Quality Time /黄金时间
Summary
Useful Language
admire someone's accomplishments:羡慕别人的成就- I don't know how she does it.
She sure keeps busy.
I wish I had her energy.
- say you regret something:表示遗憾
- I feel bad about...
- State a general rule:叙述某种规律
- It's not good to eat before going to bed
- make an exception to a rule:引述例外情况
- A cookie can't hurt, though.
- talk about something that doesn't happen very often:说某事不常发生
- They hardly ever see each other.
- ask someone's plans to solve a problem:询问对方的对策
- What do you propose to do about it?
- say a person's expression shows his or her thoughts:说对方胸有成竹
- You have that look in your eye.
（= you look like you intend to do something about it.）
- say you don't understand:表示不明白
- I don't get it.
I don't follow you.
Run that by me again.
I don't get the picture.
What are you trying to say?
EXactly what do you mean?
Could you explain that again?
- say you do understand:表示明白
- I get it.
I see what you mean.
I see what you're trying to say.
I get it.
Right!
I see.
I know what you mean.
I follow you now.
I understand.
- say two people don't see each other much:说两个人很少见面
- You and Dad are like ships that pass in the night.
- compliment someone:夸赞别人
- you are one fantastic mom
- give advice:提出忠告
- I think you ought to take a vacation.
- make a suggestion:提出建议
- How would it be if...
本集小结
- *动词keep的用法非常丰富，现仅就其部分用法做一介绍：
That question can keep. We'll go on to the next one. （可以搁一下，不忙解决）
It's strange that milk doesn't keep well in stormy weather. （保持新鲜，不变质）
This little book is yours to keep. （给你了，不用还）
keep something (someone, oneself) warm, fresh, awake, locked, waiting, in one's pocket, around one's neck, etc. （使保留或处于某种情况或位置）
keep someone (something) somewhere (indoors, outdoors, in hospital, in the drawer（使在某处不让离开）
keep a job, a broad view, an intense liking for（保持，不失去）
keep a car, a flat in town, a locker at the club（花钱或费力维持着）
keep a diary, a record, a list, an appointments book（经常写记）
keep a certain kind of goods in a shop（备有某种货物）
keep a festival, a certain religious holiday（过节日）
keep watch（看守）
keep one sword, a promise（守信）
keep doing something（不断地做）
keep a horse, a dog some cats, 1000 pigs（喂养）
keep a shop, a store, a stall, a stand, a business（摆摊，开店，经营）
keep oneself to oneself（不多跟人来往交谈）
keep a secret（不泄露），等。
* ever一般用于问句或否定句中。有人认为它就是“曾经”，因此用它造出肯定陈述句来，这样的句子是错误的。
*get常表示“致使某人如何，促成”等意思，如：
He got (himself) into serious trouble.
We must get him to a hospital.
Don't get yourself sick.
He got drunk on the free drinks.
Try to get them involved in the project.
I can't get the door open.
We'll get it done by 5 o'clock.
No one could get him to talk.
Let's get the piano upstairs.
He's finally got one of his stories published.
We can't get the car moving.
*go的用法在本集中亦有不少例子，go beyond the school system/go very well 等。又如：
How did the concert go?
The movement has gone out of control.
He finally made the fire go.
White wine goes with fish courses.
The novel is going like hot cakes.
The project never went off the ground.
There's only one hour to go.
*孩子们不读书，只听摇滚乐或看电视，已成为美国的大患，而且有向世界各国蔓延之势。美国某些大学甚至需在低年级设阅读课加以补救。利用家庭与社会的力量，从优秀的文学作品入手，引导儿童热爱读好书，是目前的一种作法。至于从而使孩子的父母能有共同兴趣，能更多地在一起，则是本书作者独出心裁的办法。
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