王强口语 第一册 long conversation 16.1

　　Long Conversations
1.Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
A:
Claire: Mike, we're helping¹ Ms. Flower decorate her cafeteria! Wanna help?
Mike: Yeah, I'll help with some advice. Don't take the decorations down and you won't have to put them up again next year! Actually, Claire, I just don't have the time!
Bob: Mike, Mr. Cleaner sprained² his back. Let's all shovel³ the school walk for him!
Mike: Bob, I don't even do my own walk! Besides, I'm pretty busy right now!
(Mike left.)
John: Sometimes I think Mike isn't such a nice guy!
Bob: John, he's that way only on the surface! Underneath⁴ that hard exterior⁵ beats a heart!
John: Oh yeah?

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 sprained   

v.&n. 扭伤

参考例句：

• I stumbled and sprained my ankle. 我摔了一跤，把脚脖子扭了。
• When Mary sprained her ankles, John carried her piggyback to the doctors. 玛丽扭伤了足踝，约翰驮她去看医生。

3 shovel   

n.铁锨，铲子，一铲之量；v.铲，铲出

参考例句：

• He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
• He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。

4 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

5 exterior   

adj.外部的，外在的；表面的

参考例句：

• The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
• We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。