第十二节

　　Home

　　Basic need

　　音形义

　　Everyday Expressions

　　n. 家

　　I made my home in the country. (我搬到乡下住了。)

　　n. 产地

　　India is the home of tigers.

　　n. 住宅

　　I hope to set up my own little home.

　　adv. 回家;在家

　　I went home to my mother.

　　衍生词语

　　homeless (无家的);

　　homeward (归途的);

　　homely (相貌平平的，朴素的)

　　复合词语

　　homesick (想家的);

　　hometown (老家;家乡);

　　homemade (家里做的，自制的);

　　homecoming (adj. 回家的);

　　homemaker (管家; or housewife);

　　homeland (祖国; or homecountry);

　　homework (作业);

　　Home Secretary (英)(内政大臣);

　　home economics (家政学)

　　常见搭配 Useful Phrases

　　国内市场 --- home market

　　国内事务 --- home affairs

　　国内贸易 --- home trade

　　独自在家 --- home alone

　　主场球队 --- home team

　　无拘束 --- to feel at home

　　习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs

　　home free --- 自由自在

　　a home bird --- 喜欢呆在家里的人

　　生活用语 Street Talks

　　A: Happy birthday, Jenny.

　　B: Wow, thanks! Come on in. Make yourself at home. (请不要拘束)

　　A: What’s your home/goal in college? (目标)

　　B: To study law and become a lawyer in the future.

　　A: Good. As you’ve set your goal, what you need to do now is to home in/target on it. (朝着 目标走)

　　B: I see, sir.

　　He is at home in American literature. (精通)

　　电影对白 Transcripts

　　句型 I may even be home before you get it. 《情归巴黎》

　　But I’ll have it in my pocket when I get home, and I’ll take it with me wherever I go from now on. 《情归巴黎》

　　It’s like going home. Only to no home I’d ever known.《西雅图夜未眠》

　　Hey, maybe when we get home, we’ll get a dog. 《西雅图夜未眠》

　　Will you take me home? 《毕业生》

　　谚语 Proverbs Home is where the heart is.心在哪里，那里就是家。

　　An Englishman’s home is his castle. 英国人的家就是城堡。(为随心所欲的天地。)

　　There’s no place like home.金窝银窝不如自己的土窝。

　　第二部分 语汇练习

　　I. 我们可以用一系列的形容词来修饰 friend，请根据下列的形容词解释意义。

　　1. an old-----friend is someone ………………………………………………………………

　　2. a---close----friend is someone ………………………………………………………………

　　3. your �Cbest/ bosom -friend is the one friend …………………………………………………

　　keys: you have known for a long time

　　you like and trust

　　you feel closest to

　　II. 你能写出以下列字母起首的某种食物吗?至少列举两个。

　　1.Beginning with the letter “p” …………………………………………

　　2.Beginning with the letter “b”………………………………………….

　　3.Beginning with the letter “m” ……………………………………….

　　4.Beginning with the letter “c”………………………………………….

　　5.Beginning with the letter “a”………………………………………….

　　III. 请回答下列关于家的问句，并把它们连成一段话。

　　1. Do you live in a house or flat?

　　2. If you live in a flat, what floor is it on?

　　3. If you live in a house, do you have a garden?

　　4. Does the house/flat belong to you (or your family), or do you rent it?

　　5. Would you describe your house/flat as dark or light?

　　6. Is it noisy or quiet?

　　IV. 请写出：

　　1. five games where you can hit the ball( with various kinds of equipment).

　　2. four games where you can pass the ball.

　　3. three games where you can catch the ball.

　　4. two games where you can kick the ball.

　　5. one game where you can head the ball.

　　Possible Answers:

　　1. tennis, table tennis, badminton, cricket, baseball, hockey

　　2. soccer, rugby, American football, hockey, basketball

　　3. rugby, American football, cricket, baseball, basketball

　　4. soccer, rugby

　　5. soccer

　　V. 请把下列谚语译成英文。

　　1. 爱屋及乌。

　　2. 凡人皆有得意日。

　　3. 有得必有失。

　　4. 别久情疏。

　　5. 广交友，无深交。

　　6. 一切全失，未来仍存。

　　7. 旁观者清。

　　8. 愚者的心长在嘴里，智者的嘴长在心里。

　　9. 心在哪里，哪里就是家。

　　第三部分 流行语汇

　　get-together 聚会

　　at-home party 家庭宴会

　　tea party 茶会

　　dinner party 晚餐会

　　garden party 游园会

　　dance; ball 舞会

　　birthday party 生日宴会

　　Christmas party 圣诞派对

　　luncheon party 午餐会

　　cocktail party 鸡尾酒会

　　welcome party 欢迎会

　　farewell party 告别会

　　year-end dinner party 年终聚餐会

　　New Year’s banquet 新年宴会

　　Invitation card/letter of invitation 请贴

　　Birthday greetings 生日贺辞

　　party dress 宴会服装