新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第60课:家人与亲戚

 　　Lesson 55 About Family

　　第55课 家人与亲戚

　　Doing Housework

　　做家务

　　A:Tom. have you finished clearing up the living room?

　　A：汤姆，你打扫完客厅了吗？

　　B:No, mom. I'm still in the middle of something.

　　B：还没有，妈妈。我还在忙点儿事。

　　A:Young man. What on earth are you doing! Your father and his friends are on the way home. It is a mess¹ now.

　　A：年轻人，你到底在做什么？你父亲和他的朋友就在回家的路上了。现在家里还是乱七八糟的。

　　B:I know. Can I clear the room after cartoon show is over? It won't take much time.

　　B：我知道。我能不能看完卡通片后打扫？马上就好。

　　A:Turn off your TV right now! Stop acting² like a baby! You are an adult now.

　　A：马上关上电视！不要像小孩一样！你现在可是成人了。

　　B:OK. I will be ready in a minute.

　　B：好吧。我马上收拾好。

　　A:Please don't forget to water the flowers in the yard.

　　A：不要忘了给院子里的花浇水。

　　A:I've got a new job.

　　A：我找了份新工作。

　　B:What will you be doing?

　　B：是什么工作？

　　A:I'll be an office clerk. The place where I'll be working is within³ a stone's throw from Uncle Tom.

　　A：当一名办事员。我工作的地方与汤姆叔叔近在咫尺。

1 mess   

vt.将…弄糟，混乱，妨碍，使紊乱；n.食堂，伙食，用膳，一份食品，混乱，乱七八糟，困境

参考例句：

• Don't mess up my homework.不要弄乱我的家庭作业。
• You'll mess up my hair.你会把我的头发弄乱.

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 within   

n.内部，里头；adv.在内部，在内心里；prep.在…之内

参考例句：

• The work must be done within the given time.这个工作必须在规定的时间内完成。
• Within two weeks,she gained five pounds in weight.两周内她的体重增加了5磅。