英语口语每天说019

　　19. Indifference¹

　　1. Beijing Opera is not my cup of coffee.

　　2. I think it’s boring.

　　3. I couldn’t careless.

　　4. They looked indifferent² to whatever I said.

　　5. Pop music leaves me cold.

　　6. It doesn’t make any difference to me whether he wins of not.

　　7. What does that matter?

　　8. I don’t mind it.

　　9. I’m unconcerned about that.

　　10. Who cares!

　　Dialogue 1

　　W: How about a movie tonight?

　　M: It doesn’t matter to me.

　　W: Does 7:00 suit you?

　　M: Either way. I don’t care.

　　W: How about a snack after work?

　　M: I couldn’t careless.

　　W: Would you rather stay home?

　　M: Whatever you say.

　　W: Are you really interested in doing something?

　　M: I don’t mind if you want to.

　　Dialogue 2

　　M: Look! It’s the start of the Olympic Games.

　　W: So what?

　　M: You want to watch, don’t you?

　　W: Not really. I couldn’t careless about the Olympic Games.

　　M: Please yourself.

　　Dialogue 3

　　W: Shall³ we for go out for a meal this evening?

　　M: I don’t really mind.

　　W: We can go to that new Chinese restaurant.

　　M: I suppose I could.

　　W: Come on, let’s try it.

　　M: All right. If you really want to.

　　Dialogue 4

　　W: Hi, dear, do you know what the important day is today?

　　M: I don’t know.

　　W: Please think it over.

　　M: Oh, I see.

　　W: Come on, dear. I know you mustn’t forget it.

　　M: It’s Saturday, a great weekend.

　　W: Ur, you really let me down.

　　M: Don’t be angry with me. I have a bad memory.

　　W: No, you haven’t. You just don’t care about me. You’re an indifferent husband.

　　M: What day is it on earth?

　　W: It’s an anniversary⁴ of our weeding⁵.

　　Dialogue 5

　　W: Would you like to see our new shirts?

　　M: Sorry, but I’m not really interested in those things.

　　W: But they’re very nice, you know.

　　M: Really.

　　W: And not expensive either.

　　M: Oh, I don’t care about that.

　　W: Everybody is wearing them.

　　M: Are they?

　　W: Yes, they’re very fashionable⁶, you see.

　　M: I’m afraid I’m not interested in fashion.

　　W: I see.

　　M: But thank you very much all the same.

　　W: Sorry, I couldn’t help you.

　　Dialogue 6

　　W: Would you like any toast, dear?

　　M: Um?

　　W: Toast, dear?

　　M: As you like.

　　W: Would you like any tea, dear?

　　M: It doesn’t make any difference to me.

　　W: Oh, you’re not listening to me.

　　M: Leave me alone.

　　In China, there’s a Hope Project. It’s for those poor children in the extremely⁷ poor areas. They’re looking forward to going to school but they can’t afford that. To be a kind person, how can you be so indifferent to the sufferings⁸ of these children? Children are the future of the country, of the whole world. And they’re perspective⁹. We should care for them, help them with no difference at all. But look at our people, some of them only want to lead a happy and rich life of their own, they don’t care about other persons even those poor little children. They think that is none of their business. They also have children. How can they be like stones! Give some love to those children, even though a little!

1 indifference   

n.不感兴趣，不关心，冷淡，不在乎

参考例句：

• I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
• He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。

2 indifferent   

adj.冷漠的，不关心的，不积极的；一般的

参考例句：

• Her English is indifferent.她的英文很一般。
• His manner was cold and indifferent.他的态度既冷淡又无动于衷。

3 shall   

v.aux.（主要用于第一人称）将

参考例句：

• I shall always love you.我将永远爱你。
• Which club shall we join?我们要参加哪个社团？

4 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

5 weeding   

v.除杂草( weed的现在分词 )；校对( collate的过去式和过去分词 )；很早的；除草

参考例句：

• The more ploughing and weeding, the better the crop. 一分耕耘， 一分收获。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• When you're weeding, you must dig up the roots. 斩草必须除根。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 fashionable   

adj.时髦的，上流社会的，流行的

参考例句：

• She is moving in fashionable circles in New York.她活动于纽约上流社会之中。
• We lunched in a fashionable restaurant.我们在一家上等的饭店吃午餐。

7 extremely   

adv.极其，非常，极度

参考例句：

• The film is extremely good,I just cannot miss it.这部电影太精彩了，我非看不可。
• The old man was extremely difficult to get along with.这个老人极难相与。

8 sufferings   

n.身体或心灵的痛苦( suffering的名词复数 )；苦难；各种苦恼；折磨

参考例句：

• He steeled his heart against the sufferings of the poor. 他硬起心肠对穷人们的苦痛不表同情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The story of her sufferings was painful to listen to. 她苦难的故事使人听得难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 perspective   

n.视角，观点，想法

参考例句：

• You can get a perspective of the whole city from here.从这里你可以看到城市的全景。
• We may get a clear perspective of the people's happy lives.我们知道人民对幸福生活的展望。