《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 53：A Working Mom 職業婦女

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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. How many children does the woman have?

2. Which one of the twins cries whenever the woman leaves?

3. Does the woman want to quit her job?

 

實用會話 Dialogue

 A  Hi, Dana. How are the twins coping now that you’re back at work?
 B  One is doing fine, but the other cries every time I leave the house.
 A  I’m sorry to hear that. What are you going to do about it?
 B  I am hoping that Freya’s attitude rubs off on Phoebe. I can’ t afford not to work.
 A  I understand. Good luck.

 

 A  嗨，黛娜。妳的雙胞胎孩子在妳重回職場後應付得來嗎？
 B  一個是沒問題，但另外一個是每次我一出門就哭起來。
 A  很遺憾聽到妳這樣說。那妳現在要怎麼辦呢？
 B  我希望芙蕾雅的態度可以影響菲比。我不能不工作。
 A  我了解。祝妳好運。

 

單字片語 Vocabulary and Phrases

 1  twin　  n. 雙胞胎之一 & a. 孿生的
     The two girls are twins, but they look nothing alike.
     這兩個女孩是雙胞胎，但她們看起來一點也不像。

 2  cope　  vi. 應付；對付；處理（與介詞 with 並用）
     Dana is having a difficult time coping with the stress at her new job.
     黛娜難以應付新工作帶來的壓力。

 3  at work      在工作中
     Nick hates being interrupted while at work.
     尼克討厭工作時被打擾。

 4  attitude       n. 態度（與介詞 to / toward(s) 並用）
     Peter holds a very optimistic attitude towards life.
     彼得對人生的態度很樂觀。
     ＊optimistic    a. 樂觀的

 5  rub off on...        對……產生影響
     （rub 的三態為：rub, rubbed, rubbed）
     Zoe’s father doesn’t like her new boyfriend Roy, and hopes that
     Roy’s smoking habit will not rub off on her.
     柔伊的爸爸不喜歡她的新男友羅伊，並希望羅伊的抽菸習慣不會對她產生影響。

 

 

口語新技巧 New Skills

 1 表示「既然」的說法 

now that...          既然......
= since...

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