Lesson 6 He had a really great run for a few years there in the late'90 s.90 年代后期他火了好几年。
Part 1 Real Life Situation
使用场景
You're chatting with a friend about a baseball player.He's older now,but he was a good player for several years.
你正在和一位朋友聊一位棒球运动员，他现在已经老了，但他年轻时是位很出色的棒球运动员。
For example:He had a really great run for a few years there in the late' 90s.
例如： 90 年代后期他火了好几年。
Part 2 Pronunciation and intonation
发音讲解
So,in the sentence,pay attention to the pro-nunciation of these parts.
在这一句中，注意以下部分的发音：
1.You need to be extra careful with "he",so many Chinese students would say it like"hey",or e-ven "she".
1.你要特别注意 “he” 的发音，很多中国同学会读成 “hey”，甚至是 “she”。
2."Had a" should be linked,don't omit the"a".
2.“had a” 应该连读，不要省略 “a”。
3."Great run" is pronounced without the"t" in"great".
3.“great run” 中 “great” 的发音省略 “t”。
4.“run” 不要读成 “wrong”。
4.It's "run",not "wrong".
5.“ninety” 快读时，通常省略 “t” 这个音。
5.When we say"ninety" fast,we often omit the"t" sound.
Now,let's focus on tone and intonation.
现在，我们重点看看语气和语调。
Emphasize "really great" and "late'90 s",be-cause they are the most important parts with key in-formation.
重读 “really great” 和 “late'90s”，因为它们是最关键的信息。
现在，你知道怎么像英语母语人士一样说这句话了。
So,now you know how to say this sentence like a native speaker.
Part 3 My explanation
英文讲解
The first expression we will learn is 我们要学习的第1个表达是
（ someone） had a good run（某人） 很受欢迎
You can use the phrase"have a good run" to describe something that goes well for a certain period of time.For example,you might use this phrase to talk about the weather.
你可以用 “have a good run” 这个短语来描述在一段时间内进展顺利的事物。例如，你可以使用它来谈论天气。
A：It's so rainy！（最近太多雨了！）
B:Yeah,we had a good run of sunshine for a few days,but I guess that's over now.
（对啊，我们享受了几天阳光，但是好天气结束了。）
Or you can talk about something that a person accomplished.
或者你可以谈论某人已完成的某事。
I had a good run this week.I sold three houses in four days.
我这周业绩很好，四天卖掉了三套房子。
The second expression we will learn is 我们要学习的第2个表达是
（ something happened） there（发生某事） 那时
You can use "there" when you're talking a-bout something that happened in the past.
谈论过去发生过的事时，你可以使用 “there”。
I fell asleep for a minute there.我那时候睡着了一会。
It was really tough for a few years there,but we're doing much better now.
那几年真的很艰难，但我们现在好多了。
Use "there" when something has changed from the past to now.Don't use it for a situation that's still continuing.
当某些事情从过去变为现在时，请使用 “there”。不要将它用于仍在继续的情况。
The third expression we will learn is我们要学习的第3个表达是
the （early/late/mid） （'80s/'90s/etc.） （ 80年代/90年代/等） （早/晚/中） 期
You can name a recent decade by calling it"the'60s","the'80s","the'90s",and so on.
Some people call the decade starting in the year 2000 "the aughts"."Aught" is a way of say-ing "zero".The decade starting in 2010 is "the teens".
你可以将近来的十年时间称作年代，例如60 年代、80 年代、90 年代等。一些人将2000年开始的十年称作“the aughts”，“aught” 是 “零” 的一种说法。从 2010 年开始的十年是“the teens”。
你也可以具体化一些，即某事发生在十年的开头、中间或末尾：
You can also specify if something was at the beginning,middle,or end of the decade:
I used to live there in the late'70s.我70年代末住在那里。
I think that came out in the mid'90s.我认为是在90年代中期出现的。