MRS.JOHNSON：Hello. Were you at the butcher's?
MRS.WILLIAMS：Yes, I was.  Were you at the butcher's, too?
MRS.JOHNSON：NO, I wasn't. I was at the greengrocer's.How's Jimmy today?
MRS.WILLIAMS：He's very well, thank you.
MRS.JOHNSON： Was he absent from school last week?
MRS.WILLIAMS：Yes, he was. He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  How are you all keeping?
MRS.JOHNSON：Very well, thank you. We're going to spend three days in the country.  We're going to stay at my mother's for the weekend.
MRS.WILLIAMS： Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country!  Aren't you lucky!
New words and expressions生词和短语
greengrocer /[ˈɡri:nɡrəusə] n .蔬菜水果零售商
absent / [ˈæbsənt]adj. 缺席的
Monday /[ˈmʌndi] n. 星期一
Tuesday / [ˈtju:zdi]n. 星期二
Wednesday / [ˈwenzdi]n. 星期三
Thursday /[ˈθə:zdi] n. 星期四
keep / [ki:p]v. （身体健康）处于（状况）
spend / [spend]v. 度过
weekend / ['wi:k,end] [ˌwi:kˈend]n. 周末
Friday /[ˈfraidi] n. 星期五
Saturday /[ˈsætədi] n. 星期六
Sunday /[ˈsʌndi] n. 星期日
country /[ˈkʌntri] n. 乡村
lucky /[ˈlʌki]adj. 幸运的