实战口语情景对话 第188期:季节 Seasons

 Todd: My favorite¹ time of year is autumn, or fall. I like the fall season because I think that's when the weather's the best. It's not too hot. It's not too cold. It's just nice and cool all the time. Also, usually it doesn't rain that much in autumn. The trees also are really, really beautiful in the fall. I love the change in colors when the leaves² turn from green to brown, and orange and yellow and I think it's also really pretty to see the leaves on the ground³. Also, I really like fall because I'm a big baseball fan⁴ and in the fall we have the baseball playoffs and it's the start of the basketball season and the football season, so it's a good time for me to watch sports on TV. Lastly, I like autumn because my birthday is in October, and um, October 2nd, and Halloween⁵ is in October and Thanksgiving⁶ is in November and these are all my, these are my three days throughout⁷ the year. 托德：一年中我喜欢的季节就是秋天。我喜欢秋天的原因是，我认为那是天气最好的时候。不会太热，也不会太冷。这个季节的天气是舒适又凉爽的。而且，秋季不太常下雨。秋天的树木非常非常漂亮。我喜欢树木颜色的变化，树叶会从绿色变成棕色，或是变成桔色或黄色，我认为掉落在地上的树叶看上去也很美。我喜欢秋天的另一个原因是，我是铁杆棒球迷，秋天是棒球的季后赛时间，也是篮球和橄榄球赛季开始的时间，所以这是我在电视上看比赛的绝佳时机。我喜欢秋天还因为我的生日在十月，嗯，10月2日，万圣节也在10月，11月还有感恩节，这是我一年中最喜欢的三天。 

重点讲解：

1. all the time

一直；始终；

eg. We can't be together all the time.

我们不能始终在一起。

eg. I get the two of them mixed up all the time, they're so similar⁸.

我一直把他们俩弄混，他俩太像了。

2. playoff

（常规赛季之后的）季后赛；

eg. The winner⁹ will face the Oakland A's in the playoffs this weekend.

获胜者将在本周末的季后赛中对阵奥克兰运动者队。

eg. I know this gonna be a tough¹⁰ game, they got¹¹ motivation¹² and want to be in playoff.

我知道这会是一场艰苦的比赛，对手有动力，他们想进季后赛。

3. it's time for sb. to do sth.

做某事的合适时候；

eg. It was¹³ time for him to go to work.

他该去上班了。

eg. The holidays will be a good time for him to catch up with the others¹⁴.

假期将是他补习功课的好机会。

1 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

2 leaves   

n.树叶，花瓣； leaf 的复数； leave 的单数第三人称现在式

参考例句：

• The walk was covered with leaves.这人行道上满是树叶。
• Will you check on the time the train leaves?请你核对一下火车开出的时间好吗？

3 ground   

n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础

参考例句：

• The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
• He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。

4 fan   

n.风扇，迷，狂热者；v.煽，煽动，刺激

参考例句：

• Are you a football fan?你是足球迷吗？
• Jack is a baseball fan.杰克是个棒球迷。

5 Halloween   

n.万圣节前夕

参考例句：

• Do you want to come to a Halloween party?你想参加万圣节聚会吗？
• Another Halloween is coming up.另一个万圣节又快到了。

6 Thanksgiving   

（=Thanksgiving Day）感恩节；n.感谢；感恩

参考例句：

• It's traditional to eat turkey at Thanksgiving.感恩节吃火鸡是传统。
• She will go home to take part in the Thanksgiving dinner this weekend.周末她要回家参加感恩节餐会。

7 throughout   

adv.到处，自始至终；prep.遍及，贯穿

参考例句：

• These magazines are sold at bookstores throughout the country.这些杂志在全国各地书店均有发售。
• Guilin is known throughout the world for its scenery.桂林以山水著称于世。

8 similar   

adj.类似的；同样的

参考例句：

• The two boys look very similar.这两个孩子看上去很相似。
• A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.猫和虎在很多方面相似。

9 winner   

n.胜利者，优胜者

参考例句：

• There will be a prize for the winner.优胜者将获得奖品。
• I think she is the winner.我认为她是优胜者。

10 tough   

adj.坚硬的，咬不动的；棘手的，难办的；强健的，吃苦耐劳的；粗暴的，凶恶的

参考例句：

• The meat was so tough that I simply couldn't get it down.这肉太老了，我简直咽不下去。
• When there's a tough job,he always rushes to do it.什么时候有重活，他都抢着干。

11 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

12 motivation   

n.动机，刺激，推动

参考例句：

• Motivation to learn must come from the child.学习的动力必须源于孩子自身。
• Actually,they are a kind of motivation for me.实际上，对于我来说，那是一种动力。

13 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

14 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。