困境英文英语每日对话

2021年1月7日发(作者：明中)
1 character
性格


Beginner
A: Do you like Barry?
B: no, not very much. He’s too ambitious and dishonest.
A: I agree. I like his brother, Paul. They are not alike.
B: yes. They are completely different. Paul is very sociable and much more honest
than his brother.
A: what kind of person do you consider yourself to be?
B: I think I’m polite, careful, relaxed and shy.
A: oh, I don’t think you’re shy! You are always chatting with new people when we
go to a party.
B: well, yes, but those people always start talking to me. I never talk to them first. Perhaps
I’m not as shy as I think. Anyway, you’re certainly not shy!
A: You’re right. I love going out and making new friends.
B: so, you’ll be at my birthday party on Friday?
A: Of course!

Intermediate
A: How do you think people get their personalities?
B: I think it’s mainly from the environment a person lives it.
A: Don’t you think people get their personalities from their parents?
B: no, but parents control a lot of the environment that kids grow up in, so they certainly
influence their kid’s personalities a lot.
A: So why do you think many kids have personalities that are so different to their parents.
B: maybe when they become teenagers, they want to be completely different to their
parents.
A: You might be right. I guess most parents want their kids to be like them, but kids today
grow up in a different environment. You know, they know much more about the world from
the internet, newspapers, and TV.
B: do you think that teenagers get a lot of their bad behavior from TV and movies?
A: Maybe some of it. I think a lot of people blame TV and movies when the real problem is
that the parents aren’t bringing their child up correctly.
B: Parents have a difficult job. They have to bring up their children and usually have to
work too.
A: Yes, that’s true. Your son is doing well at school, isn’t he?
B: yes, he is. He’s very hard working when he’s at school. Then he comes home from
school and does homework before dinner. After dinner, he goes out with his friends.
A: So, he’s not a bookworm? It’s good that he has an outgoing personality. Some kids are
very quiet and introverted. You wonder they’ll survive in the real world without their
parents to support them.

2 family
家庭

Beginner
A: Who is Cindy’s husband?
B: Cindy’s husband is Ron.
A: how many children do Cindy and Ron have?
B: they have two children-one son and one daughter-as well as one daughter-in-law and
one son-in-law.
A: do they have any grandchildren?
B: yes, they have three grandchildren-one girl and two boys.
A: does their daughter get along well with her in-laws?
B: yes, she gets along with them quite well.
A: do they have a large family?
B: their family is very similar to Cindy and Ron’s family.

Intermediate
A: how many people are in your family?
B: as you know, China has a single-child policy. Therefore, there’s just my husband, my
daughter and I. what about in your family?
A: I have one daughter and one son. Then there’s my husband and I. what about your
parents? Do they live with your family?
B: not anymore. They live with my brother now. And yours?
A: my parents live by themselves now. When they get older, they’ll probably go to a
retirement home. Do you just have one brother?
B: no, I have two older brothers and one younger sister. What about you?
A: I also grew up in a big family. I have one older brother and three younger sisters.
B: how long have you been married?
A: about seven years now. And you?
B: I‘ve been married for about five years. What do you think about divorce?
A: it’s becoming more and more common. However, I don’t ever want to get divorced
myself! What about you?
B: if my husband cheated on me or treated me badly, I would get a divorce.
A: if that happens, maybe you could marry my brother and we could become in-laws!
B: (ha ha) I’ll keep that in mind, but don’t tell my husband.
A: of course not!
3 friends
朋友

Beginner
A: I had a big argument with David yesterday. I hope he’s not still mad at me.
B: what did you argue about?
A: he borrowed some money from me and I needed it back. He said he didn’t have the
money yet.
B: well, he should pay you back. It’s only fair.
A: yes, but I got angry with him too quickly. He probably thought that I mistrusted him. I
shouldn’t have got angry.
B: did you lend him a lot of money?