【英语趣味课堂】初恋-First Love

 Jessica: Kate, how old were you when you had your first boyfriend?

 

Kate: My first proper boyfriend was probably when I was 14.

 

Jessica: 14 What was his name?

 

Kate: His name was Murray.

 

Jessica: Murray. Wow. And did you meet him through school?

 

Kate: He went to a different school, he went to a school near my school.

 

Jessica: OK, so how did you meet him?

 

Kate: We met through mutual¹ friends. His friend knew my friend.

 

Jessica: OK. So now what, so did you actually go on dates with him when you were 14?

 

Kate: Yes, we did.

 

Jessica: Wow. Where did you go?

 

Kate: We went to the cinema. We used to go and listen to music, watch bands, and we used to go to like the fair, and things like that.

 

Jessica: Oh, cool. So were your parents cool with you having a boyfriend?

 

Kate: Yes, yes. They really liked him.

 

Jessica: Yeah, and they, Wow, that's really good, cause a lot of times parents aren't very cool with...

 

Kate: Yeah. We went out a long time.

 

Jessica: How long did you go out?

 

Kate: Two and a half years, nearly three years.

 

Jessica: So it finished when you were 17?

 

Kate: Yeah, 17.

 

Jessica: Do you still keep in touch with him?

 

Kate: Yes, he's living in my flat at the moment.

 

Jessica: Really, Wow!

 

Kate: Yeah, we're like really good friends.

 

Jessica: Oh, that's good.

 

Kate: He's renting my flat off of me.

 

Jessica: Oh, that's cool. Wonderful.

 

 学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

mutual friends

 

I met my boyfriend through mutual friends.

 

If you have 'mutual friends', it means² that you have some of the same friends or you share friends. Notice the following:

 

Working in the same business we have a lot of mutual friends.

My boyfriend and I don't have any mutual friends.

go on dates

 

Did you actually go on dates with him when you were 14?

 

When you 'go on dates', it means that you go out someplace romantically³ together, like a movie or dinner. Notice the following:

 

We used to go on dates a lot before we had kids.

Do you go on dates or just spend time together?

cool

 

Were your parents cool with you having a boyfriend?

 

If a person 'is cool' with something it means that it is okay with them or they permit⁴ it. Notice the following:

 

Is it cool if I come a little later?

My boss is really cool about most things.

keep in touch

 

Do you still keep in touch with him?

 

If you continue contact with someone it means that you 'keep in touch' with that person. Notice the following:

 

We keep in touch mostly through email now.

Are you good about keeping in touch with the people from back home?

flat

 

He's living in my flat at the moment.

 

A 'flat' is another name for apartment. Notice the following:

 

Do you share your flat with anyone?

You flat is decorated really well.

 

 

1 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

2 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

3 romantically   

adv.浪漫地

参考例句：

• Yossariun kissed her ears and her closed eyes romantically and rubbed the backs of her thighs. 尤索林痴情地亲了亲地的耳朵和闭着的双眸，然后用手抚摸着她大腿的后部。 来自辞典例句
• For a time, she dated Barl Miller, who we heard was romantically involved with Eleanor. 有一个时期，她常与巴尔·米勒约会，我们听说后者与埃莉诺有罗曼蒂克的关系。 来自辞典例句

4 permit   

n.许可证，许可，执照；vt.允许，容许；vi.容许

参考例句：

• The doctor will not permit mother up until her leg is better.在母亲的腿好些之前,医生不允许她起床。
• The soldiers had orders to permit no stranger through.士兵们接到命令不许任何陌生人通过。