生活情景英语对话:远方的客人来访

生活情景英语对话:远方的客人来访

 Benjamin：

Lisa, I'm so glad to see you. How are you doing?  

利萨，见到你真是太高兴了。你好吗？

Lisa：

Fine. I miss you so much, uncle Benjamin.  

很好啊。我非常想念您，本杰明叔叔。

Benjamin：

Me too. We haven't seen each other for years.  

我也是啊。我们有好几年没见面了，是吧？

Lisa：

It's been 3 years now.  

是啊，我们有3年没见了。

Benjamin：

How time flies! Now you are a college student out of a little girl.  

时间过得多快啊！你现在都是个大学生了，不再是个小女孩了。

Lisa：

How is aunty Shirley?  

雪莉阿姨还好吗？

Benjamin：

Couldn't be better.  

好得不能再好了。

Lisa：

How has May been?  

阿美现在怎么样？

Benjamin：

She's been good. She is in grade one in Joy¹ Chain² high school. And she dreams to be a volunteer in 2008.  

阿美很好。她在卓成高中读一年级。她现在做梦都想当2008奥运会的志愿者。

Lisa：

That's great. How about little Daniel then?  

那太好了。那么丹尼尔怎么样呢？

Benjamin：

He started to elementary school last year. He is counting the days to the Olympic Games. How are your parents doing?  

他去年上了小学，他现在天天盼着奥运会。你父母好吗？

Lisa：

Not bad. They plan to visit you next year.  

还行。他们打算明年来看您。

Benjamin：

Really, I'll be so excited to see them. Make yourself at home. Let me make some tea for you.  

是吗？真是盼望与他们见面。你先坐，我去给你沏茶。

Lisa：

OK, thank you, uncle Benjamin.  

好啊，谢谢你，本杰明叔叔。

对话讲解：

How time flies! 时间过得多快啊！

dream v. 做梦, 梦想

He dreams of one day becoming a famous violinist³. 

他梦想有朝一日成为著名的小提琴家。

Make yourself at home. 请随便, 不要拘束, 像在自己家里一样

make tea 泡茶

Aunt Wu set about making tea. 

吴大婶张罗着沏茶。

1 joy   

n.欢喜，乐事，高兴；vt.使快乐，令人高兴；vi.欢喜

参考例句：

• To my great joy,my lost watch was found.使我极为高兴的是我丢失的手表找到了。
• It is very difficult to describe my joy in words.我的快乐难以用语言来形容。

2 chain   

n.链，连锁，束缚；vt.用铁练锁住，束缚，囚禁

参考例句：

• He now owns a chain of 970 food stores.他现在拥有970家连锁食品店。
• He joined the ends of the chain.他把链子的两端接起来了。

3 violinist   

n.小提琴演奏者，小提琴家

参考例句：

• Everyone cheered for the violinist at our school concert.在学校音乐会上，大家都为小提琴手喝彩叫好。
• She's a great violinist by any standard.不论以什么标准看，她都是伟大的小提琴家。