【英语趣味课堂】姐妹-Sisters

 Kanade: Hi, Todd.

Todd: How are you doing?

 

Kanade: Good, how are you?

 

Todd: Pretty good. Kanade, you talk about your little sister a lot.

 

Kanade: Yes, I like her. Her name is Asuka. She's a university² student now. She's two years younger³ than I and we are so close so we see each other more than twice⁴ in a month. People say we don't look like each other, we don't look similar⁵, but sometimes we see, we look very similar in the pictures. She lives in Tokyo so we can have some coffee on the weekends or go shopping sometimes.

 

Todd: So what did⁶ you sister give you as¹ your last birthday gift?

 

Kanade: Birthday gift? We don't really give the birthday gift instead⁷ but we give each other some small letter or something in normal⁸ day.

 

Todd: That's nice.

 

Kanade: Yeah, surprise.

 

Todd: Are you in contact¹⁰ with each other every day by e-mail¹²

 

Kanade: Every day, almost¹³ every day or sometimes the phone.

 

Todd: Do you guys¹⁴ ever¹¹ fight¹⁵?

 

Kanade: Ah⁹, not really. I really like her so always, when she always asks me something I always do that.

 

Todd: Wow! What a good big sister.

 

Kanade: I know that!

 

Todd: Wow! That's sweet. Well, if you're sister is listeing what would¹⁶ you like to tell 

her right now.

 

Kanade: I'm always with you so, you can do whatever¹⁷ you want.

 

Todd: Oh, you're a nice sister. Thanks a lot Kanade.

 

Kanade: Thank you, Todd.

 

学习内容：

Learn Vocabulary¹⁸ from the lesson

little sister

 

You talk about your little sister a lot.

 

Your 'little sister' is a sister who is younger than you.  Notice the following¹⁹:

 

My little sister will be 18 years old next month.

It was²⁰ fun to grow up with a little sister.

close

 

My sister and I are close, and we see each other often.

 

In this case 'close' means²¹ something like friendly²² or intimate²³.  If you are close to someone²⁴ they know about your life²⁵ and your problems²⁶.  You feel comfortable²⁷ with that person²⁸.  Notice the following:

 

She is very close to her mother.

We became²⁹ really close after the business³⁰ trip.

look like

 

People say we don't look like each other.

 

When you 'look like' someone you have similar features³¹ to that person.  Notice the following:

 

My sister and I don't look alike³² at all.

Everyone says my son looks like his father.

letters

 

We don't give birthday gifts, but we give each other letters on normal days.

 

A 'letter' is something that you write on paper and then send to communicate³³ with someone and tell them what is going³⁴ on in your life.  Letters are not as common³⁵ now because most people communicate through e-mail because it is much faster.  Notice the following:

 

I think it's fun to receive³⁶ letters.

My parents saved³⁷ all the letters from when they were first dating.

in contact with

 

Are you in contact with each other every day?

 

If you are 'in contact with' someone you communicate with them regularly³⁸ or just know how to communicate with them if you want to.  Notice the following:

 

I'm not really in contact with him anymore³⁹.

Are you still in contact with your college⁴⁰ friends?

 

 

 

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 university   

n.大学

参考例句：

• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。
• I'm going to enter a university.我要上大学。

3 younger   

adj.年轻的；n.年纪较小的人

参考例句：

• My younger brother hides behind the door. 我弟弟躲在门后。
• She is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 她比我大，其余都是我妹妹。

4 twice   

adv.两次；两倍

参考例句：

• Bob phoned twice today.鲍勃今天打了两次电话。
• I woke up twice in the night.我夜里醒过两次。

5 similar   

adj.类似的；同样的

参考例句：

• The two boys look very similar.这两个孩子看上去很相似。
• A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.猫和虎在很多方面相似。

6 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

7 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

8 normal   

adj.正常的，正规的，标准的；n.正规；常态

参考例句：

• He received four years of normal edication at college.他在大学受了四年正规教育。
• Everything is normal here.这里一切正常。

