口語式短文：英文基本功

Constant effort in English ：

•  “What classes do you have today?” Dad asked me this morning. “PE, social studies, mandarin and reading,” I replied.

• 爸爸早上問我：你今天有哪些課？我回答：有體育、社會、國語及閱讀課。

•  On days there is a PE class, I am always very happy to go to school. But I was in low mood on the way to school this morning.

• 有體育課的日子我都很開心去上學，可是我今天早上去上學的路上心情不大好。

•  It was because Mom had asked me some English expressions last night and I couldn't answer them correctly. She scolded me that I am always fooling around when taking English classes.

• 因為媽媽昨晚問我幾句英文的講法，我答不出來。她就說我上英文課都在混。

•  Frankly speaking, I am a passive learner of English. I am always inattentive when Dad's teaching me English.

• 老實說，我學英文的態度很被動，爸爸教我英文的時候我都漫不經心。

•  Dad was busy yesterday so I didn't have an English class. Originally I was happy that I earned one free day!

• 昨天爸爸很忙，我沒上到英文課，我本來心中竊喜：賺到了！

•  But I never thought that Mom would unexpectedly ask me some questions about English expressions, and I was stymied by the questions at once.

• 沒想到媽媽突然問了我一些英文句子的講法。我一下就被問倒了。

•  Mom and Dad often say that English is a foundation skill that needs constant effort.

• 爸媽常說英文能力是基本功，要花工夫長時間累積。

•  And that Taiwan is getting more and more internationalized. Many jobs need people with good command of English.

• 而且台灣現在越來越國際化，很多工作都需要有好的英文應對能力。

•  When Mom and Dad are saying these things, I always nod to express understanding and agreement. But every time when Dad's English class is about to begin, I start to pout.

• 爸媽講這些時我總是點頭表示理解和同意，可是一上英文課我就開始噘嘴了。

發表時間：2009/10/12 著作人：周國華老師