大家说英语空中2010年1006sc钻石

【PARTⅠ】

(Music). o,friends.YouaretunedtoStudioClassroomWorldwide.MynameisSteve.Thanksforjoiningus.Whatexactlyisaring?Well,ofcourse,it’sasmallcircleofgoldorsilver.Itmighthavesomegemsonitlikeadiamondoraruby;itmightalsohavesomewritingonittomarkaspecialevent.Wewearthemtodisydevotionalovedone,orshowthatwebelongtoaspecialgroupororganization.OK.Nowlet’stakethatdefinitionand...throwitaway.Becausewhatringslooklikeandwhywewearthemischanging.Whenisaringreallyaring?Let’sfindoutasweopenourmagazinestothismonth’sFASHIONarticleonpage44.

WhenIsaRingReallyaRing?

Doyouwearit?ywithit?Orboth?

Doyouwanttoownaconversationpiecelikenoother?ThencheckouttheringsmadebySouZoucreations.Theseyfulringsshowagreatdealofcreativity­andarejustinfun.Yourfinger esthestageforthedipicecream,pouringcreamintocoffeeortwistingnoodlesonafork.

ThecreationscomefromSofiaMolnar,aCanadianlivinginJapan.ItallbeganabouttwoyearsagowhenSofia’smotheraskedforsomeJapaneseminiatures.Sofiaboughtsomeforherselfaswell,butshewasn’tsurewhattodowiththem.

Hi,friends,and e.I’mChelsea.AndI’mLinda.Wewantto eyoutodaytoourarticle“Whenisaringreallyaring?”Aringissomethingthatyouwearonyourfinger,OK?Thisisapieceofjewelrythatyouwearonyourfinger.And,withourringstoday,dowewearit?Doweywithit?Orboth?Thosearethequestionsthatwe’regoingtotalkabouttoday.So,Chelsea,whatisthearticle...Howdoesour

articlesstarttoday?

Well,itasksaquestion.Itsays:“Doyouwanttoownaconversationpiecelikenoother?”.And,ifyouremember,we’vetaughtthisterm“conversationpiece”beforeinStudioClassroom.Andaconversationpieceisjustanunusualobjectwhichcausespeopletotalk.So,maybeyouownsomeconversationpieces.Well,wehavesomenewconversationpiecestolyouabouttoday,andthesearepiecesthatarelikenoother.

Right.Andifyouwanttoownaconversationpiece,thenyoushouldcheckouttheringsmadebySouZoucreations.Ifyoucheckoutsomething,thatmeansthatyouexamineit,orexaminesomebody,orlookatitveryclosely­seewhatithasforyou.Theseareyfulringsthatshowagreatdealofcreativity,andarejustinfun.So,whatdoescreativitymean,Chelsea?

Well,creativityisthenounformofthewordcreative.And,ifyouarecreative,thatmeansthatyouproduceoryouuseunusualandmaybeverydifferentideas.So,theseringsshowagreatdealofcreativitythatmeansthey’reverydifferent;they’reveryunusualandarejustinfun.Well,that’sourGrrontheGosentencefortheday.We’regoingtolookatthatphrase“justinfun”withLiz.

【GrrontheGo】

o,friends.Howareyou ng?ThisisGrrontheGo.MynameisLiz.AndI’mhereatalocalboutiquethatsellsjewelryandcraftsmadebylocal slikeSofiaMolnar,whomyou’llfindoutmoreintoday’sarticle.Speakingoftoday’sarticle,here’sourGrrTipsentence:Theseyfulringsshowagreatdealofcreativity

­andarejustinfun.Noticetheword“in”inthephraseat ofthesentence“justinfun”.

Usually,thewordinmeansnothingspecialornotattractive.Like,apictureshowingnothingspecialwouldbeainpicture.Butintoday’sGrrTipsentence,thewordinhasadifferentmeaning:itmeansclearlyorobviously.Sotoday’ssentencejustmeans“theseyfulringsshowagreatdealofcreativity­andareobviouslyfun.”Thisusageof“in”tomeanclearlyorobviouslyisfoundininformalsituationswherepeoplewanttoemphasizethedescriptionofsomething.

