【大家说英语】 第111期:欢度情人节

 Lesson 2 News¹ 第二课 实时新闻

February 4 2月4日

Valentine's Day 欢度情人节

Valentine's Day is February 14. 二月十四日是情人节，

We can show our friends and family that we love them. 我们可以向我们的亲朋好友表达我们对他们的爱。

Every year, we do special things for them on Valentine's Day. 每年，我们都在情人节当天为他们做些特别的事情。

Many husbands³ take their wives⁴ out to eat. 许多丈夫会带妻子出外用餐，

They go to a nice restaurant. 他们会到高级餐厅去，

But they must call first. 但必须事先打电话。

They need a reservation⁵. 他们必须订位，

Restaurants are very busy on Valentine's Day. 餐厅在情人节当天的生意非常繁忙。

You can also give Valentine's Day gifts. 你也可以送情人节礼物。

Candy⁶ is a great gift for Valentine's Day! 甜食是绝佳的情人节礼物！

What kind of candy does your girlfriend⁷ or boyfriend⁸ like? 你的女友或男友喜欢什么样的甜食？

Valentine's Day candy is special. 情人节甜食很特别，

You can buy it in a pretty box. 你可以买漂亮盒装的甜食，

The boxes sometimes look like hearts⁹. 有些盒子有着爱心的形状。

With a special box, the candy looks good. 装在特别的盒子里，甜食看起来就会很好吃，

It tastes good, too! 尝起来也会很美味！

You don't need a husband² or wife¹⁰ to enjoy Valentine's Day. 你不需要有丈夫或妻子也可以欢度情人节，

You don't need a boyfriend or girlfriend, either¹¹. 就算没有男友或女友也没关系。

You could¹² do something nice for someone¹³ in your family. 你可以为家中的成员做些贴心的事情。

You can get flowers for your mom or grandma. 你可以买花送你的妈妈或祖母，

You can get a nice gift for your dad, too. 也可以买个礼物送你爸爸。

Valentine's Day is next week. Get ready now! 情人节就是下星期了， 赶快做好准备吧！

1 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

2 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

3 husbands   

n.丈夫( husband的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many of her women friends also had domineering husbands. 她的女性朋友中，好多人的丈夫也都很专横。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Husbands are discouraged from voting as proxy for their wives. 不主张丈夫代妻子投票。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 wives   

n.妇人；妻子( wife的名词复数 )v.娶妻( wive的第三人称单数 )；嫁；与…结婚

参考例句：

• Husbands are discouraged from voting as proxy for their wives. 不主张丈夫代妻子投票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All are good lasses,but whence come the bad wives? 姑娘个个好，泼妇何处来？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 reservation   

n.保留条件，限制条件；预订座位

参考例句：

• The instruction should be carried out without any reservation.应当不折不扣地执行这个指示。
• I accept your statement without reservation.我完全相信你的话。

6 candy   

n.糖果；vt.用糖煮，使结晶为砂糖；vi.结晶为砂糖

参考例句：

• I'd like a box of candy.我要一盒糖果。
• What shall I buy at the candy shop?我该买什么在水果糖店里？

7 girlfriend   

n.女朋友；女伴侣

参考例句：

• My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。
• I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。

8 boyfriend   

n.男朋友

参考例句：

• The girl was so angry that she hung up on her boyfriend.那姑娘一气之下挂断了男朋友的电话。
• My boyfriend gathered some beautiful flowers for me. 我的男朋友为我采来一些美丽的花。

9 hearts   

n. 心，中心，要点，红桃

参考例句：

• He placed a lonely hearts ad in a magazine. 他在一份杂志上刊登了征友广告。
• Our movement is rooted in the hearts of the people. 我们的运动在人民的心中根深蒂固。

10 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

11 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

12 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

13 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。