Elementary ‐ Daily Life ‐ Where are you from?
藍(lán)色-降調(diào)
黑色-升調(diào)
黃色-平調(diào)
A: Where to, miss?
B: Hi! Crenshaw and Hawthorne, at the Holiday Inn that is on that corner.
A: Sure thing. So, where are you flying in from?
B: From China.
A: Really? You don’t look very Chinese to me, if you don’t mind me saying so.
B: It’s fine. I am actually from Mexico. I was in China on a business trip, visiting some local companies that manufacture bathroom products.
A: Wow sounds interesting! Excuse me if I am being a bit nosy but, how old are you?
B: Don’t you know it’s rude to ask a lady her age?
A: Don’t get me wrong! It’s just that you seem so young and already doing business overseas!
B: Well thank you! In that case, I am 26 years old, and what about yourself?
A: I’m 40 years old and was born and raised here in the good old U.S of A, although I have some Colombian heritage.
B: Really? That’s great! Do you speak some Spanish?
A: Uh... yeah.. of course!
B: Que bien! Entonces podemos hablar en espanol!
1、 corner
n 角；角落；拐角 表示“在角落”on, in, at意思有側(cè)重 有時(shí)可互換
＜o(jì)n the corner＞(建筑物)位于拐角上
The shop is on the street corner. 商店在街角處。
The hotel is on the corner of 5th Avenue. 酒店在第五大街的拐角處。
＜at the corner＞ (人或事物)在拐角處
Meet me at the corner. 我們?cè)诠战翘幰?jiàn)面。
Several police officers are standing at the corner. 幾位警官正站在街角。
＜in the corner＞ 在(封閉空間的)角落里
She is sitting in the corner of the room. 她坐在屋子的角落里。
There was an old piano in the corner of the living room.
客廳的角落有架舊鋼琴。
＜Around the corner＞ 固定表達(dá) 表示空間或時(shí)間上距離很近
①就在附近
There’s a bus station just around the corner. 附近就有個(gè)公交車站。
②即將發(fā)生
Economic recovery is just around the corner. 經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇在即。
The Christmas is around the corner. 圣誕節(jié)即將來(lái)臨。
2、 inn 小旅館;小酒店 Holiday inn 假日酒店; Home inn 如家酒店
3、 Where to, miss?? 女士，請(qǐng)問(wèn)去哪兒？
? Where are you flying in from? 您是從哪里到這來(lái)的？
to 去往某地； from 來(lái)自某地； in 進(jìn)入某地 (come on in 請(qǐng)進(jìn)來(lái))
From hill to hill, no bird in flight; From path to path, no man in sight.
千山鳥(niǎo)飛絕，萬(wàn)徑人蹤滅。
4、I was in China on a business trip, visiting some local companies that manufacture bathroom products.
我到中國(guó)出差，參觀當(dāng)?shù)匾恍┥a(chǎn)衛(wèi)浴用品的公司。
manufacture? v&n
v (用機(jī)器大量)生產(chǎn)、制造
The company manufactures this drug. 公司生產(chǎn)這種藥品。
manufacture goods\products\articles 制造、生產(chǎn)商品
n(大量商品的)生產(chǎn)，制造；工業(yè)制成品，商品
The equipment is of our own manufacture.
這設(shè)備是我們自己制造的。
manufacturing? n 制造；制造業(yè)
the manufacturing industry 制造業(yè)
The manufacturing industry remains on a downswing. 制造業(yè)持續(xù)衰退。
We were not able to meet the deadline because of manufacturing delay.
由于制造方面的延誤，我們沒(méi)能趕上最后期限。
5、聊天中常用表達(dá)：
① If you don’t mind me saying so--- 如果你不介意我這么說(shuō)的話---
(在說(shuō)出一些比較敏感，認(rèn)為對(duì)方可能會(huì)介意的話前，舒緩語(yǔ)氣的話)
If you don’t mind me saying so, there are some problems with your idea.
如果你不介意我這么說(shuō)的話，你的想法是有些問(wèn)題的。
If you don’t mind me saying so, your smile is quite enchanting to me.
如果你不介意我這么說(shuō)，我覺(jué)得你的笑容很迷人。
If you don’t mind me asking, are you seeing someone now?
如果你不介意我問(wèn)一下，你是否有男\(zhòng)女朋友？
② Excuse me if I am being a bit nosy but, how old are you?
原諒我有點(diǎn)好打聽(tīng)，能否問(wèn)一下，您的年齡？
nosy adj 愛(ài)管閑事的；好打聽(tīng)的
My nosy neighbors are giving me a hard time because they’re always asking too much about my personal affairs.
我愛(ài)管閑事的鄰居讓我很煩惱,因?yàn)樗麄兛偸菍?duì)我的私事問(wèn)東問(wèn)西。
6、＜in that case＞ 如果那樣的話
It may rain tomorrow. In that case, we will hod the ceremony indoors.
明天可能會(huì)下雨，如果那樣的話，我們就在室內(nèi)舉行儀式。
You don’t like the place. In that case, why don’t you move?
你不喜歡這個(gè)地方。如果這樣的話，你為什么不搬家？
＜in some\many\most casess＞ 在一些\很多\大多數(shù)情況下
Standards have improved in many cases.
在許多情況中標(biāo)準(zhǔn)已經(jīng)提升了。
＜in sb’s case＞ 就某人的情況
Getting this job done is difficult for everyone. In your case, impossible.
完成這項(xiàng)工作對(duì)任何人都是困難的；對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)，則是不可能的。
＜it is the case that---＞ 是---的情況
It is often the case that early interests lead on to a career.
事實(shí)是職業(yè)生涯往往由早期愛(ài)好而來(lái)。
It may be the case that the project need more money.
這個(gè)項(xiàng)目可能會(huì)需要更多的資金。
＜it is not the case＞ 情況不是這樣
Some people think he is selfish, but it is not the case.
有人認(rèn)為他很自私，但情況并不是這樣的。
You can have your own opinion; but it is actually not the case.
你可以有自己的觀點(diǎn)，但事實(shí)并不是這樣的。
＜(just) in case＞以防萬(wàn)一
Take an umbrella with you, in case it rains.
帶上把傘，以防下雨。
He has his camera ready, just in case he sees something that will make a good picture. 他準(zhǔn)備好了相機(jī)，萬(wàn)一看到什么好景象就可以拍下來(lái)。
7、heritage [?her?t?d?]? n (文化)遺產(chǎn)；傳統(tǒng)；繼承物
cultural\architectural heritage 文化\建筑遺產(chǎn)
intangible cultural heritage 非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)
national\ world heritage 民族文化遺產(chǎn)\世界文化遺產(chǎn)
These beautiful old buildings are a part of the cultural heritage of Italy.
這些漂亮的古建筑是意大利文化遺產(chǎn)的一部分。
It is our responsibility to protect our national heritage.
保護(hù)民族文化遺產(chǎn)是我們的責(zé)任。
I’m 40 years old and was born and raised here in the good old U.S of A, although I have some Colombian heritage.
我40歲了，是在美國(guó)出生和長(zhǎng)大的，但是我有一點(diǎn)哥倫比亞血統(tǒng)。
(heritage 這里表示從家庭成員繼承而來(lái)的血統(tǒng)，即家族成員中有人來(lái)自哥倫比亞。)
