《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 25：Plans for the New Year 新年的計畫

新年的計畫

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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. Who does the woman plan to visit?

2. Who will the man watch the fireworks with?

3. Where might the woman go after she visits her grandparents?

 

實用會話 Dialogue

 A  Do you have any plans for the New Year?
 B  I would like to visit my grandparents. I miss them a lot. How about you?
 A  I would like to watch the fireworks at midnight with my buddies. And to see the sunrise at dawn would also be cool.
 B  Maybe I could come meet you after I visit my grandparents.
 A  Sounds good!

 A  對於過新年你有什麼計畫嗎？
 B  我想要去看我的爺爺奶奶。我非常想念他們。那你呢？
 A  我想要跟我的好朋友一起看午夜的煙火。然後破曉時去看日出也很酷。
 B  也許我可以在去我爺爺奶奶家之後來跟你碰面。
 A  聽起來不錯！

 

單字片語 Vocabulary and Phrases

 1  fireworks n. 煙火（恆用複數）
set off fireworks　　放煙火
Fireworks lit up the night sky over New York City.
煙火照亮了紐約市的夜空。

 2  midnight n. 午夜
midday  n. 正午
An earthquake happened at midnight last night.
昨天午夜發生了地震。

 3  buddy  n. 好朋友；夥伴
Scott found that his upstairs neighbor was his old college buddy.
史考特發現他的樓上鄰居竟然是他大學時代的好朋友。

 4  sunrise n. 日出
The farmers are used to getting up at sunrise.
那些農夫習慣在日出時分起床。

 5  dawn n. n. 黎明（= daybreak）
Norman and his buddies got up at dawn to watch the sunrise together.
諾曼和他的好朋友黎明即起，一起欣賞日出。

 6  cool a. 酷的；涼爽的；冷靜的
Wow! That T-shirt is really cool. Where did you get it?
哇塞！那件上衣真酷。你是在哪裡買的？

口語新技能 New Skills

  介詞 at + 時間名詞」形成的時間副詞   

介詞 at 常與下列時間名詞並用，形成時間副詞：

at	midnight	在午夜時分
	midday / noon	在正午時分
	dawn	在黎明時分
	daybreak	在破曉時分

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