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Lesson One  Greetings 打招呼
Good morning, Mrs. Brown.
Brown太太，早上好。

  Hi.
  Hello.
  Morning.   
  Good morning.
  Good afternoon.   
  Good evening.
  Good night.
  Hi, Mrs Brown.
  Morning Mrs. Brown
What's up, buddy?
哥们儿，怎么样？

  collectivism      集体主义
  individualism    个人主义
  Hey, what's up?  
  Hey, what's new?
  Fine.
  Hi.     打招呼
  Hey.   引起别人注意
How are you doing?
您好吗？
How is everything going?
一切顺利吗？

人+doing
事情 +going
How are your family doing?
How is your husband doing?
How is your study going?
How is your work going?
How do you do?
I am doing well, thank you. And you?
我很好，谢谢。你呢？
Not bad, thanks.
还可以，谢谢。

I’m doing well.
I’m well.
I’m fine.  
Well, can’t be better.
Well, it’s OK.
Well, not bad.
Oh, just soso.
Oh, not good.
Really bad.
Please give my regards to him.
请代我问候他。

regared = treat    v. 对待
Don’t treat / regard yourself as a kid.
We regard him as our boss.
regard    n.敬意
I have regard for sb.
We have regard for David.
We have regard for Mickle.
BR= Best regards.
Please say hello to him.  
remember sb to sb
Please remember me to him.
Jenny, I haven’t seen you in ages. You look great today!
Jenny，好久不见。你今天看起来好极了！
Thanks, John. It’s really been a long time.
谢谢，John。确实好久没见了。

John:  Jenny, I haven’t seen you in ages. You look
        great today!
Jenny:  ThanksJohn.It’s really been a long time. How
        is everything going?
John:  Well, not bad, thanks.
Jenny:  What’s going on with your study?
John:  I’m working very hard on my English now.
Jenny, I haven’t seen you in ages. You look great today!
Jenny，好久不见。你今天看起来好极了！

Thanks, John. It’s really been a long time.
谢谢，John。确实好久没见了。


You look great today.
You look pretty today.
I haven’t seen you for / in ages.
Well, it’s (really) been long.
Long time no see.
I am working hard on my English now.
我正努力学英文呢。

I am working hard on my homework.  
I worked hard on my paper and I got A.
Well, I am working on it / my Enlgish.
work on sb = try to persuade sb    想要劝服某人
Will you help me to work on him?
He wants to go aborad.
But we really don’t want him to go.
Let’s drop it.
Stop working on me.
Not much. How about you?
没什么。你呢？

What’s up?
What’s new?
Well, nothing up.
Not much.

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Lesson Two  What is your name? 怎么称呼您
What is your name?
怎么称呼你？

My name is Claire.
May I have your name, Miss?
小姐，告诉我您的名字好吗？

Hi, may I have your name, please?  
Could you please tell me your name?  
Will it be convenient for you if I have your name?
What's your name?
Your name?

We must have met before.
Is it your name Claire?
No, my name is Sarah.
Hi, Sarah, nice to meet you.
It is my family name. In China, we put our surname first.
是我的姓。中国人先说姓再说名。

姓  surname  last name  family name  
名  first name  given name  
中名middle name
Her name is Susan N. Armstrong. N is the abbreviation of her middle name.
她叫Susan N. Armstrong。“N”是她中间名字的缩写。

Abbreviation  缩略
Abbreviate    缩写、删节
abbreviate sth. = make sth. shorter
Middlen name can be abbreviated.
This story is abbreciated.
Are you from the PRC?
PRC = People’s Republic of China
USA is the abbreviation of the United States of America.
UN is the abbreviation of the United Nations.
UK = United Kindom of Great British and Northern Ireland
Is Li your first name?
“李”是你的名吗？

My name is Claire Li.
Clare is my first name and Li is my last name.
My name is Tanaka Honami.
Tanaka is my last / family name.
Honami is my given / first name.
How do you spell your first name?
您的名字怎么拼？

Spell
Will you spell your name?
My first name is spelled G-A-R-Y.
我的名字的拼写是“G-A-R-Y”。

My name is spelled C-L-A-I-R-E.
Will you spell your surname?  
My surname is spelled R-I-C-E.
How do you pronounce your last name?
怎么读您的姓儿？

pronounce  

pronunciation
It is pronounced “/g1ri/”.
读作“/g1ri/”。

My last name is Rice.
My last name is pronounced Rice.
You must be Mr. John Kennedy. Your name precedes you.
您一定就是John Kennedy先生。久闻大名。

