情景会话—A Family Get-Together 家庭聚餐

Candy : Mommy, when will we have dinner? I'm starving.
Mother : Soon, honey. We have to wait for grandmom and grandpa.
Candy : Aren't they in Canada for the World's Exhibition?
Mother : They were, but they will join us for dinner today.
Mike : Hi, Mom. I'd like you to meet my girlfriend, Jill Lee. Jill, this is my mother.
Jill : How do you do, Mrs. Miller¹.
Mother : How do you do, Jill. I'm glad you can join us. (To Mike) Ask your father to come downstairs. I need his help. (To Jill) Make yourself at home, Jill.
Jill : I will, Mrs. Miller. (The door bell rings.)
Candy : I'll get it....Grandmom! Grandpa!
Grand-Parents : Hello, my little princess.
Mother : (They embrace² each other.) How was your flight?
Grandmom : It was tiring!...Look who is here! Mike! (They embrace.) You've grown taller and stronger since I last saw you. And who is this beautiful young lady?
Mike : She's my girlfriend. Jill, come meet my grandmom.
Jill : How do you do.
Candy : Could we have dinner now, Mommy?
Mother : OK, Candy. Go upstairs and tell Daddy that everybody's here. Then come help me set the table.
Candy : All right, Mommy.

Vocabulary
注释
1．Exhibition n．展览、展览会。动词为”exhibit”，意为展览展示。
2．flight n．飞行，动词为”fly”.

1 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

2 embrace   

vt.拥抱；包括；包围，环绕；n.拥抱，怀抱

参考例句：

• He held her to him in a warm embrace.他热列地拥抱她。
• The hills embrace the village.山丘环绕着村庄。