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第11课：私人宅邸ACT 1-1 “ 我想听听您的意见。”【故事梗概】在Stewart家的起居室里，Marilyn正在设计一件连衣裙。她停下来一会儿，和Ellen谈心。她和Richard将要有孩子了，买自己的房子另住的事提上了议事日程。就此事她想听听Ellen的意见。Marilyn: Ellen, Id like your opinion.Ellen: About what?Marilyn: Well, Richard and I feel that with a baby coming we need to have our own place to live.Ellen: Oh.Marilyn: Well, what do you think about Richard and me looking for a small house or an apartment at this point in our lives?Ellen: We love having you here, and there is room and and when the baby comes, the baby can stay in your room for a while.Marilyn: Richard feels we need to find a small house.Ellen: I remember when I was pregnant with Richard Philip and were living with Grandma and Grandpa. Philip was a young doctor, and he kept talking about having a house of our own. Its natural.Marilyn: What did you do?Ellen: We looked at a lot of houses.Marilyn: Did you find one?Ellen: Oh, not at first. We couldnt afford it. Grandpa wanted to lend us the money to buy one, but Philip is too independent. He didnt want to borrow any money.Marilyn: Sounds like Richard.Ellen: Theyre all alike. Richard is a real Stewart. Hes independent and sometimes just stubborn.【语言点精讲】1. Id like your opinion.我想听听您的意见。这是一种征求别人的意见，询问某人的看法的表达方式。2. About what? 我的什么意见？ 在这里相当于“My opinion about what?”口语中，当上下文意思比较清楚时，句中可省略重复的部分。3. Well, Richard and I feel that with a baby coming we need to have our own place to live.哦，Richard和我觉得，我们快要有孩子了，需要有自己的房子住。with a baby coming: 指快要生孩子了。our own place: 这里指的是“a house belonging to ourselves”，自己的房子。4. Well, what do you think about Richard and me looking for a small house or an apartment at this point in our lives?呃，Richard和我在我们生活中的这个时候找一所小住宅或者一处公寓房子，你认为怎么样？What do you think about? : 你觉得怎么样？你认为怎么样？在征求别人的意见时可以使用这个句型。at this point: 在这个时刻。相当于at this time.5. We couldnt afford it.我们买不起。afford: 买得起，承担得起(费用等)。常接在 can, could 或 be able to 后面。6. Grandpa wanted to lend us the money to buy one, but Philip is too independent. He didnt want to borrow any money.爷爷要想借给我们钱买一所房子，可是Philip独立性太强了。他不想借钱。lend : 借出，借给。borrow: 借入，借来。7. Sounds like Richard.听起来像 Richard一样。用来表明 某人的行为方式像另一人的。8. Theyre all alike.他们斯图尔特家的人都是一个样子。alike: 在这里作为表语形容词，用于be，look，sound等系动词或半系动词后面，表示“一样的，相同的，相似的”。ACT 1-2 “没有必要操之过急。”【故事梗概】Ellen回顾了自己同Phillip建设小家庭的历程。Ellen建议Marilyn先去房地产经纪人处看看再说。Marilyn: When did you buy a house?Ellen: After Richard was born. I was teaching music, and Philip was opening his first medical office.Marilyn: Where was the house?Ellen: Right here in Riverdale. Of course, it was a small house, but just right for us.Marilyn: Its funny. History repeats itself. Now Richard and I are having a baby, and we probably wont be able to afford a house rightEllen: Why dont you look at some houses, Marilyn?Marilyn: Good idea.Ellen: Look in the real-estate section of Sundays Times. Youll learn a lot.Marilyn: Maybe we should speak to a real-estate agent about a house.Ellen: And a bank about a mortgage.Marilyn: Ill talk to Richard about it. I think its a good idea, Ellen. We can learn a lot by asking.Ellen: And if I can be of any help, let me know. As a matter of fact, my friend Virginia Martinelli is a real-estate agent.Marilyn: Good.Ellen: You wont believe this, but she sold us our first house and this one.Marilyn: Well, Ill tell Richard, and well go to see her. Do you think the skirt length is right, Ellen? Do you think its too long?Ellen: I think the skirt is just right. Are you planning to attach a train to it?Marilyn: No. No train. Just the dress. But I am going to make a headpiece of lace.Ellen: That dress is gorgeous.Marilyn: Thanks, Ellen. And thanks for the advice about the house. Ill talk to Richard about it the minute he comes home.Ellen: And remember, we love having you here. Theres no need to rush.【语言点精讲】1. When did you buy a house? 你们什么时候买的房子？Marilyn 把重音放在助动词did上了。如果句中的助动词重读了，表示急于知道更多的内容，否则句中助动词不重读。2. History repeats itself. 历史在重复。意思是说今天发生在Richard 夫妇身上的情况与多年前他父母买房的情景相似。3. Why dont you look at some houses?你们为什么不先看看房子呢？Why dont you? : 为什么不呢？这是提建议的一种说法。4. Look in the real-estate section of Sundays Times. Youll learn a lot.看看星期天的纽约时报房地产广告部份，你会学到不少东西的。real-estate section: 报纸上刊登出售房子消息的版面。Times: 指纽约时报。这是New York Times的简称。5. Maybe we should speak to a real-estate agent about a house. And a bank about a mortgage. 也许我们该去找一位房地产经纪人，谈谈买房子的事。.还可以找一家银行谈谈买房抵押借款的问题。speak to: 表示为某种目的而特为找某人谈话。real-estate agent: 房地产经纪人。And a bank about a mortgage是“And you should speak to a bank about a mortgage.”的省略语。mortgage: 按揭，抵押贷款。通常是以房子作抵押向银行借款。大约用15到30年时间还清借款。6. And if I can be of a