Section 3: At Home in the Evening

Unit 20: Returning Home

回家

To an Apartment

Dan back at his building
Dan got back to his building.
checking the mailbox
He checked his mailbox and took out his mail.
taking the elevator up
Then he took an elevator up to his floor.
walking down the hall
He walked down the hall to his apartment.
opening the door and going inside
He opened his door and went inside.

Taking an Elevator

pressing the up button
Pressing the "up" button
waiting for the elevator
Waiting for the elevator
getting on the elevator
Getting on the elevator
choosing a floor
Choosing a floor
getting off the elevator
Getting off the elevator

To a House

getting back to the house
I got back to my house.
walking up the steps to the front door
I walked up the steps to my front door.
unlocking the door with a house key
I unlocked it with my house key...
turning the doorknob
...and then opened the door by turning the doorknob.
setting a bag down
I set my bag down.
hanging a coat in the front closet
I hung my coat up in the front closet...
taking off shoes
...and took off my shoes.
picking up mail from the mail slot
I picked up my mail.
going into the living room
Then I went into the living room...
checking the answering machine
...and checked for messages on the answering machine (see p. 72).
taking off work clothes
I took off my work clothes...
changing into casual clothes
...and changed into some casual clothes (see p. 12).

For Special Attention

get back = return — 返回;回到。
take an elevator = you use it to get somewhere, just as you take a bus — 乘电梯和乘公共汽车一样,都是借助它到达某地。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
change/ʧeɪnʤ/更换(衣服)
check/ʧɛk/查看(留言)
choose [chose]/ʧuz [ʧoʊz]/选择(楼层)
get [got] back/gɪt [gɑt] bæk/回到
get [got] off/gɪt [gɑt] ɔf/下(电梯)
get [got] on/gɪt [gɑt] ɔn/上(电梯)
go [went]/goʊ [wɛnt]/进入;去
hang [hung] up/hæŋ [həŋ] əp/挂起(外套)
open/ˈoʊpən/打开
pick up/pɪk əp/拿起;取(邮件)
press/prɛs/按(按钮)
return/rɪˈtɜrn/返回
set [set] down/sɛt [sɛt] daʊn/放下(包)
take [a vehicle]/teɪk [ə ˈviɪkəl]/乘(电梯)
take [took] off/teɪk [tʊk] ɔf/脱下(鞋)
take [took] out/teɪk [tʊk] aʊt/取出(留言)
turn/tɜrn/转动(门把手)
unlock/ənˈlɑk/开锁
wait/weɪt/等待

Nouns

单词音标中文
answering machine/ˈænsərɪŋ məˈʃin/电话答录机
apartment/əˈpɑrtmənt/公寓
bag/bæg/
building/ˈbɪldɪŋ/大楼
button/ˈbʌtən/按钮
clothes/kloʊðz/衣服
coat/koʊt/外套
door/dɔr/
doorknob/ˈdurnɑb/门把手
elevator/ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/电梯
floor/flɔr/楼层
front closet/frʌnt ˈklɑzət/玄关壁橱
front door/frʌnt dɔr/前门
hall/hɔl/走廊
house key/haʊs ki/家门钥匙
living room/ˈlɪvɪŋ rum/客厅
mail/meɪl/邮件
mailbox/ˈmeɪlˌbɑks/邮箱
message/ˈmɛsɪʤ/留言
railing/ˈreɪlɪŋ/扶手栏杆
shoe/ʃu/
slot/slɑt/(投信)口
step/stɛp/台阶
work/wɜrk/工作(服装)

Others

单词音标中文
casual/ˈkæʒəwəl/休闲的(形容词)
inside/ˌɪnˈsaɪd/在里面(副词)
home/hoʊm/到家(副词)