跟艾米莉一起学口语 第388期:你星期二能帮我代班吗

 Could you cover¹ for me on Tuesday?
你星期二能帮我代班吗？

cover 覆盖；遮住
cover sth with sth
用...遮住...
cover his face with hands.
用手遮住脸
cover for sb
代替某人工作（因为某人生病或离开）；包庇某人
I covered² for him when he was³ ill.
他生病的时候是我替他的班。
Why would⁴ she cover for someone⁵ who was trying to kill⁶ her?
她为什么要包庇那个试图杀死她的人呢？

A:Could you cover for me on Tuesday? I'm not coming back until⁷ Wednesday.
你星期二能帮我代班吗？我要到星期三才回来。
B:Sure.What's up?
当然可以。有什么事情吗？
A:We're going⁸ to the beach for the weekend.
我们周末要到海边去玩。
B:Are you going fishing⁹?
你要去钓鱼吗？
A:No.Just some fun in the sun. We really need to get away and relax¹⁰ for a few¹¹ days.
不，只是去晒晒太阳。我们真的需要去放松几天了。
B:Well,don't worry .I'll take care¹² of the business¹³ for you. Have fun.
不要担心，我会替你做好工作的。你好好的玩吧。

1 cover   

n.盖子，覆盖物；v.覆盖…，扩及，掩饰

参考例句：

• Under cover of the dark,the dog was stolen.在黑夜的掩护下，狗被偷走了。
• The book needs a new cover.这书需要装个新封面。

2 covered   

adj.大量的；有遮盖物的，（尤指）有顶的v.覆盖( cover的过去式和过去分词)；掩护；包括

参考例句：

• His face was covered in blood. 他满脸是血。
• His clothes were covered in dirt. 他的衣服沾满了污垢。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

5 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

6 kill   

vt.杀死，弄死；扼杀，毁掉；使终止；消磨；vi.杀死；被弄死杀，杀伤；猎获物

参考例句：

• Many ants kill the horse.蚁多可杀马。
• She wants to kill me.她想杀了我。

7 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

8 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。

9 fishing   

n.捕鱼；钓鱼，鱼业；adj.钓鱼的

参考例句：

• We are interested in fishing.我们对钓鱼感兴趣。
• Let's go fishing today.我们今天去钓鱼吧。

10 relax   

v.放松；轻松

参考例句：

• Relax when you dance.跳舞时要放松。
• Keep at it,don't relax!继续努力，不要泄劲！

11 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

12 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

13 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。