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Lesson Twenty-two  Language 语言
Do you speak English?
您讲英文吗？

Do you speak Chinese?
I can speak in English.
Chinese          English          French
Italian            German          Spanish
Portuguese      Japanese        Korean
Excuse me, do you speak English?
I am proficient in English, and I can speak a little German.
我英文很精通，而且我会说一点点德语。

English language proficiency text 英语水平测试
I speak only a little English.
I can speak a little Chinese.
It’s broken.
Well, sorry, I speak broken Enlgish.
Forgive my broken English.
My English still needs work.
我的英语还有提高的余地。
How long have you been studying Spanish?
您西班牙语学了多长时间了？

I have been studying English for two years.
I started to learn English since two years ago.
What is your mother tongue?
您的母语是什么？

mother tongue
mother language
native language
I’m a Beijing native.
Beijing Native in New York  
Shanghai Native in Tokyo.
Chinese is my native language.
Italian is her native language, but she speaks French fluently too.
意大利语是他的母语，但他的法语也说得很流利。

Chinese is my mother tongue.
I am proficient in English.  
I am professional in English.  
I can speak fluent English.
fluency    n. 流利
How many languages do you speak?
您说几门语言？

I can speak in three languages.  
I’m a trilingual.  
I’m a bilingual.
Canada is a bilingual country.
I can read and write in three languages.
我可以用三种语言进行读写。
How well do you know Chinese?
你中文懂多少？

How well do you know English?
How long ... 多久  
How many ... 多少  
How well ... 程度如何
She speaks mandarin with a strong accent.
我说普通话口音很重。

accent       口音  
She is speaking English with a strong Japanese accent.
dialect       方言
local vernacular  
Do you speak the local vernacular?  
We must master the local vernacular.   
mandarin Chinese     普通话
mandarin fish 鳜鱼    mandarin bird 鸳鸯
Cantonese 广东话    Hokkien 闽南话      Hakka 客家话
character 汉字        alphabetic 字母的  
Pinyin plan  汉语拼音方案      
Chinese phonetic alphabet
letter 字母              word 单词             phrase 词组
sentence 句子        paragraph 段落       text 正文
Everyone makes mistakes when they are learning to speak.
每个人在学说话的时候都会犯错。

Speak it out. Don’t be afraid to lose face.
As for me, reciting is essential to mastering a foreign language.
就我而言，背诵对掌握一门外语至关重要。

as for sb.
as to sth.
essential = crucial
master     v. 掌握
master a foreign language
master     n. 主人
You are my master now.
be essential to sth.
As for me, dictation is essential to mastering English listening comprehension.
Will you slow down? I can’t follow you.
您说慢点好吗？我跟不上你。

Will you speed up?
Will you speak up?
Will you speak down?
What do you mean by “Chinese characteristics”?
您说“Chinese characteristics”是什么意思？

character    汉字、性格
characteristics  具体性格特征
We are going to build socialism with Chinese
characteristics.
By Chinese characteristics, I mean that ...
English
French
Russian
Chinese
Spanish + Arabic
most commonly used language
English speaking countries
UK
US
Australia
Ireland
New Zealand
France
Canada

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Lesson Twenty-three  Neighborhood 邻里
I have lived at 24 University Street for 20 years.
我在大学街24号住了20年了。

Where do you live?
district municipality
24 University Street Chaoyang District Beijing municipality
China
He lives at 10 Downing Street.
Great changes have taken place in the neighborhood for the past decade.
过去十年里小区发生了巨大的变化。

decade       十年
century        百年
millennium    千年
something take place in somewhere
A robbery took place in the corner of the street.
Ever since China adopted the reform and opening up policy great changes have taken place all around China.
There used to be a mom-and-papa store on the corner.
过去街角有个夫妻小卖部。
Now it is replaced by a supermarket.
现在已经被一家超市取代了。

