《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 18：Choosing Presents 挑選禮物

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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. What does the speaker’s wife like?

2. Who does the speaker want to ask?

3. Is the speaker good at choosing presents?

 

短文聽讀 Dialogue

　　I don’t know what to get my wife for her birthday. She likes bags and shoes, but I don’t know what color to buy. She likes wine and chocolates, but I don’t know what type to buy. Somehow, I always end up buying the ones she dislikes. Maybe I should ask her sister. Why am I so bad at choosing presents?

　　我不知道要給我太太什麼生日禮物。她喜歡包包和鞋子，可是我不知道要買什麼顏色的。她喜歡葡萄酒和巧克力，可是我不知道要買哪種。不知怎地，我最後總會買到她不喜歡的東西。或許我應該請教她妹妹。為什麼我這麼不會挑選禮物呢？

 

 

單字片語 Vocabulary and Phrases

 1  bag n. 包包；袋子
handbag  n. 手提包

 2  shoe n. （一隻）鞋子
a pair of shoes　　一雙鞋子

 3  color n. 顏色 & vi. & vt. 著色
The children are coloring on the wall with crayons.
孩子們在用蠟筆塗鴉牆壁。

 4  type n. 種類
= kind
= sort

 5  end up + V-ing 到頭來……，最後……
end  vi. & vt. 結束 & n. 最後；結尾
Kelly and Henry ended up getting a divorce.
凱莉與亨利最後以離婚收場。

 6  dislike vt. 討厭 & n. 厭惡
have a dislike for...　　厭惡……

John dislikes to wake up early.（×）
→ John dislikes waking up early.（○）
= John does not like to wake up early.
= John does not like waking up early.
約翰不喜歡早起。

 7  be bad at + N/V-ing 拙於……，不擅長……
Kevin is bad at following commands.
凱文不擅於遵循命令。

 8  choose vt. 選擇
（三態為：choose, chose [ tSoz ], chosen [ `tSozN ]）
= select 
= pick 
 I had trouble choosing the best shirt for the interview.
= I had trouble selecting the best shirt for the interview.
= I had trouble picking the best shirt for the interview.
我難以選出最適合面試的襯衫。

 9  present n. 禮物（= gift ）& vt. 發表
a birthday present / gift　　生日禮物

 

實用詞句 Useful Expressions

 1  介紹副詞 somehow

somehow adv. 不知怎麼地；設法
The exam was difficult, but somehow I managed to pass it.
那個考試很難，不過不知怎地我成功考過了。
 I overslept today, but I still got to work on time somehow.
我今天睡過頭了，可是我還是設法準時到辦公室了。

 比較 ：
somewhat adv. 稍微，有幾分
James was somewhat nervous when doing the presentation.
詹姆士報告時有點緊張。

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