late
adv. 晚，迟

     interesting
adj. 有趣的，有意思的

     subject
n.   话题

     conversation
n.   谈话

参考译文

汉斯：你是哪国人？
吉姆：我是英国人。
汉斯：你们国家的气候怎么样？
吉姆：气候温和，但也不总是宜人的。
吉姆：北部的天气常常寒冷，
      东部则常常利风。
      西部常下雨，南部有时则很暖和。
汉斯：你最喜欢哪些季节？
吉姆：我最喜欢春季和夏季。
      因为此时白天短而夜晚长，
      太阳升得迟而落得早。
      虽然我们国家的气候并不很好，
      但又确实很有意思。
      天气是我们最喜欢谈论的话题。

             Lesson 55
         The Sawyer family
            索耶一家人

Listen to the tape then answer this question. When do the children do their homework?
听录音，然后回答问题。孩子们什么时候做功课？

    The Sawyer live at 87 King Street.
    In the morning, Mr. Sawyer goes to   work and the children go to school.
    Mrs. Sawyer stays at home every day. She does the housework.
    She always eats her lunch at noon.
    In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends. They often drink tea together.
    In the evening, the children come home from school. They arrive home early.
    Mr. Sawyer comes home from work. He arrives home late.
    At night, the children always do their homework. Then they go to bed. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper, but sometimes he and his wife watch television.

New Word and expressions 生词和短语

     live
v.   住，生活

     stay
v.   呆在，停留

     home
n.   家；
adv. 到家

     housework
n.   家务

     lunch
n.   午饭

     afternoon
n.   下午

     usually
adv. 通常

     together
adv. 一起

     evening
n.   晚上

     arrive
v.   到达

     night
n.   夜间

参考译文

    索耶一家住在国王街87号。
    早上，索耶先生去上班，孩子们去上学。父亲每天送孩子们去上学。
    索耶夫人每天呆在家里。她料理家务。
    她总是在正午吃午饭。
    下午，她总是会见她的朋友。她们经常在一起喝茶。
    傍晚，孩子们放学回家。他们到家很早。
    索耶先生下班回家。他到家很晚。
    晚上，孩子们总是做作业，然后去睡觉。索耶先生总是读报纸，但有时和他的妻子一起看电视。

          
             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?
听录音，然后回答问题。索耶先生今晚正在做什么？

    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 newspap

er at night. But he's not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.

New Word and expressions 生词和短语

     o'clock
adv. 点钟

     shop
n.   商店

     moment
n.   片刻，瞬间

参考译文

    现在是8点钟。孩子们每天都乘小汽车去上学，而今天，他们正步行上学。