英语日常口语教程.docVIP

英语日常口语是一个系列英语口语对话教程，介绍住同一公寓的四位伙伴在英国生活和工作的经历，下面是关于本课程中四位公寓伙伴 Tim, Michal, Alice 和 Helen 的介绍。 Tim works in a department store in the city. Hes ambitious and very competitive. Whats new? Hed like to start up his own business and is always on the lookout for people and ideas that can help him make his dream a reality. Alice is a nurse from London. She loves her job and gets a lot of satisfaction helping people get better. Whats new? She wants to get married and have kids but she never seems to meet the right man. Michal is Tims cousin from Poland. Hes come to Britain to improve his English. Whats new? Hes studying in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) school. Hes shy and he still misses Poland a lot. Helen was born in China but has lived in Britain since she was 12. She is at university studying politics and economics. Whats new? Helen is worried about her exams. She wants to get a good degree but doesnt study as much as she should. 本单元是关于在机场的对话 Helen: What does Michael look like? Tim: Well, hes tall and well built. Hes got brown eyes and a shaved head. Helen: Is he handsome? Tim: Of course he is! Hes my cousin. Helen: And whats he like? Is he like you too? Tim: No, hes quite shy really. Helen: Oh look! Is that him? Tim: Yeah! Michael! Michael! Hes crying. I wonder whats wrong. 前面的对话当中出现了一些描写人的句子，下面介绍关于这方面的语言点。 Describing people 描述人 To talk about peoples appearance or personality you can use (在描述某人的长相和性格时，可以使用): be + adjective Verb: To be Adjective Im slim Hes well-built Shes matronly Youre handsome Were extroverted Theyre shy To talk about physical characteristics you can use (在描述某人的身体特征时，可以使用): have got + (adjective) + noun Verb: Have got (Adjective) + Noun Ive got hazel eyes Hes got a shaved head Shes got gorgeous black hair Youve got a five oclock shadow Weve got green eyes Theyve got long legs Some adjectives have a negative connotation (or feeling) and some are more neutral (某些形容词有负面涵义或感受，有些则是中性的): Negative Neutral fat(negative) plump or la