重点单词和短语
dynasty/'daɪnəsti/ 王朝;朝代 n.
glaze /ɡlez/ 光滑面;釉 n.
genius /'dʒinjəs/ 天才 n.
transparent /træns'pærənt/ 透明的;显而易见的 adj.
immediately /ɪ'midɪətli/ 立刻;马上 adv.
worth/wɝθ/ 值…的 adj.
artificially /ˌ ɑrtɪˈfɪʃəli/ 人工地 adv.
synthesized /'sɪnθəsaɪzd/ 合成的 adj.
crystal /'krɪstl/ 水晶 n.
实战对话
Jim: Look! That is a Ming Dynasty colored glaze light. How beautiful it is!
看!这是一盏明代的琉璃灯,真漂亮!
May: People at that time were really geniuses. It's so colorfuland transparent.
那时候的人们真聪明。这盏灯是如此艳丽又透明。
Jim: If I can afford it, I'll buy it immediately.
如果我有钱,我立刻就买了它。
May: Do you know how much it’s worth?
你知道它值多少钱吗?
Jim: Maybe over 3,000 yuan. It won't be too expensive. Colored glaze is just artificially synthesized crystal, OK?
大概3000多元吧。这不会太贵的,琉璃只是人工合成的水晶,不是吗?
May: The truth is you missed a zero. The price of that light is 30,000 yuan.
事实上你少了一个零,这盏琉璃灯的价格是3万元。
Jim: Well. It may take a longer time to save money.
好吧,看来我存钱的时间要变长了。
May: Fighting!
加油!
重点笔记
It takes sb...花费某人……
1. It takes him 3 hours to finish the painting.
完成这幅画花了他3个小时。
2. It took me a whole day to solve the problem.
解决这个问题花了我一整天的时间。
作业精选
1. Look! That is a Ming Dynasty colored glaze light. How beautiful it is!
看!这是一盏明代的琉璃灯,真漂亮!
2. If I can afford it, I'll buy it immediately.
如果我有钱,我立刻就买了它。
3. Do you know how much it’s worth?
你知道它值多少钱吗?