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生活英语对话 Episode 21: Tim's treat

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本单元是关于 Tim 请客的对话

Tim: Hiya folks. How's everyone this fine evening?
Alice: Exhausted1! I had to give someone mouth-to-mouth for the first time today!
Helen: That's so exciting, congratulations! You must feel really proud.
Alice: Yes I do. How are you Helen?
Helen: I'm tired, I've been staring at finance textbooks all day.
Michal: I think my head is going to expand from all my studying too.
Tim: Well, how about a drink at the pub? My treat! Would that make you two feel less worn-out?
Helen: You paying for all of us? That's not like you.
Alice: What's come over you?
Tim: Well let's just say I got a special bonus at work.


Vocabulary:

a treat (n): something special and nice that you don't have very often
worn-out (adj, informal): tired
wooden (adj to describe actors or acting): boring or unemotional or unrealistic
dynamic (adj): exciting and stimulating2


本单元的语言点是动词分词,我们可以用过去分词表我们对某物和人的感受,也可以用现在分词表某人或物使我们有所感受,请看下面的例句

-ed and -ing adjectives – meaning

We can use -ed adjectives to say how we feel about something or someone:
Alice is exhausted by her work at the hospital. Helen is tired of studying.

We can use -ing adjectives to say how something or someone makes us feel:
Alice's job is very exciting. She gave someone mouth-to-mouth today.
It's surprising that Tim is paying for all of them at the pub!


More -ed -ing adjectives

bored/boring
He used to like that TV show but now he's bored with it.
That film was so boring that I nearly fell asleep!

embarrassed/embarrassing
He was so embarrassed when the boss shouted at him in front of everyone in the office.
It's embarrassing when my dad tries to dance at parties. He's too old for all that!

depressed3/depressing
He's really depressed. His wife left him and he's just lost his job.
I think it's depressing how much poverty there is in the world.

disappointed/disappointing
She was disappointed that she failed her English test last week.
The film had loads of hype and publicity4 but it turned out to be very disappointing .

interested/interesting
They're interested in collecting stamps but I think that's a really boring hobby.
Even though War and Peace is very long, I still found it really interesting .
frightened/frightening
He's such a baby! He's 25 and he's still frightened of dogs!
Nightmare on Elm Street is the most frightening film she's ever seen.


Words used after -ed adjectives

by:
bored by
depressed by
exhausted by
excited by
embarrassedby

with:
bored with
disappointed with

of:
frightened of
tired of

in:
interested in


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1 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
2 stimulating ShBz7A     
adj.有启发性的,能激发人思考的
参考例句:
  • shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
  • This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。
3 depressed xu8zp9     
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
参考例句:
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
4 publicity ASmxx     
n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告
参考例句:
  • The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
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