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《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 05:Too Much Coffee 喝太多咖啡

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《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 05:Too Much Coffee 喝太多咖啡
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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

awake 清醒的
I was very tired today. 我今天很累。
a large cup of coffee 一大杯咖啡
asleep 睡著的
wide awake 非常清醒

 

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

enlightenedQuestions for discussion:

  1. Why was the speaker awake last night?

  2. What did the speaker drink?

  3. Why can’t the speaker sleep today?


短文聽讀 Dialogue

  I was awake last night because our new baby was crying. I was very tired today, so I had a large cup of coffee. And then another. And then another. And then another! Now, the baby is asleep, but I am wide awake. Why, oh why, did I drink so much coffee?

  昨天夜裡我都是醒著的,因為那時我們剛出生的寶寶一直在哭。我今天很累,所以我喝了一大杯咖啡。接著再一杯。然後又一杯。繼續又再一杯!現在寶寶睡了,但我卻非常清醒。唉,我為什麼要喝這麼多咖啡呢?


實用詞句 Useful Expressions

 1  介紹代名詞 another 的用法

代名詞 another 表示「另外一個」先前已提過的人或物(如本文的 another = another cup of coffee),可作主詞、受詞或表語:

Karen has bought many stuffed toys like this―another of them came today.
                                                                                      (another 作主詞)
凱倫已經買了許多像這樣的絨毛娃娃 ⸺ 今天又多了一個。

 

The flu is transmitted from one person to another through the air.
                                                                          (another 作受詞)
流行性感冒藉由空氣在人與人之間互相傳染。


To know is one thing; to do is another.
                                                    (another 作表語)
知道是一回事,做又是另一回事。

 

 

 2  表示「非常累」的說法

tired  a. 感到疲倦的;感到厭煩的
be tired out  累壞了

= be worn out
= be exhausted

Harry was so tired that he fell asleep at once.
哈利累壞了,所以馬上就睡著了。

Kevin was tired out after the basketball game.
= Kevin was worn out after the basketball game.
= Kevin was exhausted after the basketball game.
凱文在籃球比賽結束後整個人累垮了。

 

 比較 

   be tired from...  因……而勞累
Jack was tired from working.
傑克因工作而疲累。

   b be tired of...  對……感到厭煩
= be bored with...
The traveler is tired of staying in hotels.
這個旅人厭煩了住在飯店裡。

 

 

朗讀短文 Read aloud the text

enlightened請特別注意 [ θ ]、[ e ] 的發音。

  I was awake last night because our new baby was crying. I was very tired today, so I had a large cup of coffee. And then another. And then another. And then another! Now, the baby is asleep, but I am wide awake. Why, oh why, did I drink so much coffee?

 

換句話說 Retell

enlightenedRetell the text with the help of the words and expressions below.

awake, cry, asleep, wide

 

討論題目 Free Talk
Talk on the following topic:

enlightenedDo you like to drink coffee?
enlightenedHow many cups of coffee do you drink a day?

 

 

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Words in Use
awake
[əˋwek]
vi. 醒來
a. 清醒的
cry
[kraɪ]
vi. 哭
vt. & n. 喊叫
asleep
[əˋslip]
adj. 睡著的
wide
[waɪd]
adj. 寬的;廣泛的
adv. 張大地;十分地
tired
[taɪrd]
adj. 感到疲倦的;感到厭煩的
Practical Phrases
burst out crying
 突然大哭

Melissa burst out crying when she heard about the accident.
梅莉莎聽到關於這個意外的消息就大哭起來

burst into tears
 突然大哭
= burst out crying

Melissa burst into tears when she heard about the accident.
梅莉莎聽到關於這個意外的消息就大哭起來

fall asleep
 睡著

The guard fell asleep while he was on duty last night.
守衛昨晚值班時睡著了。

be wide awake
 十分清醒

Sophie couldn’t fall asleep and was wide awake all night.
蘇菲睡不著,整晚十分清醒

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