Your name precedes you.  
久闻大名。

He preceded me to the rail way station.  
他比我先到火车站。

Party was preceded by a speech.  
酒会前先有一个演讲。

In the preceding classes, we have learned ...  
在前几节课我们学习了……

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Lesson Three  Introduction 介绍一下
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Danny’s birthday party.
先生们女士们，晚上好。欢迎参加Danny的生日晚会。

  You are welcome to ... =  Welcome to ...
  Welcome home.
  Welcome aboard.
  Welcome to the New Oriental School.
  We welcome your suggestions.
  It’s a welcome ceremony.
  Nice having you here.
真高兴您能来。

     Good morning.
     Good evening.
Hi.
Nice meeting you.
It is nice to see you here.
It is happy to see you here.
It is pleased to meet you here.
Nice to meet you.
Hope you have a good time!
希望您过得愉快。

Hope you have fun.
Tony, I want you to meet an old friend of mine. Here is David Roy. David, Tony Park.
Tony，我想让你见见我的老朋友。这位是David Roy。David，这位是Tony Park。

Tom, come here. I want you to meet an old friend of mine, Clare.
Mrs. Anderson, please allow me to introduce Mr. Smith, our manager.
  Anderson太太，请允许我介绍一下我们的经理Smith先生。

introduce sb. to sb.  
I want to introduce Alice to you.
introduce sth.  
We would introduce the advanced techonology from aboard.  
Introduction
Mr. Anderson, please allow me to introduce Mr. White.
The pleasure is mine, Mr. Smith.
我很荣幸，Smith太太。

Nice to talk to you.  

--Nice to meet you.
--The pleasure is mine.
Let me introduce myself. I am Susan McDonald.
让我自我介绍一下。我叫Susan McDonald。

Well, let me make a self-introduction.
I'd like to make a self-introduction.
Excuse me, but have we met somewhere before?
打扰一下，我们以前见过面吗？

Have we met somewhere before?
Excuse me, are you reading the book ...?
Excuse me, what time is it?
Excuse me, is this seat taken?
Sorry, I don’t think we have.
不好意思，我想没有。

Might be.
Sorry, I don’t think I know you.
Sorry, I don’t think we met before.
Hi, it’s you again! Is this a coincidence or what?
嗨，又是你！真巧。

Hi, it’s you!
Hi, is that you?
Hi, you are Susan.
I haven’t seen you in ages. What a small world!
What a coincidence!
You are Susan! What a pleasant surprise!
你是Susan！真巧啊！

How is your husband?
How are your family?
I am afraid I have to leave now.
恐怕我现在得走了。

I am afraid I have to go now.
道别

Bye-bye.   Good-bye.   See you.    See you later.  
See you tomorrow.      So long.    Until then.
Take care.
I hope to see you again.  
Let’s keep in touch.
Call me.  
Do you have my number?
Good luck.  
Have a nice day.
Have a nice dinner.  
Please give my regards to sb.

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Lesson Four  Identifying Objects 这是什么
What is this?
这是什么？

What
Whose
where
What's that?
What are these?
What aIt’s a cocktail.
这是鸡尾酒。

It’s a notebook computer.
It's a laptop computer.
notebook computer  
desktop computerre those?
s a mixed alcoholic drink.
就是一种混合而成的酒。

What’s the notebook computer?  
Note book is a kind of computer.
Squirrel is an animal.
Swallow is a bird.
What’s mango?
Mango is a kind of fruit.  
What’s coke?
It’s a kind of drink.
It's a kind of soda.
What's cocktail?
It's a mixed of alcoholic drink
Pardon?
什么？

I’m a programmer.   
Pardon?    I beg your pardon.
I work with computer and I made computer programs.
And people call me programmer.
What did you buy yesterday?   Well, I bought an cardigan.  
Pardon? Cardigan?   
Well, it’s a kind of sweater that opens at the front.
What is it?    It’s a CD.     What is the CD?
It is a kind of Cassette Disc that can store a lot of data information.
Oh, this is a storing device.  Something like that.
What is Jiaozi?  
It’s a kind of food eaten by Chinese people during the Spring Festival.
It's a kind of pastry.
It's a kind of dish.    It's a kind of staple food.