Forexample,youcantalkaboutamovieandsay:Thatmoviewasfunny.Butifyouwanttoreallyletpeopleknowthatit’sreallyfunny,youcansay:Thatmoviewasjustinfunny.Or,maybeyou’reagainstanidea,soyoucansay:Theideaisridiculous.But,ifyouwanttoputfocusonhowridiculoustheideais,youcansaytheideaisjustinridiculous.Well,that’sallthetimewehavefortoday.Thankyouagainforjoiningmehere,Ihopetoseeyouagainnexttime.Untilthen,thisisLizwithGrrontheGosigningoff.Bye­bye.

Thankyou,Liz.So,wegoontoseethatyourfingeresthestagefordip

icecream,pouringcreamintocoffeeortwistingnoodlesonafork.Andifyoulookatmyringhere,youcanseethatI’mwearingthenoodlesthatarebeinistedonafork.Whatdoyouhaveonyourfinger,Chelsea?

Well,onmyfinger,Ihavearingthatshowsicecreambeingdipped.Weseethatphrasethatyourfinger esthestagefordipicecream,thatmeansifyouareonstage,youarepresentingsomethingthatshouldbeseen.So,myfingerhasnow ethestagefordipicecream.And,ifyoudipsomething,thatmeansthatyoumaybetakeaspoonandyoustickitdownintoaliquidorsomethinglikeicecream,andthenyoupullitbackupagain.Ifyouevergotoanicecreamshop,theyhavetodiptheicecreambeforetheycanserveittoyou.Andthat’actlywhat’shappeningonmyringhere.Ihavealittlecontainerthathasicecreamwithaspoononthetop,andit’sdiptheicecreamout.Andit’sallreadytoeat.

Right,andonmyte,asyoucansee,Ihaveateofgreennoodleshere,andtheyhavetwistedthenoodlesontothislittletinyfork.So...the...ourverbherethatwewanttolookatis“twist,”itmeanstoturnsomethingaroundlikethis,totwistitup.Now,thesecreations,wheredotheycomefrom,Chelsea?

Well,theycomefromawomannamedSofiaMolnar,andSofiaisaCanadian,butshelivesinJapan.And,itallbeganabouttwoyearsagowhenSofia’smotheraskedforsomeJapaneseminiatures.Now,IknowJapanisknownverymuchforitscultureandthedifferentthingsthattheyproduceinthetechnology.Anotherthingthey’reknownforaretheirminiatures.

Right.Aminiature,let’stakealookatthisword,Chelsea.Aminiatureissomethingthat’svery,verysmall.Like,here,youwouldneverbeabletoeatthisteofspaghettithatIhavehere,right?So,thisisaminiature.It’satiny,tiny;um...showofsomethingthatislarger.So,wecanhaveminiaturefurniture,aminiaturechairmightbemaybethisbig.Sofia,whenshewasbuyingminiaturesforhermother,sheboughtsomeforherselfaswell.Butshedidn’tknowwhattodowiththem.So,itlookslikethatshemaderingsoutofthem,right,Chelsea?

Shedid,shegotcreative.Rememberwealreadyreadthattheseringsshowalotofcreativities.So,whensheboughttheseminiaturesanddidn’tknowwhattodowiththem,shegotcreativeandshemadesomerings.Andyoucanactuallyseesomepicturesofthoseringsrightthereinyourmagazine.YoucanseetheringthatLindaiswearingatthetopofthepage,thosearethenoodlesthatarebeinisted.AndtheonethatIhaveonistheonedown,itisicecreamthatisbeingdippedoutofacontainer.Well,wehaveplentymoretolyouaboutSouZoucreations,andSofia’sideasandhowshehascreatedtheseuniquerings.But,firstwe’regoingtotakeabreakandvisittheChatRoom,andwe’llberightback.

