英語口語大贏家Topic18:交通工具Vehicles
不一會,媽媽和丹尼爾就走到了車站,他們邊等車邊談論起了交通工具。好像丹尼爾還有不少“高見”呢,那麼他的“高見”會是什麼呢?
Listen Read LearnDaniel: Mom, I've got something to tell you.
Mom: So, please!
Daniel: Aunt Jane buys a new bike for Tom. He is putting on grand airs.
Mom: I bought you a new one last year. Isn't it handsome?
Daniel: It is great. But Tom's bike is so much better than mine.
Mom: Frankly, he is more well-behaved than you.
(Daniel murmurs.)
Daniel: Nothing of that sort!
(Mom feels a little anxious.)
Mom: Why hasn't the bus come yet? Every morning we have to wait for so long.
(Daniel behaves like an adult.)
Daniel: Mom, it's OK. I will buy a big car one day. It is faster than the bus.
Mom: Really? I am looking forward to that. What about the traffic?
Daniel: Let me see.
(Daniel thinks for a while.)
Daniel: Yes. I will buy a plane for you. There is no traffic up there.
聽看學丹尼爾:媽媽,我有事情要對你說。
媽媽:說吧!
丹尼爾:簡阿姨給湯姆買了一輛新的自行車。他現在可神氣呢。
媽媽:我不是去年給你買了一輛嗎?難道它不好嗎?
丹尼爾:是很好。但是湯姆的自行車比我的好。
媽媽:說實話,他也比你表現得好啊。
(丹尼爾小聲嘀咕。)
丹尼爾:哪有這回事!
(媽媽感到有些着急。)
媽媽:爲什麼公交車還沒有來啊?每天早晨我們都要等這麼久!
(丹尼爾表現得像個大人。)
丹尼爾:媽媽,沒關係的。總有一天我會買一輛汽車的。它比公交車可快多了。
媽媽:真的?我可盼着呢。那交通問題怎麼解決呢?
丹尼爾:讓我想想。
(丹尼爾考慮了片刻。)
丹尼爾:知道了。我給你買一架飛機好了,在天上就不會出現交通堵塞了。
經典背誦 RecitationDaniel: I like bikes. I've got one but I want a new one because my friend Tom's bike is so much better than mine. The traffic here is bad so it's really convenient to go around on a bike rather than wasting time stuck in traffic. Maybe I should get a car or even a plane for my Mom in the future. I don't want her to wait for the bus anymore.
生詞小結grand adj. 宏觀的,壯麗的
handsome adj. 英俊的,漂亮的
frankly adv. 坦白地
well-behaved adj. 很乖的
murmur vi. 嘀咕
anxious adj. 焦急的
behave vi. 行爲
adult n. 成年人
look forward to 期待
traffic n. 交通
註釋He is putting on grand airs.
他神氣十足。
Nothing of the sort!
哪有這回事!該句用來表達否定或者不服氣的意思。
Let me see.
讓我想想。在想要表達“讓我看看”時,也可以用這句話。
單詞擴展 Vocabulary Builder表示交通工具的詞彙
基礎詞彙
taxi 出租車
jeep 吉普車
ship 船
boat 小船
plane 飛機
train 火車
bus 公交車
bike 自行車
提高詞彙
sports car 跑車
truck 卡車
fire engine 消防車
ambulance 救護車
canoe 獨木舟