Whose notebook is that?
那是谁的笔记本？

Whose notebook is it?
It is not mine. It may belong to Jessie.
不是我的。可能是Jessie的吧。

Sorry, I don’t know.
It’s not mine.
Yours  his  hers  theirs
Whose overcoat is it? It’s mine. It's ours. It's his.
Whose DV is this?
It belongs to me.    belongings 财产
All these fixed assets belong to a HongKong investor.
His music belongs to the pop music.
His music belongs to the classical music.
It’s my belonging.
Up to now nobody has claimed the suitcase.
到现在还没人认领这个行李箱。

claim sth = say sth.
I won’t claim credit for it.
claim that
He claimed that he is a headmaster.
He claimed that he is a reporter.
He claimes that the wallet belongs to him.
The big fire claimed many lives.  
Will you claim the watch?
Where is your umbrella?
你的雨伞在哪儿？

Where is it?
Where is he?
Where is your raincoat?
Where are your rainboots?

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Lesson Four  Identifying Objects 这是什么
I looked for my wallet everywhere but I couldn’t find it.
我到处找我的钱包，但找不到它。

Sorry, I couldn’t find it.
look for    寻找  
find         找到
I looked for my wallet but I couldn’t find it.
discover   发现
Please look for it in the hotel lost-and-found office.
请到酒店失物招领处找找。

My camera is gone.
Is it possible you put it on your bed?
No, I looked for it everywhere, but I couldn't find it.
Ok, let’s go check at the lost-and-found office.
Do you remember where you misplaced it?
你还记得不小心放哪儿了吗？
Can you describe your blouse?
能描述一下你的衬衣吗？

Can you describe your camera?

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Lesson Five  Describing Objects 描述物体

What color is your phone book?
你的电话簿是什么颜色的？

red      orange    yellow      green      blue  
purple  pink        grey        black      white   
sand    土黄色
What color is it?
The book has a red cover.
这本书的书皮是红色的。

My book has a red cover.
cover  n. 皮  
book cover  
cover girl
This is the cover story.
cover  v. 覆盖  
In the morning we covered 10000 meters.
I’ll cover it.
take cover
You can’t take cover under a tree when it’s storming.
What kind of computer do you have?
你的电脑是什么样的？

What brand is your car?  
It's a BMW.  
I bought a Toyota.
What kind is it?
What’s the model?  
It’s a VIOS.
What size automobile do you want?
您想要多大的汽车？

What size car is it?
I want a small one.
What table shape do you take?
您想要什么样的桌子？

angle  三角形
round  圆形
square  正方形  
rectangular  长方形
oval  椭圆形  
What shape do you want?
What material shirt do you take?
What material shirt do you wear？
It’s cotton.
What style do you want?
How much does your laptop weigh?
你的手提电脑有多重？

How much is it? = What is the price of it?
How big is this apartment?
这套公寓有多大？

It’s about 120 square meters.
有120平米。
How big is the living-room?
How big is the apartment？
Well, it’s about 60 square meters.
How big is it? = What’s the coverage (of this apartment)?
What is the width of the bookcase?
这个书架有多宽？

wardrobe 衣柜
How wide is it? = What’s the width of it?
How long is it? = What's the length of it?
How high is it? = What's the height of it?
What’s the lengh of the Great Wall?
The cabinet is four meters long.
这个柜子有四米长。

The wardrobe is 2 meters long.
I’d like a small one, but my husband prefers a big one.
我想要部小车，但我先生喜欢大车。

prefer A to B      
I prefer kiwifruit to the apples.
prefer to do A rather than do B  
I prefer to walk rather than take a bus.
Will you measure this door?
量量这扇门好吗？

Noboday can measure the depth of this lake.
Can you measure the importance of the return of HongKong to the embrace of the motherland?
You can’t measure a student by his score.
Will you measure this door?
量量这扇门好吗？

measure tape  卷尺
measure n.
take the measure of sb.
reticent    沉默寡言的
measurement n.  度量衡
the metric system of measurement
measurable adj.  可衡量的
epidemic disease  流行性疾病
We find the loss is measurable.
half measure  折中
What’s the half measure?

