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住家里与租房子 Living at Home vs. Renting Own Place
能看懂单词和句子,但是说不出来?你们是不是也有同样的困扰?
如果我们学汉语只学单个汉字,不在场景中练习,一样不会说。
下面说几个我认为比较好的英语学习方式:1.在场景里面学表达学单词,死记硬背单词,永远不会说。2.学习并应用chunks语块,做到举一反三。3.用英语思维在英语环境里面学英语。(只想英语,别想中文,别总用翻译思维去学习)
下面是一些非常简短的英语对话+视频,大家可以跟着学习。我只会标记一些重要的chunks,其他的各位请看视频。
住家里与租房子 Living at Home vs. Renting Own Place
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1854y187sS?p=1
- Hi Jason, how's it going? 近来可好
- I'm doing well. 很好
- I've been busy moving recently.
- I thought you lived with your parents.
- I did.之前是啊
- But i found an apartment downtown for a good price.
- and now that i have a job, i can afford the rent.
- Why don't you live with your parents and save on rent?
- I could, but i like being independent and having my own place.
- i see. 了解
- Back in Asia, i lived with my parents until i moved to the States last year. 我还在亚洲时
- Here, most young professionals move out of their parents' homes when they graduate university.
- In Asia, it's quite diffrent. Most young professionals live at home until they get married, then they will rent or buy a place of their own.
- That's interesting. There are definitely cultural differences between the US and Asia.
- Yes, there are. 是啊,的确有。
坐月子 Sitting the Month
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1854y187sS?p=2
- Carol, when's your baby due?
- The end of next month.
- Wow, that's soon. 快到了耶
- Yes. I'll be taking a month off after the baby is born. I'll be sitting the month.
- What does sitting the month mean?
- In Chinese culture, women rest for a month after they have a baby.
- During this month, women are encouraged to rest more and do little physical activity.
- They eat nutritious food with Chinese medicine.
- The goal is to help the new mom's body recover after pregnancy and childbirth.
- I see. That's very interesting.
- We don't do that in the West.
- I went back to work a week after I had my baby.
- Are you sitting the month at home?
- You can, but most women nowadays do it at a postpartum care center where they cook you nutritious meals and help you take care of the baby.
- I will be sitting the month at a postpartum care center near my home. 月子中心
- That's very different from the West.
- It sure is. 一点也没错。
结婚礼物 Wedding Gifts
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1854y187sS?p=3
- Hey Mike, are you planning to attend Eric and Julie's wedding next weekend?
- Yes, I am.
- I have a question regarding wedding gifts.
- Sure.你说
- What kind of gift should I bring?
- Is a cash gift ok?
- Usually, the couple will have a wedding gift registry with a store or website they like, and guests can just choose from the gifts on that list. 结婚礼物登记
- This way, the couple gets gifts they actually want. 这样一来
- That's interesting.
- Where can I find the link for Eric & Julie's wedding registry?
- It's on their wedding website. Here, let me show you.
- Thanks, buddy.
- You're welcome.
- So I guess in Aisa wedding registries are uncommon.少见、不常见
- Yes, in Aisa, we usually bring red envelopes to the wedding feast. 红包 婚宴
- We give a cash gift to the couple.
- The amount must be an even number, like $2,600 NT or $300 NT for example.偶数
- The couple uses the money to pay for the wedding feast.
- Oh, that's practical. 那还真实很实际的做法。
- It sure is.
美式感恩节 American Thanksgiving
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1854y187sS?p=4
- Ken, it's your first Thanksgiving in America.
- What do you plan to do?
- My friend Ben invited me to jion his family for Thanksgiving.
- We'll drive four hours to get to his parents' house in North Carolina.
- That sounds fun.
- What do you plan to do ?
- I'm going to fly home to LA for Thanksgiving. 洛杉矶
- I wouldn't miss Thanksgiving Dinner with my family.
- That sounds like Chinese New Year for me.
- I always go home for Chinese New Year.
- I see.
- I'm looking forward to eating turkey for the first time this Thanksgiving.
- Will there be other things to eat besides turkey?
- You bet. 当然有
- Usually, we have corn-on-the-cob, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie and many other dishes. 玉米棒、马铃薯泥、地瓜、南瓜派
- Sounds like a real feast.
- I will let you know how it goes.
- OK. Have a good one.