时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2014年ESL之就医和人际交往


英语课

 


Marrying Young 


Irene: Damon and his girlfriend just got engaged. They’re planning on getting married this summer. 


Ken 1: They’re too young! Marrying young poses all kinds of problems. 


Irene: Such as? 


Ken: Such as the two of them lacking maturity 2. They may think it’s fun to play house right now, but they’re not prepared to face the realities and responsibilities of matrimony. 


Irene: I think you’re selling them short. They’ve been dating for two years and there’s no ideal age for marriage. 


Ken: Yes, but we all know that marrying young will doom 3 them to a life of regrets. 


Irene: That’s a bit harsh, don’t you think? A lot of people who marry young have successful marriages. I like the idea of growing old with your spouse 4. You can reach many of life’s milestones 5 together. 


Ken: Like reaching the legal drinking age? 


Irene: Don’t be facetious 6. Getting married will give them stability and someone to lean on. I think they’ll be great as a married couple. 


Ken: Well, I hope they beat the odds 7...or at least learn a lot for their second marriages. 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 ken
n.视野,知识领域
  • Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
  • Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.
2 maturity
n.成熟;完成;(支票、债券等)到期
  • These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
  • This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。
3 doom
n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定
  • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
  • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
4 spouse
n.配偶(指夫或妻)
  • Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
  • What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么?
5 milestones
n.重要事件( milestone的名词复数 );重要阶段;转折点;里程碑
  • Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments. 这次代表大会通过了对外政策中几起划时代的事件,并且它们可作为主要成就记录下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Dale: I really envy your milestones over the last few years, Don. 我真的很羡慕你在过去几年中所建立的丰功伟绩。 来自互联网
6 facetious
adj.轻浮的,好开玩笑的
  • He was so facetious that he turned everything into a joke.他好开玩笑,把一切都变成了戏谑。
  • I became angry with the little boy at his facetious remarks.我对这个小男孩过分的玩笑变得发火了。
7 odds
n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别
  • The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
  • Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗?
学英语单词
4-hydroxypyridine
a startling find
Act3
activation rate
adelia
akrencephalon
antipollutant
approximation by operator
arsino group
auditory centers
band loudspeaker
bicuspid tooth
bonfire societies
Boring-powder
braunce
bucket deeply embossed
Campylotropis capillipes
capital city
cardiovalvular
carotid artery stenosis
change of place
chlorocarbon-antimony oxide
clanobutin(e)
consumer-book
continuous tool path
dactylaria irregularis
diametric(al)
dimauro
disoxygenates
earthwork house
electronic testing machine
eris
existing mortgage
formation-resistivity factor
front engine car
gcsf
genus Sciaenops
Greek valerian
hensels
Hispano-Moresque ware
horizontal spacing between purlins
hover hovercar
hydroxydeoxyguanosine
hypnotic trances
JFMIP
judicializes
labelled entry
law of science and technology development
lettr
M. I. D.
macroaggregated
management and staff
megacorporations
Meldorfer Bucht
multichain
nta
nut buoy
obstined
oil of sperm
Okgye
original appearance
palaeolimnological
phyllosticta ploygonorum sacc.
pitelka
plug machine screw tap
polaried light
pollutant disposal
Polyspora axillaris
postmorten ag(e)ing
praemunire facias
predatory fishes in reservoir
preformists
pressed and sintered pellet
primary grid voltage
primeverin
probability of dectection
project tax liability
prototype printed circuit board
quartz wacke
Rabdosia silvatica
recarburization
registered court
retort glaze
Retropropulsion
Scutellaria linarioides
secondary virginity
shirrer blade
sport with
stitch in time
stream traction
sulfonated coal
take on board
teratons
theoretical approach
three-component zoom lens
took the form of
triapenthenol
Triatoma megista
two-redundant code
villency
water mold, water mould