美语情景对话 第1241期:Do you like to study? 你喜欢学习吗?
Aiko: Hello, my name is Aiko. I'm from Japan.
爱子：大家好，我是爱子，来自日本。Gareth: And my name is Gareth and I'm from England.
加雷斯：我是加雷斯，来自英国。Aiko: Our question is do you like to study? How about you, Gareth?
爱子：我们要讨论的问题是，你喜欢学习吗？加雷斯，你喜欢学习吗？
Gareth: Yes, I do, not just for myself but for my son. My son often asks me questions like how do earthquakes happen, how do engines work and I feel that if I don't know the answer to his questions, I'll be a bad daddy. So it's kind of insecurity which drives me to study but I do enjoy it. I do enjoy finding out how earthquakes actually happen and why they happen and how combustion engines work. How about you, Aiko?
加雷斯：我喜欢学习，我学习不仅仅是为了我自己，也为了我儿子。我儿子经常问我问题，比如地震是怎么发生的，引擎是怎么工作的等等，如果我不能回答他的问题，那我我会认为自己不是好爸爸。所以，这种不安全感驱使我不断学习，当然我也很享受。在了解地震发生原因和引擎工作原理的过程中，我很享受。你呢，爱子？Aiko: Yeah, I do like to study in general but then I enjoy studying English the most. The reason for that is, one, it's like my hobby so it's not like a chore really studying and also that's something I need to improve because I use English with my husband and our children and our children are only three years old and one year old but their English is improving so quickly, unbelievably quickly, so I feel like I'm falling behind and that motivates me a lot.
爱子：总的来说，我也喜欢学习，我最喜欢学习英语。原因是，这是我的兴趣，所以学习并不是令人厌烦的任务，而且我需要提高我的英语水平，因为我和丈夫还有孩子用英语交流，我们的孩子一个3岁，一个1岁，他们的英语水平进步地非常快，进步速度令人难以置信，所以我感觉自己落后了，这激发了我的动力。Gareth: Hm, they keep you on your toes, don't they?
加雷斯：嗯，他们使你保持警觉，对吧？Aiko: Yes.
爱子：没错。
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重点讲解：
1. find out (尤指特意通过努力)发现，找出，查明；
例句：It is a matter of the utmost urgency to find out what has happened to these people.
当务之急是要弄清楚这些人出了什么事。
2. in general 总的来说；总体上来看；大体上；
例句：In general her work has been good,but this essay is dreadful.
总的说来，她的作品不错，不过这篇文章糟透了。
3. fall behind 落后；跟不上；
例句：If you don't come to class regularly, you will fall behind in your studies.
如果你经常不来上课，学习成绩就会落在别人后面。
4. keep sb. on sb.'s toes 使保持警觉；
例句：Nobody likes uncertainty, but it does keep you on your toes.
没有人喜欢不确定的事，但它的确会使你保持警觉。
