Where Is Your Home 你家在哪兒？ – 8月18日 Hello & Welcome once again to English World. 歡迎你來到《英語世界》。 We are your radio friends, Mark and Wen-Jie. Maybe you are listening to us on the radio, 可能你是通過廣播聽這個節目。 Or on the internet. 又或者是上網收聽的。 Regardless, we are happy you are learning English with us. 不論如何，我們都很開心你和我們一起學英語。 Today our lesson topic is: Where Is Your Home? 今天這課帶給你的主題是：Where Is Your Home? 你家在哪兒？Wen-Jie, you should know this. Our producer Josh is buying a house. 對了，我們節目製作人Josh 要買房了。 The closing is in a few weeks. 再過幾星期，就要成交了。 That’s great! This is his first time buying a house. 他是首次購買房子。 And you can tell he is really excited about it. 他非常的興奮。 This means that he will become a home owner. That’s right. He will be a home owner. 他將成為有屋一族的人。 For the first time, he will have his own place. 有個屬於他自己的地方。 He will have his bed and sofa. 有他自己的床和沙發。 A place where he can invite his friends over whenever he wants. 隨時都可以邀請朋友來家裡坐。 No wonder, No wonder what? No wonder he is all smiles recently. 難怪他近日來是滿面春風。 Uh Um, Well, I am really happy for him. Me, too. 我們都很為他高興。 Congratulations, Josh！ Review In A Flash 即時複習 Josh is buying a house. (Josh要買房了。) He is a first time buyer. (他是首次買房者。) The closing date is approaching. (成交的日子快到了。) He will become a home owner. (他將成為有屋一族的人。) He is all smiles recently. (他近來滿面春風。) Mark, I think your home is nearby here, right? Right. Just about 20 minutes drive. 馬可家離辦公室不遠，開車只要20分鐘。 1 But Wen-Jie, your home is further away, right? Mm… 我家是在比較遠的郊區。 I have been living there for almost 20 years. Really? That’s a long time. 我在這個家已經住了快20年了。 For me, I have moved two times in the last 10 years. 馬可在過去十年內就搬了2次家。 Actually, this is quite common in the United States. 這在美國是很普遍的。 People move around a lot. 人們常常搬家。 So, which one do you consider “home”? Of course the one I’m living in now. 馬可認為，現今他住的地方，就是他的家。 But for me, I still miss and dream of my childhood home. 我到現在還是會想念，會夢到童年的家。 I’m sure you have a lot of old memories of that place. 是阿，在那兒有許多過去的往事回憶。 I can tell, you are homesick. Yes. I am homesick. 我有思鄉病。 Fun With Idioms 趣味諺語 For a man's house is his castle. (For a man’s house is his castle. 一個男人的房屋，就是他的城堡。） There’s no place like home. (There’s no place like home. 沒有任何地方像家那麼美好。） Home is where the heart is. (Home is where the heart is. 你心所在之處，就是你的家。) For a man's house is his castle. There’s no place like home. & Home is where the heart is. A Home is a place where we live. Home是一個我們所居住的地方。 It’s a place of refuge and comfort. 是個提供庇護和舒適的地方。 Where we are loved and accepted. 是我們覺得被愛和被接納的地方。 Coming up next, we bring you today’s Everyday Dialogue. 緊接著，帶給你今天的每日會話。 Annie and Ruth live in two different towns. Annie跟Ruth住在不同的城裡。 They haven’t seen each other for quite a while. 兩人好久沒見了。 Annie decides to pay Ruth a visit. Annie決定去探望Ruth。 Let’s listen in on their conversation. 我們一起來聽他們的對話。 2 *Dialogue SFX (doorbell sound, door opened) R: Hi, Annie. Come on in. A: Thank you. I have wanted to visit. Now I am finally here. R: I am glad you made the trip. Make yourself at home. A: Wow, I like your place. It’s very homey. R: Thanks. Actually, most of the stuff is second-hand. A: But still, you’ve arranged everything so nicely. R: Well, you can take it easy. I have some cookies I baked this morning. A: Homemade cookies! How wonderful. I can’t wait to taste them. ─────────────────────────────── In this dialogue, there’s a phrase: make yourself at home 在這段會話裡，有個詞，make yourself at home This means to be free like one is at home. 