《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 44：Spending the Holidays Abroad 出國度假

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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 is the speaker spending the holidays with?

2. Was the speaker close to her boyfriend’s family at first?

3. What will the speaker do with her boyfriend’s dad?

 

短文聽讀 Text

               I’m getting more and more excited about the vacation! My boyfriend and I are going to spend the holidays with his family in Bali. I used to feel a bit awkward around his family, but recently we’ve become closer and closer. In fact, I’m going to play tennis with my boyfriend’s brother, go surfing with his dad, and work on my tan with his mom. I can’t wait!

               我愈來愈期待假期了！我男朋友與我要和他的家人去峇厘島度假。我之前與他家人相處會感到些許尷尬，但最近我們愈來愈親近。事實上，我要與他的弟弟打網球、與他的爸爸一起衝浪，還要與他的媽媽一起做日光浴。我等不及了！

 

 

單字片語 Vocabulary and Phrases

 1  vacation　  n. 假期
     spend one’s / the vacation      度假
     go on vacation      去度假
     be on vacation      度假中
 =  be on holiday      （英式用法）

 2  holiday 　n. 假期；假日
     spend one’s / the holiday(s)      度假

 3  bit      n. 少量；小塊
     a (little) bit...      一點兒……，有點……
 =  a little...
     a bit of...      一點點的……
     The new student is a little bit shy.
 =  The new student is a little shy.
     新學生有點害羞。
     I added a bit of salt to the soup.
     我在湯裡加了一點點鹽巴。

 4  awkward　 　a. 尷尬的；笨拙的

 5  recently　 　adv. 最近
 =  lately 

 6  tennis      n. 網球
     play tennis     打網球

 7  surf      vi. 衝浪 & vt. 瀏覽（網頁）  
     go surfing       去衝浪
     surf the internet      上網

 8  work on sth　 　努力做……；致力於……
     I can’t go out with you. I need to work on my report.
     我不能跟你出去。我需要做報告。
     Jason needs to work on his pronunciation.
     傑森需要勤加練習發音。

 9  tan　 　n. 古銅膚色（= suntan） & vi. 曬黑
   （三態為：tan, tanned, tanned）& a. 古銅膚色的（= tanned）
     Samantha got a nice tan at the beach.
     珊曼莎在沙灘上曬得一身漂亮的古銅色。
     Some people don’t tan easily.
     有些人不容易曬黑。
     Look how tan and healthy-looking her skin is.
 =  Look how tanned and healthy-looking her skin is.
     你看看她一身漂亮的古銅膚色，看起來真健康。

實用詞句 Useful Expressions

 介紹 more and more 的用法 

more and more 通常用於進行式的句子中，可作形容詞或副詞。
 a  作形容詞時，more and more 可譯為 「愈來愈多的……」，其後須接複數名詞或不可數名詞。

More and more people are gathering at the square.
愈來愈多人在廣場聚集。
I’m making more and more money.
我賺的錢愈來愈多了。

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