节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2014-02-13
难易度:Medium
关键字:sprint, gorgeous, muscular, mumble
Hello, everyone.
My name is Gabe.
And my name is Carolyn.
And welcome to Studio Classroom.
Today we are starting a three-day article that is actually a story.
Do you remember the story we read last month, Carolyn?
Yes. We read a story filled with color idioms about Amber, Violet and the monkey
named Cinnamon.
We did.
And this month we have another story filled with idioms.
But with Valentine's Day right around the corner, this story is a love story.
And that's the name of our lesson: A Love Story.
Open up your magazines to the first day of the story and let's begin.
(Music).
A Love Story.
Love makes the world go round.
Luke sprinted out of his classroom, worried that he'd be late for band practice.
But in his haste, he bumped into a girl he had never seen before.
Her book scattered everywhere.
Embarrassed, Luke rushed to collect the fallen books.
When he handed them to the girl, his heart skipped a beat.
She was gorgeous.
It was love at first sight.
"Hi, I'm Emma," she said with a gentle smile.
Luke shyly introduced himself, and with a wave, the girl walked off.
(Music).
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.
(Chinese).
Thank you, Michelle.
And our story is off to a great start.
We've met two characters so far, Luke and Emma.
And we've learned a little bit about Luke.
He is in the band, and he is in a hurry.
He was in such a hurry that he bumped into Emma.
Now we've talked about running into someone or bumping into someone, meaning
that we meet that person unexpectedly.
But that's not what it means here.
This time it means that he actually bumped into her and knocked her books
everywhere.
Well, he didn't do it on purpose.
We read that this happened in his haste to get to band practice.
Good point, Gabe.
And let's take a look at that phrase: on purpose.
If you do something on purpose, that means that you meant to do it or that you
wanted to do it.
Right. So you could say that he knocked Emma's books on the floor on purpose
because he wanted to talk to her.
Well, that's not what happened in the story.
I know. I'm just giving an example of "on purpose".
Oh, OK. I see.
You changed the story on purpose.
Exactly.
Now sometimes you can do good things on purpose as well, not just bumping into
people.
Right. You could decide to buy someone lunch, so you pay for their meal on
purpose.
Maybe they weren't expecting it, so it was a surprise for them but not for you.
Yes. So you did it on purpose.
Now Luke did not run into Emma on purpose.
He was just in a hurry.
Well, we should hurry over to the Grammar Gym and see what Liz wants to tell us
about this phrase: in his haste.
Well, let's go there now.
Hi there, friends.
Welcome to the Grammar Gym.
My name is Liz.
For today's lesson, here's our Grammar Tip sentence:
But in his haste, he bumped into a girl he had never seen before.
Our focus today is on the phrase: in one's haste.
It just means while one is hurrying.
So today's sentence just means while he was hurrying, he bumped into a girl he
had never seen before.
"In one's haste" is just a more formal way to say how somebody is rushing and
being careless.
For example, let's say Diana was in a hurry to finish her breakfast so she can
rush out to work.
But she got careless and ended up spilling coffee on herself.
So we can say:
In her haste to finish breakfast and rush out the door, Diana accidentally
spilled coffee on herself.
Or let's say George was in a hurry to take the trash out to the garbage truck,
and he forgot his keys and locked himself out of his house.
So we can say:
In his haste to take the trash out, George locked himself out of his house.
So friends, give this phrase a try.
And if you'd like to see some more example sentences, they're available in
today's Grammar Tip section in your Studio Classroom magazine.
That's it for today.
This is Liz from the Grammar Gym.
See you next time.
Thank you, Liz.
So in his haste, Luke literally bumped into Emma, and her books went everywhere.
Poor Luke and poor Emma.
I'm sure neither of them were expecting that.
I'm sure they weren't, either.
But Luke was a nice guy.
And instead of running off to band practice right away, he stopped to collect
the books.
Well, he didn't stop. He rushed.
He was still in a hurry.
But why is he collecting Emma's books?
Is he some kind of book collector, Gabe?
Good question.
Let's take a look at that word: collect.
Usually we use this word to talk about a hobby, where we like to get everything
that is a part of a set.
Right. So you can collect stamps, seashells, cards, pens, stuffed animals,
keychains, just about anything, really.
And you can also collect books.
Many people have book collections.
And some people even have libraries in their homes.
But here, collecting books has a different meaning.
In the story it means to pick up or gather.
So Luke is quickly picking up the books off the floor.
Right. So he is collecting Emma's books.
One way you could use this word would be the teacher will collect the homework
at the beginning of class.
That means the teacher will take everyone's homework when the class starts.
Right. You could also say: I see people collecting trash every day.
They help keep the streets clean.
That's a great thing to do.
And Emma collected her books from Luke.
So she took her books back from him.
And then they had a short, shy introduction.
And with a wave, she walked off.
Great. Well, there's a lot to learn from that last sentence.
First, let's take a look at: with a wave.
What is she doing with a wave, Carolyn?
Is she in the ocean?
No, Gabe. This means that she waved at Luke with her hand.
We use the word "with" because she was waving at him while she was doing
something else.
Yes. She walked off.
Wait. What did she walk off of?
Oh. She didn't walk off of anything, Gabe.
But that's a good phrase, so let's look at it.
If someone walks off, that just means that they leave.
Ah, I see. So at the end of a conversation, someone might walk off and do
something else.
Right. Or here Emma walked off and probably went to a class.
And Luke needed to rush off to band practice.
Yes. He wasn't walking. He was running.
Well, we have a lot more to learn today.
So don't walk off.
We will continue our storyright after this.