澳大利亚广播英语讲座 第43期:讨论婚姻大事
日期:2013-12-04 10:48

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PROGRAMME 43

第一部分对话:讨论婚姻大事

两位妇女Diane和Joan在聊天,她们正在讨论自己的婚姻大事呢。

Dialogue 1
英语情景对话1

DIANE: Are you going to marry that pilot?
JOAN: Andrew? No... no I'm not. If I married Andrew, I'd never see him. He'd be away all the time. He wouldn't be home often enough to help with the children.
DIANE: Ah.I thought he was nice.
JOAN: Mmm. What about that musician you were going out with?
DIANE: Who? Alan? I won't marry him.
JOAN: Why not?
DIANE: If I married him, I'd see too much of him.He'd be home an day,practising the saxophone.Then, when I wanted to go out at night,he'd be at work.No,I'd never marry a musician.

第部分:英语词汇表达

an astronaut 宇宙航行员
a dream 梦
a fur coat 皮外衣
the instructions 说明书
a lifestyle 生活方式
a machine 机器
a musical instrument 乐器
a musician 音乐家
a pilot 飞机驾驶员,飞行员
a saxophone 萨克斯管
space 空间,宇宙空间
afford 买得起,负担得起
dream 做梦(dream a dream做一个梦)
earn 挣(钱)
marry 和……结婚
miss (a concert,etc.) 无法参加(音乐会等)
modern 现代的,新式的
old-fashioned 因循守旧的
silly 愚蠢的,无聊的
go out with... 和……一起外出(多指男女之间的约会)
If I had my time again 如果我的生活能重新开始;过去的时间如果能再回来
It'd be better if... 如果……就好了
see too much of sb 老要见到某人
stay on (at school) 继续(在学校学下去)

NAMES:

Andrew (male)
Diane
Elaine (female)
Joan (female)
Margaret (female)
the Northern Territory 北部地方(澳犬和亚北部的一个行政区)

第三部分课程

SPECULATING (Ⅳ)- UNREAL CONDITIONS IN THE FUTURE/PRESENT推测(Ⅳ)一现在或将来与事实
相反的条件句在第40讲里,我们学了有可能实现的条件句。这一讲,我们要学习现在或将来与事实相反的条件甸,这指的是不可能或不大可能发生的事情,和纯粹假定的情况。现任或将来与事实相反的条件句也由两部分构成:主句和if引导的从句。其时态是:从句一过去时主句 would(简略为'd)从句型用过去时,并小是指过去。它只说明这件串在现在或将来是与事实相反的,或是不大可能发生的。句子的结构如下:
从句 IF+PAST tense
+
主句 would/'d
IF I was younger,I'd learn a musical instrument.
IF I had my time again, I'd be an astronaut.
在上面这两个例子里,从句所说的事情都是不可能发生的。
在以下这两个例子里,从句所说的事情不是完全不可能做到的,然而是不会发生的。从第一句话的时态就可以看出,说话的人是不会嫁给一个飞行员的。
IF I married a pilot,I'd never see him.
IF I lived near the city,I'd never be late for work.
注意:
在否定句里,would要变成wouldn't。
If I lived near the city,I wouldn't be late for work.
If he left school now, he wouldn't get a good job.
如果主甸要表示做某件事的能力,就不用would,而用could*。例如:
If you sold your old machines,you could afford new ones.
If I knew her phone number, I could ring her up.
*(could=would be able to)
介绍两个常用的短语:
1.I WOULD IF I COULD
A: Why don't you visit China?
B: would if I could.
(= I would go if I could go.)
2.IF I WERE YOU
If,were you, I'd get a loan from the bank.
这个短语常常用来给别人出主意。请注意,在这个固定的短语里,通常不说if I was,而说if I were。
在这一讲里,你将会听到一支歌,歌词是:
If I were a blackbird, I'd whistle and sing....
(假如我息一只乌鸫鸟,我要歌唱,还要吹口哨……)

第四部分:练习

将括号里的动词以适当的时态填在空白处。
1. If you....(go) to Sydney, you'd have a very interesting time.
2. I'd prefer it if you....(visit) me at the weekend.
3. If Barbara….(live) in China, she could read the China Daily.
4. I'd move to the country if I.... (be) you.
5. If I....(have) the time, I'd learn another language.
6. I'd buy a farm if I....(can).

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重点单词
  • instrumentn. 乐器,工具,仪器,器械
  • furn. 毛皮,软毛,皮衣,毛皮制品 vt. 用毛皮制作,用
  • concertn. 音乐会,一致,和谐 vt. 制定计划,通过协商达成
  • territoryn. 领土,版图,领域,范围
  • whistlen. 口哨,汽笛,厂笛,啸啸声,用于召唤或发布命令的哨声
  • loann. 贷款,借出,债权人 v. 借,供应货款,借给
  • musiciann. 音乐家,作曲家
  • pilotn. 飞行员,领航员,引航员 vt. 领航,驾驶,向导