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Lesson Six  Identifying People 你是谁
Who are you?
你是谁？

who
what
whose
where
how
Who’s who.
I am Sally, a new secretary with your firm.
我是你公司的新秘书Sally。

My name is Claire.    I am Claire.
I’m a friend of your son.
I’m a classmate of your daughter.
I am a new secretary.
Who are you?
What are you?
Who do you think you are?
What do you think you are?
general secretary   总书记
Secretary of State  国务卿
Secretary of Department of National Defence    国防部长
Secretary General  联合国秘书长
You are the English teacher, aren’t you?
您是英语老师，对吗？

You are the boss, aren’t you?
Are you Mr. Green, the office manager?
你是业务经理Green先生吗？

secretary    office manager      
director      the president
CEO = Chief Executive Officer
chairman of the board  
the staff      
accountant
teller  
salesman  
the market researchers
Are you the partner of this firm?
He might be spokesman of today’s press conference.
他可能是今天新闻发布会的发言人。

He might be the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry.
host          主持人
hostess      女主持人
announcer   播音员
broadcaster 播音员
anchormanss
MC = Master of Ceremonies司仪
Where do you come from?
你是哪儿的人？

hometown

I am from Shanghai. How about you?
我是上海人，你呢？

I am from South Korea.
I am from France.
I am from Canada.
Our new English teacher comes from Great Britain.
Toronto is Michelle’s home town.
多伦多是Michelle的故乡。

Hebei province is my hometown.

What do you do for a living?
您干什么工作？

What are you?
What do you do (for a living)?
What’s your job?
Wha't your occupation?

I work for the government.
我为政府工作。

I’m a teacher (with the New Oriental School).
I work for a foreign enterprise.
I’m working in a state owned enterprise.

Who cares?
管它呢。

gossip 闲谈  
care 在乎    I care for you.
care for sth. 喜欢    Would you care for a cup of tea?
I don’t care for tea. 我不喜欢喝茶。
I don’t care. 我不在乎。
care about = worry about
I care about my father’s health.
careless  careful    carefree

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Lesson Seven  Appearance 外貌
What does Cindy look like?
Cindy长得什么样儿？

appearance  外表
look  v. 看  n. 长相、样子
What does she look like?
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair.
她长着蓝蓝的大眼睛、头发黄黄的。

The eyes are the window to your heart.

blonde 金发碧眼的
black      dark      hazel 褐色的

emerald eyes      淡绿色眼睛   
liquid eyes          水汪汪的眼睛  
expressive eyes   会说话的眼睛
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair.
她长着蓝蓝的大眼睛、头发黄黄的。

black hair      黑色的头发      light yellow hair   淡黄色头发  
fair hair        淡黄色头发     golden hair       金色头发  
brunette hair  栗红色头发      grey hair          灰白头发
long hair      长发              short hair          短发
pony tail       马尾辫           Claire wears a pony tail.
straight hair    直发  
curly hair       卷发             wavy hair          波浪发
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair.
她长着蓝蓝的大眼睛、头发黄黄的。

high bridged nose  高鼻梁的鼻子  
flat nose            扁鼻子           snub nose    蒜头鼻
sexual mouth      sexy mouth       lips           嘴唇  
forehead 前额     cheek 面颊      cheekbone   颧骨  
high cheekbones  高颧骨           jaw           下巴
What sort of build is Philip?
Philip身材如何？

build sth. v.
We built a shelter in two days.
built up one’s business  
He built up his business from nothing.
building              建筑
high-rise building    高层建筑
build      shape     figure 身材
What sort of build is he?
He is a big guy.
他是个大块头。
Will is tall and quite lanky.
Will高高瘦瘦的。

He is tall and lanky.
He is stout.
He is chubby.
She has small build.
She is slim.
crooked nose, big eyes, thick eyebrows
She takes after her mother.
她长得像她妈妈。

take after  继承
I take after my mother.
Roy looks exactly like his father.
Roy长得很像她父亲。

He looks exactly like ...
They could be twins.
look-alike contest  模仿秀
You could be twins.
He has his father's blue eyes and his mother's round face.
他蓝蓝的眼睛随父亲，圆圆的脸庞随母亲。

He has Andy Liu’s crooked nose.
He has his build.
You have your mother’s eyes.
Tracy is a typical Brooks with her high cheekbones.
Tracy颧骨高高的，一看就是Brook家的人。

ears         mouth      nose        eyes
eyebrows   cheek      forehead     jaw      lips
From her appearance, I would guess she is Asian.
从外表看，我猜她是亚洲人。

