实用英语口语：日常交际用语之回家后

 　　我找不到钥匙了。I can’t find the key。

　　亲爱的，我回来了。Honey, I’m home。

　　今天怎么样?How did it go today?

　　累死了!I’m exhausted¹!

　　倒霉透了。It’s just not my day。

　　和平常一样。Just as usual。

　　我现在情绪很低落。I’m feeling down。

　　我饿死了，咱们出去吃吧。I’m starving, so let’s dine² out。

　　我太累，不想做饭了。I’m too tired, so I don’t want to cook。

　　跟家人见面的感觉真好。I feel so good to see my family。

　　我想先冲个澡。I want to take a shower first。

　　After Getting Home

　　Jane：Home at last. Tonight we have a lot of homework though。

　　Tom：Are you saying we don’t have time to watch our favorite show tonight? Jane, you know I really don’t like our teacher all that much. He gives far too much homework. He criticizes³ me in front of everyone all the time。

　　Jane：To tell the truth, I don’t really like him either. He’s kind of boring and not very active. He always looks unhappy too。

　　Tom：Yes, and he also…

　　Jane：Do you think we should be talking about him like this behind his back?

　　Tom：Probably not. After all he is our teacher. We should try to find something nice to say. If you can’t say something nice you shouldn’t say anything at all。

　　Jane：I absolutely agree. It’s getting dark. We should finish our homework now。

　　Tom：All right. I want to take a shower first, I’m exhausted。

1 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

2 dine   

vi.吃饭，进餐；vt.宴请

参考例句：

• I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.我要是能天天吃到新鲜的肉就好了。
• Let's dine out tonight，I'm too tired to cook.我太累了，不想做饭，今晚咱们到外面吃吧。

3 criticizes   

v.评论，批评( criticize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Jacobson's group often criticizes at a variety of restaurant foods. 雅各布森所在的这个消费者组织常对餐馆提供的食物进行批评。 来自互联网
• The writer criticizes and suspects the fate from the tragedy of Mathilde. 文章从玛蒂尔德的悲剧中叩问命运、质疑命运。 来自互联网