英語趣味課堂： 圍巾 Scarf

Gabrielle: Hi, Annili! How are you today?

Anili: Oh, I'm fine.

Gabrielle: Good! Hey, I love your scarf!

Anili: Oh, my scarf!

Gabrielle: Yeah, where did1 you get it?

Anili: Oh, I bought this scarf in Sydney.

Gabrielle: Oh, OK. So, Sidney is your hometown?

Anili: Yeah, That's right.

Gabrielle: Oh, and how long have you been in Japan?

Anili: Oh, I've only been in Japan for three months.

Gabrielle: Oh, OK. So, when are you going home?

Anili: I'm going home in two weeks actually.

Gabrielle: Are you excited5?

Anili: Very!

Gabrielle: Yeah! And have you enjoyed your time in Japan?

Anili: Yes, I really, I really have enjoyed being6 in Japan but I'm also looking forward to going home.

Gabrielle: Sure, Sure. So it will be a little warmer!

Anili: That's right, it'll be summer and at the moment it is very cold here in Japan.

Gabrielle: So, how hot does it get in Sydney during the summer?

Anili: Oh, not too hot! I'd say average temperature is around 26 degrees.

Gabrielle: Sounds nice

學習內(nèi)容：

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in two weeks

I'm going home in two weeks.

If something will happen two weeks in the future, or 14 days from now, it will happen 'in two weeks.' Notice the following:

I'm coming for a visit in two weeks

We move to our new apartment in two weeks.

enjoyed the time

Have you enjoyed your time in Japan?

If you 'enjoy the time' somewhere or doing something it means that you have fun doing it or it was a good experience. Notice the following:

I am actually enjoying this time doing nothing.

He enjoyed the time he worked at the fair.

looking forward

I'm looking forward to going home.

When we are excited about something that will happen in the future we can say that we are 'looking forward to' it.
Notice the following:

Are you looking forward to your summer vacation?

My son is really looking forward to his birthday party next Saturday.

at the moment

It is very cold at the moment here in Japan.

'At the moment' talks about right now or in the moment of speaking.
Notice the following:

I'm on my way to the bank at the moment.

He's not home at the moment.

average

The average temperature is around 26 degrees.

In this case 'average' is similar to 'normal.' You can get a mathematicalaverage by adding number together and then dividing them by the number of numbers you have added together. This shows that sometimes it's warmer than 26 degrees and sometimes colder, but the average of these temperatures28 is 26 degrees. Notice the following:

Each class has an average of 22 students.

He does an average of 55 hours of work a week.

1 did

v.動詞do的過去式

參考例句：

How many goals did you score in the last game?上一場比賽你們進了幾個球?

Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你為何首先選擇籃球呢?

2 hometown

n.故鄉(xiāng);家鄉(xiāng)

參考例句：

Australia is the hometown of kangaroos.澳大利亞是袋鼠的故鄉(xiāng)。

My hometown is 100 miles away from here.我的家鄉(xiāng)離這里有一百英里路。

3 going

n.去，離去，地面(或道路)的狀況，工作情況;(復數(shù)形式)goings: 行為;adj.進行中的，流行的，現(xiàn)存的

參考例句：

We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我們要去聽報告。

He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿離開辦公室去度假。

4 actually

adv.實際上，事實上，竟然，居然，如今

參考例句：

he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年輕，可是實際上已五十歲了。

Actually,that's not quite right.實際上，那不完全對。

5 excited

adj.激動的;興奮的

參考例句：

He was so excited that he could not speak.他太興奮，連話都說不出來了。

The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子們興奮得忘了把禮物帶到聚會上了。

6 being

n.存在;生存;生命存在，生命，人， 本質(zhì);art.在，有，是

參考例句：

Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能對我解釋一下存在的目的嗎?

What is the purpose of our being?我們生存的目的是什么?

7 forward

adj.向前的，早的，迅速的，前鋒;v.轉(zhuǎn)交，促進，運送;adv.向前地

參考例句：

Please move your car forward.請你把汽車住前開。

Please forward my mail to me.請把我的郵件轉(zhuǎn)寄給我。

8 during

prep.在…期間，在…時候

參考例句：

What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎樣度過的?

