校园生活对话一则

宋晓静

Alex： Hey， Emily！ What are you doing these days？

亚历克斯： 嘿，艾米莉！这些天你在忙什么呀？

Emily： Hi， Alex！ Im pretty busy with school stuff. Right now， Imworking on a science project.

艾米莉： 嗨，亚历克斯！我在忙学校的事情。目前我正在做一个科学项目。

Alex： Oh， that sounds interesting！ Whatexactly are you doing for your project？

亚历克斯： 哦，听起来很有趣！你的项目具体是做什么的？

Emily： Well， Im researching the effects ofdifferent temperatures on plant growth. Imsetting up experiments and collecting data.

艾米莉： 嗯，我正在研究不同温度对植物生长的影响。我正在做实验并收集数据。

Alex： Wow， that sounds like a lot of work. Im just playingsoccer with friends after classes. What about you？Are you playing any sports？

亚历克斯： 哇，听起来可不轻松。我放学后只是和朋友们踢足球。你呢？你有参加什么体育活动吗？

Emily： Not really. Im focusing on my project and alsotaking part in the school drama club. Werepreparing for the annual school play.

艾米莉： 没有呢。我专注于我的项目，还加入了学校的话剧社。我们正在准备年度校园剧。

Alex： Thats cool！ I didnt know you were into acting. Whats the play about？

亚历克斯： 酷！我之前都不知道你喜欢演戏。这出戏讲的是什么？

Emily： Its a comedy this year. Were rehearsing scenes andpracticing our lines. Right now， Im playing the lead role，and its a bit challenging， but Im enjoying it.

艾米莉： 今年是一部喜剧。我们正在排练场景并练习台词。我现在扮演的是主角，这对我来说有点挑战，但我很喜欢。

Alex： Impressive！ Im also helping out with the school newspaper.Were interviewing teachers and students for upcomingarticles.

亚历克斯： 厉害！我目前也在校报帮忙。我们正在为即将发表的文章采访老师和学生。

Emily： Thats great！ What kind of articles are you working on？

艾米莉： 太棒了！你正在写什么样的文章？

Alex： Were covering various topics — from school events tostudent achievements. Im currently interviewing the mathteacher about an upcoming math competition.

亚历克斯： 我们的文章涵盖各种主题——从学校活动到学生成就。我目前就一场即将举行的数学竞赛正在采访数学老师。

Emily： Sounds like a lot of action at school！ I wish I had time forthe school newspaper too. By the way， are you enjoyingthe interviews？

艾米莉： 学校里好像有很多活动呀！我希望我也有时间参与校报的工作。顺便问一下，你喜欢采访吗？

Alex： Definitely！ Its a fantastic way to get to know more aboutour teachers and classmates. Plus， it helps improve mywriting skills.

亚历克斯： 当然喜欢！这是一个能更加了解老师和同学的好途径。而且，它有助于提高我的写作技巧。

Emily： Well， it seems like we both have pretty busy schedules atschool， but its all worth it in the end.

艾米莉： 嗯，看起來我们在学校都有相当忙碌的日程，但最终一切都是值得的。

Alex： Absolutely！ The present continuous tense really captures thedynamic nature of our school lives， doesnt it？

亚历克斯： 绝对是！现在进行时真的能够捕捉到我们学校生活的动态特性，不是吗？

Emily： Totally！ Were constantly involved in different activities，and it makes our school experience more exciting.

艾米莉： 完全正確！我们一直参与着不同的活动，这使得我们的学校生活更加令人兴奋。

Notes：

stuff n. 事情

effect n. 影响

data n. 数据

focus on 集中（注意力）

annual adj. 年度的

comedy n. 喜剧

rehearse v. 排练

scene n. 情景；场景

challenging adj. 挑战性的

interview v. 访谈；采访

upcoming adj. 即将到来的

currently adv. 目前

competition n. 比赛

schedule n. 日程

worth adj. 值得

capture v. 捕捉

dynamic adj. 动态的

constantly adv. 不断地

involve v. （ 使）参加

I. Translate the useful daily expressions into Chinese andremember them.

1. That sounds interesting！

2. That sounds like a lot of work.

3. Thats cool！

4. Impressive！

5. Absolutely！

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words given.

1. A： Whats Richard doing now？

B： He __________ __________ （sit） in his study reading an interesting storybook.

2. What __________ （exact） are you doing in that factory？

3. That Canadian professor is researching the __________ （grow） of sunflowers.

4. Jack plays the __________ （lead） role in the play.

5. Everyone was frightened by these strange __________ （event）.

6. Most of the people like watching __________ （comedy）， I believe.

7. At that time， they lived a happy countryside __________ （life）.

8. A： Is London Tower Bridge in London？

B： __________ （absolute）.

9. Id like to help __________ （organize） the party.

10. Its a good way __________ __________ （ask） our Science teacher for help.

III. Put the following into Chinese.

1. these days _______________

2. school life _______________

3. pretty busy _______________

4. various topics ____________

5. in the end ________________

6. right now ________________

7. sound like _______________

8. help improve _____________

9. focus on _________________

10. a science project _________