english4u2線上學英文

"A Little Culture, Anyone?" 

(Brian and Cindy are talking on the bus)

Cindy:   Well, it looks like you'll be getting a little culture this weekend my friend.

Brian:    Who knows? I'm guessing that there'll be a lot of women at a theater performance, right?

Cindy:   (Laughing) Aha! So that's why you're going.

Brian:    Personally, I like to get my culture at a baseball game.

Cindy:    What? You don't like plays?

Brian:     I like playing...

Cindy:    Right. Brian the player. I almost forgot.

Brian:     So what's the difference between culture as in art and literature and culture as in Chinese culture?

Cindy:    Same word. Different meanings. 

Brian:     That's confusing.

Cindy:    Kind of.

Brian:     Well, this weekend will be far from run of the mill.

Cindy:    Yeah. Have fun.

VOCABULARY

performance (n.)

I really enjoyed the performance.

play (n.)

Shakespeare wrote many famous plays.

literature (n.)

Do you enjoy good literature?

FAST PHRASE

run of the mill

I didn't like the movie because I thought the acting was run of the mill.