She is European.
She is African.
From her appearance, I would guess she is Japanese.
From her appearance, I would guess she is Italian.
Asian American      亚裔美国人
Chinese American   美籍华人
ABC = American Born Chinese
She is African American.
She is Asian American.
She is Hispanic American
Ray is popular with parents because he is very polite.
Ray彬彬有礼，家长们都很喜欢。

Our teacher is popular with us.
Jay Zhou is popular with youngster.
graceful  优雅的
Tom is a quiet man but his wife is extremely talkative.
Tom话不多，但他太太嘴特别碎。

She can talk your ears off.   
She can talk my ears off.
shy      cheerful    easy-going    stubborn
optimistic            pessimistic    sensitive
conservative         liberal          open minded
My brother has a good personality.
我哥哥性格很好。

How do you like him?
He has a good personality.
He has a strong personality.
You have no personality.
Jim always wears a brown overcoat these days.
这些天Jim总是穿一件棕色的大衣。

I wear a blouse today.
I wear a necklace today.
I wear a watch today.
I wear a pony tail.
He wears a beard.
Claire is wearing a smile.
Never judge a person by his looks. 千万不要以貌取人。
Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是一张皮。

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学了这课描写你的女友应该没问题了吧
看见个老外.....

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Lesson Eight  Age 年龄
Can I ask how old you are?
我能问问您多大了吗？

How old are you?  
Can I ask how old you are?
May I ask how old you are?  
May I have your age?
May I have your name?  
Would you mind telling me your age?
What’s your age?
What age are you?
just turned twenty-three.
我刚满二十三。

I’m over 20.  
I just turned twenty-one.
turn green
I was thirty on my last birthday.
我三十岁出头了。

I was twenty on my last birthday.
I’d say you are about twenty.
我说你快二十了。

I’d say = I would say
about = around
I’m about twenty.
I’m not quite twenty.
I’m barely twenty.
My birthday won’t be until next week.
Twenty’s birthday is around the corner.
I’m twenty.
I’m twenty years old.
Joanna is in her sixties, but she is ageing well.
Joanna六十多岁了，但保养得很好。

Well, I’m in my twenties.
My father is in his fifties.
My mother is in her fifties.
My grandmother is in her eighties.
Guess how old I am.
你猜我多大了。

I’d say you are in your twenties.
I’d rather not tell you my age.
我可不想谈我的年龄。

I’d rather do sth.
I'd rather go for a walk.
I'd rather be office clerk.
I’d rather not do sth.
I’d rather do A than do B = prefer A to B  
I’d rather browse the Internet than watch TV.
I’d do A rather than do B
You look younger than your age.
您看起来比实际年龄年轻。

We are living in the information age.
You’re more experienced than your age.
That singer looks mature for his age.
那个歌星看上去比同龄人成熟。

You look young for your age.
You look mature for your age.
physical age
mental age
She is going to be eighteen, but she still acts like a kid.
她都快十八岁了，举止却像个孩子。

Hi, Dina, you should be your age.
Hi, Dina, you should behave your age.
Hi, Dina, you should act your age.
You don’t look your age.
You look mature for your age.
You look younger than your age.
You should be your age.
I am two years older than she is.
我比她大两岁。

I’m two years older than you are.
I’ll no longer be his age.
When I was your age, I used to be number one in the class.
We are of the same age.
We are of an age.
the aging problem  老龄化问题
My mother retired at the age of 55.
我妈妈五十五岁退休。

I entered school at the age of five.
Grandfather is getting on in years.
爷爷一年比一年老了。

My grandfather is getting on in years.
He is getting on in years.
The baby boomers are all grown-ups now.
婴儿潮出生的人们现在都成年了。

Generation
baby boomer generation
generation X
generation Y
I am too old to learn computer.
我岁数太大了，学不了电脑了。

Old dogs can not learn new tricks.
It’s never too old to learn.

