| 口语要素（2） I'm so excited! This morning the results of the H.K.C.E.E were released. Chi Keung went to school at about seven, much earlier than the time scheduled for distributing result slips. One of his friends arrived at about eight and saw him walking up and down the hallway near the office. Wondering why he was so nervous, his friend asked, Why are you so nervous? You used to have much confidence in yourself! I'm not nervous, he replied, I'm so excited! because I know I will get straight A's for at least eight subjects. Note: release 发放 the time scheduled for distributing result slips 预定发放成绩单的时间. ============== Excellent! Although Sally is only five years old, she has got a very good memory. Just the other day, her father asked her if she was ready for the speech she had to make at her kindergarten on Speech Day. She said, Of course, I am. Her father asked her to say her speech without referring to the 300-word script which, he believed, was much too long for a kindergarten kid. To his surprise, Sally did it without missing any single word (not even an article) in her ten-minute practice. When she finished her rehearsal, her father gave her a big hand and said, Excellent! Learning points: Speech Day 毕业典礼 script 演说稿 give (somebody) a big hand 对（某人）热烈鼓掌，较为口语化的用法，可以用applaud her 取代。 ============= You are wonderful! Kitty and Teddy are two terribly naughty kids. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wong have never stopped placing advertisements in newspapers to look for a baby-sitter to take care of them when they are out at work. But not a single baby-sitter could work more than one day. Yesterday a new baby-sitter, Irene, came and tried. When Mr.and Mrs.Wong came home in the evening, they saw that all corners were tidy and their kids were quietly doing their homework.. They looked at Irene with deep appreciation and said, You are wonderful! Learning Point: Place advertisements 刊登广告 Deep appreciation 深深地感激和欣赏 ================ Great! Great!是用于感到兴奋的时候，其意跟Good差不多，但比Good有更强的感染力。 Dennis and Daisy had already got dressed and were now waiting for their father to come back home and take them to the 7:30 evening show, which was a cartoon animation produced by Walt Disney.Most of their friends and classmates had already watched it and they were really looking forward to seeing it.They knew that if their father didn't come back in a few minutes' time,they would miss the beginning of the show which was probably the most exciting part. Suddenyly,the door bell rang and they shouted, Great! Note: got dressed是指“已穿上衣服准备外出”。 ============= I'm scared! I'm scared!是用于表达惊慌失措时的感受，它跟I'm afraid不同，后者可被理解为“我恐怕”或“我感到不安/忧虑”。现在让我们看看在日常生活中如何运用这传 意精句。 May's family were camping in the wild last nights.As they were playing hide-and-seek in the dark,a strong flash of lightning lit up the whole sky,and was then followed by deafening thunder. Right after that,they was a heavy dpwnpour. They all went inside their tiny tent to avoid getting wet.May'sfather put his arms around May and her mother to make them feel better.Sunddenly, lightning struck a tree close to their tent and the tree started to burn.May was terrified and said with a trembling voice,Daddy,I'm scared! 当wild作名词时须在之前加the，并以复数出现，其意思是指“荒野”。 hide-and-seek的意思是“捉迷藏”。 downpour是指“倾盆大雨”。 =============== I can't wait to see it. (我迫不及待要看。) I can't wait to see it 是表示迫不及待要看个究竟，说这句话时通常是怀着兴奋的心情。 A moment of life I t was my daughter's birthday last Friday. After having a meal at her favourite restaurant, she asked me what birthday present I had bought for her. I told her that it was a surprise she had to guess what it was before she could have it. After blindfolding her with a handkerchief, I placed the gift on the table and started giving her some hints: It is something you like; It is something you can use;…She made many guesses but none were correct. At last, she said, Daddy please take away the handkerchief, I can't wait to see it. 这里的blindfolding是blindfold的动名词，其意思是用布蒙着眼睛使之不能看见。 ============ My goodness! （我 的 天 呀 ！） My goodness！是感叹句，用于某些令人惊讶或感叹的情况下。若根据字面的意思，goodness好象与天无关，但实际目goodness是用来代替Heavens。现在让我们看看在日常生活中如何运用这传意精句。 A moment of life When Mrs.Wong came home,she didn' t see anybody in the living room or the bedroom. Opening the bathroom door ,she saw her two-year-old daughter reaching into the toilet bowl and playing with the dirty water. She screamed， My goodness! Her voice was so sharp and strong that her daughter stopped at once and started to cry. Learning point: home在这里是副词,所以came之后不需要有介词,类似的例子有stay home 和go home。 start之后可接不定词(infinitive)或动名词(gerund),故这里用started to cry或started crying都是正确的。 黄太太回到家中，在客厅和卧室都不见一人，当她推开浴室门时，却看见两岁的女儿将手伸入马桶内戏水，她被吓得尖叫起来：我的天啊！尖叫声虽制目了小女儿的行为，却令她大哭起来。 |