初阶家庭|第27集：自测版纯净原声

音频一：

M: How do you manage to feed your family when food prices are so high?

W: We have a garden and some fruit trees, and we raise some fish in the small pond.

音频二：

M: A recent case I heard was of a man accused and found guilty of breaking into a house and stealing some money.

W: Why did he do it?

M: Well, he'd been out of work and he had two children and both of them were needing food and clothing.

音频三：

M: Gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic.

W: That's pretty generous of him. But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses? He has a big family to support.

重点词汇：

1, feed /fiːd/ v. 养活；喂养

feed a family 养活一家人

feed the cat 喂猫

2, raise /reɪz/ v. 抚养；饲养；种植；举起；提起

raise/bring up four children 养育4个孩子

3, pond /pɒnd/ n. 池塘

4, case /keɪs/ n. 案件；状况

5, accuse /əˈkjuːz/ v. 控告；指责

6, guilty /'ɡɪlti/ adj. 有罪的；内疚的

7, break into 闯入；破门而入

8, out of work 失业的

9, clothing /'kləʊðɪŋ/ n. 服装统称

跟读训练：

一、

M: How do you manage to feed your family when food prices are so high?

在食物价格这么高的时候，你是怎么养活全家的?

W: We have a garden and some fruit trees, and we raise some fish in the small pond.

我们有一个花园和一些果树，我们还在小池塘里养鱼。

二、

M: A recent case I heard was of a man accused and found guilty of breaking into a house and stealing some money.

我听说最近有一个案子，有人闯进了一所房子，偷了一些钱。

W: Why did he do it?

他为什么这么做?

M: Well, he'd been out of work and he had two children and both of them were needing food and clothing.

他失业了，他还有两个孩子，他们都需要吃穿。

三、

M: Gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic.

加里坚持要买野餐用的食物。

W: That's pretty generous of him.

他真是太大方了。

But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses?

但我们难道不应该至少提出分担费用吗?

He has a big family to support.

他有一大家子要养。