A replace B
He replaces his team member.
Now a supermarket replaced the mom-and-papa store.
There are clinics, schools and other services in this community.
这个社区里有诊所、学校和其他服务设施。

services = facility
neighborhood                 community 社区  
neighboring country 邻邦    China town
clinics                          dentist's
school                    primary school       middle school
community college      kindergarten
movie                    theater                church
community garden      convenient store
around the clock store        laundry          bakery
Lots of evergreen trees have been planted along the roads.
街道两边种了很多常青树。

pine                       松树
cypress                   柏树
holly                       冬青  
deciduous trees            落叶树
larch                       落叶松
poplar tree                杨树
Chinese scholar tree    槐树
gingko                    银杏树
birch                      白桦树
oak                        橡树
linden                      椴木
willow                      柳树
They are setting up a 20-story tower building up the street.
他们正在街边建起一栋20层的塔楼。

Kuala Lumpur                吉隆坡
Petronas Twins Tower
Chicago                      芝加哥
The Sears Tower
slab-type building            板楼
high-rise building             高层  
skyscraper                    摩天大楼
low-rise building  
set up a building
Mr. Wyatt is my neighbor. We live on the same street.
Wyatt先生是我的邻居。我们住在一条街上。

live on the Downing Street
live at 10 Downing Street
We live on the same block.
We live in the same building.  
We live on the same floor.
The apartment next door has been vacant for a long time.
我隔壁的公寓已经空了好久了。

house = building + yard
town house  
apartment        公寓
condominium    公寓
vacant       adj.
vacancy      n.
There is a vacancy in this company.
vacuum cleaner  真空吸尘器
next door neighbor
He is my next boor neighbor
My neighbors would drop in on me from time to time.
邻居们经常到我家串串门。

drop in on sb = visit sb
Kevin has a green thumb. His garden is a sea of flowers.
Kevin擅长园艺。他的花园鲜花怒放。

He has a green thumb.
Mrs. Cooper is very hospitable and always keeps her house open.
Cooper太太非常热情好客。

keep one’s door open
He’s pleasant to be around.
My neighbors are very congenial.
My neighbors would take care of our house if we take a vacation out.
我们出去度假时邻居们帮我们照看房子。
The kids in the neighborhood always jump across the fence into his garden.
邻居家的孩子经常跳过篱笆到他家花园来。

pick up flowers = pluck flowers
Jackie is a hi-fi junkie and always keeps his stereo on as loud as possible.
Jackie是个发烧友，总是把音响调到最大。

You are a TV junkie.
You are a coke junkie.
You are a computer junkie.
community
the intellectual community
the business community
the international community
Better a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
远亲不如近邻。

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Lesson Twenty-four  Seasons 季节
How many seasons are there in your region?
你们地区有几个季节？

How many seasons do you have in the year?
spring      summer
autum (fall)    winter
desert region
dry season    rain season
rain season    wind season
季节 season
季度 quarter
We have sharp distinction between the seasons.
我们季节间差异明显。

We have no sharp distinction between the seasons.
We have little distinction between the seasons.
January and February are the coldest time of the year for people in the northern hemisphere.
对北半球的人来说一月份和二月份是一年中最冷的时候。

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. are the busiest time of the day.
hemisphere
northern hemisphere
southern hemisphere
equator
east    eastern
west    western
south    southern
north    northern
Winter comes earlier this year and it becomes chilly in early November.
今年冬天来得早，十一月初就很冷了。

chilly spring
When blizzard comes in winter, we can only stay at home all day long.
冬天刮大风雪时，我们只能整天呆在家中。
In winter, days are short and nights are long.
冬天，白天越来越短，晚上越来越长。
Winter is a season of holidays.
冬季充满了节日。

go skating       skate            a pair of skates
roller skating    roller skates     go skiing  
ski               a pair of skis
make a snowman                  have a snowball fight
go slading            go horse slading
ice sculptures        frosted pine trees   
winter swimming      have a cool water bathing
hot spring             go to a hot spring to have a bath
have a SPA          long distance jogging
do the exercise      gymnastics 体操
Spring is a season of life and vitality.
Spring is a season of vigor and vitality.
Spring is a season of sowing.
In spring, there is a lot of wind.
春天风很大。

wind
sandstorm
Days are longer and nights are shorter.
Trees turn green and flowers start to blossom.
树木变绿了，鲜花开始绽放。

