大众英语上 Gateway to English ;
Lesson Twenty Pattern Drills Drill 1 ;
-Are you going to have a medical examination in May or in June? -In June. ;
Drill 2 -Is there going to be an English film this Thursday evening? ;
-Yes,there is. -Are you going? -Yes,all of us. ;
Drill 3 -Do you have a brother Li Ming? -Yes,I do. ;
-Is he older than you? -No,he is younger than me. ;
-He is three years younger than me. -He is shorter than you,isn’t he? ;
-No, he is a little taller than me. -Does he have bigger eyes than you? ;
-Yes, his eyes are bigger than mine. -He works as hard as you,doesn’t he? ;
-I’m afraid he doesn’t work as hard as me. -Who loves sports more you or your brother? ;
-He does.In fact he is the best swimmer,the best runner ;
and the best tennis player in his class. ;
-Would you like to live in the city or in the country? ;
-I like to live in the city. -Why? ;
-Life in the city is easier and more con- venient.There are more schools,more hospitals ;
more parks, more shops more cinemas and thea- tres.The living stan- dards are higher. ;
-But I like living in the country. The air is fresh and there is a lot more space there ;
There are not as many people in the country and there are a lot more fresh vegetables. ;
-Well, I don’t think I can convince you. -Neither can I. ;
Text Good News ;
Tom:What do you have there, Dick? Dick: A letter from Uncle James. ;
Harry: What does it say? Is he going to come for a visit? Tom: I don’t know. ;
It just arrived five minutes ago.I’m going to read it to you.It’s for all of us. ;
It say:"Dear Tom, Dick and Harry, I have some good news for you. ;
I own some land near Washington,D.C. ;
Some government people are going to build hospital there, ;
and they’re going to buy my land.They’re going to pay $ 150,000 I don’t need the money ;
so I’m going to give the one hundred and fifty thousand to you. " ;
Dick: Good old Uncle James! One hundred and fifty thousand dollars ;
What are we going to do with the money? ;
Harry:I’m going to put my fifty thousand into the bank. ;
Tom:I’m not going to save any of my fifty thousand.I’m going to buy a car. ;
Then my family and I are going to get some new cloths. ;
Dick:I’m not going to save my fifty thousand and I’m not going to buy any clothes ;
or cars.My wife and I are going to pay our debts. ;
We owe almost fifty thousand dollars. ;
Lesson Twenty-one Words and Expressions ache /eik/vi.痛,疼痛 ;
across/’krs/ adv.横切,越过 appointment /’pintmnt/n.约会 ;
bicycle /’baisikl/ n. 自行车 busy /’bizi/ adj.忙,繁忙 ;
camera /’kmr/ n. 照相机 certainly /’s:tnli/ adv.当然,一定 ;
chess /tes/ n.棋,国际象棋 Dr.doctor的缩写 early /’:li/adv.早 ;
end /end/n.结尾 fact/fkt/n.事实,实际 fail /feil/vt.未通过 feel/fi:l/vi.感觉 ;
find/faind/ vt.发现,找到 flu/flu:/ n.流行性感冒 ;
German / ’d:mn/ n.德国人,德语 hand/hnd/n.手vt.交递 hand in 上交 ;
head /hed/n. 头 headache/’hedeik/ n.头痛 ;
hello /h’lu/ interj.(打招呼的用法) horse/h:s/n.马 ;
Italian/i’tljn/ adj.意大利的, n.意大利语 matter/’mt/ n.物质 ;
as a matter of fact 实际上 message /’mesid/ n.(口头或书面的)信息 ;
might /mait/ aux.v. (may的过去式)可以,会 ;
moment /’mumnt/ n.片刻 at the moment现在 pass /pa:s/ vt. 通过 ;
probably /’prbbli/ adv.大概,或许 recorder /ri’k:d/ n.录音机 ;
ride/raid/vt.骑,乘 river /’riv/n.河 ;
should /ud, Jd/ aux.v.(shall的过去式, 情态动词)将,会,应该 sign /sain/n.信号 ;
swim /swim/vi. 游泳 terrible /’terbl/ adj.可怕的,糟极了 test/test/ n.考试,测试 ;
true/tru:/adj.真实的 until /n’til/ prep.直到....为止 ;
urgent/’:dnt/ adj.紧急的,迫切的 David/’deivid/(男人名) Boyd/bid/(姓) ;
Jack/dk/(男人名) Paul/p:l/(男人名) ;
Pattern Drills Drill 1 ;
-Can you play chess? -No,I can’t. -Who can play chess? -David can. ;
Drill 2 -May I borrow your recorder? -Yes,you may. ;
-How long can I keep it? -Two weeks. ;
Drill 3 -Must I hand in my homework on Friday? ;
-No,you needn’t.You can hand it in on Saturday. ;
Drill 4 -I can’t find my dic- tionary.May I use yours? -Certainly. ;
-I have something ur- gent to do this after- noon.May I come a little late? ;
-That’s all right.As a matter of fact,if you’re busy,you needn’t come. ;
-Hello.May I speak to Mr.Zhang? ;
