【英语趣味课堂】印度尼西亚的家庭-Indonesian Family

Sunny: So, Isthma, your family sounded really interesting, so can you tell me about your family a little bit more?

Isthma: Yes, I have a mom, a dad, an older brother, and a younger sister.

 

Sunny: So, in your family, who likes to read?

 

Isthma: In my family, my dad loves to read. He reads like every day. He reads the newspaper, and he reads books that he has on his shelves, and he buys more. He's a researcher¹, so he requires² reading³ for his job. The person who doesn't like reading the most is actually me. I don't really like reading, because it's kind of boring sometimes. My dad sometimes gets mad at me if I'm, you know, watching TV, because - It's a waste of time, and it's better reading. You, guys, should get knowledge and you'll learn something from it. So yeah, my dad loves reading.

 

Sunny: Oh, how about cooking?

 

Isthma: Cooking - oh, this is an obvious⁴ one. My mom loves cooking. She loves cooking when she was a child. And in her college days, I think she won a competition on cooking. Until now, she cooks. Usually, her cookings are very simple, but until now, I don't get bored of it, and it's so delicious as it is.

 

Sunny: How about you and other family members?

 

Isthma: Oh, I think I'm the worst, maybe, or my brother, because we don't really usually visit the kitchen unless we want to get ice cream or some cakes or anything. But I try to help her, at least, in the kitchen when she asks me to. I don't really initiate⁵ to go there, but yeah, I think we, my brother and I, would be the worst I think. And my dad, as well; he doesn't really know where the kitchen is. So, yeah.

 

Sunny: And who likes listening to music or singing?

 

Isthma: Um, I think I love - my family loves music. We can't sing, but we do love music. We love listening to different types of music: the classical⁶, pop. But I don't think my mom would like hip-hop, because it's not good for her, you know, hearing⁷. But yeah, most of my family members love music. We like watching concerts if we have the chance.

 

Sunny: Okay. What about shopping?

 

Isthma: Shopping - shopping for food would be my mom, of course, because she knows she's the one that's going to cook and she knows what ingredient⁸ that needs to be bought. However, for clothes, I think it would be me and my brother, because we love shopping. But we help each other a lot in shopping; I mean, if we want to buy our goods⁹, or our necessary goods, we usually ask our mom if we can buy it or not, and she usually buys it for us. And yeah, we help each other a lot in the list of shopping.

 

重点学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary¹⁰ from the lesson

researcher

 

My dad is a researcher.

 

A researcher looks for new information about a subject. Notice the following:

 

Researchers actually make good money.

I'd like to become a medical researcher.

college days

 

In her college days, my mom won a cooking competition.

 

We use the term 'college days' to talk about the time we spent at university. Notice the following:

 

College days were the best time of my life.

He played football back in his college days.

get bored

 

I don't get bored of it.

 

When we get bored, that means¹¹ we become uninterested in something. Notice the following:

 

I got bored and left the party early.

Kids get bored easily.

initiate

 

I don't initiate going to the kitchen.

 

To initiate means to start something first.. Notice the following:

 

I'm always too shy to initiate a conversation.

Did you initiate contact¹²?

goods

 

If we want to buy goods, we ask mom.

 

Goods are things we usually buy at the market. Goods can be just about any product. Notice the following:

 

I prefer to buy goods in bulk¹³.

We purchase¹⁴ most goods at a superstore near our home.

1 researcher   

n.研究员

参考例句：

• First,he had to establish his credentials as a researcher.首先，他得证明自己做调查员的资格。
• It was an unexpected turn for a researcher.对于一个学术研究者来说，这是一个出乎意料的转机。

2 requires   

v.要求( require的第三人称单数 )；需要；想要；命令

参考例句：

• This book requires a great deal of concentration. 这本书需要全神贯注才能读懂。
• Like any other type of equipment it requires regular servicing. 它和其他类型的设备一样，也需要定期检修。

3 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

4 obvious   

adj.明显的，明白的，显然的

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up.很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• It's obvious that a man isn't strong enough to lift an elephant.很明显，一个人是不能举起大象的。

5 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

6 classical   

adj.古典的；古典文学的；正统派的；古典主义的

参考例句：

• This classical poem is hard to understand.这首古诗很费解。
• She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。

7 hearing   

n.听，听见，听到，听说，听取；听力，听证会，诉讼，审讯

参考例句：

• I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.我盼望着不久收到你的信。
• The old man's hearing is poor.那位老人听力差。

8 ingredient   

n.（烹饪）等的材料，原料，成分，因素

参考例句：

• The basic ingredient of this meal is rice.这一餐的主要原料是大米。
• Trust is a key ingredient.信任是关键要素。

9 goods   

n.商品，货物

参考例句：

• He is loading the goods into the back of the car.他正把货物装入车的后部。
• The boy delivered the goods to the right house.那个男孩送货给要货的人家。

10 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。

11 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。

12 contact   

n.联系，交际，熟人，接触；vi.接触，联系；vt.使接触

参考例句：

• We agreed to contact again as soon as possible.我们同意尽快再次联系。
• She is still in close contact with Sarah.她仍然同萨拉人联系密切。

13 bulk   

n.容积，体积；大块，大批；大部分，大多数

参考例句：

• The bulk of the population concentrates in the cities.大部分人口集中在城市里。
• Your money could bulk up to a fortune if you save everything you can.如果你尽可能节约的话，你会积蓄一笔财富。

14 purchase   

n.购买，购买品，价值，紧握，起重装置；vt.购买，赢得，努力取得，举起

参考例句：

• What type of insurance should I purchase?我应该买什么保险？
• Where did you purchase it?你在哪买的？