每日英语看我的Unit1：Make Ends Meet 赚钱养家
- 对话原文
- 对话练习题
- 语法讲解
- 单词讲解
Jessica: So, how’s your new job treating you?
你的新工作怎么样?
Marni: You mean the one filling in for Amanda? It’s going pretty well.
你是说替Amanda工作?挺好的。
Jessica: Only pretty well?
只是挺好的?
Marni: Yeah. It’s a big responsibility, and she is paying me more, but I still have to work a second job to make ends meet.
嗯，责任很大，她给我的工资也更多了。但为了赚钱养家我还得做另一份工作。
Jessica: Do you really? I thought with your income and John’s, you two were doing well.
真的么?我以为凭你和John的工作，应该可以生活得不错。
Marni: We are. It’s just that with student loans and raising a child, we just need more money.
是的，但我们身上背着学生贷款，还要养育孩子，所以需要更多的钱。
Jessica: So, what is this second job?
那你另一份工作是什么?
Marni: I am too embarrassed to say.
我不好意思说。
Jessica: What? Come on, Marni, you’ve known me for ages. You know you can trust me.
什么?拜托，Marni，我们认识这么久了，你可以信任我。
Marni: I completely trust you, but that doesn’t make me feel any less embarrassed.
我完全信任你，但我依然觉得很不好意思。
Jessica: Oh, what could possibly be so bad?
真的可能这么糟糕吗?
Marni: If I tell you, you need to promise to keep it a secret.
如果我告诉你，你要保证保密。
Jessica: I promise.
我保证。
Marni: You’re going to laugh.
你肯定会笑话我的。
Jessica: I won’t. I won’t.
我绝对不会。
Marni: OK. I’ve been working as a belly dancer.
我做肚皮舞舞女。
Jessica: What? Are you serious?
你是说真的吗?
Marni: You said you wouldn’t laugh.
你保证不会笑的。
Jessica: Well, I know, but come on, Marni. A belly dancer? Where is this job?
我知道，可是拜托，肚皮舞舞女?你在哪里上班?
Marni: It’s completely above board. It’s at a restaurant.
很光明正大的工作，在一个餐厅里。
Jessica: And you’re the entertainment?
你在那里娱乐大众?
Marni: I guess so. But it’s in a family restaurant. It’s not shady or anything.
对，但那是个家庭餐厅，没什么见不得人的。
Jessica: Wow.
哇。
Marni: I know it’s crazy. But the tips are amazing.
我知道，听起来很疯狂，但我赚了很多小费。
Jessica: Wow.
哇。
Marni: OK. You can stop saying, “Wow.”
行了，你该停止说哇了。
Jessica: Honestly, I think it’s awesome, Marni. And it sounds like a really fun way to make ends meet.
说真的，我觉的很棒。Marni，而且这是一个赚钱的好方法。
Marni: Thank you. I guess I didn’t have to worry about telling you.
谢谢，我不用担心告诉你了。
Jessica: Not at all. Wow.
完全不用担心。
Unit1：对话练习题
1.What does Marni do to earn more money?
A She delivers pizza.
B She’s a belly dancer.
C She bakes bread.
D She builds houses.
2.What does Jessica think of Marni’s second job?
A She thinks it’s awesome.
B She thinks it’s terrible.
C She is embarrassed for Marni.
D She thinks Marni should quit.
3.If you have lived in the same house for years, you have lived there __.
A above board
B filling in
C promise
D for ages
4.Which sentence uses zero conditional?
A If it snows, we wear boots.
B When it snows, we wear boots.
C We wear boots in the snow.
D Boots are great for walking in snow.
答案：BADA
详解：
1.OK. I’ve been working as a belly dancer.
2.Honestly, I think it’s awesome, Marni.
3.很久
4.真实条件句
Unit1：语法点讲解
If I tell you, you need to promise to keep it a secret.
真实条件句
真实条件句主要用于讨论一般事实，或是在某种情况下大部分时间为真实的事情。
例：It’s pretty much always true that if it rains, stuff gets wet.
如果下雨，一般东西都会被淋湿。
很容易造真实条件句，因为所有动词都是现在时。使用两个从句，第一个if+一般现在时动词，第二个也用一般现在时动词。
例：If students miss an exam, the professor fails them.
如果学生错过了考试，教授会让他们挂科。
也可以把两个从句位置调换。
例：The professor fails students if they miss an exam.
这种句式也可以用来在某种情况下给予指示。
例：If I’m (I am) late for dinner, start eating without me.
如果我晚饭来晚了，就不用等我开餐了。
Unit1：单词讲解
for ages expr.
【释义】很久
【例句】I have been going to this gym for ages.
我已经来这家健身房健身很久了
promise v.
【释义】承诺
【例句】I promise to bring you breakfast in bed tomorrow morning!
我承诺明天早上把早餐放到你床上。
above board adj.
【释义】光明正大、合法
【例句】He sells CDs at the park, but it’s totally above board. He has a license.
他在公园卖CD，但绝对是合法的，他有执照
shady adj.
【释义】不公开的、可疑的
【例句】That new guy Mike is pretty shady. Every time I see him, he turns and walks the other way.
那个新来的人很可疑，每次我看到他，他都扭头离开。
make ends meet expr.
【释义】赚钱养家
【例句】Janet and Sam don’t have a lot of extra money, but they make ends meet.
Janet和Sam没有什么余钱，但足够养家。
income n.
【释义】收入
【例句】I don’t have a large enough income to buy a house.
我没有足够的收入去买房。
embarrassed adj.
【释义】不好意思、尴尬
【例句】I was embarrassed when my new boyfriend told me I had food in my teeth.
当我男朋友告诉我牙齿上有食物时，我很尴尬。
fill in v.
【释义】代替
【例句】Jill had to fill in for her co-worker who was sick at the meeting.
Jill要代替他同事工作，因为同事因病缺席会议。
tip n.
【释义】小费
【例句】I’m going to leave a big tip for our waitress. She’s really nice and she’s doing a great job.
我要给我们的服务员多留一些小费，她人很好而且做得很不错。
loan n.
【释义】贷款、借款
【例句】My brother gave me a loan to cover my rent, but I have to pay him back as soon as possible.
我哥哥借给我一笔钱付房租，但我得快点还给他。
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