高频英语口语对话 第332期:愚人节轶事

 unit 362

愚人节轶事

dialogue¹

英语情景对话

A:Yesterday was² April the first.

A:昨天是4月l号。

B:Was it quite special?

B:有什么特别之处吗？

A:Not for the others³, but for me. I was in the library going⁴ over my lessons when suddenly⁵ one of my roommates⁶ came⁷ in. He told me that I was wanted on the phone in my dormitory⁸, and that person⁹ would¹⁰ call me again several¹¹ minutes later¹².

A:对别人没有，而对我就有。我正在图书馆复习功课，突然我的一位室友进来告诉我说有人打电话到宿舍找我，还说那人过几分钟会再打电话来。

B:Did¹³ you hurry back to the bedroom?

B:你是不是要赶回宿舍？

A:Yes. I went back to the dorm only to find my roommates laughing and shouting "April Fool¹⁴, April Fool".

A:是啊。我一走进宿舍楼就发现我的室友们在笑，还大声叫道“四月傻瓜，四月傻瓜！”

B:Oh, your classmates took¹⁵ you in.

B:哦，你的同学把你给捉弄了吧。

A:Only then did I realize¹⁶ it was April Fools¹⁷' Day.

A:我这才明白原来是愚人节。

 

1 dialogue   

n.对话；vi.对话；vt.用对话表达

参考例句：

• Practise the dialogue in pairs.两人一组练习对话。
• The dialogue went on until nine o'clock.谈话一直到九点。

2 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。

3 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。

4 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

5 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

6 roommates   

n.室友，住在同室的人( roommate的名词复数 )；同住一屋（一套公寓等）的人

参考例句：

• The uncongenial roommates were always fighting. 意气不相投的室友们经常争吵。 来自辞典例句
• I can distinguish my roommates by their footsteps. 我能根据室友的脚步声辨认出他们。 来自辞典例句

7 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

8 dormitory   

n.集体寝室，宿舍；郊外居住区

参考例句：

• She lives in the dormitory on weekdays.平常她住在宿舍里。
• The boys were settled in their dormitory.男孩子们被安排在宿舍里住下了。

9 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

10 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

11 several   

adj.几个，若干，数个；各个的，各自的

参考例句：

• Words often have several meanings.单词往往有若干个意思。
• Several new members have come into the club since last year.自去年以来，又有些新成员加入了俱乐部。

12 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

13 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

14 fool   

n.愚人，受骗者，奶油拌水果；vt.愚弄，欺骗，浪费；vi.干傻事，开玩笑

参考例句：

• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。
• Some people act the fool now and then.有些人时常装傻。

15 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

16 realize   

vt.认识到；了解到，实现，使显得逼真，把…变为现金；vi. 变卖为现金

参考例句：

• Do you realize the importance of this question?你意识到这个问题的重要性了吗？
• He'll come to realize it one day.他总有一天会懂得这一点。

17 fools   

愚人( fool的名词复数 )； 傻瓜； （旧时国王或王后豢养供人娱乐的）小丑； 奶油果泥

参考例句：

• Wise men learn by other men's mistake, fools by their own. 聪明的人从别人的错误中学习，傻子才从自己的错误中学习。
• We are not such fools as to believe him. 我们不是那样的蠢人，竟会相信他。