一、对话
who -- who is your best friend? (name, age)
what--job/personality/characteristic/appearance/hobbies/marital status/background
when- -when you met? How long you've known each other for?
Where- -where did you meet? /Where is he/she from?
Why - -what you like about her?
A: So Melony, I know you're a popular girl. I'm sure you have a lot of friends. But do you have one best friend?
B: Yeah, I would say I do. I have a few friends that are closer to me. But I have one particular friend that I have known for a long time. I'd say she's my best friend.
A: How long have you known her?
B: I've known her since summer before fourth grade.
A: Wow, That's a long time. You grew up together.
B: We grew up together. She actually lives one house down from where I grow up.
A: That's cool. So tell me about your best friend. What's her name?
B: Her name is Amy. Like I said, we've known each other since elementary school. We're the same age. And actually we went to the same university as well. We became roommates. And then, unfortunately after college, we move to different parts of the world. But We always remained in touched , you know, whether through phone calls ,emails or WeChat whatever. She feels like a sister to me or a family.
1)I've known her for nearly twenty years.
2)We've been friends since time out of mind/ages/elementary/middle school/college.
3)We've been the best friends for as long as I can remember.
4)We first met in school/2005.
二、美剧学习
1. No offense. Not sure why would I take offense to that.
1)台词:
No offense. Not sure why would⌒I take offense to that.
连读:⌒
1)Offense 发音中f和辅音n发音注意。
2)Not 发音细节。
3)Would I 的连读;to的略读;
2)No offense. 无意冒犯。
例句:No offense Peter, but all you said about teaching English is wrong. 我不是冒犯你啊,但是你说的关于英语教学的都不对。
例句:No offense. But you can't blame Peter. I think it's your fault. 我不是冒犯你啊,但是这是不能怪皮特。我觉得这事是你的错。
3)Not sure why would someone do sth? 搞不懂为什么某人会做某事?
例句:Not sure why would Peter drop out. 搞不懂为什么皮特要退学。
例句:Not sure why some students quit all the time搞不懂为什么学生老师坚持不了。
2.You need to put something in you stomach, William. Toast, pills, juice, that's the order, okay?
1)台词:
You need to put something in your stomach, William. Toast, pills, juice, that's the order, okay?
1)Need to 略读
2)Put 发音
3)The 在order前的发音
2)Put something in your stomach 吃点东西,垫垫肚子;
3)Put before 把…比…看的更重要。
例句:You should put your career before anything at this age. Don't worry about your fair weather friends; Even don't worry about your girlfriend and just work hard, and everything you want will come. 你现在这个年纪要把工作放到第一位,别考虑那些酒肉朋友,别担心女朋友不女朋友的,你就好好工作,你想要的都回来的。
例句:I think we should take a break. You put everything before me. Who do you think am I?
3.Damn kids. We were just about to head out the door.
1)台词:
Damn kids. We were just about to head⌒out the door.
1)just 发音
2)about to 的略读
3)head out 连读
2)Damn kids 都赖这些小孩
例:Damn traffic, I got stuck in the traffic.
例:Damn these teachers, they give me an F.
3)Be about to do sth 打算做某事
例:When I was about to leave, the phone came in. 我刚要走,电话来了。
例:I have to head out. 我要走了