华尔街基础英语Lesson 20

1. look, who it is! Marco’s back!
2. Hello! Marco!
3. When did² you come back, Marco?
4. I was³ back a couple⁵ of days ago. I wanted to be back with my friends. I cried everyday  I was away, you know?
5. Oh, really Marco?
6. Actually, I’m taking an exam⁶: the English as⁴ a second language⁷ certificate⁸. That’ why came⁹ back to Washton.
7. An, I see. Your English is very good. I’m sure you’ll pass the exam.
8. Yes, I hope¹⁰ so. Anyway¹¹, why are you back David? What happened with Heidi?
9. Oh, you know, nothing, really.
10. Oh, I see. Yes. Of course¹².
11. Why do they always talk about Heidi, David? I’m fed up with Heidi!
12. That’s all right, Juanita! Get him hell¹.
13. Poor David!
14. Is Heidi more beautiful than me? Is she more interesting than me? Did you just go out with her, or did you…
15. Oh, I just were out with her, that’s all.
16. It was a long long time ago, over a month ago now. Anyway, it’s over Juanita! Really!
17. I hope so!
18. Can I say something?
19. Oh, yes, please do, Aiko.
20. Would you all like to come to the theatre¹³ this evening?
21. What’s on?
22. It’s a play, er… by Shakespeare¹⁴, or somebody¹⁵ like that. I’m afraid I can’t remember the name.
23. But please come, everybody¹⁶! It will be very good!
24. What time does it start?
25. At half past seven.
26. How much do the ticket cost¹⁷? Not much I hope.
27. Oh, no. they don’t cost anything. I have free¹⁸ tickets.
28. Ok, I’ll come then. Thanks!
29. That’s fantastic¹⁹! I’ll give you the address: it’s the Washdon College of Drama, 3 Kennedy square…

1 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

2 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？

3 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。

4 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

5 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

6 exam   

n.(=examination)检查；考试

参考例句：

• I hope to pass this exam.我希望通过这次考试。
• His exam results were good.他的测验成绩不错。

7 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。

8 certificate   

n.证书，证明书；vt.发给证明书，认可，鉴定

参考例句：

• She proudly displayed her degree certificate to her parents.她自豪地向父母展示了学位证书。
• No one had seen her marriage certificate.没人看到过她的结婚证书。

9 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。

10 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

11 anyway   

adv.不管怎样；无论如何

参考例句：

• Anyway I'm free now . Let me go with you. 我反正闲着没事,就陪你走一趟吧。
• Anyway, you can try. 至少你可以试试。

12 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

13 theatre   

n.剧场，剧院

参考例句：

• Shall we go to the theatre this evening?我们今晚去看戏好吗？
• During our visit to London we often went to the theatre.我们在伦敦逗留时常去看戏。

14 Shakespeare   

n.莎士比亚(16世纪英国剧作家、诗人)

参考例句：

• Shakespeare is a giant among writers.莎士比亚是作家中的巨擘.
• He read Shakespeare to help his English.他阅读莎士比亚的作品以提高自己的英语水平。

15 somebody   

n.重要人物；pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
• He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。

16 everybody   

pron.每人，人人(=everyone)

参考例句：

• Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
• It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。

17 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

18 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

19 fantastic   

adj.极好的，难以置信的，奇异的，幻想的

参考例句：

• What a fantastic goal! 这球进得多漂亮！
• I thought she was fantastic. 我觉得她太棒了。