聽懂老外聊生活英語對話 留學 95：告別故土

　　Topic95 告別故土

　　情境導讀

　　兒子要出國學習了，爸爸媽媽到機場送他，叮囑他在國外應該注意的事項。

　　英語情景會話

　　(以M代表Mother，F(xiàn)代表Father，S代表Son)

　　S: Oh, the queue is very long.

　　F: We can check in at Business Class over there.

　　M: Airports are sad places.

　　F: Sometimes, I guess. But. we'll send e-mails and call you regularly.

　　S: I will call you as soon as possible when I reach Paris.

　　F: Sometimes you feel so tired and can not concentrate, or cannot be fully adapted to the new environment. Don't worry. Many people may face the same problem in a foreign country. They feel alienated in the new culture in the first three months. It is just culture shock.

　　M: It's bound to be like this at first. Generally speaking, most foreigners are very kind and tolerant. They also like to be judged fairly. Be honest to them and try to make friends with them.

　　S: I know. But I still will feel homesick.

　　M: I'm sure you'll be adapted to your new environment.

　　F: You should depend on yourself instead of on mom and dad. You're a grown-up.

　　英語筆記

　　1.concentrate 為動詞，字母組合ate讀作/e?t/，整個單詞讀作/?k?ns?ntre?t/。

　　2.adapted 中的/d/在爆破音/t/前失去爆破，/d/不發(fā)音。

　　3.culture shock 意為“文化沖擊……

　　4.be bound to 意為“必然，必定”。

　　5.on yourself, on mom and dad 在這里重讀，表示強調(diào)。

　　英語語音語調(diào)

　　后綴-ate的讀法

　　含后綴-ate的單詞可能是名詞或動詞，當含有后綴-ate的詞是名詞時，-ate讀/?t/，如：

　　Here is a duplicate/?dju:pl?k?t/ of the letter.

　　這是那封信的復本。

　　He is going to give us an estimate./?est?m?t/

　　他將給我們一個估價。

　　但當含有后綴-ate的詞是動詞時，ate讀作/e?t/，如：

　　I need to duplicate/?dju:pl?ke?t/ the letter.

　　我需要復印這封信。

　　He is going to estimate/?est?me?t/ the cost.

　　他將估算成本。