His hair turned grey.
Trees are turning yellow.
in blossom / apple tree blossoms / pear tree blossoms
Hurricane often visits our region in the summer.
夏天我们这儿常刮飓风。

volatile    多变的
Hurrican often hits us.
typhoon    台风
There is a flood in the river basin in the South this summer.
今年夏天南方江河流域发生了洪水。

basin
vThe northern part is suffering from drought.
北部地区发生旱情。
The northern part is suffering from drought.
北部地区发生旱情。

dry                parched
suffer from
hurricane        typhoon
tornado          blizzard  
drought          flood
earthquake
natural disaster
It rains every two or three days.
每隔两三天就下一场雨。

It rains now and then.
The island is green and warm all year around.
整年岛屿都温暖常青。

Summer is green and warm.          muggy 闷热的
go swimming        go sun bathing
go fishing            go surfing        surf board
Autumn is a season of harvest.
go mountain climbing                  go hiking
go picnicing          go for a walk    do a jogging
play badminton      play tennis       play basketball
fly a kite
climate
weather

weather
It can rain several times a day. Each time the rain may come suddenly after the sun is shining brightly. The air is dump and chilly right through July. On summer afternoon, there might be one hail storm when the sun is shining brightly. It is not unusual to see men or women rushing down the street on the sunny morning with umbrellas on their arms.
climate
The climate in the U.K. is amiable all year around. The first flowers herald the arrival of the pleasant spring, the fields turn golden brown to welcome the warm summer, the rusty reds of the leaves is the messenger of cool autumn, and days are bright and crisp with the occasional blanket of snow in the winter.

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Lesson Twenty-five  Injury 伤害
injury     n. 外伤、内伤  
It’s an injury to sth. / sb.
She has an injury in the car accident.
injury     v. 伤害到
injurious adj. 伤害的
wound     v. 伤害 / n. 伤口
He was wounded in the war.  
He was wounded in his hips.
hurt
I was hurt.
You hurt my pride.
Well, I was hurt.
trauma     内心伤害
How did you break your arm?
你是怎么把胳膊摔断的？

neck  脖子
I don’t feel very well because I had a fracture.
我骨折了，很不舒服。

fraction           小数、分数
fracture sth
fracture my arms
break sth
break my arms / legs
Break a leg!      祝你好运！
What’s the matter with you?
你怎么啦？

What’s wrong with you?
What’s up?
What’s biting you?
Stella fell off the bike and sprained her ankle.
Stella从自行车上掉下来，崴脚了。

ankle  踝
knee  膝盖
elbow  肘
wrist  手腕
sprain one’s wrist
Steve was injured in the car accident.
Steve在车祸中受伤了。
I have a pain in the back.
我背疼。

sharp pain
acute pain
dull pain
chronic pain
I have a pain in the neck.
I have a pain in the right wrist.
I have a pain in the stomach.
No pains, no gains.
ache
stomachache    胃疼
toothache        牙疼
sore
My muscles were sore after the 100-meter dash.
一百米跑后我的肌肉很疼。

dash             短跑
run               长跑
relay race       接力赛跑
blood shot eyes
My eyes are sore.
My throat is sore.
I walked the whole day and my feet hurt.
我Shawn was stung by the bee and his face is swollen.
Shawn被蜂蜇了，脸肿了。

bee 蜜蜂        wasp 黄蜂       scorpion 蝎子
sting sb          sting sth          a sting in the tail  
sting→stung
swell→swelled→swollen  
There’s a swelling.
the swells in the sea
wise-tooth
My gum is swollen.
I have a swollen head.
It’s swell. = It’s very fashionable.
走了一整Paul got a cut on his arm and it is bleeding.
Paul胳膊划破了，正在流血。

wound
cut       伤口
scar      伤疤  
bleeding
leaking
blood      n.
bleed      v.  
My gum is broken and it is bleeding.

