英语口语大赢家Topic259:校友聚会 Homecoming Scene

相隔多年的同学再一次相聚在校园里，昔日的情侣变成了老夫妻。这些景象对于年轻的阿美和她的室友来说意味着什么呢？来看看吧。

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Roommate: Why are there so many people in the hall today? I bet¹ even the youngest of them gotta be over 60.

May: They are schoolmates of our university. There is a reunion of our university.

Roommate: Look, May, the man in grey suit looks like the mayor² of our city.

May: That's him. He graduated from our university. And there are also other important people here: scientists, researchers, engineers, managers, etc.

Roommate: Really? I hear that the statue besides our school gate is donated by them.

May: Yes, I know that. They have given lots of money to our university.

Roommate: Why?

May: They graduated from this university and have become very successful people. And they feel very grateful to their university.

Roommate: I feel more grateful to my teachers than to my school.

May: You are lucky to have good teachers in a good school.

Roommate: Year, maybe I would come back with my boyfriend to this school when we are old. After all, it's the place where we first met each other.

May: Look at those three couples; they must have been classmates in our university.

Roommate: How do you know that?

May: Because they come back together and only the graduates of this university are invited.

Roommate: You are right. But what are we here for?

May: We will serve them tea and snacks. Come on, we must work now.

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室友: 为什么今天大厅里会有这么多人？我打赌即便这里最年轻的人也有60岁了。

阿美: 他们是我们的校友。我们学校有个聚会。

室友: 快看，阿美。那位穿黑色西服的人看起来好像我们的市长。

阿美: 就是他。他是从我们学校毕业的。这儿还有很多重要的人士：科学家、研究学者、工程师、经理等等。

室友: 真的吗？我听说我们学校校门旁边的雕像是他们捐赠的。

阿美: 是的，我知道。他们还给我们学校捐了不少钱。

室友: 为什么？

阿美: 他们是从这个学校毕业，并且成了成功人士。他们对学校应该是心存感激吧。

室友: 相对于学校，我更感谢我的老师。

阿美: 在好的学校又有好的老师，真幸运。

室友: 是啊，也许当我跟我男朋友老的时候可以回学校来看看。毕竟这是我们第一次见面的地方。

阿美: 看那三对夫妇，在上学的时候，他们肯定是同班同学。

室友: 你怎么知道的？

阿美: 因为他们是一起来的，只有我们学校的毕业生才会被邀请。

室友: 那倒是。我们到这来干什么？

阿美: 我们帮他们倒茶，准备小吃啊。快点，我们得赶快。

经典背诵 Recitation
May: There is a reunion at our university, and many of my schoolmates over 60 attended. After graduating from our school, they are very successful. They donated a lot of money to our school to show their appreciation³. The statue beside our school gate was also funded by them.

生词小结
schoolmate n.校友

reunion n. 聚会

donate vt. 捐赠

grateful adj. 感激的

Functional structure 功能性句型扩展
表示担心的句型

请跟读以下句型，家长和孩子交替进行

…be worried about… ……担心……

…be concerned for/ that… ……担心……

…go(es) in fear of… ……担心……

…fear(s) to do… ……不敢……

 

1 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

2 mayor   

n.市长

参考例句：

• The new mayor said he would clean the city up.新市长说，他要整顿本市。
• The mayor hurried into his office,brushing off the reporters.市长赶快走进办公室，拒不接见记者。

3 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。