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Todd: OK, Clare we're going to talk about your house.
Clare: OK.
Todd: OK, do you live in a big house or a small house?
Clare: I live in quite a big house.
Todd: A big house. Really!
Clare: Mm!
Todd: OK, how many rooms does it have?
Clare: About 12.
Todd: Jeez! 12 rooms.
Clare: Yeah.
Todd: Wow. Is it a new house or old house?
Clare: It's about 80 years old.
Todd: Wow. OK. I guess. well that's old for America, but that's probably not very old.
Clare: That's not very old for England.
Todd: Wow. OK. What is in your kitchen?
Clare: A big round table and a cooker.
Todd: OK. And what is in the living room?
Clare: A TV and a video.
Todd: OK. Do you watch TV a lot?
Clare: Yes.
Todd: OK. Uh, what do you watch on TV?
Clare: Anything. I don't really like watching sport.
Todd: Oh.
Todd: Oh, wow, that's the only thing I like is sports
Clare: Some sports are OK. I don't like watching golf, snooker, and sports like that.
Todd: Yeah. OK. Great. Thanks.
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room
How many rooms does the house have?
Usually when talking about "rooms" in a house we are referring to bedrooms, or places for people to sleep. Notice the following:
There were seven people living in the house and only four rooms.
His room was across the hall from mine.
new house
Is it a new house or an old house?
A "new house" has recently been built and has never been lived in by another person or family. Notice the following:
They building a lot of new houses near the highway.
old for America
That's old for America.
Because America a young country a building or house that was built 150 years ago is very "old for America," even though it is not old for a lot of countries in Europe where the buildings are 400 years old. Notice the following:
This building is very old and traditional for America.
The company has a history of 100 years, which is old for America.
round
A big round table.
A "round" table is a table in the shape of a circle. Notice the following:
The new office building is round and has a lot of windows.
The round table made it easy for everyone to be part of the conversation.
series
I like watching TV series.
A "series" is where each episode4 is related5 to the other episodes6 and together they tell a story. Notice the following:
I always watch my favorite series on Thursday night.
Is there any series that you really enjoy?
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n.连续;系列 | |
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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n.结构,构造,建筑物;v.构成; | |
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n.(作品的一段)情节,插曲,系列事件中之一 | |
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adj.有关系的,有关联的,叙述的,讲述的 | |
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插曲,片断( episode的名词复数 ); 一集 | |
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