天路，脚很疼。
Put the bandage around your wounded finger.
在受伤的手指上缠上绷带。

bandage
Put the bandage around her arms.
band-aid       创口贴
Put a band-aid around his fingures.
put some alcohol on his cut      
put some iodine on his wound
ointment        油膏
plaster          膏药
Don’t move. I will call in the doctor.
别动，我去叫医生。

call in a doctor = send for a doctor
Go see a doctor soon!
赶紧去看病吧！
Watch your steps and don’t slip again.
小心脚底下，别再滑到了。

Look out!  小心
slippery road   
Time is slipping by.
Time slips by.  
a slip of the tongue
slip sth with sb  
slip the money with the begger  
The razor slips my face.
black and blue
bruise    瘀伤

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Lesson Twenty-six  Traffic 交通
Why are you so late today?
今天怎么迟到这么久？

transportation
public transportation system
traffic  堵车
We were caught in a traffic jam this morning.
今天早晨堵车了。

We were caught in the rain.   
We were caught in the quarrel.
There was a traffic this morning.
There was a major traffic jam.
We had a traffic this morning.
The traffic is always terrible during rush hours.
高峰时期交通总是堵得厉害。

There’s a bumper-to-bumper traffic this morning.  
heavy great lock
crawl
Traffic is slow train crawl.
inch forward
The car is inching forward.
The car is a backing up.
The flyer was under repair and we had to make a detour.
立交桥正在修建当中，我们得绕行。

traffic control    交通管制
cloverleaf            
Will you make a detour?
The road is under construction.
The plan is under way.
This expressway links the two major cities of the state.
高速路把这个州的两个大城市连起来了。

expressway = motorway
The road was blocked because of a car crash.
因为车祸，道路堵住了。

car wreck 车祸
Tim was absent-minded and hit the back of another car.
Tim一不留神，追尾了。

head on collision  相撞
car scratched    擦、刮
The break didn’t work.

My car broke down on the way home.
我的车在回家的路上抛锚了。

I had a flat tire this morning.
今天早晨我的车胎跑气了。

My tire blow out.
There are hundreds of gas stations in the city.
城市里有上百个加油站。

gasoline
My car is out of gas.
driver seat
passenger seat
co-driver
back Running the red light is to be fined by the police.
闯红灯，警察是会罚款的。

traffic light
seat
David got caught speeding by a cop.
David超速行驶被警察抓住了。

speed
speeding
Let’s make the tracks.  
pass that car
speed up and peel out
cop = policeman
Driving after drinking is extremely dangerous.
酒后开车非常危险。
You must fasten the seat-belt while driving.
开车时一定要系好安全带。

safety-belt
seat-belt
fasten the seat-belt
Don’t make calls while driving.
one way traffic
one way road
In China, cars go along the right side of the road.
在中国，汽车靠马路右侧行驶。

More haste, less speed.  欲速则不达。

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Lesson Twenty-seven  The Hairdressers 美发
You look good with your new hairstyle.
你的新发型很好看。

You look great.
A hair salon was just opened in our neighborhood.
我们小区新开了一家美发厅。

barber                         理发师
hairdresser                    美容美发师
stylist                          形象设计师
barber's                       理发店
hairdresser's                  美发店  
hair salon / beauty salon     美容美发厅
A beauty salon was just opened in our neighborhood.
How do you want your hair cut?
您想把头发剪成什么样？

剪  cut
洗  wash
吹  blow dry
Wash, cut and blow dry will be 30 yuan.
How do you like your hair dried?
I want a shampoo and a set.
我想洗洗头，再做个发型。

shampoo  n. 香波，洗发水 v. 洗头发
hair conditioner 护发素
It’s good for your health to shampoo your hair twice a week.
brand name shampoos
This brand of shampoo is my favorite.
我最喜欢这个牌子的洗发水。

