【英语趣味课堂】去希腊度假-Greek Holiday

Daniel: So we're talking about holidays. Is there any really, really good holidays that you remember?

 

Hana: Well, one of my favourite holidays was when I went to Greece a couple of years ago with my family.

 

Daniel: Wow, Greece, I've never been there. How is it? Sounds really, really nice.

 

Hana: Greece is a very beautiful country. The houses are ... everything is so white and the beaches are so beautiful.

 

Daniel: So what did you do in Greece?

 

Hana: Mainly I just relaxed at the swimming pool and at the beaches. And at night time I went shopping with my mum. And we had some really nice food too.

 

Daniel: Oh, that sounds really interesting, like the perfect holidays. So you said you went with your family, right?

 

Hana: Yes, I went with my mum and dad and brother.

 

Daniel: And for how long did you go there?

 

Hana: We went for four days. And when we went there was a big football tournament¹. And so everybody was so happy and excited. And at night times everybody will start dancing. And so me and my brother, we would join and dance with them.

 

Daniel: Cool! So did you get to see any of those matches of the tournament?

 

Hana: Yes, I went to see one match with my dad and I had so much fun.

 

Daniel: Oh, it sounds really cool, like really nice holidays.

 

Hana: Yes, it was one of my best holidays.

 

重点词汇：

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

really, really 

 

Sounds really, really nice.

 

We sometimes say 'really, really' or 'very, very' to add extra emphasis². Notice the following:

 

The party was really, really fun.

That hotel is very, very expensive.

So (Start of a Comment)

 

So what did you do in Greece?

 

Speakers often use 'So' at the start of a sentence or question to get the listener's attention. Notice the following:

 

So, are you coming to the party?

So, what do you want for dinner?

so + adjective³

 

The beaches are so beautiful.

 

We use 'so' to show that something is extra special or more than what we expect. Notice the following:

 

This moving is so boring.

My boss is so nice!

so much + noun⁴ (noncount)

 

I had so much fun.

 

Here, 'so much' means⁵ more than normally⁶ expected. Notice the following:

 

There is so much crime⁷ in the city.

It costs so much money.

and so

 

There was a big football tournament. And so everybody was so happy

 

We use 'and so' to connect related⁸ events. It is used mainly in spoken English. In written English, we just use 'so'. Notice the following:

 

It started to rain, and so we went inside (spoken)

It started to rain, so we went inside. (written)

1 tournament   

n.比赛，竞赛，锦标赛

参考例句：

• He was the best boxer in the tournament.他是本届联赛的最佳拳手。
• The Council resolved that the next tournament should be held in Shanghai.理事会决定下次比赛在上海举行。

2 emphasis   

n.强调，重点，重要性

参考例句：

• The emphasis has shifted markedly in recent years.最近几年重点已经明显改变了。
• Particular emphasis will be placed on oral language training.将会特别强调口语训练。

3 adjective   

n.形容词；adj.形容词的，用作形容词的

参考例句：

• Don't apply that adjective to me.不要用那个字眼来形容我。
• The adjective loose has several senses. 形容词loose有几个义项。

4 noun   

n.名词

参考例句：

• What kind of noun is this?这是哪类名词？
• This word is a collective noun.这个词是个集体名词。

5 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。

6 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

7 crime   

n.犯罪，罪行，罪恶

参考例句：

• You'll have to pay for your crime.你得为你的罪行付出代价。
• Crime in our big cities is on the increase.在我们大城市里犯罪率正在增长。

8 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。