boy [bɔi]

boy的基本解释

n.

男孩, 儿子

• John is a small-town boy.
• 约翰这人来自小城镇。

• He's a local boy.
• 他是本地人。

• That's fine by me, my boy.
• 我看这样办行，老弟。

与boy相关的情景对话

衣食住行/生活对话

A:

You're kind of down these days.

你最近看起来心情不好。

B:

I'm OK.

我还好。

A:

Sure? Boy problems?

真的吗？是跟男生有关的事吗？

B:

No, I'm fine.

不，我很好。

A:

Are you busy on the 30th?

你三十号那天有事吗？

B:

No.

没事。

A:

Well then, let's go to an outdoor symphony concert. My treat!

那么，我们去一个户外的交响乐演奏会。我请客！

职场英语/工作

A:

What do you do?

你是做什么的？

B:

I work in sales for money, but my real passion is writing.

我靠做销售谋生，但我真正的爱好是写作。

A:

What do you write?

你都写些什么。

B:

I am writing a book based on my childhood. It’s about a friendship between a boy and his grandfather..

我正在根据我的童年生活写一本书，是关于一个男孩和他祖父之间的友谊的。

A:

That sounds interesting. How about your sales job? Do you enjoy it?

听起来有点意思。你的销售工作怎么样？你喜欢吗？

B:

Not really, but it pays the bills. What about you? Where do you work?

不喜欢，但我得靠它吃饭。你呢？你在哪里工作。

A:

I work for a large advertising agency.

我在一家大型广告代理公司工作。

B:

What do you do exactly?

具体做什么工作呢。

A:

I work in the finance department.

我在金融部工作。

B:

Have you been there long?

你在那里工作了很长时间吗？

A:

This is just my first year. I’m hoping to get a promotion next year.

这只是我第一年在那里工作。我希望明年能够升职。

B:

Good luck with that.

祝你好运。

A:

Thanks! Keep me posted about your book!

谢谢! 随时告诉我你书的进展。

衣食住行/家庭

A:

Tell me about your family, Simon. Are you from a big family?

西蒙，给我们讲讲你们家的事。你来自一个大家庭吗？

B:

No, my immediate family is quite small. There are only five of us. My parents, my younger brother and my younger sister. But my parents both come from large families.

不，我们自己的直系家庭相当小，只有五口人，（包括）我的父母，弟弟和妹妹。但是我父母都来自大家庭。

A:

How many people are in your extended family?

你的大家庭中有多少人呢？

B:

There are too many to count. I suppose, well over 100 people.

太多了，数不过来。我想有一百多人吧。

A:

Do you get to see your family often?

你常和家里人见过面吗？

B:

I see my immediate family every weekend, and I see my extended family about once or twice a year.We usually see each other for Christmas, Easter, and other big celebrations, like weddings.

我每个周末都和直系小家庭成员见面。我一年中能见到其他大家庭的成员一或俩次。我们经常在圣诞节，复活节和其他大的庆祝活动，如婚礼上见面。

A:

Have you ever been to a family reunion?

你参加过家庭聚会吗。

B:

Actually, I have been to one, but it wasn’t mine! It was one of my friends’. He didn’t want to be theonly boy there, so I went with him to keep him company. This was a long time ago, of course.

我倒是去过一次。但不是我自己家的聚会，是我的一个朋友家的聚会。他不想成为聚会上的唯一男孩，所以我去陪他。当然了，这也是很久以前的事了。

A:

Are many of your relative divorced?

你的亲属中有很多人离婚吗？

B:

Let me think. I believe it’s just my one uncle. He’s always been a rebel. My grandmother was very religious, so most of my relatives were too scared to get divorced!

让我想一下。我想只有我的一个叔叔离了婚。他一直是个叛逆者。我奶奶是个很虔诚的教徒，所以我的大多数亲属都不敢离婚！

A:

Do you have any relatives who are single mothers?

你的亲属中有单身母亲吗？

B:

I have just one-her father is the one who got divorced. Their family is sort of the black sheep of our extended family.

我只有一个亲属是单身母亲。她的父亲也离了婚。他们家是我们大家庭中的另类。