You sA trim will do.
修修就可以了。

trim sth
trim the Christmas tree  
The shirt is trimed with lace.
trim your hair
trim your beard
sideburns  两鬓
fringe    刘海
hampoo my hair with this brand of shampoo.
Is this all right?
这样可以吗？

Fine.
Shorter please.
Make it longer.  
Make it shorter.
Her hair has been permed.
她把头发烫了。

perm one’s hair
I want a perm.
big wave
curled hair
straight hair
Lots of young people have their hair dyed.
很多年轻人都染发了。

dye  染
dye one’s hair
dye his hair green
Can you do my hair in the style of the picture?
你能把我的头发做成图片的样子吗？

Will you perm my hair in the style of ...
do one’s hair  做头发
hair care
shampoo
cut
dry
blow dry  
perm
dye
trim
Would you like a scalp massage?
您想做头皮按摩吗？

body massage                全身按摩
facial massage               面部按摩
body building
body shaping
body slimming treatment     美体瘦身  
aromatherapy treatment      香体
mask                           面膜
have some mask on
sauna                          桑拿
steam room
dry sauna
Give me a shave please.
请给我刮刮胡子。

shave one’s beard
My sister had her eyebrows plucked.
我姐姐修眉了。

pluck one’s eyebrow
pluck one’s sleeve  
tweezers             小镊子
eyebrow pen         眉笔
eyelash               眼睫毛
eyelash grower      睫毛膏  
eyelash curler        睫毛夹
eye liner              眼线笔
balm                  唇膏
lipsticks              口红
As it is now, please.
就像现在这样就可以。

Is this all right?
How about a manicure?
要修修指甲吗？

nail polish                         美甲
nail painting
trim your nail
manicure
How about pedicure?            足疗
Fine feathers make fine birds.  佛要金装，人要衣装。

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Lesson Twenty-eight  Bank 银行
money 钱                    currency 货币
banknotes 纸币            coins 硬币
Federal Reserve Note     bill

1美分                Abraham Lincoln
5美分                Thomas Jefferson
25美分、1美元     George Washington
100美元             Benjamin Franklin

dollar            cent           penny
nickle            quarter        half dollar
head 正面       tail 反面      
green back      buck   
checking book 支票簿         card
中国：  活期帐户 savings account       current account
定期帐户 deposit account
美国：  支票帐户 checking account   
          储蓄帐户 savings account
金钱市场账号   money market account  
定期帐户        CD = certificate deposit
cashless society 无现金社会                  check 支票  
ATM card            debit card 借记卡        pass book 存折
certificate 存单      credit card 信用卡       cash 现金
stock 股票            funds 基金
foreign exchange    外汇储备
How would you like to deposit your money?
您按什么方式存钱？

deposit               押金
down payment       定金
mineral deposit      矿物储藏
deposit some money in sth.
I’d like to open a savings account with this bank.
我想在您的银行开一个储蓄帐户。
How can I go about it?
我要怎么办理呢？
The minimum deposit for a deposit account is fifty yuan.
定期存款帐户的最低储蓄额是50元钱。
What’s the interest rate? It’s 1.2% per year.
利率是多少？每年1.2%。

Wha’t the interest rate for deposit account?
It’s around 1.5% per year.
I’d like open a checking account?
How can I go about it?
The minimum deposit for a checking account is ...
The interest rate is ...
write a check
bounce a check
transaction fee
cash a check
Can I close my checking account now?
现在我能取消我的活期存款账户吗？
I want to withdraw my balance.
我想把余额取出来。

lose one balance         失去平衡
balance of payment      收支平衡
balance development of economy and environment
withdraw                  取钱
withdraw money form bank
withdraw                  撤军
withdraw the troop from the occupied land
withdraw my promise
withdrawal
You needn’t fill out the withdrawal slip.
您不必填取款单。

slip    n.
give sb a pink slip   解雇
fill out
fill in
May I have this check cleared?
我能兑付这张支票吗？

