(C0131)Daily Life - What if? Part 1

【Text】

A:Okay, next question. If Eric asked you out on a date, what would you say?

B:Duh! I would say yes! Eric is the most popular kid in school! Okay, my turn. What would you do if you won the lottery?

A:Let’s see.... If I won the lottery, I would buy two tickets for a trip around the world.

B:If you buy me a ticket I will go with you for sure!

A:My dad will freak out if I even mention a trip like that!

B:Alright this is a good one. What would your mom say if you told her you are going to get married?

A:If I told her that, she would faint and have me committed!

【Key Vocabulary】

1.freak out  发疯 to lose one’s nerve, become suddenly anxious

【e.g.】

① Oh, my gosh, I'm going to meet Justin Timberlake; I am totally freaking out. 

②  Why did you freak out when I told you I would be late for dinner. 

2.ask (someone) out  约某人to request a date

【e.g.】

① I heard you ask your new neighbor out on a date. 

② I really want to ask Jeff out, but what if he says no? 

3.commit:  put in a mental hospital

【e.g.】

The judge had him committed to a mental institution. 

If you get committed to an asylum! Can you eventually get out. 

She was committed to fifty hours of community service for his crimes. 

4.get married  结婚 to join in marriage

【e.g.】

 Stephen and Veronica got married in the end.

5.date  约会 a romantic meeting

【e.g.】

When someone dates you, he's asking you out .

【More Words】

1. be in your shoes : 处在某人的位置  to be in the place of someone

[例] If I were in your shoes, I would never going back to there.

2.sleepover: 在别人家过夜的人 An instance of spending the night as a guest at another’s home.

[例] I am not quite accustomed to be sleepover at my friends‘ birthday party.

3.hypothetical: 假设的 Suppositional; uncertain

[例] A detect should consider a hypothetical situation where the victim committed a suicide.

4.gossip: 绯闻，小道消息 Rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate nature.

[例] Gossip runs about that you dated Joe yesterday.

5.daydream : 白日梦 To have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.

[例] Stop daydreaming and pay attention!

【Grammar 】Hypothesis condition

【Structure】 If + S+past tense, S+ would +V ....

If I won a million dollars, I'd buy you a diamond ring.

We wouldn't be so late if Nick drove faster.

I'd get divorced if I were you.

If it's sunny today we will go to the park.

If you study hard, you will pass the test.

Mary will be very sad if Joe leaves.