EP 0176Daily Life
Heating
It’s freezing in here! Can I turn up the heat?
Don’t touch that thermostat! You don’t paythe bills around here!
Dad! Are you serious? What’s the point of having central heating if we can’t use it! Look, I can see my breath!
Put on a sweater! I’m not gonna let you run up my heating bill just because it’s a bit chilly.
Dad! I’m gonna catch a cold!
When I was your age, my parents didn’t have central heating like you do! We had a furnace inthe center ofthe living room and that was it. We used it to cook, heat the house and even dry our clothes! We never caught a cold. You should be grateful!
核心词汇
run upphrase
acquire bills or debts
turn upphrase
increase the intensity of a device
chillyAdjective
very cold
catch a coldphrase
become infected with a cold
gratefulAdjective
thankful
拓展词汇
wood stovecommon noun, singular
a metal closed fire chamber that burns wood fuel for heating and cooking
thermoscommon noun, singular
container lined with insulating material that keeps liquids hot or cold
fireplacecommon noun, singular
a structure, made of stone or brick, for holding a fire at the base of a chimney
frostcommon noun, singular
a deposit of tiny ice crystals formed when water vapor condenses at a temperature below freezing
subzero temperaturesphrase
cold temperatures, below 0◦C (zero degrees celsius)