标准美国英语口语 07 Talking about everyday activities

Unit Seven Talking about everyday activities

121.What do you usually do at night?

122.I watch TV at night.

123.At night Tom writes email to his friends all over the world.

124.What does Jim usually do on Sundays?

125.On Sundays Jim stays at home and plays computer games.

126.On Saturdays i often go to the park with my playmates.

127.My mom often drinks Chinese green tea at 4:00 P.M.

128.Early in the morning my father usually goes for a long walk with his dog along the beach.

129.How do you usually go to school?

130.Sometimes my father gives me a ride to school,and sometimes i go to school on foot.

131.I often walk to school.

132.How do your parents go to work?

133.They go to work by subway.

134.How do you usually spend your weekends?

135.I usually read at home.

136.What books do you usually read?

137.I usually read science fiction.

138.My wife always reads romantic¹ love stories.

139.What do you usually have for breakfast.

140.I usually have French toast or cereal² for breakfast.

Floating in english

Mr. Le Mont’s Family

Mr Paul Mont works³ as a manager in a computer company. He makes big money. He loves his family. Every morning after Paul gets up,he goes for a long walk with his dog along the beach. Ms. Liming⁴ Wang is a Chinese sofaware engineer. Twelves years ago, Liming and Paul first met in Singapore. After dating for a year,they got married. Now they have three lovely children.

Liming enjoys staying at home. During the week she fixes the breakfast for the family. They usually have French toast or cereal in the morning. On the weekends, Paul is responsible⁵ for fixing breakfast. Mr. Le Mont goes to work by car. His three daughters go to school on foot. Their house is only four blocks away from the school. In the morning, Liming cleans the house,does laundry⁶ or goes out to buy groceries⁷.

In the afternoon she writes computer programs in her big lovely office on the second floor of their house. Everyday Liming runs for 45 minutes on her jogging machine in the office. She makes an afternoon snack for the children when they come home at four. Then she drinks some chinese green tea and spends some time talking to the children and helping⁸ them with their homework.

At night the children do their homework or play educational games on their computers. Though they do have a big TV, the children only watch it on the weekends. Paul often reads news and business magazines. LiMing prefers science fiction magazines and books. At 9 P.M.,the children go to bed. After 9:30 P.M. the house is usually quiet.

On Saturdays, after the girls do the breakfast dishes, Paul, Liming,and the girls usually go the YWCA swimming pool. On Sunday mornings, the family goes to the local Catholic⁹ Church. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, the girls sometimes invite their friends over to play games and watch videos. Paul and Liming are quite happy. Their family is full of love and sunshine.

1 romantic   

adj.浪漫的，风流的，传奇性的，夸大的，想象的，浪漫派的

参考例句：

• She thinks it will be romantic to be an actress.她认为当个女演员会很浪漫。
• Her husband is very romantic.她丈夫非常浪漫。

2 cereal   

n.谷类，五谷，禾谷

参考例句：

• I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.我每天早餐吃热麦片粥。
• Soybeans are handled differently from cereal grains.大豆的加工处理与谷类的加工处理不同。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

4 liming   

n.加石灰，撒石灰

参考例句：

• Liming is as good a player as his brother. 李明像他哥哥一样是个出色的运动员。 来自互联网
• Liming often not without do not speak the ground says. 罗立明经常不无不调侃地说。 来自互联网

5 responsible   

adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止

参考例句：

• He must be responsible to me for this matter.这件事他必须对我负责。
• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。

6 laundry   

n.洗衣店，洗衣房；已洗好的衣物，待洗衣物

参考例句：

• Please send clothes to the laundry.请把这些衣物送往洗衣店。
• There's a lot of laundry in the basket.筐子里有许多要洗的衣物。

7 groceries   

n.食品，杂货；杂货业( grocery的名词复数 )；杂货店；杂品

参考例句：

• Hi, Al. I see you're buying the groceries today. 你好，Al.我今天看见你买杂货了。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• She ordered her groceries by phone and never left the house. 她用电话定购食品，一步也没离开那座房子。 来自辞典例句

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 catholic   

adj.天主教的；n.天主教徒

参考例句：

• The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
• She was a devoutly Catholic.她是一个虔诚地天主教徒。