Low-level Engligh learning Lesson 2

Lesson 2

How to Improve Your English

如何提高你的英文

Dialogue 實用會話

Mack is talking to his friend Don.

M: Hi, Don! How are you doing in your English class?

D: Not so well, I'm afraid.

M: What's the problem?

D: I'm not improving. Tell me, how come your English is so good?

M: Well, uh... I have an American girlfriend.

D: Aha! That's it. Now I know what to do. (He runs off.)

M: Hey, come back! I was just kidding!

梅克正在和他的朋友唐聊天。

梅克：嗨，唐!你英文課上得怎么樣?

唐 ：恐怕不怎么理想。

梅克：出了什么問題?

唐 ：我一直沒進步。告訴我，為什么你的英文那么棒?

梅克：呃，這個嗎…我交了個美國女朋友。

唐 ：啊哈!就是這樣。現(xiàn)在我知道該怎么做了!(他跑走了。)

梅克：嘿，回來啊!我只是在開玩笑!

Key Points 重點提示

1. improve vt. & vi. (使)進步;改善

improvement n. 進步

make (a lot of/little) improvement in...

在…上有(很大/些許的)進步

例：Listening to English teaching radio programs can help you improve your English.

聽英語教學廣播節(jié)目能夠幫助你提高英文。

If you don't listen to your tennis coach, how can you improve?

如果你不聽教練的話，又怎么能進步呢?

I hear that your son is making a lot of improvement in his studies.

我聽說你兒子的學業(yè)進步很多。

2. hi int. 嗨(打招呼聲)

hey int. 嘿!喂!噯!(表驚喜、詢問、引人注意等的喊聲)

例：A: Hi, Tom! How is it going?

B: Fine, thank you.

嗨，湯姆!最近怎么樣?

很好，謝謝。

Hey! You dropped your book.

嘿!你的書掉了。

3. How are you doing in...?

你在…做得怎么樣?

例： How are you doing in your new job?

你的新工作做得怎么樣?

4. Not so well, I'm afraid. = I'm afraid (that) I'm not doing so well in my English class.

恐怕我英文課表現(xiàn)得不怎么理想。

此處的I'm afraid并不表示“害怕”，而是一種客氣的用法，即等于"I think + (that)從句"的用法。使用"I'm afraid + (that)從句"比使用"I think + (that)從句"在語氣上較為婉轉(zhuǎn)客氣。

例：I'm afraid (that) I can't help you this time.

恐怕這次我沒辦法幫你了。

5. How come + 主語 + 動詞…?= Why + 倒裝句? 為什么?

使用"How come...?"時，其后不采倒裝句構(gòu)，用直述句即可;而使用"Why...?"時，則其后的句子要倒裝。

例：How come didn't you show up at the party? (×)

How come you didn't show up at the party? (√)

= Why didn't you show up at the party?

你為什么沒去那場派對?

How come do you eat so much? (×)

How come you eat so much? (√)

= Why do you eat so much?

你為什么吃那么多?

6. Kid vt. & vi. (口語)(與…)開玩笑 & n. 小孩

例：A: I'm going to quit my job today.

B: Are you kidding?

我今天要辭職。

你在開玩笑吧?

John was only kidding you when he said he's gay.

約翰跟你說他是同性戀只是在開你玩笑。

gay a. (男)同性戀的

That kid over there looks just like my son.

那邊那個小孩和我兒子長得好像。

請選出下列各句中正確的一項：

A: Hi, Jack. How are you 1 in your job?

B: Not so well, I'm 2 .

A: What's the 3 ?

B: The boss says business is not 4 .

A: So?

B: So, he's not happy.

A: Tell him Rome wasn't 5 in a day.

1. (A) making (B) doing (C) working (D) kidding

2. (A) sorry (B) scared (C) afraid (D) bad

3. (A) question (B) problem (C) cost (D) mistake

4. (A) progress (B) improving (C) fun (D) patient

5. (A) built (B) build (C) made (D) done

解答：1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (A)