雅思口语交际累话题汇总
1.惯用口语句子:
Marriage is an alliance between two people.
婚姻是两个人的结合。
alliance n. 结合,联合
Marriage may be compared to a cage; the birds outside despair to get in and those within despair to get out.
婚姻好比鸟笼:外面的鸟儿想进进不去,里面的鸟儿想出出不来。
marriage n. 婚姻
cage n. 鸟笼
despair v. 绝望
be compared to“被比作…”
Marriage makes or breaks a man.
= Marriage makes or mars a man.
婚姻决定一个男人的成败。
mar v. 毁损,玷污
Don't let a little dispute break up a great marriage.
不要让小小的争论毁掉了美满的婚姻。
dispute v. 争论,争吵
break up“打破,结束”
Marriage is great for the right people.
婚姻对于合适的人来说都是美满的。
right a. 恰当的,适合的
He is the happiest, be the King or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
无论国王还是农夫,家庭和睦是最幸福的。
peasant n. 农夫,乡下人
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.
草率成婚,后悔莫及。
haste n. 急忙,慌忙 repent v. 后悔,懊悔
leisure n. 悠闲,安逸
in haste“匆忙地,慌张地,草率地” at leisure“空闲着,闲着无事”
To make a lasting marriage, we have to overcome self-centeredness.
要使婚姻长久,就要克服以自我为中心的意识。
self-centeredness n. 自我中心,自私自利
The great secret of successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents, and none of incidents as disasters.
成功婚姻的秘诀在于:把大灾难看成小事故,而不要把小事故看成大灾难。
disaster n. 灾难,灾祸 incident n. 事件,小事情
Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good manage must be created.
嬉姻中的幸福不是自然而然就有的。幸福的婚姻是需要努力创造的。
happen v. 发生,出现
2.实用对话
On Marriage关于婚姻
Maria: Look at those newlyweds. They look like they're on top of the world.
玛丽亚:看看那些新婚夫妇。他们看上去幸福到了极点。
Beck: Yes, they certainly do. Love is a wonderful thing. And marriage is great for the right people.
贝克:是啊,他们确实是。爱情是一件奇妙的东西。婚姻对于合适的人来说都是美满的。
Maria: I think many recently married people feel like the world is still in front of them.
玛丽亚:我觉得刚结婚的人们对未来都是充满了无限憧憬的。
Beck: It seems that nothing could make them happier.
贝克:好像没有什么能让他们更幸福的了。
Maria: It may just be one of the most important decisions they make in their whole lives.
玛丽亚:这可能是他们一生中所做出的最重要的决定之一了。
Beck: So once they find their partner, they should cherish the feeling. They should respect and believe in each other.
贝克:所以说一旦他们找到了伴侣,就应该彼此珍惜这份感情。他们要相互尊重,相互信任。
Maria: Right, without respect, love cannot go far.
玛丽亚:是啊,没有尊敬,爱情是难以长久的。
Beck: "Love" is maybe the greatest word and certainly a universal emotion in our world.
贝克:“爱”大概是这个世界上最伟大的字眼儿了,当然也是一种普遍的情感。
Maria: I wish them eternal happiness.
玛丽亚:我祝愿他们永远幸福。
Beck: Me too.
贝克:我也是。
3.详细解说
1.“( be/feel)on top of the world”在口语中表示“极其幸福,极其开心”。例如: When I heard she'd been released I felt on top of the world!(我听到她被释放时极其开心。)
2.“feel like the world is still in front of sb.”表示“对未来充满憧憬和希望”,“believe in sb.”表示“相信某人,信赖某人”。例如:The people want a President they can believe
in.(民众想要一个他们可以信任的总统。)You've got to believe in yourself, or you'll never succeed. (你得相信自己,否则你永远都不可能成功。)另外,“believe in sb./sth.”还可以
表示“相信某人或某事物的存在”,也可以表示“相信某人或某事物起作用或正确”,例如:Do you believe in God(你相信有上帝吗)I don't believe in all these silly diets.(我不相信
这些愚蠢的减肥食品会起什么作用。)The school believes in letting children learn at their own pace.(学校坚信让孩子们以自己的速度学习是正确的。)