Thoughts in Love
M: WOW, you look different today.
W: You mean more beautiful?
M: What's with all the makeup?
W: I felt like dressing up today. Don't you like it?
M: Do you want me to be honest?
W: Of course, but I know you. You are so old fashioned.
M: I just think you don't need so much makeup to look beautiful. That lipstick is like a fire engine.
W: Well, not everyone agrees with you. And I like looking different once in a while.
Exercise:
— Why does she look different today?
— She's wearing more makeup than usual.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. I felt like dressing up today.
2. That lipstick is like a fire engine.
3. I just think you don't need so much makeup to look beautiful.
4. She's wearing more makeup than usual, especially with the bright red lipstick.
M: I'm glad I'm not a woman. There are too many things to deal with.
W: Yes, you wouldn't be good at it. You always wear the same old clothes, it's boring.
M: Maybe it's boring, but it's comfortable.
W: You're never going to find a new girlfriend if you don't change.
M: I'm not interested in women anymore, you know that, there is nothing but trouble.
Exercise:
— What wouldn't he be good at?
— being a woman
W: Am I trouble?
M: You and I are just opposites. You are always doing something new, and I would rather just relax.
W: You sound like an old man. You need to act younger. You need to be more exciting.
M: And then what? Find my soulmate?
W: Really, you sound so cynical. Don't you believe in love?
M: Sure, in the movies maybe.
Exercise:
— How would you describe their personalities?
— They are quite different.
M: Love is an illusion. It never lasts, and once it starts just difficult to break off.
W: Your problem is that you expect too much from love. You are too romantic. You need to be more practical.
M: I thought you were the romantic one.
W: I have a romantic side, yes, but I'm practical. My man has got to be good looking, well-dressed and hopefully rich.
M: Ah ha, then that lets me out.
W: Yes, you've got a lot to learn.
Fill in the blanks:
I have a romantic side, yes, but I'm practical. My man has got to be good-looking, well dressed and hopefully rich. Ah ha, then that lets me out.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. Really, you sound so cynical.
2. You need to be more exciting.
3. He thinks love is an illusion and doesn't last for very long.
4. You're never going to find a new girlfriend if you don't change.
5. You always wear the same old clothes.
W: Now, where are we going for dinner? Somewhere expensive?
M: OK, you've convinced me that your makeup isn't so bad. But I think it's your turn to pay.
W: That's what you think.
Exercise:
— What kind of place are they going for dinner?
— Somewhere expensive
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. They'll split the bill ( 分摊费用 ).
2. You need to be more practical.
3. I have a romantic side, yes, but I'm practical.
4. Their personalities are quite different, almost complete opposites.
5. My man has got to be good looking, well-dressed and hopefully rich.