英语PK台 第134期:小时娇惯,大时啃老?

 Dialogue :

JingJing:Hey Xiao Gao, what was it like for you growing up I mean did your parents give you a lot of attention

XiaoGao:Just the opposite. ——————————————

JingJing:Well did they spoil you rotten by buying you everything under the sun to make up for itXiaoGao:———————————.

JingJing:Well, how do you think it affected¹ you

XiaoGao:The good thing is that I became independent.

JingJing:And the bad thing

XiaoGao:——————————. How about you

JingJing:I think my parents did a good job raising me. ————. But I can't say the same for my friend Claire. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

XiaoGao:Oh yeah

JingJing:Yeah, her parents gave her everything she asked for. ——————————.

XiaoGao:What about now How is she like now

JingJing:She decided² not to go to college after high school. ———————————————. Her parents bought her 3 cars already!

XiaoGao:That's too bad. Well, I'd much rather have a good friend like you———————\s.

JingJing:Oh, don't make me blush!

New words for dialog:

Baby sitter =

Spoil [someone] rotten =

Everything under the sun =

Every now and then =

Turn out = to become

e.g. Bob's parents did a good job raising him. As a result, he turned out to be a good person.

Overdo³ [something] =

Can't say the same for [someone] =

e.g. Mary and Jennifer are great students. But I can't say the same for Betty, she has the lowest grades in the class.

Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth =

Mooch off [someone] =

Sponge off of [someone] =

[Willing to ] give the sun, the moon, and the stars =

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 overdo   

vt.把...做得过头，演得过火

参考例句：

• Do not overdo your privilege of reproving me.不要过分使用责备我的特权。
• The taxi drivers' association is urging its members,who can work as many hours as they want,not to overdo it.出租车司机协会劝告那些工作时长不受限制的会员不要疲劳驾驶。