生活英语情景口语:我的梦想家园

M: have you ever thought about your ideal¹ home?
C: I have, actually; I’ve always wanted to build my dream home myself.
M: what would it be like?
C: well, it would be spacious² and located next to a park, because a nice view is important to me.
M: how many rooms would it have?
C: I’d want it to have three bedrooms on a second floor with balconies on each, and one main bedroom on the main floor with an attached en suite³. I’d also want a large living room and kitchen connected to each other so that there would be one large open space for people to spend time with each other.
M: how many bedrooms would your dream home have?
C: I’d have one guest bathroom in the basement, one attached to the main bedroom, and one upstairs, so a total of three.
M: how would you decorate your house?
C: I don’t like a lot of clutter⁴, so I wouldn’t have lots of things out. I would have a few vases on the mantel piece and some pictures of my family on the walls, but other than that, most things would be kept in closets.
M: how many TVs would your dream home have?
C: I think TV is a great waste of time, so I would only have one small TV in the kitchen to watch the news in the morning.

 

1 ideal   

adj.理想的，完美的；空想的，观念的；n.理想

参考例句：

• The weather at the seaside was ideal—bright and breezy.海边的天气最宜人，风和日丽的。
• They promised to be faithful to their ideal for ever. 他们保证永远忠于自己的理想。

2 spacious   

adj.广阔的，宽敞的

参考例句：

• Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。
• The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。

3 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

4 clutter   

n.零乱，杂乱；vt.弄乱，把…弄得杂乱

参考例句：

• The garage is in such a clutter that we can't find anything.车库如此凌乱，我们什么也找不到。
• We'll have to clear up all this clutter.我们得把这一切凌乱的东西整理清楚。