【ChatRoom】

Wow!Yourringissobeautiful.Congratulationsonyourengagement.Bye.Ashley,whowasthat?Thatwasmyoldfriendfromcollegewhojustgotengaged.Whyisshewearingtheringalready?Sheisn’tevenmarried.But,Ken,mostwomenreceivearingwhentheygetengaged.Really?NotinAsia.Mostpeoplereceivearingattheirwedding,notbefore.Oh.That’sinteresting.InmanyWesterncountries,itisacustomforwomentoreceivetworings.Thefirstoneistheirengagementring:amanwillgetdownononekneeandproposetohisgirlfriendandgiveheraring.Then,shewillreceiveaweddingbandatthewedding.What?Aweddingband?Doyoumeanshegetsamusicperformance?No,Ken.Aweddingbandisanotherwordforaweddingring,bandsaremoreinthanengagementrings.They’rebothwornonthebridngfinger.

Whatistheringfinger?InAmerica,theringfingeristhefingeronthebride’slefthand.Ifyouwanttoknowifsomeoneismarried,thenyoucanlookattheirringfinger.Asingle avoidswearingaringontheirringfinger.See?Hmm,Icanseeyou’renotwearingaringonyourringfinger.That’sbecauseI’msingle.But,Icanseethatyouarewearingaringonyourringfinger,thatlsmeyouaremarried.Yes,Iam.ButIneverreceivedanengagementring.Itisarareforamentoreceiveanengagementring.Theengagementringisagifttothewoman:ifawomanexceptit,thissymbolizesthatsheisengagedtothemanandwillmarryhim.Isee.Well,thedifferencesarereallyinteresting.Theyare.Letmeknowifyouhaveanymorequestions.Thanks,Ashley.().

【PARTⅡ】

(Music). ebacktobreak,everyone.ProbablytheonlythingthattraditionalringsandSofiaMolnar’sringshaveincommonisthattheybothdecorateourfingers.SofiaMolnar’sringsaredefini yunique,butwhatdoyoudowiththem?Doyouwearthem?Yeah.Doyouywiththem?Maybe.Onethingiscertain:they’realotoffun.HowmanypeoplecansaytheywearastylishJapanesebian­dangorteofspaghettiontheirhands?Nottoomany.Icanassureyou.Let’sjumpbackintoourlesson“Whenisaringreallyaring?”online10.

WhenIsaRingReallyaRing?

Shesays,Ilovejewelryandespeciallyrings,soIjuststartedyingaround.Ihadnointentionofanything...IwasjusthappytomakethingslikeIusedto.AndthenopeningsSouZoucreationsallowedmetosellthethingsIlikedtomake.

“Theringsareprettypopular.Peoplefromatleast16countrieshaveboughtthem,andtheresponsehasbeenverypositive!”

SogoaheadandvisitSofia’ssite.Getaringandseeforyourself.

eback,everybody.Andwe’regoingtocontinuewithourarticlefromSouZoucreationsonline10inyourmagazine.Sofiagoesontosaythatshelovesjewelryandespeciallyrings.Soringsareakindofjewelry.Whatisjewelryingeneral,Chelsea?

Well,jewelryismostoftenwornbywomen.Itincludesthingslikenecklacesthatgoaroundyourneck,orbraceletsthatgoaroundyourwrist,and,ofcourse,ringsthatgoaroundyourfingers.And,usuallyjewelryisjustaddedtoanoutfittomakeitlookextraniceand,maybe,todecorateitalittlebit,andit’sveryfuntowear.And,ofcourse,Sofiajustlovedjewelryandespeciallyrings.Butatthebeginning,shehadnointentionofanything,Linda.Shehadnointentionofmakingrings.

