英语口语每天说093

 

　　93. Time

　　1. It’s time to go to bed.

　　2. My watch says 4:45.

　　3. My watch goes a bit slow.

　　4. My watch has stopped.

　　5. It gains a little.

　　6. It loses about 2 minutes.

　　7. I’ve just set my watch by the radio time signal.

　　8. My clock has run down, it needs winding¹ up.

　　9. My watch is out of order.

　　10. My watch keeps good time.

　　11. My watch keeps stopping.

　　Dialogue 1

　　W: John, it’s time to get up.

　　M: It can’t be time to get up yet.

　　W: It is. Hurry up! You’ll be late for school.

　　M: What’s the time?

　　W: It’s nearly half past seven.

　　M: My watch says ten past.

　　W: It’s slow. Hurry up! The bus goes at twenty to eight.

　　M: Are you sure half past seven?

　　W: Positive. I’ll put the radio on.

　　(And here is the seven o’clock news)

　　M: It’s only seven o’clock. Your watch is fast.

　　W: No, it isn’t. It’s stopped. I forgot to wind it up last night.

　　M: I could have stayed in bed for another half hour.

　　Dialogue 2

　　M: Excuse me. Have you got the time?

　　W: My watch says half past five.

　　M: Does your watch keep good time?

　　W: Oh yeah. It loses only a few seconds in the whole month.

　　M: Thanks a lot.

　　Dialogue 3

　　W: Good afternoon.

　　M: My goodness²! It’s the afternoon? Doesn’t the time fly! Do come in and sit down.

　　W: Thank you.

　　M: What’s the time? My watch has stopped.

　　W: It’s half past twelve.

　　M: When do you have lunch?

　　W: From one to two.

　　M: What do you normally³ eat?

　　W: We usually go to the cafeteria.

　　M: Oh, it’s time to have lunch now.

　　W: let’s go together.

　　Every one should observe time and never idle⁴ little away. In America almost every American wears a watch and in nearly every room in the American home there’s a clock. “Be on time!” “Don’t waste time!” “Time is money.” “Time waits for no one.” All of these sayings reflect the American obsession⁵ with properness and efficiency⁶. Students will discipline their teachers when they arrive late. Anyway, we should form the good habit of being punctual. If we can save time we can make more contributions.

1 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。

2 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

3 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

4 idle   

adj.空闲的，闲置的；无用的；懒散的；v.空费

参考例句：

• Mike doesn't study at all.Instead,he sits idle all day.迈克根本不肯读书，相反地，他终日游手好闲。
• How much trouble in this life is caused by idle talk!生活中有多少麻烦不都是由闲谈引起的么！

5 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

6 efficiency   

n.效率，效能，功效

参考例句：

• We were most impressed with your efficiency.你的效率给我们留下很深刻的印象。
• Our goal is to achieve the maximum of efficiency.我们的目标是取得最高的效率。