Vocabulary Months of the year
詞彙 月份
[NANCY] So, Bob's birthday is on the 21st of June.
[NANCY] Emma's birthday is on October the 25th.
[NANCY] The 3rd of December - that's our son Eric's birthday.
[NANCY] And my birthday is on the 26th of March.
月份
Months of the year
Look at the months of the year.
英語中的月份在此處列出。
January 一月
February 二月
March 三月
April 四月
May 五月
June 六月
July 七月
August 八月
September 九月
October 十月
November 十一月
December 十二月
When talking about an event that will happen in a specific month, use the preposition in.
談論一件事將在特定月份發生時，請使用介詞 in。
The big meeting is in February.
大型會議的時間在二月。
My birthday is in March.
我的生日在三月。
Expressions Saying dates
表達 表達日期
Ordinal numbers序數
Dates are spoken as ordinal numbers.
在英語中表達日期時，我們使用序數。
請看您熟悉的一欄數字和相應的序數。請點擊音頻按鈕聽讀這些數字。注意大多數數字以 th 結尾。
Look at the numbers you know and their corresponding ordinal numbers. Notice that most of them end in th.
After twenty, just add the appropriate ordinal number from one to ten.
在 20 之後，只用添加從 1 到 10 的相應序數。
twenty-two - twenty-second
twenty-six - twenty-sixththirty - thirtieththirty-one - thirty-first
These numbers can be abbreviated. Look at the examples:
這些數字可以縮寫，請看例子：
one - first
two - second
three - third
four - fourth
five - fifth
six - sixth
seven - seventh
eight - eighth
nine - ninth
ten - tenth
eleven - eleventh
twelve - twelfth
thirteen - thirteenth
fourteen - fourteenth
fifteen - fifteenth
sixteen - sixteenth
seventeen - seventeenth
eighteen - eighteenth
nineteen - nineteenth
twenty - twentieth
first - 1st
second - 2ndthird - 3rd
fourteenth - 14ththirty-first - 31st
Saying dates
表達日期
日期的表達有多種方法。在美國，人們通常先說月份，再說日。日期幾乎總用縮寫形式——比如，July 17 或 July 17th，而不是 July seventeenth。
There are several ways of saying dates. In the United States, people usually say the month first and then the day. Dates are almost always written with the short form – for example, July 17 or July 17th, not July seventeenth.
July 2nd 7 月 2 日
February 10 2 月 10 日
October 21st 10 月 21 日
在英國，人們表達日期時使用 the 和 of 強調日和月份。
the 31st of January 1 月 31 日
the 12th of March 3 月 12 日
the 7th of June 6 月 7 日
表達特定日期，使用介詞 on。
With specific dates, use the preposition on.
The meeting is on April 19th.
會議在 4 月 19 日舉行。
The presentation is on September 13.
演示會在 9 月 13 日舉行。
Expressions Talking about a birthday
表達 談論生日
go out
外出
to leave your house to go to a social event
- She goes out a lot.
她經常參加社交活動
sing
- 唱歌
- /sɪŋ/
- to make musical sounds with your voice in the form of a song or tune
- She usually sings in the shower.
她常常在淋浴的時候唱歌。
get presents
收到禮物
/ɡet preznts/
to receive gifts for an occasion such as a birthday
- The children got many presents for Christmas.
- Todd hopes he will get presents at his birthday party.
eat cake
吃蛋糕
/iːt keɪk/
to eat a piece of sweet food made from flour, eggs and sugar; especially for occasions such as birthdays
- The neighbors all ate cake at the party.
- Sarah doesn't usually eat cake.
dance
跳舞, 舞蹈
/dæns/
a series of movements and steps that are usually performed to music; a particular example of these movements and steps
- a dance class/routine
舞蹈課/一套舞蹈動作
play computer games
玩電腦遊戲
/pleɪ kəmˈpjuːtər ɡeɪms/
to play games on the computer
- John loves to play computer games with friends after school.
- often play computer games
meet friends
結識朋友
/miːt frends/
to have a plan to see friends
- Maggie is meeting friends at the movie theater.
- meet friends after work
listen to music
聽音樂
/ˈlɪsn tə mjuːzɪk/
to spend time hearing music for entertainment
- I like to listen to music while I'm jogging.
- listen to music at home
Birthdays 生日
In English-speaking countries, people often celebrate birthdays by giving presents and having a party.
在英語國家，人們慶祝生日常常贈送禮物，舉辦聚會。
The celebration can include a cake, sometimes with candles that equal the age of the person having the birthday. If you know it is someone's birthday, say:
慶祝可能包括一個蛋糕，有時上面插上蠟燭，代表過生日的人的年齡。如果你知道今天是某人的生日，可以說：
Happy birthday! 生日快樂！
You generally do not have to give someone a present unless you are invited to their birthday party.
如果未受到邀請參加某人的生日派對，您通常不必送禮物給他。
People wrap birthday presents in colorful paper. Some older people may be sensitive about their age, so wait to be told how old they are.
人們用彩紙包裹生日禮物。年齡較大的人可能對他們的年齡比較敏感，所以等他們告訴您他們的年齡。 With younger people, this is not usually a problem.Use the following question to ask someone when their birthday is:
對年齡小的人來說，這通常不是問題。請使用下面的問題來詢問他人的生日：
A: When's your birthday? 您的生日是哪一天？
B: It's September 21st.It's September 21st. 9 月 21 日。
When is your birthday?
您的生日是哪一天？
It's May 21st.
5 月 21 日。
What's that?
那是什麼？
It's a birthday present for my son.
這是給我兒子的生日禮物。
What are you doing for his birthday?
您為他的生日準備做什麼？
We're going to a restaurant.
我們會去餐廳吃飯。
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