【英语趣味课堂】英国生活-English Life

 Todd: Hello!

Tara: Hello!

 

Todd: Can you say your name please?

 

Tara: OK, my name is Tara.

 

Todd: And, where are you from?

 

Tara: I'm from England. I'm from Redding.

 

Todd: Redding! OK. Where is Redding in England?

 

Tara: It's south-east of London.

 

Todd: OK. What's your hometown like?

 

Tara: It's not quite a city, but it's big. It's quite spacious¹. It's not as crowded as Tokyo.

 

Todd: Yeah.

 

Tara: It's quite a few people. A lot of young people, and a lot of business there.

 

Todd: OK. What's the best thing about your town?

 

Tara: The best thing is the people. The people there are really friendly, and it's still quite clean and safe there.

 

Todd: Oh, that's nice. Alright thanks, Tara.

 

学习内容：

Learn Vocabulary² from the lesson

say your name

 

Can you say your name please?

 

When you 'say your name' you tell someone what your name is or how to pronounce it.  This would usually happen the first time you meet someone or in a classroom situation.  Notice the following:

 

What nationality⁴ is your family?  How do you say your name?

Please say your name after the beep.

south-east

 

Redding is south-east of London.

 

When we are giving the location⁵ of a place we use north, south, east and west.  'South-east' would be in the direction between south and east, or down and to the right if you are looking at a map with north pointing up.  Notice the following:

 

They are going to build a house on the south-east part of the property⁶.

The lake is three hours north-west of here.

hometown

 

What is your hometown like?

 

Your 'hometown' is either the place where you were born or where you lived while you were growing up.  Notice the following:

 

Was your hometown a city or a town?

I haven't visited my hometown in years.

not quite a city

 

Redding is not quite a city, but it's big.

 

If someplace is 'not quite a city' it isn't as big as a city, but it's bigger than a town. We can use the phrase⁷ 'not quite' in front of a noun³ to show that something is similar, but not exactly the same.  Notice the following:

 

It's not quite a hot day.

It's not quite an hour to my house from hers.

spacious

 

My hometown is spacious and not as crowded as Tokyo.

 

If a place is 'spacious' it has open spaces and room to move around easily.  Notice the following:

 

Their house is very spacious with a lot of windows.

This car is much more spacious than mine.

 

1 spacious   

adj.广阔的，宽敞的

参考例句：

• Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。
• The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。

2 vocabulary   

n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表

参考例句：

• How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
• You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。

3 noun   

n.名词

参考例句：

• What kind of noun is this?这是哪类名词？
• This word is a collective noun.这个词是个集体名词。

4 nationality   

n.国籍；国家；部落；民族

参考例句：

• I am of Chinese nationality.我是中国籍。
• She lives in France but has British nationality.她住在法国但拥有英国国籍。

5 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。

6 property   

n.财产，所有物，所有权，性质，特性，（小）道具

参考例句：

• He has made over his property to a hospital.他已将财产转交给了一家医院。
• Oil has the property of floating on water.油有浮在水上的特性。

7 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。