May I have this check cashed?
I’d like to have the one-hundred yuan bill broken up.
我想破开这100元钱。

break sth up
break money up  
break one-hundred bill up
How would you want your money?
您想要什么面额的钱？
In one hundred yuan notes, please.
请给我100元一张的。

denomination  面值
In 50 yuan bills please.
How much do you want to exchange?
您想换多少钱？

foreign exchange    外汇
I have 8000 HK dollars, and I want to change them for euros.
我有8000港币，我想把它们换成欧元。What’s the exchange rate today?
今天的汇率是多少?

get the loans from the bank      申请贷款
transfer service                    转帐服务

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Lesson Twenty-nine  Library 图书馆
public library          公共图书馆  
university library      大学图书馆
school library         学校图书馆
private donation      私人捐赠  
Education is the soul of the nation.
librarian  图书管理员
    Many people go to the city library on weekends.
周末很多人去城市图书馆。         
The reading room is large and quiet.
阅览室很大而且安静。

large = spacious  
阅览室                reading room
咨询台                information desk  
检索中心             index center
办证处                reader's card office  
博士生论文文库     doctorial dissertation center
硕士生论文文库     master essay center  
视听室                audio visual room
自习室                selfstudy room  
网络室                internet room
礼堂                  auditorium
I’d like to apply for a library card to check out foreign books.
我想申请办一张能借外国图书的图书卡。

check out                  借书
check                      支票
cash the check           兑现支票
One library card can check out 13 books.
check out                 退房
check in                   入住
check sth. (sb.) out       调查
Where can I get the latest issue of Time magazine?
我在哪儿能找到最新一期的《时代》杂志？

an issue of a magazine       一期杂志
a copy of a newspaper        一份报纸
Please consult the card catalogue or the computer.
请查询卡片目录或是计算机。

consultant                      顾问
consultancy company        咨询公司
card catalogue
The catalogues here are in alphabetical order by the author.
这里的卡片按作者的字母顺序排列。

in the alphabetical order by the author
in the alphabetical order by title of the book
in the alphabetical order by the name of publishing house
in the alphabetical order by the name of publisher
in the alphabetical order by the subject
in the geographical order
Jot down the call number.
写下索书号。

call slip    索书单
fill in
fill out
Here is the latest edition of this book.
这是这本书的最新版本。

May I borrow this book?
issue
copy
edition
version
Sorry, the book you want has been checked out.
抱歉，您需要的书已经借出去了。
You may keep it for three weeks. Then you must return it.
您可以保留三个星期。然后您必须还书。
You cannot take it home, but you can xerox what you need.
你不能带它回家，但可以复印你需要的内容。

Will you copy it for me?
Will you xerox it for me?
Will you print it for me?
Your book has been overdue for two days.
您的书过期两天了。

May I return the book?
due    到期
sth is due
My contract was due 2 days ago.
be due to do sth
be due to sth     
Due to his failure, he was refused to enter college.
You’ll have to pay a fine for it.
您得交罚金了。

fine
SMay I renew this book?
这本书可以续借吗？

renew the contract                   续签合同     
renew water                          换水  
renew the diplomatic relations      恢复外交关系ingapore is a fine city.

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Lesson Thirty  Hotel 宾馆
Can I book a room for this weekend?
我想订一个这周末的房间可以吗？

reserve a room
book a seat
book a table  
book a hotel room
book a ticket for the concert  
book an air ticket
Sorry, this hotel is booked up.
book sth (sb) in  
His secretary booked him in at a 5 star hotel.
Have you got a reservation?
I’d love a room on the higher floor so I can have a birds’ eye view of the city.
我想要一个高层的房间，这样我就可以鸟瞰城市的景象。

a non-smoking room     无烟房间       lady’s room  
I want a room with a bathtub.   
I want a room with a shower.
B&B = bed and breakfast
single room      单人间      double room    双人间
superior room   标准间      suit               套房
presidential suit 总统套房   
meeting facilities 办公厅   ballroom 宴会厅
banquet          宴会         meeting room      会议厅  
function room    功能厅       multifunction room 多功能厅
Can I book a single room with a shower?
What kind of room would you like?
您想要什么样的房间？
What is the rate for the room?
房费是多少钱？

