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Mom: How time flies!

Dad: May and Danny have already grown up.

Mom: I can still remember our first date.

Dad: Look at that big tree over there.

Mom: Yeah, oh my god! It’s still there. We have our first date right on there.

Dad: Do you know that I fell in love with you at the first sight.

Mom: You were dull at that time.

Dad: But you agreed to go out with me at last.

Mom: (smile) I can’t believe this for it’s been 20 years since we got married.

Dad: So do you feel happy now?

Mom: I couldn’t have been any happier!

Dad: Of course, we are the happiest family in the world.

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媽媽：時間過得真快!

爸爸：阿美和丹丹都已經長大了。

媽媽：我仍然還記得我們的第一次約會。

爸爸：看那邊的那顆大樹。

媽媽：天啊!它還在那兒。我們第一次約會就是在那里。

爸爸：你知道嗎，我對你是一見鐘情。

媽媽：你那個時候真傻。

爸爸：但是你最后還是答應和我出去約會。

媽媽：(微笑)我們都結婚20年了，真是難以相信啊。

爸爸：那你現在覺得幸福嗎?

媽媽：再幸福不過了!

爸爸：當然了，我們是世界上最幸福的家庭。

經典背誦 Recitation

Mom: Benjamin and I have been married for 20 years. He is a good husband and father though he may be a little bit dull at times. But I knew this when we were dating. He is an honest man which makes up his charm. That’s why we have been a really happy family for all these years. So we are lucky to find each other, I suppose.

生詞小結

date n. 約會

first adj. 第一的

dull adj. 無趣的

agree vi. 同意

marry vt. 結婚

happy adj. 幸福的

情景練習 Scene practice

描寫句型練習

仔細閱讀下面五個場景，兩人一組，使用描寫句型，用一用，練一練。

1.If you were Benjamin, you would meet someone you don’t know in the railway station, how would you describe your own appearance to him or her?

2.If you were Daniel, and went to Guilin this summer vacation. If you are asked to describe the scenery there, what would you say?

3.If you were Shirley, you want to describe the skirt you like in the store to your colleague, what would you say?

4.If you were May, you are asked to describe your brother’s appearance, what would you say?

5.If you were Shirley, you are asked to tell the procedure of making the cake, what would you say?