-Well,he’s not here at the moment.Can I take a message? -Yes,please. ;
Text Paul’s Headache Jack:Where shall we eat dinner tonight? ;
Shall we try that new Italian restau- rant? ;
Paul:I can’t eat any- thing.I feel terrible. My head aches. Jack:You must be sick. ;
You should see a doc- tor.You might have the flu. A headache is one sign of the flu. ;
Paul:l don’t know any doctors here. Jack:I have a good doctor. ;
I can make an appoint- ment for you. Shall I call Dr. Boyd? ;
Paul:No, thanks. I’ll probably feel all right tomorrow. ;
Jack:Well, go to bed early and get some rest. ;
Paul:I should study. We’re going to have a history test tomorrow morning. ;
I failed the last test so I must pass this one. ;
Jack:But you may have the flu. You can’t take a test with the flu. ;
And you can’t study with a terrible head- ache. ;
Paul:That’s true,but I must study or I’ll fail that history test ;
Lesson Twenty-two Words and Expressions ;
African /’frikn/ adj.非洲的,非洲人的; n.非洲人 ;
American /’merikn/ adj.美洲的,美国的; n.美国人,美洲人 ;
basket/’ba:skit/ n.篮,筐 ;
beside /bi’said/ prep. 在.....旁边, 在....附近 ;
box /bks/ n.箱,盒 bring/bri/ vt.拿来,带来 ;
brought /br:t/ (过去式、过去分词) care /ke/n.小心 ;
clean/kli:n/ vt.把....收拾干净,扫除 collect /k’lekt/ vt.收集 ;
country/’kntri/ n.国家 deliver/di’liv/ n.递送 ;
delivery/di’livri/ n.投递 equipment/i’kwipmnt/ n. 设备,装备 ;
far /fa:/ adj.远处的,远的 ;
farmer /’fa:m/ n.农民,农夫,经营农业者 农场主 farm /fa:m/ n. 农场 ;
French /frent/ adj.法国的,法国人的; n.法国人,法语 ;
handle /’hndl/ vt.处理,对待 ;
Japanese /’dp’ni:z/ adj.日本的,日本人的; n.日本人,日语 ;
laboratory /l’brtri/ n.实验室,化验室 leave /li:v/vt.留,放 ;
left/left/ (过去式、过去分词) mail /meil/n.邮件 ;
mailbox/’meilbks/ n.信箱 milk/milk/n.牛奶 ;
opening/’upni/ n.开,口,孔 overall /’uvr:l/ n.工作服 ;
package/’pkid/ n.包,包裹 person/’p:sn/ n.人,个人 ;
picture /’pikt/ n.图,图画 place/pleis/ n.地方,场所 ;
post/pust/n.邮政 vt.邮寄 post office /’pust, fis/n.邮局 ;
push /pu/vt.推 receive /ri’si:v/ vt.接到,收到 road /rud/ n.路,道路 ;
rubbish / ’rbi/ n.垃圾,废物 rule/ru:l/n.规则,规章, 规程 ;
rural / ’rurl/ adj.农村的,乡下的 service /’s:vis/ n. 服务 ;
shoe /u:/n.鞋 shut/t/vt.关闭,关上 ;
Spanish /’spni/ n.西班牙语,西班牙人; adj.西班牙的, 西班牙人的 ;
through /ru:/ prep. 通过,穿过 tidy/’taidi/ adj.整洁的,整齐的 ;
town /taun/ n.镇,城镇 village/’vilid/ n.村庄 window /’windu/ n.窗 ;
Austria /’stri/ 奥地利 Belgium /’beldm/ 比利时 ;
Germany /’d:mni/ 德国 Japan /d’pn/ 日本 ;
Spain /spein/ 西班牙 Switzerland /’switslnd/ 瑞士 ;
Pattern Drills Drill 1 ;
-Where is Japanese spoken? -It is spoken in Japan. ;
Drill 2 ;
-Is your classroom cleaned every day or every other day? -Every other day. ;
Drill 3 ;
Rules to be followed in a laboratory (Put the following into the passive. ) ;
1.overalls and special shoes must be wron. 2.everything must be kept clean and tidy. ;
3.The equipment must be handled with care. ;
4.Everything must be put back in place after it is used. ;
5.The windows must be closed and the door must be shut before you leave. ;
Text Mail Service ;
How are letters deli- vered in your country? Are letters delivered to each person’s door? ;
Is mail kept at the post office until someone goes there to get it? ;
If someone lives far from a post office,how does he get his mail? In the United States, ;
most people who live in cities and small towns receive their mail at home. ;
Letters are delivered to the family’s door every day. Some people have boxes or basket, ;
for letters beside the front door.If there is no box or basket, ;
the letters are pushed through an opening in the door. ;
Large packages are sometimes left beside the door. ;
Many Americans live on farms which are far from any city, town, ;
or village. Their mail is delivered to boxes like the ones in this picture. ;
Every day the farmers who live near this road come to their mailboxes. ;
Mail is delivered to farmers’ mailboxes every day. ;
This mail service is called Rural Free Delivery. ;
Rural Free Delivery is also known as RFD. ;
Lesson Twenty-three Words and Expressions against /’geinst/ prep.对着,反对 ;
along /’l/ prep.沿着 ;
automobile /’:tmubi:l/ n.汽车 ball/b:d/n.球 ;
baseball /’beisb:l/ n.捧球 ;
