【英语趣味课堂】回到家乡-Going Home

Adrienne: Hi, Doris. You look a little bit down. What's the matter?

 

Doris: Well, I'm leaving Japan and I'm going back to London, tomorrow.

 

Adrienne: Really!

 

Doris: Yeah.

 

Adrienne: How do you feel about that?

 

Doris: Well, I do feel a bit down because I am going to miss Japan after being here for 9 months, in Japan. I am going to miss it so much, cause I've had a great time here.

 

Adrienne: Mm, so what are you going to miss about Japan?

 

Doris: Oh, I am going to miss the people, the food, the night life. Especially the nightlife.

 

Adrienne: What especially about the night life are you going to miss?

 

Doris: Well, I really like dancing. And I enjoy going out to night clubs and to restaurants and eating Japanese food also and I'm really going to miss that because it's very different to London.

 

Adrienne: How are the clubs different in Japan than in London?

 

Doris: Well, here there are many different clubs you can get into, for free, you don't have to pay, some of them. In London it's really expensive for drinks and an entry fee¹.

 

Adrienne: Always?

 

Doris: Yeah.

 

Adrienne: Ah, that is different.

 

Doris: But they do have the same pubs², but if you wanted to go to a nightclub for example it would cost quite a lot of money.

 

Adrienne: And how do the prices of food and drinks compare?

 

Doris: Ah, well, I'd say in Japan drinks are cheaper than in London. 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

look down

 

You look a little bit down. What's the matter?

 

If you 'look down' it means³ that your expression makes it obvious that you are sad. Notice the following:

 

She looks really down about losing the game.

He has been looking really down lately.

feel down

 

I do feel a bit down because I am leaving Japan tomorrow.

 

If you 'feel down' it means that your current⁴ emotions are sad. Notice the following:

 

Seeing poor people always makes me feel down.

She is feeling really down about her test score.

miss

 

I am going to miss a lot of things here in Japan.

 

If you 'miss' something it means that you feel sad about something that you used to have or be near that is not close to you now. Notice the following:

 

I miss my family a lot when I'm gone.

We actually miss the winters.

going out

 

I enjoy going out to night clubs and restaurants.

 

When you do fun things socially with your friends we call this 'going out.' Notice the following:

 

I am going out with my friends tonight.

She really likes going out for music on Tuesday nights.

entry fee

 

It's expensive in London, because clubs have entry fees⁵.

 

An 'entry fee' is an amount of money that you pay to go into a place like a club or bar. Notice the following:

 

The music is always the best when they have an entry fee.

Many people don't like to pay an entry fee to go to a club.

 

1 fee   

n.费（会费、学费等）；酬金，小费；所有权；vt.付费给

参考例句：

• Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗？
• The lawyer undertook the case without a fee.这律师免费承办那个案件。

2 pubs   

酒店，酒馆( pub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I don't like pubs.They're noisy, smelly, and what's more, expensive. 我不喜欢酒吧。那里又吵，气味又难闻，更重要的是，花费太多。
• We did/went the rounds of all the pubs in town. 我们逐一光顾了城里所有的酒店。

3 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。

4 current   

n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的

参考例句：

• Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。
• There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。

5 fees   

费用； （加入组织或做某事付的）费( fee的名词复数 )； 专业服务费； 咨询费； 报酬

参考例句：

• Employees are reimbursed for any legal fees incurred when they relocate. 员工调往异地工作时，他们可以报销由此产生的所有法律服务费用。
• As a scholar you will not have to pay college fees. 作为接受奖学金的学生，你不必付大学的费用。