《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 04：I Have a Sweet Tooth 我喜歡吃甜食

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 初級口語 

搭配筆記聆聽會話 Listen to the text with the help of the notes given

 

 

再次聆聽並回答問題 Listen again and answer the questions below

Questions for discussion:

1. Does the speaker like sweet food?

2. What does the speaker like to eat the most?

3. What does the dentist say to the speaker?

 

短文聽讀 Dialogue

　　I have such a sweet tooth. I will eat anything with sugar in it― chocolate cake, ice cream, or fruit salad―but my favorite is tiramisu. My dentist tells me to eat less sugar, but I can’t help it. I just want everything to be sweet. Maybe I don’t have a sweet tooth. Maybe I have sweet teeth!

　　我很喜歡吃甜食。我會吃任何含糖的食物 ⸺ 巧克力蛋糕、冰淇淋、水果沙拉 ⸺ 不過我最喜歡的是提拉米蘇蛋糕。我的牙醫告訴我要少吃一點糖，可是我忍不住。我就是想要每樣食物都吃起來是甜的。我可能不只是喜歡吃甜食。可能我愛吃甜食愛到瘋了！

 

實用詞句 Useful Expressions

 1  I have such a sweet tooth.　　我很喜歡吃甜食。

such + a(n) (+ 形容詞) + 單數可數名詞 / 複數可數名詞 / 不可數名詞

非常……，如此……
Vera is such a lovely girl.
                        （單數可數名詞）

薇拉是個非常令人喜愛的女孩。
Apes are such intelligent animals.
　　　　　　　　　（複數可數名詞）

黑猩猩是很聰明的動物。
I’m tired of such lousy weather.
　　　　　　　　　　（不可數名詞）
我真是受夠這種爛天氣了。

 2  I can’t help it.　　我忍不住。

can’t help it　　忍不住 / 無法抑制

Molly is not supposed to eat deep-fried food, but she can’t help it.
莫莉不應該吃油炸食物，可是她忍不住。

以下列舉與本片語相似的用法：

 a  can’t help + V-ing　　忍不住 / 無法克制做……

can’t help but + V
= can’t but + V（較少用）
I couldn’t help laughing when I heard the joke.
= I couldn’t help but laugh when I heard the joke.
= I couldn’t but laugh when I heard the joke（. 較少用）
我聽到笑話就忍不住笑了。

 

 b  can’t help oneself　　某人忍不住 / 無法抑制

John is supposed to quit smoking, but he
can’t help himself.
約翰應該要戒菸，可是他忍不住。

 

 c  It can’t be helped.　　別無選擇。

Andy doesn’t want to go on the business trip, but it can’t be helped.
安迪不想出差，可是他別無選擇。

 

 

朗讀短文 Read aloud the text

　　I have such a sweet tooth. I will eat anything with sugar in it― chocolate cake, ice cream, or fruit salad―but my favorite is tiramisu. My dentist tells me to eat less sugar, but I can’t help it. I just want everything to be sweet. Maybe I don’t have a sweet tooth. Maybe I have sweet teeth!

 

換句話說 Retell

have a sweet tooth, sugar, chocolate, ice cream, salad, tiramisu,dentist

 

討論題目 Free Talk
Talk on the following topic:

Do you have a sweet tooth? What is your favorite dessert?

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