英语PK台 第74期:就在2015,英语重头再来!(2)

 Questions for dialogue 2:

1. Why does Xiao Gao want to call the shots¹ next time? He didn’t like the bar they went to

2. Why is Xiao Gao upset today? Because the car he bought was a lemon

3. Did Jingjing follow her New Year’s resolution² and wake up early? Yes

Dialogue 2:

XiaoGao:Hey Jingjing, I had a lot of fun with you last night, but next time Ithink I’ll call the shots, I didn’t like the bar we went to.

Jingjing:Ah? I thought the place was phenomenal! Hey, what’s the matter? You seem upset…

XiaoGao:Yeah, well the car I bought yesterday turned out to be a lemon. It looked great on the outside, but I never took it for a test drive.

Jingjing:Xiao Gao! You know you can’t judge a book by its cover!

XiaoGao:So did you follow your New Year’s resolution and wake up early this morning?

Jingjing:Are you keeping tabs on me now?

XiaoGao:Hey, chill³ out, I was just wondering.

Jingjing:As a matter of fact, I did.But now I’m really tired. I’m fiending for some coffee!

XiaoGao:Come with me, I know a great place where we can get a cup of joe.

Idioms fordialogue 2:

Call theshots = make the decisions 做决定

Phenomenal =excellent; extraordinary 极好的

You can’tjudge a book by its cover = 人不可貌相

Lemon =a useless car that is not worth buying. 次品

Keep tabson [something/someone] = to keep track⁴ of one’s actions. 密切注意某人的行动

Chill out= (expression) relax! Calm down! 放松点! 冷静

As amatter of fact = actually 事实上

Fiend =(pronounced feend) to yearn⁵ for something (usually something that can beaddictive) 渴望某事

A cup of joe = a cup ofcoffee 一杯咖啡

对话

小高： 嗨! 京晶! 昨晚和你玩得太开心了! 但是下次还是让我来决定去哪里吧!我不喜欢我们去的那个酒吧。

京晶： 啊？ 我觉得那个地方棒极了！嘿， 你怎么了？你看起来不太高兴。

小高： 是呀! 我发现昨天买的那辆车原来是个次品。外表看着挺好的。但是我没有试驾过。

京晶： 小高， 你不能光凭外表判断一件事物的好坏！

小高： 那你今早有没有依照你的新年决心早起啊？

京晶： 你现在是在监督我吗？

小高： 嘿，别紧张， 我只是好奇。

京晶： 事实上，我确实早起了，但是现在我特别累， 急需喝点咖啡。

小高： 跟我来，我知道一个可以喝咖啡的好地方。

1 shots   

射手( shot的名词复数 )； 开枪； 发射； 注射

参考例句：

• The man fired several shots from his pistol. 那个男人用手枪开了几枪。
• When the shots rang out, everyone hit the deck. 就在枪声传来的时候，大伙都躺倒在地。

2 resolution   

n.坚定，决心，决心要做的事，决定，决议

参考例句：

• You must stand to your resolution.你一定要坚守你的决心。
• I still haven't given up my resolution to do more reading.我仍然还没有放弃多看些书的决心。

3 chill   

vt.使变冷，使冷却，使沮丧；n.寒冷，风寒

参考例句：

• With the chill factor,it's nearly minus forty here.加上风寒指数，气温接近零下40度。
• The bad news cast a chill over the whole family.这坏消息使全家人感到沮丧。

4 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

5 yearn   

v.想念；怀念；渴望

参考例句：

• We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。