這意思是 沒有拘束, 自由自在像在自己家裡一樣。 And also there’s a word: homey, h-o-m-e-y. Homey means comfortable, like being in a home. 另外有個字，homey. Homey 意思是像在家一樣的舒適。 OK, let’s go through the dialogue and understand it better. 好，現在我們幫助你明白會話內容。 Hi, Annie. Come on in. Annie你好，請進。 Thank you. I have wanted to visit. Now I am finally here. 謝謝。我一直想要來看你，現在我終於來了。 I am glad you made the trip. Make yourself at home. 我很高興你能撥空前來，請不要拘束，自己來。 Wow, I like your place. It’s very homey. 哇，我喜歡你的地方。非常舒適，有家的感覺。 Thanks. Actually, most of the stuff is second-hand. 謝謝。其實，多半東西都是二手貨。 But still, you’ve arranged everything so nicely. 雖然這樣，你還是把所有東西都布置的那麼好。 Well, you can take it easy. I have some cookies I baked this morning. 嗯，你可以慢慢來。我去拿一些今早烘烤的餅乾來。 Homemade cookies! How wonderful. I can’t wait to taste them. 你自己烤的餅乾，太好了。我等不及要嚐一嚐。 ──────────────────────────────Wen-Jie, it sounds like Annie & Ruth will have a good time together. That’s for sure. 看來，Annie跟Ruth會有個好時光。 Let’s review their dialogue once again. 我們再次複習，每日會話。 R: Hi, Annie. Come on in. A: Thank you. I have wanted to visit. Now I am finally here. R: I am glad you made the trip. Make yourself at home. A: Wow, I like your place. It’s very homey. R: Thanks. Actually, most of the stuff is second-hand. A: But still, you’ve arranged everything so nicely. 3 R: Well, you can take it easy. I have some cookies I baked this morning. A: Homemade cookies! How wonderful. I can’t wait to taste them. ────────────────────────────────── Sometimes home is not necessarily a building, 但有時，家並不一定是一個建築物。 Home is where your heart is. 家，乃是你心所在之處。 It can be a period of time. 家，可以是: 一段時光。 Or it can be : a special person. 或者是: 某個特別的人。 Does this ring a bell for you? 說到這兒，你是否想到誰了？ In the Bible, Moses was inspired to write Psalm 90. 在聖經裡，摩西有感而寫下了詩篇90篇。 And this is what he says. 底下是他的話： Verse of the Week 每周金句 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. 主阿，你世世代代作我們的居所 Before the mountains were born 諸山未曾生出， Or you brought forth the earth and the world, 地與世界你未曾造成， From everlasting to everlasting you are God. 從亙古到永遠，你是神。 Psalm 90: 1,2 詩篇 God is the God of History. 神是歷史的神。 Throughout the generations, throughout human history, 在人類世世代代的歷史裡 God has been our dwelling place, 神一直是我們的居所。 Meaning He is our home. 意思是，祂就是我們的家。 God is also the God of all creation. 神也是創造一切大自然的神。 He is eternal. 神也是永恆的神。 He is over all creation. 祂遠超過所有創造物。 4 What a great God He is! 他是個多麼偉大的神阿！ He is our shelter and ultimate home, 神是我們的避難所，是我們最終極的家。 God is our dwelling place. 永生神是我們的居所。 God is our home sweet home. 祂是我們的美好家鄉。 ____________________________________________________________ Well, we hope you have enjoyed this lesson. 希望你喜歡這一課。 Our title was Where Is Your Home? 我們的主題是：你家在哪兒？ Please visit our website where you can review the lessons we taught before. 請上網去複習，我們所教過的課程。 We also would love to hear from you. 我們也希望聽到你的回音。 Write to us Mark and Wen-Jie. 寫信來給馬可和文潔我。 Let us be your friends. 讓我們作個朋友。 Till next time we meet again, 直到下回的英語世界時間。 May God Bless You. 神祝福你 So Long. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey Wen-Jie, Josh is moving in to his new house next month. I know. What should we get him? Well, He will need a lot of stuff. A bed, some dishes, furniture… Yeah. But, I think what he needs the most is: a wife. 5
