【英语早间课堂】明白我的话了吧

Hello, everyone! This is KeKe Net English. Welcome to Juliet’s Morning English Class. A saying goes, “An hour in the morning is worth two hours in the evening. ” So, I hope we can spent a wonderful and meaningful¹ time here.

 

We have a way of asking if an important thing the speaker said was understood. Guess what it is. Let’s listen to the following mini situational dialogue to get the answer.

 

(Scene:It is about a fight by words between two lovers².)

 

A:Idon’t ever want to see you again. Is that clear?

 

B:Fine! Here is your engagement³ ring back.

 

Have you got the answer? It is "Is thatclear?"It is like asking “Did you understand what I said?” It’s similar to saying in Chinese——明白我的话了吗？or 知道什么意思了吧。For two more examples:

 

Example 1:You' ll do as you' re told, is that clear ?（译文：让你怎么做就怎么做, 明白吗?）

 

Example 2:You must behave yourselves, is that clear?（译文：你得规规矩矩，明白了没有？）

 

If someone asks you if you are clear about what he has said, you could answer like this——I ‘ve caught your drift⁴. Let’s see another mini situational dialogue.

 

(Scene:It happens between a couple to discuss how to afford a house.)

 

A:In order to get enough money to buy a house, We’ll both have to get jobs and save our salaries. Is that clear?

 

B:I caught your drift. No need to teach me a lesson again.

 

Bear these phrases⁵ in your mind:in order to（为了），get enough money（得到足够的钱），save one’s salary（节约薪水），teach sb a lesson（教训某人），no need to do something（没必要做某事）。

 

Now please be active and answer my questions, finishing listening the two dialogues. For sure, I’ll tell you my questions. Myquestionsare as follows:

 

1.What does B ask A to do after A said he does not want to see her?

 

2.How can this couple get enough money to buy a house?

 

Listen to the following two dialogues carefully.

 

Dialogue 1:

 

A:I don’twant ever to see you again. Is that clear?

 

B:Fine! Here is your engagement ring back.

 

Dialogue 2:复件 morning class.jpg

 

A:In order to get enough money to buy a house, We’ll both have to get jobs and save our salaries. Is that clear?

 

B:Icaught your drift. No need to teach me a lesson again.

 

Theanswersto those two questions are as follows:

 

1.BasksA to take his engagement ring to her back.

 

2.They must get jobs and save their salaries.

 

So, today what have we learned⁶ for now? We’ve learned two short sentences which are of the same meaning used in spoken English. One is that——Is that clear?The other is that——I catch your drift.All my dear listeners⁷, it is time to say goodbye to you. Let’s call it a day. Thank you for your participation⁸ in today’s study activity! See you next time!

 

转自可可英语

1 meaningful   

adj.意味深长的；富有意义的

参考例句：

• They exchanged meaningful looks.他们彼此意味深长地交换了一下眼色。
• The article has a meaningful ending.这篇文章的结尾意味深长。

2 lovers   

爱好者( lover的名词复数 )； 情人； 情夫； 情侣

参考例句：

• They were off-screen lovers. 他们是真实生活中的情侣。
• Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命运多舛的恋人

3 engagement   

n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会

参考例句：

• I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
• It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。

4 drift   

vi.漂流(泊)；n.漂流，漂流物；大意；趋势

参考例句：

• The leaves drift in the storm.树叶在暴风雨中飘动。
• The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships.海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。

5 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

7 listeners   

n.倾听者，收听者( listener的名词复数 )；听众

参考例句：

• the demographics of radio listeners 电台听众统计数据
• The singer's high notes jarred on the ears of her listeners. 那位歌手的高音让听众们觉得刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。