朗文3L看听学英语第三册 Lesson 17

Lesson 17 Please be polite¹!
Sandy: May I leave the table please, dad?
Father: No, you may not, Sandy.
We haven’t finished² our dinner yet³.
Sue⁴: Can I leave the table please, dad?
Mother: No, you can’t, Sue.
We haven’t finished our dinner yet.
Sandy: May I have some cheese and biscuits
please, dad?
Father: Of course⁵, Sandy.
Here you are.
Sue: Please let me have some, too, Sandy.
Sandy: Here you are, Sue.
Father: That was⁶ a very good dinner, Betty.
I enjoyed it very much.
Father: May I leave the table please?
Children: No, you may not!
Sue: We haven’t finished our dinner yet!

1 polite   

adj.有礼貌的，客气的；斯文的，有教养的

参考例句：

• It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。
• She is a polite girl.她是一个文雅的姑娘。

2 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

3 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

4 sue   

vt.控告，起诉；vi.请求，追求，起诉

参考例句：

• If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
• The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。

5 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

6 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。