London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月間倫敦擠滿了游客。

9 average

n.平均數(shù)，平均水平;adj.一般的，通常的，平均的;v.取平均值，達到平均水平

參考例句：

He spends on the average two hours a day on reading.他平均每天用兩小時讀書。

The average flow of the river is 200 cubic metres per second.這條河平均流量為每秒二百立方米。

10 temperature

n.溫度

參考例句：

The temperature is very low.溫度非常低。

The temperature is going up.氣溫正逐漸上升。

11 degrees

n.度( degree的名詞復數(shù) );程度;學位;(組織損傷的)深度

參考例句：

It will be a mild night, around nine degrees Celsius. 晚間天氣溫和，溫度約九攝氏度。

a temperature of 40 degrees centigrade 40攝氏度的溫度

12 vocabulary

n.詞匯，詞匯量;詞匯表

參考例句：

How can I widen my vocabulary?怎樣擴大自己的詞匯量?

You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在課文的詞匯表中找到所有的生詞。

13 future

adj.將來的，未來的;n.將來，未來

參考例句：

We are still on the way of future.我們還在未來的路上。

We all work hard in the interests of our future.我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作。

14 notice

n.通知，布告;注意，認識;vt.看到，注意到

參考例句：

Post this notice on the wall.把這個通知貼在墻上。

I didn't notice you when you passed by.你走過時，我沒有注意到你。

15 following

n.下列各項，部下，黨羽;aaj.下列的，其次的;vbl.跟隨

參考例句：

The following is the full text.全文如下。

Answer the following questions.回答下列問題。

16 apartment

n.(美)公寓住宅，公寓房間;單元房間

參考例句：

How big is the apartment?這公寓有多大?

Remember to clean your apartment.記得打掃你的公寓。

17 somewhere

adv.在某處;n.(在)某處

參考例句：

He's from somewhere in the middle east.他從中東某個地方來。

Somewhere in the united states.在美國的某個地方。

18 means

n.方法，手段，折中點，物質(zhì)財富

參考例句：

That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段獲取機密。

We must get it done by some means or other.我們總得想辦法把它干完。

19 was

v.(is,am的過去式)是，在

參考例句：

He said he was right.他說他是正確的。

He was cold and hungry.他又冷又餓。

20 experience

n.經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)驗;v.經(jīng)歷，體驗

參考例句：

The best way to learn is to learn by experience. 學習的最佳辦法就是從經(jīng)驗中學習。

He is a man of wide knowledge and experience.他見多識廣。

21 fair

adj.公平的，晴朗的，美麗的;(皮膚，毛發(fā)等)淺色的;白皙的;n.展覽會，市集

參考例句：

I think it is not fair.我認為那不公平。

And never I'd seen a girl as fair.我從沒見比她更美麗的女孩。

22 vacation

n.假期，休假;vi.度假

參考例句：

I'll take a vacation this weekend.這個周末我要休假。

The vacation passed away quickly.假期過得很快。

23 similar

adj.類似的;同樣的

參考例句：

The two boys look very similar.這兩個孩子看上去很相似。

A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.貓和虎在很多方面相似。

24 normal

adj.正常的，正規(guī)的，標準的;n.正規(guī);常態(tài)

參考例句：

He received four years of normal edication at college.他在大學受了四年正規(guī)教育。

Everything is normal here.這里一切正常。

25 mathematical

adj.數(shù)學的，數(shù)學上的

參考例句：

The solution can be expressed by a mathematical equation.答案可用一個數(shù)學方程式來表示。

Einstein was a mathematical genius.愛因斯坦是數(shù)學天才。

26 dividing

adj.區(qū)分的，分劃的v.分( divide的現(xiàn)在分詞 );劃分;分離;(使)產(chǎn)生分歧

參考例句：

There is no clear dividing line between what is good and what is bad. 是非之間沒有明確的界限。

There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 沒有理由把公司劃分成小單位。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》

27 added
adj.更多的，附加的，額外的

參考例句：

They have added a new scene at the beginning.在開頭他們又增加了一場戲。

The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音樂使我們對這部電影更加喜愛。

28 temperatures

n.溫度( temperature的名詞復數(shù) );氣溫;高燒;發(fā)燒

參考例句：

High temperatures can cause hallucination. 高燒可使人產(chǎn)生幻覺。

The materials used have to be able to withstand high temperatures. 所使用的材料必須能夠耐高溫。