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Lesson Nine  Daily Activities 日常活动

The doctor discovered that I’m over weight.
Many people didn’t believe that the earth is the round.
The moon goes around the earth.
What is a typical day for you?
一般你的一天是怎么度过的？

She is a typical Brooks.
What do you do everyday?
What’s your daily activity?
routine
What’s your daily routine?
I usually wake up at 6:30.
我通常六点半醒。

wake sb. up      把某人叫醒
I was woken up.
My husband gets up later than I do.
我先生起床比我晚。

use the bathroom
use the washroom
relieve oneself
brush your teeth
clean your face
put on the make-up
It takes time to get the kids dressed.
给孩子们穿好衣服得花上一段时间。

dress a Christmas tree  装饰圣诞树
Take your time please.  请您别着急。
It takes time to get well.
It takes time to recover.
It takes time to master English.
We have oatmeal and toast for breakfast.
我们早点吃麦片和面包片。

English breakfast:
toast          oatmeal      butter          jam
marmalade   meat         sausage       bacon
egg            tea           black tea       milk
juice           yoghurt      continental     breakfast:
     toast          butter        jam             coffee
Susan drives the children to school in the morning and picks them up after school.
Susan早晨开车送孩子们上学，等放学了再接他们回家。

pick sb. up = collect sb.
It is time to go to school. Hurry up!
该上学了。快点！

Wake the children up.  Dress the children up.
It’s time for sth..
It’s time to do sth.
It’s high time that you should do sth.
It’s time to go.
It’s time to make dinner.
David leaves for work at 8 o’clock every morning.
David每天早晨八点钟离开家上班。

go to work  上班
I’m working.
Ann often goes shopping in the supermarket after getting off of work.
Ann下班后常常去超市购物。

be off work
I’m off work now.
I'm off duty now.
Grandma prepares a big dinner for us every time we visit her house.
每次去奶奶家，她都给我们做丰盛的晚饭。

Grandma prepares a big dinner for us every time we visit her family.
After lunch, I usually take a snap and then watch a soap opera.
吃完午饭，我通常小睡一会儿，然后看一部肥皂剧。

do some kinds of housekeeping  
have a lunch      take a nap
soap opera      TV series
high tea          dinner         breakfast
lunch              supper
Lisa enjoys housekeeping and her husband also helps around the house.
Lisa喜欢做家务，她先生也常常帮忙收拾房间。

sweep the floor
mop the floor
do the washing
weed the garden
homework  家庭作业
housework  家务活
I have a lot of homework to do.
Jerry often does his homework till midnight.
Jerry做作业常常做到半夜。

He stayed up studying.
I am used to going to bed at around 11 and I fall fast asleep.
我习惯了十一点左右上床，并很快入睡。

be used to = be accustomed to  习惯于做某事
I’m used to going bed early.
I'm used to exercising in the morning.
go to bed = go to sleep
fall fast asleep
insomnia    失眠
toss and turn  辗转反侧
I’m a light sleeper.
I like reading magazines in my spare time.
我闲暇时喜欢读杂志。

in spare time = in free time
usually    通常情况下
often
every morning
everyday  
be used to  习惯于做某事

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Lesson Ten  Past Activities 过去时
What did you do last Saturday?
上周六你干什么了？

last year
last month
last week
last Saturday
last night   
the last one        最后的
She was the last one.
the last but not least    最后同样重要的是
do→did
Pierce went to the gym to work out yesterday.
Pierce昨天去健身房健身了。

go→went
gym = gymnasium   体育馆、健身房
Capital Gym     首都体育馆
stadium       体育场
Worker’s Stadium   工人体育场
work out = do exercises
Dan stayed up watching the World Cup last night, and overslept this morning.
Dan昨晚熬夜看世界杯，今天早晨睡过头了。

stay up to the midnight   熬到半夜
I stayed up until midnight reading a novel.
I stayed up all night cramming for the examination.
pull an all nighter     开夜车
oversleep→overslept
sleep→slept
I ran into an old friend of mine on the street this morning.
今天上午我在街上遇到了一个老朋友。

What did you do this morning?
I went shopping this morning.
I ran into an old friend of mine on the street this morning.
I run into my boss.
He run into a car accident.
She didn't recognize me.
她没认出我来。
Bill was shy before he got this job.
Bill做这份工作前挺害羞的。
Where is John? John was here a minute ago.
John在哪儿？他刚才还在呢。

Where is John?
John was here a moment ago.
I was in Shanghai two years ago.
I met him two weeks ago.
He was here a moment ago.
He was here a minute ago.
Judy invited some friends to visit her new house.
Judy邀请几个朋友去参观她的新房子。

He invited us to dinner.
He invited us to the party.
He invited us to go shopping.
He invited us to go skiing.
Yesterday we had a good time at David’s birthday party.
昨天我们在David的生日晚会上玩儿得很高兴。

have a good time = enjoy oneself
Professor Smith retired two years ago.
Smith教授两年前退休。

