万用句型背一背:
1. Great men's sons seldom do well.
富不过三代。
2. He is wise that is honest.
诚实者最明智。
3. My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.
儿子婚前是儿子,女儿终生是女儿。
4. Observation is the best teacher.
观察是最好的老师。
5. Offense is the best defense.
进攻是最好的防守。
身临其境练一练:
本对话选自《绝望的主妇》。Rex和Bree夫妇关于儿子安德鲁的教育问题又争吵起来,Bree希望通过尿检判断儿子是否在吸毒,而Rex不想因为这个回了儿子的前程。
锦囊妙语学一学:
1. Urine 尿
口语中可以用wee, pee, number 1表示小便。
2. Marijuana 大麻
以下为几种常见的毒品:
罂粟 Papaver Somaniferum
鸦片 Laudanum, Paregoric; 俗称: Opium
吗啡 Roxanol
海洛因 俗称: Horse, Smack, H, Stuff, Junk
可卡因 俗称: Bump, Coke, Flake, Snow, Candy
3. Spark a dooby 抽大麻
Those boys spark a dooby and think it's cool.
那些男孩儿抽大麻,还自认为很酷。
4. Straighten out 学好
He is only sixteen; I'm sure he will straighten out before long.
他才十六岁,我相信用不了多久他就会学好的。
5. Push around 摆布,欺负
She's not the kind of person who can be pushed around.
她不是那种受人摆布的人。