北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit7 les25-1

[00:00.00]Unit 7 Living¹ Together
[00:06.01]Lesson 25
[00:07.80]1.3 My grandparents² live on a farm
[00:11.75]in the countryside³,
[00:13.53]and during⁴ summer vacations⁵ my sister,Ginny,
[00:16.60]and I like to visit them.
[00:19.32]They live quite far from here,
[00:21.69]but we don't mind⁶ traveling⁷ a long way
[00:23.91]to see them.
[00:25.67]To go there,you can take a bus or a train.
[00:30.53]We like traveling by bus
[00:32.67]but we prefer⁸ going⁹ by train
[00:34.79]because it's fast and comfortable¹⁰.
[00:37.85]There is a small lake near the farm,
[00:40.61]and in the summer we enjoy swimming in the lake.
[00:44.39]My grandparents have some horses on their farm.
[00:48.08]We love to ride with my grandfather
[00:50.35]early in the morning.
[00:52.63]Sometimes we help Grandpa with some jobs
[00:55.29]on the farm,
[00:57.14]but if we don't feel like doing anything,
[00:59.97]that's okay¹¹ with him!
[01:02.79]I really like staying on the farm.
[01:06.16]I want to have my own¹² farm one day.
[01:09.80]The last time we saw¹³ our grandparents
[01:12.45]was about two months ago.
[01:15.33]We hope¹⁴ to see them again this summer.
[01:17.04]

1 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

2 grandparents   

n.祖父母；外祖父母

参考例句：

• I often visit my grandparents.我常常去看望祖父母。
• My grandparents live in shanghai.我的祖父母住在上海。

3 countryside   

n.乡下；农村

参考例句：

• He's just come from the countryside.他刚从乡下来。
• He's going to work in the countryside.他将要到农村去工作。

4 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

5 vacations   

n.假期( vacation的名词复数 )；（法庭的）休庭期

参考例句：

• No vacations for the duration. 战争期间概无假期。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Three vacations occur in the course of the year,viz,two weeks at Christmas,ten days at Easter and the usual two months in summer. 一年中有三个假期，即圣诞节两周，复活节十天以及通常的两个月暑假。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

7 traveling   

adj.同行的；活动的；移动的n.带球走步，走步违例

参考例句：

• Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances. 因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The contents of the packet may shake down in traveling. 袋子里的东西经摇晃会沉到底部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 prefer   

v.宁愿(选择)；更喜欢

参考例句：

• I prefer red to blue.我喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色。
• I prefer tea rather than coffee.我喜欢茶甚于喜欢咖啡。

9 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

10 comfortable   

adj.舒适的，舒服的

参考例句：

• This sofa is very comfortable.这张沙发很舒服。
• The environment for shopping is comfortable.购物的环境很舒适。

11 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

12 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

13 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

14 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。