聆听悦耳英音 第4期:外国人过Valentine's Day(2)

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：外国人过 Valentine’s Day!

　　单词拼写：

　　1. status 社会地位

　　2. necessarily¹: next to essential 必要地

　　重点俚语：

　　1. in lieu of: in place of 代替

　　2. get sb. down: make sb. feel depressed² 让……失望

　　3. a nice touch: a small thing makes the whole thing special 点缀，画龙点睛

　　问题：

　　1. What’s the first speaker going to do on Valentine’s Day, and who with?

　　2. Where will the second speaker be?

　　3. What does the last speaker think of Valentine’s Day?

　　答案：

　　1. She’s going to Paris to watch the rugby, with 30 men pairs, what more could a girl want?

　　2. To be with her children in Japan

　　3. It’s opportunity to do something different nice things for anyone, not necessarily with GF or BF.

1 necessarily   

adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地

参考例句：

• More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
• A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。

2 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。