Open the door!
开门！
Open it! It’s me.
开门！是我。
I can’t find the key.
我找不到钥匙了。
I lost the key.
我把钥匙弄丢了。
Honey, I’m home.
= Honey, I’m back.
亲爱的，我回来了。
How did it go today?
= How was your day?
今天怎么样？
Did you have a good time today?
今*得愉快吗?
累死了！I’m exhausted!
A little bit tired.
有点儿累。
Too tired.
太累了。
exhausted a. 疲惫不堪的，精疲力竭的
It’s just not my day.
= I had a bad hair day.
倒霉透了。
not one’s day“不顺利，不如意，倒霉”
bad hair day “不如意的，不愉快的”
Just as usual.
和平常一样。
Nothing to mention.
没什么值得一提的。
mention v. 提起，提及
as usual“照常”
I’m feeling down.
= I’m feeling blue.
我现在情绪很低落。
I’m a little down in the mouth.
我有些沮丧。
I’m in the doldrums.
我现在无精打采。
doldrums n. 忧郁
I’m starving, so let’s dine out.
我饿死了，咱们出去吃吧。
Let’s eat out.
咱们出去吃吧。
starving a. 饿得要死的
dine out = eat out“去饭馆吃饭”
I’m too tired, so I don’t want to cook.
我太累，不想做饭了。
Is dinner ready?
晚饭做好了吗？
I feel so good to see my family.
跟家人见面的感觉真好。
It’s good to be at home.
还是在家好啊。
There’s no place like home.
哪儿也没有自己家好。
Home at last.
终于到家了。
I want to take a shower first.
我想先冲个澡。
2.实用对话
After Getting Home回家后
Jane：Home at last. Tonight we have a lot of homework though.
简：终于到家了。*今晚我们有一大堆作业要做。
Tom：Are you saying we don’t have time to watch our favorite show tonight? Jane, you know I really don’t like our teacher
all that much. He gives far too much homework. He criticizes me in front of? everyone all the time.
汤姆：你是说我们没时间看较喜欢的电视节目了吗？简，你知道我真的不那么喜欢我们老师。他布置的作业太多了。而且总是在大家面前批评我。
Jane：To tell the truth, I don’t really like him either. He’s kind of boring and not very active. He always looks unhappy too.
简：说实话，我也不是很喜欢他。他有点儿乏味而且一点儿也不活跃，看起来总是一副不开心的样子。
Tom：Yes, and he also…
汤姆：对啊，而且他还…
Jane：Do you think we should be talking about him like this behind his back?
简：你觉得我们应该在背后这样说他吗？Tom：Probably not. After all he is our teacher. We should try to find something nice to
say. If you can’t say something nice you shouldn’t say anything at all.
汤姆：不应该，毕竟他是我们的老师。我们应该找点好的说。如果你不能说点好的，那就别说了。
Jane：I absolutely agree. It’s getting dark. We should finish our homework now.
简：我完全赞成。天要黑了，我们还是先把功课做完吧。
Tom： All right. I want to take a shower first, I’m exhausted.
汤姆：好吧。我想先冲个澡。累死了！
3.详细解说
1.“in front of…”意思是“在…前面”，例如：He walked along in front of me, holding the light.（他打着灯，走在我的前面。）另
外，“in the front of”表示“在…前部”，例如：In the front of the room，the club's treasurer is giving a report.（俱乐部的财
务人员正在房间的前部做报告。）
2.“all the time”意为“一直，始终，总是”。例如：I keep practising and I'm improving all the time.（我坚持练习，而且一直都在
进步。）也可以用“the whole time”表示相同的意思，例如：He worries about her the whole time.（他一直为她担忧。）
3.“to tell the truth”意思是“说实话”，其中“truth”意为“事实，真理”。
4.“after all”意思是“毕竟，终究”。例如：Prisoners should be treated with respect - they are human beings after all.（罪犯
也应得到尊重——毕竟他们也是人。）
