内容正文:
1 A private conversation
Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. "I can't hear a word." I said angrily. "It’s none of your business." the young man said rudely. "This is a private conversation!"
上星期我去看戏。我的座位很好,戏很有意思,但我却无法欣赏。一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后,大声地说着话。我非常生气,因为我听不见演员在说什么。 我回过头去怒视着那一男一女,他们却毫不理会。最后,我忍不住了,又一次回过头去,生气地说:“我一个字也听不见了!” “不关你的事,”那男的毫不客气地说,“这是私人间的谈话!”
单词讲解:
1、private adj.
1)私人的(personal)
a private conversation
a private company
private life
a private secretary 私人秘书
private affairs 私事 That’s for your private ear. 这是说给你一个人的秘密。
如果妈妈想看你的信,你可以说:It's my private letter.
如果陌生人想进你的房子,你可以说:It's my private house.
由此引申出privacy n. 隐私
新东方是private school(私立学校),与此相反,公立学校是public school.
所以,private的反义词是public.
public 公众;public letter 公开信;public place 公共场所
private还有一个值得注意的意思:普通的。
如:private citizen 普通公民;private soldier列兵,普通士兵 我们熟悉的《拯救大兵瑞恩》就是《Private Ryan》
2)秘密的(secret) in private 秘密地, 私下地 a private place = a secret place
2、conversation n.谈话
subject of conversation话题
Fashion is always a subject of conversation among girls. 时尚总是女孩子们热衷的话题 talk/say/speak/chat/discuss/gossip conversation n.非正式谈话(an informal talk) have a conversation with sb和某人谈话
I had a quiet conversation with my closest friend. 我和我最好的朋友进行密谈。
I saw him in conservation with a friend. 我看见他在和朋友谈话。
No conversation while I am talking. 我讲话的时候不要谈话。
converse v. 谈话
converse with sb跟某人谈话
talk with/to sb 和某人谈话
talk with/to sb about sth 跟某人谈论某事
say sth 说了一些话
He said nothing 他什么也没说
“What a lovely day,” he said. speak a foreign language 讲一门外语
speak Chinese
speak English
speak to sb 同某人谈话
speech n.谈话
make a speech 做演讲
chat n./v. 聊天(talk friendly)
We had a long chat a