Dialogue 4

A: You mean your wife works at home? Does she just cook and clean, take care of the children?

B: No, that's not right. Most of the time, I do those things.

My wife is a writer. She writes on her computer. She has --1-- ten novels already.

Her next book will come out later this month.

The name of the book is The Death of the Housewife.

A: --2--. I've got to read her new book as soon as it comes out.

B: I think it's worth reading.

TIPS:

come out 出版 as soon as 一...就...

【精彩短句】

你怎么看待離婚？

A:What do you think about divorce?

B:It's becoming more and more common.However I don't ever want to get divorced myself

【文化ABC】

幾乎所有的美國人都相信家庭是生命中最重要的一部分。大多數人認為傳統雙親式（double parents）的家庭是對小孩子最好的。他們明白家庭生活的問題會帶來許多嚴重的結果。所以，越來越多的人將家庭視為重點（priority）。許多婦女辭去工作在家里陪孩子。全家人一起度假或出去玩，丈夫和妻子一起努力使婚姻穩固。

【夏·宅·愛】清涼一夏，宅也能宅出漂亮口語！