal¹ Questions
Where you born²?
I’d rather³ not say.
Where are you from?
I’d rather not say.
How tall are you?
How old are you?
How much do you weight?
I’d rather not say.
How much rent⁴ do you pay⁵?
I’d rather not say.
How much do you make?
I’d rather not say.
Why aren’t you married⁶?
I’d rather not say.
Why don’t you have children?
I’d rather not say.
Where were you last night?
Why weren’t you home?
Did⁷ you stay out late?
Did you come home alone⁸?
Did you have a good time?
Did you see a good play?
Did you go to a concert⁹?

1 personal   

adj.个人的，私人的；本人的；身体的，容貌的

参考例句：

• It's a personal letter.这是私人信件。
• I don't want to have a hand in his personal affairs.我不愿意过问他个人的事。

2 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

3 rather   

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当

参考例句：

• I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
• This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

4 rent   

n.租金；vi.出租；vt.出租，租用

参考例句：

• I have rented a house and paid the rent.我已租了房子，并交了租金。
• He decided to rent the house.他决定租这房子。

5 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

6 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。

7 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？

8 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

9 concert   

n.音乐会；一致，和谐；vt.制定计划，通过协商达成一致；vi.合作

参考例句：

• She forgot about the concert.她把音乐会给忘了。
• Who will direct at the concert?音乐会谁来指挥？