实用口语：Ted's day at school

 实用口语：Ted¹'s day at school

　　LESSON 03 TED'S DAY AT SCHOOL

　　Ted tells his parents he did poorly on his chemistry test. They tell him he needs to get serious and study more.

　　Susan: How was your day at school today, Ted?

　　Ted: Bad. I had a chemistry test, and I blew it!

　　Susan: Maybe if you didn't cut class so often, you'd do better.

　　Bob: That's right, son. Stop slacking off and start hitting the books!

　　Ted: But I can't stand chemistry class. Besides, it's a lost cause. That class is way over my head.

　　Susan: You need to buckle² down.

　　Ted: When I'm a famous musician, people won't give a hoot³ about my knowledge of atoms and molecules⁴.

　　Bob: That's beside the point.

　　Susan: We know you have your heart set on going to New York University.

　　Bob: And you don't stand a chance of getting in there with such poor grades!

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 buckle   

n.扣子，带扣；v.把...扣住，由于压力而弯曲

参考例句：

• The two ends buckle at the back.带子两端在背后扣起来。
• She found it hard to buckle down.她很难专心做一件事情。

3 hoot   

n.鸟叫声，汽车的喇叭声； v.使汽车鸣喇叭

参考例句：

• The sudden hoot of a whistle broke into my thoughts.突然响起的汽笛声打断了我的思路。
• In a string of shrill hoot of the horn sound,he quickly ran to her.在一串尖声鸣叫的喇叭声中，他快速地跑向她。

4 molecules   

分子( molecule的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The structure of molecules can be seen under an electron microscope. 分子的结构可在电子显微镜下观察到。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules. 在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。