Christina sells women's clothing in a department store.
She usually works 6 days a week, but this week she's going to take 3 days off.①
She's taking time off so that ②she can visit her parents.
Her parents live in the mountains, about three hours away③by train.
They are looking forward to ④seeing her.
They haven't seen her for almost a year.（现在完成时have/has+动词的过去分词）
Christina is their only child.
克里斯蒂娜在一家百货公司卖女装。
她通常一周工作6天，但这周她要请假3天。
她请假的目的是为了能去看望她的父母。
她的父母住在山区，坐火车大约有三个小时的路程。
他们盼望见到她。
他们差不多有一年没见到她了。
克里斯蒂娜是他们唯一的孩子。
①take…off请一段时间的假→take 3 days off请三天的假
②so that:目的是，这样就可以（so that一般前后连接两个句子，后面的句子表示前面句子的目的。）
③…away:距此……远
→5 kilometers away.5公里远
→3 hours by train.坐火车3小时。
→It is about two hours away by plane from Beijing to Shanghai.从北京到上海坐飞机大约要2个小时。
④look forward to+sth./doing sth.
→I am looking forward tou my vacation.我期盼着假期的到来。
→Christina is also looking forward to seeing her parents.克里斯娜也期待见到自己的父母。
Christina isn't going on the trip by herself.①
Her boyfriend is going with her.②
She is going to introduce him to her parents.③
She and her boyfriend want to get married.④
If everything goes well, they plan to⑤ get married in six months⑥.
克里斯蒂娜不是一个人去旅行。
她的男朋友要和她一起去。
她打算把他介绍给她的父母。
她和她的男朋友想结婚。
如果一切顺利，他们计划在六个月后结婚。
①go on the trip踏上回家的旅程、by herself她自己一个人
②现在进行时也可以用来谈论对未来已经作出的计划和安排。
③introduce sb.to sb.把某人介绍给某人
④get married结婚
⑤plan to do sth.计划或打算做某事
⑥in+一段时间=一段时间之后
After they get married, Christina plans to quit ①her job.
She wants to spend② more time designing clothes.
She wants to set up③ her own business.
This will take time.④
Her boyfriend thinks it's a good idea.
He's also thinking about starting his own business.
他们结婚后，克里斯蒂娜打算辞职。
她想花更多的时间设计衣服。
她想要创立自己的公司。
这需要时间。
她男朋友认为这是个好主意。
他也在考虑自己创业。
①quit sth./ doing sth.→quit school辍学、quit smoking戒烟
②spend time (in) doing sth.→I spend a month (in) losing weight.我花了一个月减肥。
③set up召开，安排，建立，设立，创立
set up a business=start a business
④take time需要一定时间→It takes time.这件事需要一定时间
They don't plan to have children right away.
In fact, they may decide ①not to have children.
They don't know yet.②
It's going to be a big decision.
他们不打算马上要孩子。
实际上，他们决定可能不生孩子。
他们还不知道。
这将是一个重大的决定。
①decide (not) to do.决定（不）做某事。
②yet:还，尚且，迄今→not ……yet：还没有
现在完成时基本结构：have/has+动词的过去分词
①某事在过去发生，但跟现在有联系
I have lost all my money, so I can't buy anything now.我丢掉了所有的钱，所以现在什么都买不了。
②某事从过去某个时间开始，持续到了现在。
She has lived here since 1992.她从1992年就住在这儿了。（since+时间点→从某时起）
They haven't seen her for almost a year.（for+时间段→持续多长时间）
人生重大决定相关表达：、
结婚：get married
辞职：quit your job.
创业：set up your own business.
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