Dialog:
-hello, welcome to the internet cafe. are you a first timer?
-yeah, i’ve never been in a chat room before.
-don’t worry it’s easy. What’s your name?
-stumpy. what about you?
-the cardinal. i’ve been on here for years. whenever you want to talk to me just pray to the computer.
-you’re funny. i’ve got to go but i’ll talk to you later.
-ok, bye : )
Vocabulary:
stumpy: 矮胖子
the cardinal: 红衣主教
first timer: 新手
e.g I went skiing with a first timer and he couldn’t even get down the hill.
我和一个新手去滑雪,他甚至无法滑下山去。
You’re funny 你很幽默
Tip: Neat!
Neat! 真是不简单!
(1)
和 cool 这个词差不多,同样都表现出对别人的一种肯定和认同。
-I've taken the piano lessons for ten years.
-Neat!
我已经学了十年的钢琴了。
真是不简单。(表示敬佩之意)
(2)
Neat 和 Cool 也有 “新奇”的意思,通常和stuff连在一起用,表示很新奇又很棒的事物。
-Check out those neat stuff.
看看这些很棒的东西。(为了吸引别人的注意力而用neat)
同样,这里也可以用 cool stuff. 都表示不但新奇而且值得一看的意思。
I'v just bought some cool stuff.
我刚买了一些很棒的东西。
这些你都记住了吗???赶快自己用 Neat 和 Cool 说几句话吧!
QUIZ:
1. What’s the meaning of “You’re funny”?
Answer:
2. Please tell me your “Meet Online” story or the one you heard. (用英文回答)
Answer: