【英语趣味课堂】韩国的家庭-Korean Family

Isthma: Sunny, your family sounds really interesting. Can you tell me more about your family?

Sunny: Okay, I have a dad and mom and a younger brother. My dad is a banker, and my mom is a housewife¹, and my brother goes to high school.

 

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

 

Sunny: I think my brother likes to read a lot, especially these comic books. And I think my father likes to read newspapers, and my mom loves reading essays.

 

Isthma: Wow. So, who doesn't like reading in your family?

 

Sunny: I think it's me.

 

Isthma: Same here. So, in your family, does anyone like music?

 

Sunny: Hmm, I think everyone in my family likes music, and especially me, I play various instruments, so I think it's me that likes to listen to music the most.

 

Isthma: Mm-hm. Does anyone else play music in your family, like instruments?

 

Sunny: I think it's only me, but my brother likes to listen to like pop music in Korea². And he introduces to me some like new boy bands or girl bands in Korea.

 

Isthma: And who likes to cook in your family?

 

Sunny: My mom and dad, I can say. My mom can cook Korean foods, and it's really good. She's from the like one region³ that's really famous for like good foods. And my dad used to bake a lot, and he still bakes like cakes and breads for our family. But I think my brother and I can cook.

 

Isthma: In your family, who likes to exercise?

 

Sunny: Except me, I can say. My family loves exercising, especially my dad and my brother. They go to soccer fields together to play some games. And my mom also likes to work out in gyms, or like she also plays badminton, but it's only me that don't go out for exercising.

 

重点词汇：

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

banker

 

My dad is banker.

 

A banker is someone with a high position in a bank. Notice the following:

 

I could never be a banker, I'm terrible at math.

I've heard that her mom is a banker.

essays

 

My mom loves reading essays.

 

An essay is a short writing on a specific⁴ subject. Notice the following:

 

The teacher assigned⁵ an essay for homework.

I have to write an essay on local government; how boring!

same here

 

Same here; I really don't like reading.

 

The term 'same here' is similar in meaning to 'me too'. Notice the following:

 

You like football? Same here.

You like football? Me too.

introduce

 

My brother introduces me to new bands.

 

When we introduce someone to something, that means⁶ we show them or tell them about it for the first time. Notice the following:

 

My dad introduced me to jazz music.

They quickly introduced me to the local nightlife..

work out

 

My mom also like to work out.

 

The term 'work out' means to exercise. Notice the following:

 

He works⁷ out four times a week.

I'm too tired to work out today.

1 housewife   

n.主妇，家庭主妇

参考例句：

• The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.巧妇难为无米之炊。
• She was a housewife of experience.她是一个有经验的主妇。

2 Korea   

n.朝鲜(亚洲)

参考例句：

• Korea lies to the east of China.韩国位于中国东面。
• Korea and China are separated by only the Yalu River.朝鲜和中国只隔一条鸭绿江。

3 region   

n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度

参考例句：

• The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
• It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。

4 specific   

adj.明确的；具体的；特定的

参考例句：

• The money is to be used for specific purposes.这笔钱有专门用途。
• We haven't fixed a specific date for our meeting.我们会议的具体日期还没有定下来。

5 assigned   

adj.选定的；被布置的

参考例句：

• But read-only values are different,in that they are assigned at runtime.但是只读的值是不同的，因为它们是在运行时被赋值的。

6 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。

7 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。