英语教材对话大全（学英语习惯用语）

阅读下面对话，注意黑体词、短语或句型的意思和用法。

Lucy: So what is your new apartment like, Terry?

Terry: Oh it's great! There are two bedrooms, a nice kitchen,and a living room.

Lucy: Sounds nice!

Terry: Yeah! And there is a grocery store next to the apartment building, and there is a laundry and a fast food restaurant across the street. So it is a quick way to get a meal.

Lucy: That's good. How much do you pay in rent?

Terry: Well, I have a roommate, so I pay half the rent. That's 275 dollars a month with gas, water, and electricity included. And the Internet and satellite TV are separate.

Lucy: That's really a wonderful price. How on earth did you find a place like that?

Terry: I just found it online.

Lucy: Great!

I 对话说明:

Terry最近与人合租了一套两室公寓房，房租与水、电和燃气费用一个月275美元，但不包括网费和卫星电视费。公寓楼附近有杂货店、洗衣店和快餐馆。Terry的朋友Lucy询问这些情况，并问他是怎样租到的。

II语言知识讲解与例句:

1.What is...like? ...是什么样子?

--- What's she like? 她长得怎么样?

--- I've never seen her. 我从来没见过她。

What was his handwriting like?

他字写的怎样?

2.next to紧邻;在...旁边;仅次于;几乎

We sat next to each other.我们紧挨着坐在一起。

Next to skiing my favourite sport is skating.我最喜欢的运动除了滑雪就是滑冰。

Tom knew next to nothing about farming.

汤姆对耕作几乎一无所知。

3.include vt.包括，包含

The price includes both the house and furniture.这个价钱包括房子和家具。

常用它的-ing形式引起一个解释性短语:

At least 80 persons injured, including five policemen.至少80个人受伤了，包括5名警察。

有时用过去分词构成这类短语，不过在句中位置与including不同:

We all went, me included.我们都去了，连我在内。

4.on earth 世上

They are the best folks on earth.他们是世上最好的人。

如果用在特殊疑问句中,常用来加强与气 ，译为:到底，究竟。

What on earth are you doing? 你究竟在干什么?

How on earth can he afford that?他怎么可能负担得起呢?