《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson31：My Pet Dog 我的寵物狗

搭配筆記聆聽會話

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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. Why is the man’s dog fat and slow?

2. Is the woman’s dog friendly?

3. Is the postman scared of the woman’s dog?

 

實用會話 Dialogue

 A  My dog is smarter than any other dog in the neighborhood.
 B  Yes, but you feed it too much, so it’s also fatter and slower than any other dog in the neighborhood.
 A  Well, at least mine’s friendlier than yours!
 B  What do you mean?
 A  Ever wondered why the postman doesn’t come to your house anymore?

 A  我的狗比這社區裡的其他狗聰明。
 B  沒錯，可是你餵牠吃太多東西了，所以牠也比這社區裡的其他狗都還要胖，動作也比較慢。
 A  嗯，至少我的狗比你的友善！
 B  你這是什麼意思？
 A  有沒有想過郵差為什麼都不再靠近你的家？

 

單字片語 Vocabulary and Phrases

 1  neighborhood  n. 社區
neighbor　　n. 鄰居
Do you live in this neighborhood?
你住在這個社區嗎？

 2  at least...  至少……
at least + 數字  至少有若干……
At least you told the truth.
至少你講出真相了。
You could at least tell me your secret formula!
你至少可以告訴我你的祕方吧！
At least five hundred people came to my concert.
至少有五百人來聽我的音樂會。

 3  wonder  vt. 想知道
wonder + 疑問詞（如 why、what、when 等）引導的名詞子句　　
想知道……
I wonder why Sally was mad at me.
我想知道莎莉為什麼生我的氣。
Linda wonders what her parents have got her for her birthday.
琳達想知道她爸媽買什麼生日禮物給她。

 4  postman n. 郵差（英式用法）
= mailman （美式用法）

 5  anymore　adv. 不再，再也不
anymore 須與否定詞 not 並用，形成下列固定搭配：
not... anymore　　不再……
= not... any longer
= no longer
= no more（多置句尾，較少用）
John does not love Shelly anymore.
= John does not love Shelly any longer.
= John no longer loves Shelly.
= John loves Shelly no more（. 較少用）
約翰不再愛雪莉了。

口語新技能 New Skills

 1   表示「你是什麼意思？」的說法  

What do you mean?　　　你這是什麼意思？
= What do you mean by that?
= What does that mean?
= What is the meaning of that?

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