9 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

10 contact   

n.联系，交际，熟人，接触；vi.接触，联系；vt.使接触

参考例句：

• We agreed to contact again as soon as possible.我们同意尽快再次联系。
• She is still in close contact with Sarah.她仍然同萨拉人联系密切。

11 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

12 e-mail   

n.( = electronic mail)电子邮件，电子邮政

参考例句：

• Do you have an e-mail box?你有电子信箱吗？
• May I have your e-mail address?能给我你的e-mail地址吗？

13 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

14 guys   

n.家伙，伙计( guy的名词复数 )；（架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的）牵索；[复数]各位；一群男人（或女人）

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill. 我们的人中有几个在开小差。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 fight   

n.打架，战斗，斗志；v.对抗，打架

参考例句：

• We are ready to fight again.我们再度准备好战斗。
• I'll fight with you.我会和你并肩作战。

16 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

17 whatever   

adj.不管怎样的；adv.无论如何，不管怎样；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• Whatever you do, try your best.无论你做什么，都要尽力而为。
• Whatever you say,facts are facts.任凭你怎么说，事实总是事实。

18 vocabulary   

n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表

参考例句：

• How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
• You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。

19 following   

n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随

参考例句：

• The following is the full text.全文如下。
• Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。

20 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。

21 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

22 friendly   

adj.友好的，和气的

参考例句：

• He's not friendly to others.他对别人不友好。
• People here are very friendly.这儿的人很友好。

23 intimate   

adj.亲密的，密切的；个人的，私人的；v.暗示、提示、宣布、通知

参考例句：

• The two of them were as intimate as sisters.她们俩处得好像亲姐妹一样。
• I can't tell them my intimate thoughts.我不能告诉他们我内心深处的想法。

24 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

25 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

26 problems   

n.问题( problem的名词复数 )；疑难问题；习题；思考题

参考例句：

• It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage. 这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
• a few admin problems 一些行政问题

27 comfortable   

adj.舒适的，舒服的

参考例句：

• This sofa is very comfortable.这张沙发很舒服。
• The environment for shopping is comfortable.购物的环境很舒适。

28 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

29 became   

v.(become的过去式)成为

参考例句：

• He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
• He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。

30 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

31 features   

n.特征( feature的名词复数 )；特写；[复数]面貌；面貌的一部分（如眼、鼻、口等）

参考例句：

• Her features had been bloated by years of drinking. 她酗酒多年，已变得面部浮肿。
• The room still has many of its original features. 房间还保留着当初的许多特点。

32 alike   

adj.同样的，相像的；adv.一样地；同程度地　

参考例句：

• The twins are so alike that I can't tell which is which.这对双胞胎一模一样，我分辨不出谁是谁。
• All stories seemed dreadfully alike,no matter who told them.看来，不管谁讲，故事都是千篇一律的。

33 communicate   

vt.传达，传播；vi.交流，沟通，联通

参考例句：

• I'm afraid we just don't communicate.恐怕我们没法交流。
• Parents communicate with school by internet.家长通过因特网和学校联系。

34 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

35 common   

adj.共同的，平常的，普通的；n.平民，普通，公地，公园

参考例句：

• Man and the monkey have many things in common.人和猿有许多共同之处。
• Britain and America share a common language.英国和美国共用一种语言。

36 receive   

v.接收；收到；得到

参考例句：

• He went to the door to receive his visitors.他到门口去迎接客人。
• I like to receive presents on my birthday.我喜欢在生日那天收到生日礼物。

37 saved   

v.拯救( save的过去式和过去分词 )；收集；保留；避免

参考例句：

• They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education. 他们省吃俭用，为的是攒钱让孩子受到良好的教育。
• She had saved a few titbits for her cat. 她给猫留了点好吃的东西。

38 regularly   

adv.有规则地，一丝不苟地，正式地

参考例句：

• Check the engine oil level regularly.要时常检查机油量。
• We meet regularly to discuss business.我们定期会面讨论事务。

39 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。

40 college   

n.学院；高等专科学校

参考例句：

• The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
• I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。