Theturecost [英语日常口语,Unit92:The,cost,of,living生活费]
英语日常口语 Unit92:The cost of living生活费
本单元是关于生活费的对话
Tim: So how are you settling in then Khalid?
Khalid: There is going well Tim. You"ve all been really friendly, footy in the park and cups of teas in the afternoon. I can"t believe I get all this for only 75 pounds a week.
Tim: How much?
Khalid: 75 pounds. I know it"s less than what you"re paying but us students need every discount we can get.
Tim: Oh yeah, I, I knew you"d got a discount, I just didn"t realise how much of one you"d wangled.
Khalid: Did I put my foot in it?
Tim: No, no Khalid but there"s, there"s an old saying "If you don"t ask, you don"t get" so maybe it"s time for this jobless one to start negotiating a bit too.
Vocabulary 字汇
footy (informal) 足球（非正式）
short for "football"
wangle 巧妙地得到
get something by persuading someone or by doing something clever
put my foot in it (informal) 口无遮拦 （非正式）
say something you didn"t mean to say which upsets or embarrasses someone
本单元的语言点是关于 There 和 It 的用法，请看下面的解释和例句
There and It
副词 There
We use there when we introduce an idea, talk about something for the first time or to say that something exists. In episode 92 of The Flatmates, Tim says:
"there"s an old saying"
to introduce what he"s about to talk about.
More examples:
There"s no time, I"m late as it is, bye!
There might be a new cafe opening up on the High Street.
He didn"t like living here. He said there was too much traffic and too much pollution.
There also means to, at or in a particular place.
I need to get there as soon as possible.
Have you seen that new cafe? Fancy going there for a coffee?
He wanted to move to the countryside because it was quieter there.
代名词 It
We use it to talk about a specific place, thing, animal or situation. In episode 92 of The Flatmates, Khalid should have said:
"It"s going well" (It"s = settling in to the flat)
More examples:
I was late yesterday. It was because my alarm didn"