【双语对话】

Melanie: Hey Coco, I got this mail that says the parent-teacher conference is next Thursday？

嘿 Coco，我收到了一封信件说家长会在下周四举行？

Coco: Yes mom. I will be taking a day off on that day. Do you want to come with me?

是的妈妈。我那天会请假。 你想和我一起去吗？

Melanie: No, I have plans at the community center. I think Lucas has been doing pretty well so I am not worried that the teachers will say bad things about him.

不，我有社区中心的计划。 我认为 Lucas 一直做得很好，所以我不担心老师会说他的坏话。

Coco: I have the same feel. During COVID we saw how Lucas was behaving in online classes and it seemed like he was pretty active. I also didn't know that he was so into Humanities. I always thought his favorite subject was reading.

我也有同感。 在新冠疫情期间，我们看到了 Lucas 在线上课程中的表现，看起来他非常活跃。 我也不知道他对人文学科如此感兴趣。 我一直认为他最喜欢的科目是阅读。

Melanie: I would have guessed reading too. His teacher makes the classes really fun and has great taste in stories.

我也会猜是阅读课。 他的老师让课堂变得非常有趣，并且对故事很有品味。

Coco: But too bad this year because he is a grade up, the school has assigned his class a new teacher.

但不好的是今年，因为他升了一个年级，学校为他的班级分配了一位新老师。

Melanie: Yeah, make sure you have a talk with this new reading teacher.

是的，一定要和这位新的阅读老师谈谈。

【重点笔记】

1.Take a day off 请假一天

例: I suppose I can take a day off next Friday to make a three-day vacation.

我想我可以在下周五请假一天，来度过一个三天的假期。

2.Community center 社区中心

例: They got a new manager at the community center and there are so many events planned out this year.

他们在社区中心换了一位新经理，今年计划举办很多活动。

3.behave v. 行为，处事

例: If you can't behave well then we are never taking you to Disneyland again.

如果你表现不好，那么我们再也不会带你去迪斯尼乐园了。

4.Humanityn. 人道主义，人文科学

例: Her scientific discovery is a gift to humanity.

她的科学发现是给人类的礼物。

We have long lost humanity.

我们很久以前就丢失了人性。

I always get a C if not worse in Humanities. It's supposed to be an easy class.

我的人文学科总是得 C，如果不是一个更差的成绩。 这本该是一门简单的课。

5.Would have + 动词过去分词 本会...

例: I would have picked a different career path if I had talked to enough people in this line of work during my college years.

如果我在大学期间与足够多的从事这一行的人交谈，我会选择一条不同的职业道路。

6.Have good taste 品味好

例: She has a good taste in music. Ask her to share her Spotify playlist with you and you may find something you like there.

她对音乐很有品味。 让她与你分享她的声破天播放列表，你可能会在那里找到你喜欢的东西。