【英语趣味课堂】梦-Dreams

Daniel: Hey Hana, you know, I had a horrible¹ dream last night, horrible.

 

Hana: Really, what is it about?

 

Daniel: Well I can't tell you because it might become true so I'm not going tell, I'm just going to tell you I had a horrible dream, that's it.

 

Hana: No, no, you have to tell me like I heard that you have to tell otherwise that will come true.

 

Daniel: No, no, it's the opposite, trust me. So, do you dream a lot?

 

Hana: Ahm, well yes, I usually remember my dream every day but I forget it so I don't really remember it now.

 

Daniel: Oh because, you know, I've been reading a lot about dreams because lately I've been dreaming a lot and people said that you dream every single night but the difference is whether if you remember the dream or not, so do you know that?

 

Hana: Yeah, I read something similar to that. I heard that you dream seven dreams like seven different stories.

 

Daniel: Seven?

 

Hana: Yeah and you only remember the fourth and fifth dream.

 

Daniel: Why is that?

 

Hana: I don't know, you only can remember the fourth or fifth so that's why sometimes when you have a dream, there are many different stories.

 

Daniel: So that means² if what we read is true it's like we dream every night and every night we dream seven different stories.

 

Hana: Yes and I heard it's good if you write your dreams down while you remember it and it's really interesting.

 

Daniel: Yeah it is but even if you remember the dreams because that has happened to me, you wake up, you remember the dream but really quickly and really say you forget the dream. Has that happen to you?

 

Hana: Yeah, that happens to me a lot that's why I think really should keep a diary of my dreams because I heard a lot of things that you dream about can be hints³ for your life or what you're thinking.

 

Daniel: Oh that's really interesting so well, I think I'm going to get a notebook or something and keep it, you know, on my bedside table.

 

Hana: Yeah, me too.

 

重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

horrible

 

I had a horrible dream.

 

Horrible means 'really bad' and is used often to talk about a bad expeience. Notice the following:

 

I had a horrible day today.

I did horrible on the test.

lately

 

Lately I've been dreaming a lot

 

Lately means recently. Notice the following:

 

I have gained weight lately.

Lately the traffic has been really bad.

keep a diary

 

 

I think I really should keep a diary of my dreams.

 

A diary is a small notebook you use to write down personaly information about your life. Notice the following:

 

Don't read my diary.

People used to keep diaries, but now they do blogs.

hint⁴

 

A dreamt can be hints about your life.

 

A hint is a clue⁵. A hint provides a little information about something you do not fully⁶ understand. Notice the following:

 

I don't know the answer. Can you give me a hint?

She hinted⁷ that she will not come tomorrow. (verb)

bedside table

 

I keep it on my bedside table.

 

A bedside table, or night stand, are small tables next to the bed. Notice the following:

 

I have a lamp on my bedside table.

He left his glasses on his bedside table.

 

1 horrible   

adj.可怕的，极可憎的，极可厌的

参考例句：

• This is a horrible monster.这是一个可怕的怪物。
• That is a horrible accident.那是一次可怕的事故。

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 hints   

n.建议( hint的名词复数 )；细微的迹象；征兆

参考例句：

• This list of hints help the new students a lot. 这一系列的建议对新生帮助很大。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Don't give him any hints when he answers the question. 在他回答问题时，不要给他提示。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 hint   

n.暗示，示意；[pl]建议；线索，迹象；v.暗示

参考例句：

• He gave me a hint that I was being cheated.他暗示我在受人欺骗。
• He quickly took the hint.一点他就明白了。

5 clue   

n.线索；提示；词语

参考例句：

• She will clue you in about this.她将为你提供这方面情况。
• No clue to his whereabouts has been found.至今没有找到有关他行踪的线索。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 hinted   

vt.暗示（hint的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He hinted darkly that all was not well. 他悲观地暗示并非一切都顺利。
• They hinted to us that they would take our suggestion. 他们向我们暗示说，他们将采纳我们的建议。 来自《简明英汉词典》