小明英語(yǔ)課堂 第4課:抓住

教案：

Today we are going to start with some really funslang, it’s stuff I use a lot

今天我們從有趣的俚語(yǔ)開(kāi)始，我自己也會(huì)經(jīng)常用

Today’s slang is a word I really like. It’s the word“up”

今天的俚語(yǔ)是一個(gè)我很喜歡的詞，“上”

When you use it with “for grabs”, it meanssomething is available

當(dāng)你和“for grabs”一起用的時(shí)候，意思是某物是可得到的

Where did the slang come from? Well, the word“grab”means抓住

這個(gè)俚語(yǔ)從哪里來(lái)的呢?”grab”的意思是抓住

“Up for grabs” means that it’s available to grab. You can take it

“Up for grabs”的意思是你可以抓住

For example The designer at our company is retiring, so his position is up for grabs

例如，“我們公司的設(shè)計(jì)師要退休了，所以他的職位是可獲得的。

You are certainly qualified, and you should definitely come in for an interview

你的資歷很符合，最好過(guò)來(lái)面試一下。”

Those are the slangs for today. So let’s talk about something that will help you learn English

這就是今天的俚語(yǔ)。現(xiàn)在讓我們聊一聊可以幫你學(xué)英語(yǔ)的竅門(mén)

We heard you are interested in hearing our opinions on different ways on learning English

我們聽(tīng)說(shuō)你對(duì)學(xué)英語(yǔ)的各種方法感興趣

So here is one of our tips of what not to do

這里是我們給你的竅門(mén)，告訴你不要去做的一件事

I know that many of you out there are trying to improve your English listening skills

我知道很多人都在嘗試去改進(jìn)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力

And the way that some of you do it as I know, is by listening to English songs

一些人通過(guò)聽(tīng)英文歌曲的方式來(lái)嘗試

I love listening to music myself

我也喜歡聽(tīng)音樂(lè)

but I don’t believe this is the best way to learn how to listen to English and understand it

但是我覺(jué)得這不是練英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力的最佳方式

You only learn and improve your listening skills

只有聽(tīng)到并且聽(tīng)懂每個(gè)詞的時(shí)候

when you register the sound of each word you hear and try to understand its meaning

你才能在聽(tīng)力上進(jìn)步

And since English is your second language

當(dāng)英語(yǔ)是你的第二語(yǔ)言的時(shí)候

songs are probably not the best choice

聽(tīng)英文歌曲可能不是最好的選擇

because the music changes the way the words are used and makes them more difficult tounderstand

因?yàn)橐魳?lè)里的詞的用法會(huì)讓你更難理解

Even worse, popular English songs might have confusing slangs in it

而且流行英語(yǔ)歌曲里會(huì)有令人困惑的

and they certainly have incorrect grammar

俚語(yǔ)和很多不正確的語(yǔ)法

For example, if you are a fan of rap, Nicki Minaj’s song Super Bass…

如果你是說(shuō)唱音樂(lè)的粉絲，那你可能聽(tīng)過(guò)妮琪?米娜的歌

Well, I have trouble understanding it

我自己理解起來(lái)也有困難

Here’s an example, and try to imagine me using this language in every day conversation

想像一下我在每天的對(duì)話(huà)里用這種語(yǔ)言

and think about if it would make any sense

想想它是否合理

I can’t imagine using those words, and definitely not in that order

我想象不到自己用這些詞，更不會(huì)按照這個(gè)順序

So you can also imagine listening to songs in another language

你也可以想象自己聽(tīng)另外一個(gè)語(yǔ)言的歌曲

You might like the music, you may know the words, but how often can you understand it?

你可能會(huì)喜歡它的音樂(lè)，也可能知道里面的詞，但是你能懂多少呢?

And how often can you say that you are learning the language?

你又能多頻繁的說(shuō)自己在學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言?

One of the best ways to practice listening skills is

練聽(tīng)力最好的方式之一就是

by talking to someone who is a native speaker or someone whose first language is English

和英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)的人對(duì)話(huà)

If you can’t find someone around you to speak with

如果你找不到英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)的人

then you can choose to watch a TV series or listen to a Podcast

那你也可以選擇看一個(gè)電視劇或者聽(tīng)播客

So that’s our English tip for today, and now onto sentence structure

這就是我們今天的英語(yǔ)敲門(mén)，現(xiàn)在來(lái)講句型

Here’s our example, and see if you can understand it

這里有個(gè)例子，看看你能不能懂

The beaver chews down trees to get food and material with which to build its home

海貍把樹(shù)啃倒，然后把木頭當(dāng)作食物和建房子的材料

A does B to get C with which to do D

A做B去獲得C，然后用C去做D

A is a noun, B is a verb, C is another noun, and D is another verb

A是名詞，B是動(dòng)詞，C是另外一個(gè)名詞，D是另外一個(gè)動(dòng)詞

So to put our own words in the sentence

我們可以說(shuō)

we say Alex studies hard to get good grades with which to apply for university

Alex好好學(xué)習(xí)去獲得好的成績(jī)，然后用好成績(jī)?nèi)ド暾?qǐng)大學(xué)

Try to put some words and create a sentence of your own

你也試試吧

Remember, A does B to get C with which to do D

記住，A做B去獲得C，然后用C去做D

I hope you guys liked this class, and that you had fun. And I hope you learned something

我希望你們喜歡這節(jié)課并且學(xué)到了一些東西

If you have any questions or comments

如果你有任何問(wèn)題或者建議

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