Mary used to be a diplomat, but now she works in a company.
Mary以前是外交官，但现在在公司工作。

diplomat / diplomacy
used to     过去经常做
be used to 习惯于做某事
I’m used to doing the exercises in the morning.  
I used to exercise in the morning.
He used to work very hard.
He used to be industrious.
I’m used to the fast pace of life.
I’m used to getting up early.
Mr. Cooper started a company at the age of 28.
Cooper先生二十八岁开了一家公司。
I majored in finance when I was in college.
我上大学的时候专业是金融。

My major is accounting.
My major is business administration.
MBA = master of business administration
John returned to his hometown five years later.
五年后John回到了他的家乡。

John went to college at the age of 18 and hegraduated four years later.
I told you so.
我早知道会这样儿。

after-wit
I knew it.
Did you mean...?
Sorry, I didn’t catch you.
Did you say your name was Sally?
Harry:  Joe! I thought it was you. I’m Harry Burns.
Joe:    Harry, how're you doing?
Harry:  Good, how're you doing?
Joe:    I'm doing fine.
Harry:  Yeah, it's great. I was just walking by and I
        thought it was you and there it is, it's you!
Joe:   Yeah, yea, it was.

Let bygones be bygones.  既往不咎。

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Lesson Eleven  Future Activities 将来时
What will you do when you grow up?
等你长大了，想做什么？

When I grow up, I’ll be a scientist.
When I grow up, I’ll be a model.
When I grow up, I’ll be a singer.
I will open a bar when I have enough money.
等我有了足够多的钱，我要自己开酒吧。

pub = bar
open business
Allen is going back to the US during the summer vacation.
暑假时Allen要回美国。

summer vacation
winter vacation
go
come
leave
I’m leaving.
be going
be coming
be leaving
I’m going to the United States.
He will be back in four weeks.
他四个星期后回来。

He came back four years later.
I’m going to the university.
I’ll be back in four year.
She is about to leave for Paris.
她马上要去巴黎。

be about to do sth.
leave Beijing for Paris
She is about to leave for Paris.
I was about to go swimming when I met my friend.
I’m about to study.
What are you going to do tomorrow?
明天你想做什么？
A Canadian professor will lecture at the school auditorium.
一个加拿大教授要在学校礼堂讲座。

in the auditorium  in the hall   
the Great Hall of the People   
lecture sb.    lecture us    Don’t lecture me.    lecturer 讲师
teach sb to do sth    teach sb a lesson
Claire is giving me a class.
I’m going to listen to a lecture
.He will focus on the latest development of Canada.
他重点要谈谈加拿大的近况。

focus on sb = pay attention to sb
lastest  最近的
Have you bought the lastest issue of Reader?
lastest information
I am going to buy a ticket for the rock’n’roll concert.
我要去买张摇滚乐音乐会的票。

rap
pop music
classical music
concert
She is going to host a concert.
There will be an international conference in Beijing next month.
下个月一个国际会议将在北京召开。

next month      this month        last month
now             yesterday         tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
the day before yesterday   
next      last
There will be an Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.
I will apply to be a volunteer translator.
我想申请做志愿翻译人员。

Do you have any volunteers？
volunteer translator
volunteer service staff
volunteer to do sth
He volenteered to donate his blood.
apply to do sth
apply for sth
I’m applying for the scholarship.
apply to sb for sth
I’m applying to the Beijing University for the fellowship.
It is going to rain. Take your raincoat with you!
快下雨了，带上雨衣！

It’s going to rain. / It’s about to rain.
Take your raincoat with you.
Take your umbrella with you.
I am leaving. Thank you for having us here tonight.
我得走了。感谢您邀请我们今晚到这儿来。

Thank you for your warm welcome.
Did you know what you were going to do before you graduated?
你毕业前想过以后要干什么吗？

graduate v. 毕业  
I graduated from Harvard University.
graduate n. 毕业生、研究生  I’m Harvard graduate.
I’m a graduate student.
Before you graduated, did you know what you were going to do?
will→would   be going to→was going to   
be about to→was about to   
I was leaving when the telephone rang.
I never imagined that I would become a teacher.
我从没想过我会成为一名老师。

I never thought that I would have so much money.
I never imagined that I would have so much money.
I never realized that I would have so much money.