生活實用口語第2課:談論情人節

部分內容改編自 《日常英語》

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Jenny: What are you and Corey doing for Valentine’s Day this Friday?

Lily: Probably nothing.

Jenny: You have to do something romantic.

Lily: Romantic? I can’t remember what that word means.

Jenny: Well, you have three kids, so you knew what it meant once upon a time!

Lily: Ha, ha! Those days are long gone.

are you and Corey doing for Valentine’s Day this Friday?
你和科裏這星期五會去做什麼？
Valentine’s Day 情人節。此句使用動詞的現在分詞 be doing表示將要發生的事。
【同義詞句】
What will you and Corey do for Valentine’s Day this Friday?
你和科裏這星期五會去做什麼？

Do you and Corey have any plans for Valentine’s Day this Friday?
這星期五情人節你喝科裏有計劃嗎？

2. You have to do something romantic.
你們應該做些浪漫的事。
當形容詞修飾something等不定代詞時，要放在其後。
【相關詞句】
Why don’t you do something romantic with Corey?
爲什麼不和科裏做些浪漫的事呢？

I suggest you do something romantic and fun on Valentine’s Day?
我建議你們在情人節做些浪漫而有意思的事。

3. once upon a time 很久以前。
【相關詞句】表達很久以前，還有以下幾種常見用法；
A long time ago, Switzerland was conquered by Austria.
很久以前，瑞士被奧地利侵佔。

Long long ago, there was a war between the birds and the beasts.
很久很久以前，鳥類和獸類發生了一場戰爭。

All that happened many moons ago.
那一切都發生在很久以前。

詹妮：你和科裏這星期五會去做什麼？

莉莉：可能什麼也不做。

詹妮：你們應該做些浪漫的事。

莉莉：浪漫？我都不記得浪漫是什麼意思了。

詹妮：恩，你有3個孩子了，所以在很久以前你是知道的。

莉莉：哈哈！那些日子都過去很久了。