速成英语口语第四册 Lesson23:Welcome to the World

Lesson23:Welcome to the World

Angie: Hey Mom. Would you mind helping¹ with the baby?

Carol: Not at all. He's as cute as a button. Who could resist such a cute little baby?

Angie: He seems to like you.

Carol: It's a mother's touch, I guess. Speaking of which, how are mother and baby doing?

Angie: Busy and exhausted². He keeps me up all night. At least I have Paul here to help out abit.

Carol: Well, that's good. Paul is such a good man for you.

Angie: Yeah, I think so, too.

Carol: Welcome to the world, little one. Oh, look! He's smiling! How adorable.

Angie: He has his daddy's smile.

Carol: You know? I think so, too-but he has your eyes.

Angie: You think so?

 

第23课：欢迎来到这个世界

安吉：嘿，妈妈。你介意帮我照看孩子吗？

卡罗尔：一点也不。他很可爱。谁能抗拒这么可爱的小宝宝？

安吉：他似乎喜欢你。

卡罗尔：我想这是母亲的抚摸。说到这里，宝宝妈妈和宝宝怎么样了？

安吉：又忙又累。他让我彻夜未眠。至少我有保罗在这里帮忙。

卡罗尔：那很好。保罗对你来说真是个好人。

安吉：是的，我也这么认为。

卡罗尔：欢迎来到这个世界，小家伙。哦，看！他在笑！真可爱。

安吉：他有他爸爸的笑容。

卡罗尔：你知道吗？我也这么认为，但他有你的眼睛。

安吉：你这么认为？

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 exhausted   

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。