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生活英语对话 Episode 21: Tim\'s treat

本单元是关于 Tim 请客的对话

Tim: Hiya folks. How\'s everyone this fine evening?

Alice: Exhausted! I had to give someone mouth-to-mouth for the first time today!

Helen: That\'s so exciting, congratulations! You must feel really proud.

Alice: Yes I do. How are you Helen?

Helen: I\'m tired, I\'ve been staring at finance textbooks all day.

Michal: I think my head is going to expand from all my studying too.

Tim: Well, how about a drink at the pub? My treat! Would that make you two feel less worn-out?

Helen: You paying for all of us? That\'s not like you.

Alice: What\'s come over you?

Tim: Well let\'s just say I got a special bonus at work.

Vocabulary:

a treat (n): something special and nice that you don\'t have very often

worn-out (adj, informal): tired

wooden (adj to describe actors or acting): boring or unemotional or unrealistic

dynamic (adj): exciting and stimulating

本单元的语言点是动词分词,我们可以用过去分词表我们对某物和人的感受,也可以用现在分词表某人或物使我们有所感受,请看下面的例句

-ed and -ing adjectives – meaning

We can use -ed adjectives to say how we feel about something or someone:

Alice is exhausted by her work at the hospital. Helen is tired of studying.

We can use -ing adjectives to say how something or someone makes us feel:

Alice\'s job is very exciting. She gave someone mouth-to-mouth today.

It\'s surprising that Tim is paying for all of them at the pub!

More -ed -ing adjectives

bored/boring

He used to like that TV show but now he\'s bored with it.

That film was so boring that I nearly fell asleep!

embarrassed/embarrassing

He was so embarrassed when the boss shouted at him in front of everyone in the office.

It\'s embarrassing when my dad tries to dance at parties. He\'s too old for all that!

depressed/depressing

He\'s really depressed. His wife left him and he\'s just lost his job.

I think it\'s depressing how much poverty there is in the world.

disappointed/disappointing

She was disappointed that she failed her English test last week.

The film had loads of hype and publicity but it turned out to be very disappointing .

interested/interesting

They\'re interested in collecting stamps but I think that\'s a really boring hobby.

Even though War and Peace is very long, I still found it really interesting .

frightened/frightening

He\'s such a baby! He\'s 25 and he\'s still frightened of dogs!

Nightmare on Elm Street is the most frightening film she\'s ever seen.

Words used after -ed adjectives

by:

bored by

depressed by

exhausted by

excited by

embarrassedby

with:

bored with

disappointed with

of:

frightened of

tired of

in:

interested in

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