爸爸被猴子吓着了,和妈妈坐在旁边休息。坐着没事,他们会聊些什么呢,一起来看看吧!
Mom:That'sOK,Ben,justletitgo.Ithoughtyouwerejustalittletoomuchintoit.
Dad:Iwasn'tkiddingbefore,OK,I'mfinenow.
Mom:Honey,haveyoueverheardthattherearealotofstraycatsnow.
Dad:Yes.
Mom:Nowtheyarecollectedbysomevolunteers,andpeoplecanadoptthemormakeadonationfortheshelters.
Dad:WhatareyousayingYouareactingweirdtoday.
Mom:Iwanttoadoptacat,anditcanbeBarbie'sboyfriendtoo.
Dad:Haha,veryfunny,butitdoesn'tmakeanysensetome.
Mom:That'sallright.AtleastIgotmyselfleft.
Dad:Seriously,ifwewilladoptanyanimals,we'dgottatotalktoDaniel.
Mom:Ihopethathewouldgrantmewiththat.
Dad:Hopeso.
妈妈:好了,本,都过去了。我还以为你只是有点奇怪。
爸爸:我刚才可没有开玩笑,不过我现在已经好了。
妈妈:亲爱的,你听说了现在有很多流浪猫吗?
爸爸:嗯。
妈妈:现在有一些志愿者们将猫们聚集起来,然后人们可以收养,或者是给他们捐款建住所。
爸爸:你想说什么?你今天有点奇怪。
妈妈:我想领养一只小猫,然后他也可以成为芭比的男朋友。
爸爸:哈哈,太有趣了。但是对于我来说却没有任何意义。
妈妈:好的,至少我坚持我自己的意见。
爸爸:说真的,如果我们要领养任何动物的话,我们得先和丹尼尔谈谈。
妈妈:我希望他会答应。
爸爸:希望吧。
Dad:Shirleysaysthattherearealotofstraycatsinthestreet,andshewantstoadoptone,thinkingitmaybeourdogBarbie'sboyfriend.It'skindofhertothinkofthat,butit'ssurelyweirdtomakeacatbeadog'sboyfriend.Honestlyspeaking,oursonDanielwouldjustgetmadifhehearsabouthismother'sidea.
strayadj.迷途的,丢失的
collectvt.收集
donationn.捐赠
sheltern.庇护所
adoptn.收养
funnyadj.有趣的
grantvt.同意
letitgo.顺其自然
Itdoesn'tmakeanysensetome.对于我来说却没有任何意义。
Getmyselfleft.坚持自己的意见。
拒绝句型练习
仔细阅读下面五个场景,两人一组,使用拒绝句型,用一用,练一练。
1.SomeoneoffersBenjaminacigarette.Ifhewantsrefusepolitely,whatwouldhesay
2.IfyouwereShirley,youhavejustboughtasetoffurniture.Someoneofferstohelpyou.Yourefusepolitely.Whatdoyousay
3.AfriendofferstobuyMaysomeCDs,sherefuses,whatwouldshesay
4.IfyouwereDaniel,astrangeroffersyouadrink.Yourefusedirectly.Whatdoyousay
5.AfriendofBenjaminoffershimaticketforcircusshow,ifyouwereBenjamin,youwanttorefuseitpolitely.Whatdoyousay