Lesson 57 An unusual day 很不平常的一天
Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is Mr. Sawyer doing tonight?
聽錄音，然後回答問題：索耶先生今晚正在做什麼？
聽錄音三遍，再對照原文後，搞懂前面沒有聽懂的地方；大聲朗讀課文三遍，可以幫助你的記憶和口語的熟練。
【原文】
It is eight o'clock. The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
It is ten o'clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.
It is four o'clock. In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this after, she is drinking tea in the garden.
It is six o'clock. In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
It is nine o'clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he's not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.
【譯文】
It is eight o'clock. The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
現在是8點鐘。孩子們每天都乘小汽車去上學，而今天，他們正步行上學。
It is ten o'clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.
現在是10點鐘。上午，索耶夫人通常是呆在家裡的，但今天上午，她正去商店買東西。
It is four o'clock. In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this after, she is drinking tea in the garden.
現在是4點鐘，下午，索耶夫人通常是在客廳裡喝茶，但今天下午，她正在花園裡喝茶。
It is six o'clock. In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
晚上，孩子們通常是做作業，而今天晚上，他們沒做企業。此刻，他們正在花園裡玩。
It is nine o'clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he's not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.
現在是9點鐘。索耶先生通常是在晚上看報，但今天晚上他沒看報。此刻，他正在看一本有趣的書。
【單詞和詞組】
o'clock adv. 點鐘
shop n. 商店
moment n. 片刻，瞬間
What's the time?/ What time is it?
It's … o'clock. 表示整點
past 表示半點
Ten past seven. 七點十分
half 表示半點
It's half past eight. 八點半
to 表示半點以後
Ten to seven. 差十分七點 （六點五十分）
quarter 表示一刻鐘
a quarter 十五分
A quarter past one. 一點十五分
It's a quarter to four. 現在是 差十五分鐘四點
It's a quarter past nine. 現在是九點十五分
It's a quarter to seven. 現在是六點四十五分
What's the time?/What time is it? 現在幾點？
It's ten (minutes) past seven. 現在是七點十分。（It 指時間、天氣、溫度、距離等，被稱作 虛主語）
shopping center：購物中心
shopping mall：大型購物中心
supermarket：超市
go to the shops 去商店買東西
go shopping 購物
do some shopping 做些採購
shoplift：從商店中偷商品
shoplifter：商店扒手
window shop 只看不買
at the moment：現在，此刻
for a moment：一會兒
at any moment：任何時候
at the last moment：在最後一刻
in a moment：不久
at the very moment：就在非常的那一刻
at that moment：就在那一刻