Right.Ifyouhavenointentionofnganything,itmeansyouhadnontot.So,itsaysbeforethatthatshewasyingaround.Shehadalotofminiatureitems,shewasputtingthemtogethertoseewhatshecoulddowiththemandshethought“MaybeIcouldmakethisintoaring.”Ormaybe,maybebeforethatshehaddonesomethingelsewiththem,butshedidn’tntomakerings.ShewasjusthappyaftershestartedngittomakethingslikesheusedtobackinCanada.She’sacreative,sowhenshewasinCanadashealsousedtomakethings.Andso,whenshewasinJapanandfoundminiaturesshelike,shewantedtoseewhatshecoulddowiththem.

And,wefindoutthatitturnedintoabusiness­heryingaroundwithminiaturesturnedintoSouZoucreations.Now,thatisthenameofthebusinessthatsellsthesespecialrings.AndI’mwearinganotheronerightnow.And,thisringhasapictureofchocolatebeingpouredontosomedessert,andthatdessertisonanice,bigandprettyte.So,thisissomethingthatyoucanbuyfromSouZoucreations,andthisbusinessallowedSofiatosellthethingsthatshelikedtomake.Now,Linda,Iknowyou’realsowearingadifferentring.Whatisyourring?

Well,myringisacupofgreentea.Ifyoulookinsideofit,youcanactuallyseetheinsideliquid,whichisdrybytheway,youwon’tspillit,isgreenandthereis...evenateabaginsideofit.Youcanseethatit’sacupofJapaneseteaoy...sittingoyprettyredtewithsomeflowersonit.Thispictureofthisoneis,uh,bothoftheseactually,arealsoinyourmagazine,youcanseethepicturesofthem.Butyoucsoseethemhereonourfingers;peoplereallydowearthem.

That’sright.Theyreallydowearthem.Infact,thearticlegoesontosaythattheringsareprettypopular,thatmeansalotofdifferentpeopleliketheserings.Infact,peoplefromatleast16countrieshaveboughtthem,andtheresponsehasbeenaverypositive.Now,Linda,thissoundslikeabusinessthatisreallytakenoff,ithashadalotofsuccessrightfromthestart.That’sright.Sixteen..countries...peoplefrom16countrieshavealreadybought...boughtringsfromherandtheresponse,let’stakealookatthisword“response”.Whatdoesthatmeantoyou,

Chelsea?

Well,ifyourespondtosomething,thatmeansyouhaveanansweroranreactiontosomething.Uh,wemightsaythattheaudiencesresponsetothebadsingerwasverynegative.But,inthiscasewe’retalkingaboutcreativerings.Andpeople’sresponses,theirreactionsortheiranswers,tothishavebeenverypositivebecausetheylikethem.Theseringshave everypopular.

Right.Ithinkthatthereasonthatthey’resopopularisthatthey’refun.Youknow,itsaidattheverybeginning,”Whatdoyoudowiththem?Doyouywithit?Doyouwearit?Ordoyoudobothwithit?”.Now,Ican’treallyseemyselfgoingoutinpublicortowork,well,maybe,itdependsuponwhereI’mgoing,andactuallywearingoneoftheseringsalldaylong.Ithinkthatitwillattractalotofattention,but...andpeoplewillthink“Oh!Whatafunring!”Butitiskindofbig;itmightkindofgetintheway.But,ifyoulikethese,youthinkthatthey’refun,youcangoaheadandvisitSofia’ssite.Youcangetaringandseeforyourself,ifyouwouldliketowearoneornot,right,Chelsea?

That’sright,it’sveryeasy.Youcouldjointhenumberofotherpeoplethathavealreadyboughttheseringsatwebsitethatislistedatthebottomofyourarticle.It’sveryeasytogothereandorderasmanyoftheseasyouwouldlike.Well,wehelpthatyoufoundthisarticleinterestingtoday,andwe’llseeyounexttimerighthereonStudioClassroom.Lejoyaskitrightnow.

【Skit】

Suzie,Ihavesomethingreallyspecialforyou.Really?Whatisit?It’saring.Oh,aring!It’sadiamondrin