您正在看的实用英语是:家庭生活有关的词汇。

　　一.本课要点及示例

　　在这一课里, 我们学习几个很有用的常用语, 比方 "打定主意" make up one's mind, "解决" work out, "应付" cope with 等等. 我们还要学习一些跟家庭生活有 关系的词汇.

　　首先我们依照惯例听一段对话, 内容说到亨利的同事南希要跟丈夫史蒂夫分 居的事情. 请你注意两位英文老师的发音和语调.

　　M: Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up.

　　F: It's really a shame. I've heard that they quarrel, but they've always made up afterward.

　　M: Things are not working out this time. They are getting a separation soon.

　　F: What is going to happen to their daughter, Bonnie?

　　M: Nancy is going to take her.

　　F: The cost of living is so high. It will be difficult for her to take the responsibility. She had better think the whole thing over.

　　M: She seems to have made up her mind. She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage.

　　F: Well, I hope her parents will be able to talk her out of it.

　　现在我请英文老师再把对话念一遍. 请你注意听.

　　M: Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up.

　　F: It's really a shame. I've heard that they quarrel, but they've always made up afterward.

　　M: Things are not working out this time. They are getting a separation soon.

　　F: What is going to happen to their daughter, Bonnie?

　　M: Nancy is going to take her.

　　F: The cost of living is so high. It will be difficult for her to take the responsibility. She had better think the whole thing over.

　　M: She seems to have made up her mind. She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage.

　　F: Well, I hope her parents will be able to talk her out of it.

　　现在老师把对话里包含了常用语的句子再念一遍给你听.

　　M: Nancy and Steve are breaking up.

　　F: It's really a shame.

　　F: They've always made up afterward.

　　M: Things are not working out this time.

　　F: It will be difficult for her to take the responsibility.

　　F: She had better think the whole thing over.

　　M: She seems to have made up her mind.

　　M: She would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage.

　　F: I hope her parents will be able to talk her out of it.

　　二.BREAK UP

　　现在我们从你刚才听到的句子里挑出一些常用语分别作练习. 首先我们学习 break up, b-r-e-a-k u-p, break up 的用法. 这个词组的意思就是 "分裂, 解散". 用 来说人, 尤其是夫妻的时候, 意思就是 "分手". 现在老师用这个词组作句子,提 出一些有关南希和史蒂夫的问题, 比方他们是不是已经决定分手; 他们夫妻 分居或是离婚会不会造成家庭分裂等等问题. 这些问题学生都一一地作肯定 的答覆. 在学生作练习的时候请你也一起作.

　　M: Have Nancy and Steve decided to break up?

　　F: Yes, Nancy and Steve have decided to break up.

　　M: Do Henry and Kate know that they are breaking up?

　　F: Yes, Henry and Kate know that they are breaking up.

　　M: Are Henry and Kate concerned about their breaking up?

　　F: Yes, Henry and Kate are concerned about their breaking up.

　　M: Does their family break up when they get a separation?

　　F: Yes, their family breaks up when they get a separation.

　　M: Does their family break up when they divorce?

　　F: Yes, their family breaks up when they divorce.

　　三.MAKE UP

　　下面我们练习 make up, m-a-k-e u-p, make up 的用法. 这个词组可以用来表示 "和好如初". 现在老师用这个词组提出一些有关南希跟史蒂夫的问题,比方"如 果他们不彼此怨恨,他们会不会和好如