第4課:話題英語 聊好朋友

一、對話
who -- who is your best friend? (name, age)
what--job/personality/characteristic/appearance/hobbies/marital status/background
when- -when you met? How long you've known each other for?
Where- -where did you meet? /Where is he/she from?

Why - -what you like about her?

A: So Melony, I know you're a popular girl. I'm sure you have a lot of friends. But do you have one best friend?
B: Yeah, I would say I do. I have a few friends that are closer to me. But I have one particular friend that I have known for a long time. I'd say she's my best friend.
A: How long have you known her?
B: I've known her since summer before fourth grade.
A: Wow, That's a long time. You grew up together.
B: We grew up together. She actually lives one house down from where I grow up.
A: That's cool. So tell me about your best friend. What's her name?
B: Her name is Amy. Like I said, we've known each other since elementary school. We're the same age. And actually we went to the same university as well. We became roommates. And then, unfortunately after college, we move to different parts of the world. But We always remained in touched , you know, whether through phone calls ,emails or WeChat whatever. She feels like a sister to me or a family.
1)I've known her for nearly twenty years.
2)We've been friends since time out of mind/ages/elementary/middle school/college.
3)We've been the best friends for as long as I can remember.

4)We first met in school/2005.

二、美劇學習

1. No offense. Not sure why would I take offense to that.

1)臺詞：
No offense. Not sure why would⌒I take offense to that.

連讀：⌒

1)Offense 發音中f和輔音n發音注意。
2)Not 發音細節。
3)Would I 的連讀；to的略讀；

2)No offense. 無意冒犯。
例句：No offense Peter, but all you said about teaching English is wrong. 我不是冒犯你啊，但是你說的關於英語教學的都不對。
例句：No offense. But you can't blame Peter. I think it's your fault. 我不是冒犯你啊，但是這是不能怪皮特。我覺得這事是你的錯。

3)Not sure why would someone do sth? 搞不懂爲什麼某人會做某事？
例句：Not sure why would Peter drop out. 搞不懂爲什麼皮特要退學。
例句：Not sure why some students quit all the time搞不懂爲什麼學生老師堅持不了。

need to put something in you stomach, William. Toast, pills, juice, that's the order, okay?

1)臺詞：
You need to put something in your stomach, William. Toast, pills, juice, that's the order, okay?
1)Need to 略讀
2)Put 發音
3)The 在order前的發音

2)Put something in your stomach 吃點東西，墊墊肚子；

3)Put before 把…比…看的更重要。
例句：You should put your career before anything at this age. Don't worry about your fair weather friends; Even don't worry about your girlfriend and just work hard, and everything you want will come. 你現在這個年紀要把工作放到第一位，別考慮那些酒肉朋友，別擔心女朋友不女朋友的，你就好好工作，你想要的都回來的。
例句：I think we should take a break. You put everything before me. Who do you think am I?

kids. We were just about to head out the door.

1)臺詞：
Damn kids. We were just about to head⌒out the door.
1)just 發音
2)about to 的略讀
3)head out 連讀

2)Damn kids 都賴這些小孩
例：Damn traffic, I got stuck in the traffic.
例：Damn these teachers, they give me an F.

3)Be about to do sth 打算做某事
例：When I was about to leave, the phone came in. 我剛要走，電話來了。
例：I have to head out. 我要走了