上一期,在tennis court里,Li Mei 和 Kitty 就问候(greetings)、介绍自己(introduction)和请求别人(asking for permission)为我们所学的常用口语作了一次精彩的回放。今天她们两个在swimming pool里又不期而遇,让我们一起去听听她们今天又会谈些什么吧!

　　一、 活学活用:

　　1. Li Mei: Do you like swimming, Kitty?

　　Kitty: Yes, I like swimming in summer. What about you?

　　Li Mei: I love swimming, too. And I enjoy playing in the clean water. It’s fun.

　　Kitty: Do you like basketball?

　　Li Mei: No, I don’t like basketball.

　　Kitty: Why?

　　Li Mei: Because I am too short. And I am not tall enough to reach the basket.

　　2. Li Mei: Which is your favourite festival?

　　Kitty: Christmas.

　　Li Mei: When is Christmas?

　　Kitty: It’s on December 25th.

　　Li Mei: Why do you like Christmas?

　　Kitty: Because we can play games,sing Christmas songs, have a big party, get Christmas gifts(礼物) and eat a lot of nice food. It is wonderful!

　　Li Mei: Oh, today is December 25th. Merry Christmas, Kitty!

　　Kitty: Merry Christmas, Li Mei!

　　二、 名师点拨:

　　1. love 比 like 从语气上看程度更深,love有“非常喜爱、酷爱”的意思,enjoy侧重于“享受……的乐趣”。

　　2. 正如我们在第5期中为大家介绍过的,大多数节日都可以用“Happy + 节日名称”来表示祝福,如:Happy New Year!Happy Halloween!等。

　　3. 在回答带有why的问句时,一般情况下,because不能省略。

　　(文/刘燚；英语辅导报牛津七年级版2003-2004学年第9期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)