初阶家庭|第26集：自测版纯净原声

音频一：

M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on your family.

W: Come on! It’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.

音频二：

W: Have Lisa and Eric started a family yet? They've been married for two years now.

M: Eric told me that they postponed having children until he gets his doctoral degree.

音频三：

M: You said you’ve been working in Geneva. Do you have any special reason for wanting to come back?

W: I thought it would be nice to be near to the family.

重点词汇：

1, suit /sjuːt/ n. 套装，西服

2, impression /ɪm'preʃən/ n. 印象，感想

make an impression 留下印象

a good/positive impression 好的/正面的印象

3, reunion /riː'juːnjən/ n. 〔尤指同学久别后的〕聚会，重聚联欢会；团圆

a family reunion 家庭聚会

a high-school reunion 高中同学联谊聚会

4, jeans /dʒiːnz/ n.牛仔裤

5, start a family 成家；生第一个孩子

6, postpone /pəʊs'pəʊn/ v. 使〔事件、行动等〕延期，延迟，推迟

7, doctoral /'dɒktərəl/ adj. 博士（学位）的

8, Geneva /dʒi'ni:və/ n. n. 日内瓦（瑞士西南部城市）

跟读训练：

一、

M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight.

今晚我终于有机会穿上新西服了。

I hope to make a good impression on your family.

我希望给你的家人留下一个好印象。

W: Come on! It’s only a family reunion.

得了吧！这只是一个家庭聚会。

So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.

所以牛仔裤和t恤就可以了。

二、

W: Have Lisa and Eric started a family yet?

丽莎和埃里克有孩子了吗?

They've been married for two years now.

他们已经结婚两年了。

M: Eric told me that they postponed having children until he gets his doctoral degree.

埃里克告诉我，他们推迟要孩子，一直到他拿到博士学位。

三、

M: You said you’ve been working in Geneva.

你说你一直在日内瓦工作。

Do you have any special reason for wanting to come back?

你有什么特别的原因想要回来吗?

W: I thought it would be nice to be near to the family.

我觉得和家人在一起会很好。