【英语趣味课堂】新的家庭成员-New Addition

 Todd: Masako, I was very surpised to hear that you are actually a grandparent.

 

Masako: Yes, yes

 

Todd: You look very young. I was very shocked. Tell me about your grandchild².

 

Masako: She's a baby. Of course. A baby, a baby girl. And her name is, it's Holly³.

 

Todd: Uh-huh.

 

Masako: Holly

 

Todd: Holly

 

Masako: Holly. H-O-L-L-Y. And in, with Japanese kanji, it's written with the two parts, and one part is the tree, and another part is winter. So she was born in winter. Her name is winter tree.

 

Todd: Oh, that's nice.

 

Masako: And it's, her name is "Shuu". It sounds like a boys name, but her parents want to, want her to be a boyish girl.

 

Todd: Oh, OK. Oh, like a tomboy.

 

Masako: Yeah, maybe.

 

Todd: Maybe. Um, so how does it feel to be a grandmother?

 

Masako: I'm very proud of it. And then I know if I see her, if she's with me, living near to my house, then I forget every other thing and then I'm just very...how do you say? A grand¹ mother who is really occupied with her grandchild.

 

Todd: Oh, yeah, like just um

 

Masako: Baba-baka in Japanese.

 

Todd: Baba-baka....Well congratulations⁴ on the grandchild.

 

Masako: Thank you very much.

 

 

学习内容：

 

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shock

 

You look very young. I was very shocked.

 

If something really surprises you then it 'shocks' you.  Notice the following:

 

What shocks me the most is that animals can live in this climate.

They were shocked when I told them I was moving to Brazil.

sound like

 

It sounds like a boy's name.

 

If a name has a masculine⁵ tone⁶ or connection to it then it 'sounds like' a boy's name.  To 'sound like' something is to have a similar tone or connection.  Notice the following:

 

When she laughs she sounds like horse.

What was that?  It sounded like a door opening.

tomboy

 

Like a tomboy.

 

A 'tomboy' is a little girl who acts and maybe dresses like a boy.  Instead of playing with dolls maybe she prefers to be outside and play with rocks.  Notice the following:

 

Because she had three brothers she has always been a tomboy.

I know you are a little bit of a tomboy and hate to wear dresses.

feel

 

How does it feel to be a grandmother.

 

We use the word 'feel' to describe emotional⁷ and physical sensations⁸, which are usually a response to something happening in your life.  In this example we can say, "What are the emotions that you have about being a grandmother?"  Notice the following:

 

You looked very sick yesterday.  Do you feel better today?

How did it feet to graduate from university?

occupy

 

A grandmother who is occupied with her grandchild.

 

If a grandmother is 'occupied' with her grandchild then she spends time with him and is active in his life.  We also use this word to mean busy.  Notice the following:

 

Her job occupies most of her time.

Sorry I didn't call you yesterday.  I was very occupied.

 

 

 

1 grand   

adj.豪华的，宏伟的，壮丽的，主要的，重大的；n.(美俚)一千美元

参考例句：

• The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
• Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来，我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。

2 grandchild   

n.（外）孙或孙女，孙辈

参考例句：

• It's their first grandchild.那是他们第一个外孙。
• His grandchild is a naughty boy.他的孙子是个淘气的男孩。

3 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

4 congratulations   

n.祝贺；贺词；祝词

参考例句：

• I send you my warmest congratulations on your success. 我对你的成功致以最热烈的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Please give her my congratulations when you see her. 见到她时请转达我的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 masculine   

adj.男性的，男子的，男子气的

参考例句：

• She has a rather masculine voice.她的声音有点男性化。
• The ceremony is exclusively masculine.典礼上清一色的全是男人。

6 tone   

n.语气，音调，气度，色调；vt.（up）增强

参考例句：

• There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
• Holmes used an informal,chatty tone in his essays.霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便。

7 emotional   

adj.令人动情的；易动感情的；感情(上)的

参考例句：

• Emotional people don't stop to calculate.感情容易冲动的人做事往往不加考虑。
• This is an emotional scene in the play.这是剧中动人的一幕。

8 sensations   

感觉( sensation的名词复数 )； 感受； 知觉； 激动

参考例句：

• Whenever his physical sensations were a little under control the terror returned. 只要身体感官稍一正常，恐怖便又袭上心头。 来自英汉文学
• All sensations seemed to be magnified. 所有的知觉都很敏感。 来自英汉文学