Personal Appearance
个⼈⻓相
Julia: Now I am sad that I never got to meet your grandmother. Did she look like your mother?
现在我挺遗憾没能⻅过你外婆的。她⻓得跟你妈妈像吗？
Bob: No, I would not say that she did. She was taller than my mother. Here is a photo of her.
不，不像。她⽐我妈妈要⾼。这是她的照⽚。
Julia: This helps me understand how you got to be so tall.
这我就能理解为什么你会这么⾼了。
Bob: You are not the first person who has said that to me. Also, she had a bigger, rounder nose than my mother. In my view she sort of looked like me.
别⼈也这么说过。还有就是，她的⿐⼦⽐我妈妈的要⼤⼀点，圆⼀点。我觉得我跟她 ⻓得有点像。
Julia: Some people say that my mother's father, who owned a grocery business when I was a child, looked like me. His hair was the same color as mine.
有⼈说我外公和我⻓得很像，我⼩时候他经营着⼀家杂货店。他的头发颜⾊和我⼀模 ⼀样。
Bob: These are fun things to talk about. I also remember that my grandmother had a black dog with a few white spots on its back.
这些事⼉聊起来还挺有意思的。我也记得我外婆养过⼀只⿊⾊的斑点狗，那条狗背上 有些⽩⾊的斑点。
Julia: One of my grandmothers had a small white dog with pointed ears. She would take him everywhere. She sometimes took him to church services with her.
我外祖⺟养过⼀条⽿朵上有斑点的⼩⽩狗。她去哪⼉都带着那条⼩狗，有时候还会带 它去做礼拜。
Bob: I remember when I saw them the first time. Your grandmother's white hair made it seem as if she and that dog really did belong together.
我记得第⼀次⻅到他们的时候。你外婆的⽩发让她和狗狗看起来，好像他们确实属于 ⼀个整体。
Julia: I can see why you would think that.
我懂你。
Key Points 要点详解
1. get to do sth. 能够做某事
e.g.: Depression may result if you don't get to do things your own way. 如果不能按照⾃⼰的⽅式做事，你会感到沮丧。
2. look like 看起来像
e.g.: They look like stars to the naked eye. ⽤⾁眼看上去它们像星星。
3. taller than ⽐…⾼
e.g.: She had a bigger, rounder nose than my mother. 她的⿐⼦⽐我妈妈的更⼤更圆⼀点⼉。
4. sort of adv. 稍稍，某种程度上
e.g.: I was sort of hoping to leave early today. 我今天有点⼉想早点⼉⾛。
5. remember that +从句 记得…
e.g.: I remember that you don't like cucumber. 我记得你不喜欢⻩⽠。
6. take sb. to somewhere 带某⼈去…
e.g.: Who will take the children to school? 谁带孩⼦们去学校呢？
7. as if 好像；犹如
e.g.: I felt as if my heart had stopped. 我觉得好像我的⼼都不跳了。
New Words 词汇学习
精讲词
- when
- When does the show start?
- I like it when it rains.
- I was just about to fall asleep when the phone rang.
- who
- This is the man who stole my bag.
- Who is it?
- My father, who lives in Canada, is a doctor.
- to get
- I want to get a new car.
- You have got to be kidding!
- I really don't get it.
- would
- Would you like some tea?
- He said he would rather skip the concert.
- I would imagine that you are very tired.
- some
- Would you like some tea?
- For some reason I'm blanking on your name.
- We've known each other for some years now.
- I like some of the food, but not all of it.
⾃学词
- his [hɪz；ɪz] pron. 他的
e.g.: He washed his hands and face. 他洗了⼿和脸。
e.g.: Brian brushed his teeth. 布赖恩刷了⽛。
e.g.: His bag is black. 他的包是⿊⾊的。
- here [hɪr] adv. 这⾥，在这⾥
e.g.: I'm here to help you. 我是来此帮助你的。
e.g.: I'm sorry I wasn't here when you got here. 真抱歉你到这⾥时我不在。
e.g.: My friend here writes for radio. 我身边这位朋友为电台撰稿。
- business [ˈbɪznəs] n. 商业，⽣意，事业
e.g.: I'm gonna put someone else's business into my business. 我要把别⼈的⽣意，放到我的⽣意中去。
e.g.: Jennifer has an impressive academic and business background. 詹妮弗有着了不起的学术和商业背景。
e.g.: The company was a family business. 这家公司是⼀个家族企业。
- also [ˈɔːlsəʊ] adv. 也
e.g.: You also have a great smile. 你也有⼀个灿烂的微笑。
e.g.: We also like basketball. 我们也喜欢篮球。
e.g.: The book also includes an appendix with a listing of all U.S. presidents. 这本书还包含⼀个列有所有美国总统的附录。
- now [naʊ] adv. 现在，如今
e.g.: What are the biggest concerns now? 现在最⼤的担忧是什么？
e.g.: She's a widow now. 她现在是⼀个寡妇。
e.g.: I'm sorry, but I must go now. 对不起，但是我得⻢上⾛。
Grammar 语法
今日语法:谓语 Predicate
The predicate is what the subject did, or what happened to the subject. 谓语是来表示主语做了什么，或者主语发⽣了什么。
- Simple predicate: the verb or verb phrase
- Complete predicate: everything but the subject
- For us, the most important part of the predicate is the verb.
e.g.: John smiled. John 笑了。
e.g.: He ate a sandwich. 他吃了⼀个三明治。
e.g.: He was eaten by a crocodile. 他被鳄⻥吃了。
Homework 今日功课
1. 读3遍对话
2. 读词汇例句
3. 回答对话问题
- What did Julia's grandfather do for a living?
- Describe the appearance of one or two of your family members. Do you think that you look like them?
复习上⼀节:读⼀遍课⽂、读词汇例句（⼀句）