跟優(yōu)習聽英語講座 第29講

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PROGRAMME 29
    PART I -The Dialogues
    Kerry 和Chris陪著Aunty Doris和Uncle Norm一面喝咖啡,一面聊天。
    Dialogue 1
    Kerry 和Chris談了他們到昆士蘭州去旅行的情況。Kerry釣了一些魚,Chris卻感冒了。下面是這段對話的一部分。
    DORIS:
    How long were you away?
    KERRY:
    A fortnight.
    DORIS:
    Where did you go?
    CHRIS:
    Queensland.
    DORIS:
    Lovely sunny Queensland.
    NORM:
    Where did you stay?
    CHRIS:
    In hotels.
    DORIS:
    What were they like?
    CHRIS:
    They were good on the whole.
    Dialogue 2
    隨后Kerry 和Chris說他們在昆士蘭遇見了Frances和Harry。這兩個人在那里開了一家書店,生意很好。Aunty Doris和Uncle Norm也認識他們。
    DORIS:
    And what else did you do, Kerry? Did you go shopping?
    KERRY:
    Oh,yes. I forgot to tell you.
    We saw Harry and Frances.
    They've got a bookshop.
    Norm:
    Harry and frances! Fancy that!
    We haven't heard from then since they left here. How are they getting on these days?
    KERRY:
    Oh,they're doing very well.It's a lovely shop.
    NORM:
    That's good.
    KERRY:
    They've been there for five years now,you know.
    NORM:
    Five years. Well ,what do you know!
    Doesn't time fly!
    PART II - Vocabulary
    a bookshop [ ]書店
    a fortnight [ ]兩個星期
    hospitality [ ]熱情招待
    thousands of mosquitoes [ ]無數(shù)的蚊子
    catch a cold [ ]感冒
    catch a fish [ ]捉到一條魚
    hear from sb. [ ]收到某人的信或電報等
    Did you go shopping? [ ]你去買東西了嗎?
    How are they getting on these days? [ ]他們近來怎么樣?
    in the end [ ]到最后
    Oh, yes ,I forgot to tell you [ ]噢,對了,我忘了告訴你了
    See you soon [ ]再見
    We've had a lovely time [ ]我們玩得很愉快
    We went fishing [ ]我們?nèi)メ烎~了
    we went swimming [ ]我們?nèi)ビ斡玖?BR>    Fancy that! [ ]真沒想到
    What a pity! [ ]真可惜;真遺憾!
    What a shame! [ ]真糟糕!
    What a wife! [ ]你的妻子可真行!
    IDIOM:
    Doesn't time fly! [ ]時間過得真快呀!
    NAMES
    Harry [ ] (male)
    Frances [ ] (female)
    PART III - The Lesson
    1.ASKING FOR NEWS 打聽情況
    a) Chris 和Kerry最近剛從昆士蘭州回來。Aunty doris 和Uncle Norm 想知道他們出去旅行的情況,所以他們就問:How was the trip?
    要了解別人出去旅行的情況,還可以用這兩個問句:
    Where did you go?
    How long were you away?
    或
    How long were you away for?
    b)如果談到共同認識的朋友,往往先這樣問:
    How's Peter getting on these days?
    回答這個問題時,可以用這兩個說法:
    (i)He's fine. (談Peter身體怎樣)
    (ii)Very well.
    He's got a bookshop now.
    (談Peter其他情況)
    如果想多了解他的情況,可以接著問:
    Where's Peter working?
    How long has he been there?
    What's his job?
    2)EXCLAMATIONS 感嘆句
    我們用下列類驚嘆句對所獲得的各種消息作出反應(yīng)。
    Disappointing What a shame!
    News What a pity!
    令人失望的消息
    Bad News How awful!真糟糕
    不好的消息 I am sorry!
    Good News That's good!
    好消息 That's good news!
    Surprising News What do you know!
    令人驚訝的消息 Really!
    有些感嘆句需要結(jié)合說話的場合才能知道其含義。例如:
    It's been raining for hours.
    What a day !(意思是:What a wet/awful day!)
    It's warm and sunny.
    What a day! (意思是:What a beautifu day!)
    She's very clever.
    What a wife! (意思是:What a clever wife!)
    She's wonderful.
    What a wife(意思是:What a wonderful wife!)
    不要忘記,在書寫的時候,英語的感嘆句后面要用“!”這個標點符號。
    3.FAREWLLS告辭
    告辭的時候,也有一些比較固定的說法:
    a)客人表示該走了
    We must be leaving.
    It's time we went.
    It's time we were going.
    b)主人客氣地表示時間還早
    Oh,don't go yet.
    Stay a bit longer.
    c)客人感謝主人熱情招待
    Thanks for your hospitality.
    (非常正式)
    It's been a lovely evening.
    Thanks for having us.*
    d)主人向客人表示他們能來作客使他感到高興
    Clad you could come.
    Nice to have you.
    Come again.
    * 客人在剛來的時候和告辭的時候都可以說Thanks for inviting us. 但只有在告辭的時候才說Thanks for having us.
    a)以-ity結(jié)尾的詞,重音落在詞尾前面的那個音節(jié)上。
    3-syllable words
    quality [ ]
    quantity []
    4-syllable words
    equality [ ]
    majority [ ]
    5-syllable words
    opportunity[ ]
    nationality[ ]
    hospitality[ ]
    possibility[ ]
    6-syllable words
    impossibility [ ]
    responsibility [ ]
    b)以-ion結(jié)尾的詞,重音也落在詞尾前面的那個音節(jié)上
    2-syllable word
    nation [ ]
    3-syllable words
    division [ ]
    subtraction [ ]
    addition [ ]
    opinion [ ]
    4-syllable words
    multiplication [ ]
    organisation [ ]
    recommendation [ ]
    PART IV - Exercise
    這里有一段對話。先自己朗讀,然后和朋友一起練習,各人承擔一個角色,隨后交換。
    BARBARA:
    Hi,John!
    JOHN:
    Hullo,Barbara!
    BARBARA:
    You O.K.!
    JOHN:
    I'm fine. By the way, I saw Peter yesterday.
    BARBARA:
    Oh?How"s the getting on these days?
    JOHN:
    Very well.He's working for a computer company now ,you know.
    BARBARA:
    Really?Where?
    JOHN:
    In the city.
    BARBARA:
    Oh...how long has he been there?
    JOHN:
    About six months.
    BARBARA:
    What does he do?
    JOHN:
    He's a manager.
    BARBARA:
    What do you know! A manager!
    JOHN:
    Right! Anyway,I'm sorry Barbara,but I must be going now.
    BARBARA:
    O.K.See you soon.