3.Living an Independent Life独立生活 A: Mom, I want to move out. B: Hey, sounds great to me, kid. What kind of job did you find? A: Job? B: Yes, job. If you’re going to live on your own, you have to pay for rent and everything else. A: I thought I could just get you and Dad to pay for an apartment. I found a cheap one. B: When you move out, your father and I aren’t paying your rent, young man. Get a job. B: You’re right. If I’m going to live on my own, I have to be independent. A: Well, the newspaper is over there. Look in the want ads, but I don’t know what you’re going to find without a college degree. A: 妈妈,我想搬出去住。 B: 嘿,听起来到很不错,孩子,你找到了什么工作? A: 什么工作? B: 是呀,工作。如果你想一个人住,你必须自己付房租,还有所有的一切。 A: 我想让你和爸爸来付房租,我就找间便宜点的。 B: 你搬走的话,年轻人,你爸爸和我是不会给你付房租的,找一个工作吧。 A: 没错。如果要一个人住的话,我要学会独立。 B: 哦,那边有报纸。看看招聘专栏,但是我不知道没有大学文凭你可以找到什么工作。
Part Three: Substitution Drills 1. A: We need (to figure out/ calculate/ find out) how much money we’re spending. B: Why? 我们得(算算/计算/算一下)我们花了多少钱。 为什么?
2. A: I think we could be (saving more/ spending less/ putting more money away). B: All right. Get the receipts. 我想我们要(多存点钱/少花点钱/留点钱备用)。 好的,把收据拿来。
3. A: That means (we don’t have any/ there aren’t any/ we need) any receipts for $225. B: Right. 这就是说(我们没有/这儿没有/我们需要)225美元的收据。 对。
4. A: (Where do you think we can / How can we / What can we do to) save more money? B: We could eat in more. 你觉得我们(在哪些方面/可以怎样/怎么做)来存多一点钱? 我们可以多在家里吃饭。
5. A: We could (eat in more/ go out for dinner less/ stop going out shopping so much). B: That’s a good idea. 我们可以(多在家里吃饭/少出去吃饭/少出去逛街)。 这个主意不错。
6. A: That sounds (fair/ reasonable/ like a good idea). B: Great. 这样才(公平/合理/是个不错的主意)。 太好了。
7. A: I want to (move out/ get my own place/ find a new place to live). B: Sounds great to me. 我想(搬出去/有一个自己的地方/找另外一个地方住)。 听起来很不错。
8. A: What kind of (job/ work/ employment) did you find? B: Job? 你找到了什么(工作/职业/事情)做? 什么(工作/职业/事情)做?
9. A: Get a job. / Find some work. / Earn your keep. B: But I don’t want to. 找一个工作。/找点事情做。/自食其力。 可是我不想。
10. A: If I’m going to live on my own, I have to be independent. B: Well, (look in the newspaper/get a job/find some work). 如果我要一个人住,我必须学会独立。 那么,(看看报纸找吧/找个工作吧/找点事情做吧)。
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