日常会话：Yard Work
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mowed">mowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="before">before</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="youd">youd</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>?</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>: <span word="T">T</span>.<span word="G">G</span>.<span word="I">I</span>.<span word="F">F</span>.! <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>?</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="really">really</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>: <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>?</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mow">mow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>: <span word="How">How</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="take">take</span>?</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="lawnmower">lawnmower</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="itll">itll</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="Itll">Itll</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Whatll">Whatll</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span>?</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>: <span word="After">After</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="rake">rake</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rake">rake</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clippings">clippings</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Great">Great</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="youll">youll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>!</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="honey">honey</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="nagging">nagging</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Thatll">Thatll</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="awhile">awhile</span>, <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="drying">drying</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="tidy">tidy</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pluck">pluck</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="roses">roses</span>, <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="weeds">weeds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spray">spray</span> <span word="insecticide">insecticide</span>.</p>
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