生活英語對(duì)話 Episode 2: In the flat
本單元是關(guān)于在公寓的對(duì)話
Tim: Alice this is my cousin Michal - our new flatmate. He's really missing his friends.
Alice: Oh, Michal let me take your mind off that...So, where are you from?
Michal: From near Warsaw - the Polish capital.
Alice: Oh, what do you do?
Michal: I'm a guide tourist.
Alice: So interesting! Why are you visiting London?
Michal: To improve my English.
Alice: Oh, well, why not come out with us now? Then we can cheer you up and you can practise your English at the same time.
本單元的語言點(diǎn)是復(fù)合詞，復(fù)合詞由兩個(gè)(或更多)單獨(dú)的詞組成。可以用名詞(a flatmate)，形容詞(lovesick)或動(dòng)詞(jump-start)組成復(fù)合詞
Compound words are made up of two (or more) separate words. You can combine nouns (a flatmate), adjectives (lovesick) or verbs (jump-start) to make compound words.
Sometimes they become one word (有時(shí)它們可組成一個(gè)詞):
flatmate (noun)
lovesick (adjective)
Sometimes they become two words (有時(shí)它們可組成兩個(gè)詞):
tourist guide (noun)
travel agent (noun)
Sometimes they become hyphenated (有時(shí)它們可以由連字號(hào)，即“-”連接起來):
low-paid (adjective)
film-goer (noun)
Note: There are no hard and fast rules about which category each compound word goes into but a good dictionary will tell you. You can also help yourself by making a note of new compound words you come across and the category they go into.
注意:復(fù)合詞應(yīng)該屬于哪類詞沒有硬性規(guī)定，但查詢一本好詞典一般可以獲得解答。平時(shí)遇到新的復(fù)合詞的時(shí)候應(yīng)注意記錄，并了解它應(yīng)該屬于哪類詞。
Generally the stress is on the first word (重讀一般都放在頭一個(gè)詞上面):
phone box (noun)
smoke-free (adjective)
spoon-feed (verb)
Vocabulary (詞匯):
A flatmate (n): a person who shares a rented house or flat with other people 與他人共同租住同一個(gè)住宅或單元房的人
Lovesick (adj): a feeling of such strong emotion for someone that it makes you feel almost ill (but not actually physically ill) 因思念某人而害相思病(并非身體真的有病)
A tourist guide (n): someone who shows visitors around places of interest 帶領(lǐng)游客四處旅游的導(dǎo)游
Low-paid (adj): earning a small amount of money for working 低收入的
To spoon-feed (v): 1: to feed someone (usually a baby) with a spoon. 2: to give someone so much information or help that a task or job is very easy for them 用調(diào)羹喂某人(如嬰兒、病人);嬌生慣養(yǎng)