It’s $200 per day.
What’s the going rate for a family tutor.
What’s the current rate for a family nurse.
rate    速度
at this rate
rate    比例
interest rate
birth rate
divorce rate
The divorce rate is on the increase.
We charge $200 for a single room.
Does that include breakfast?
包括早餐吗？

The breakfast is complimentary.  
Does the rate include the fruit basket?
Does the rate include the drinks in the refrigeratory?
Does this include ironing service?
Does tmorning wake-up             叫早服务  
free daily newspaper
crib’s available               婴儿床服务
nightly turn down service    开夜床
butler service                 管家服务  
IDD                            国际长途直拨
satellite TV                   卫星电视  
internet access               因特网接入服务
broad access                宽带服务  
alarm clock
microwave                    微波炉
toaster                        烤面包机
Home away from home.
his include the laundry sevice？
My name is James Carson. I have a reservation here for tonight.
我叫James Carson。我在这儿订了今晚的房间。

May I have your ID card / licence?
Will you show your licence?
Wait a moment.
Let me check..
Please fill out this form and sign the register.
请填这张表并在注册簿上签名。
Here is the key and the room card to Room 606.
这是The elevator is just around the corner.
电梯就在拐角处。

elevator
lift
escalator
The end of the class is around the corner.到606房间的钥匙和房卡。
Have you got any vacant rooms?
您这儿有空房吗？
I’d like to check in.
我想办理入住登记。

check-in counter     托运处
check in luggage    托运行李
When is the check out time here?
这儿If you need a taxi, just call the reception desk.
您如果需要出租车，拨前台电话就可以了
什么时候退房？
I’ll leave tomorrow. Please prepare my bill.
我明天就走了，请准备好结账。
There is a sauna, a bowling alley and a gym in our hotel.
我们宾馆有桑拿、保龄球室和健身房。

indoor swimming pool
outdoor swimming pool
reading room
restaurant
chess room
billiards room      台球厅
suntan / sun bathing    日光浴
sundeck        日光浴处所
business center      商务中心  
beauty salon      美容美发中心
whirlpool

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Lesson Thirty-one  Making Plans 做计划
What do you plan to do tomorrow?
你计划明天做什么？

What do you plan to do the day after tomorrow?
What do you plan to do on the weekend?
work out a plan      make a plan         building plan 图纸
Hi.                    Hello.                 hijack 劫机
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening.
Good night.
How do you do?  
Nice to meet you.        You too.
Nice meeting you.        You too.
How are you doing?
Doing well.
What’s up? Not much.
I’m planning to go to the English corner.
我计划去英语角。

I’m planning to learn English.
I’m planning to take a trip.
I’m hoping to spend a few days in the mountains.
我希望到山里去消磨几天。

I’m hoping to spend a few days at the seaside.
I’m hoping to spend a few days in Shanghai.
I think I’ll do some work instead of going to the movies.
我想我会工作，而不是去看电影。

go to the movies    看电影
film                    胶卷
of [4v]                off [3f]
Marry, what do you plan to do on the weekend?
I think I’ll learn English instead of staying home.
Hi, Peter, what do you plan to do tomorrow?
I think I’ll go shopping instead of going to the movies.
I’m planning to...
I’m hoping to...
I think I’ll do sth instead of thing anther thing.
There’s nothing to do because tomorrow is a holiday.
没什么事好做的，因为明天是假日

holiday        法定假期、传统假期
National Day
Labor Day
Spring Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
vacation      公休假、寒暑假
winter vacation
summer vacation
There’s nothing to do today.  
There’s nothing to do because tomorrow is weekend.
There’s nothing to do because tomorrow is my off-day.
I doubt I’ll do anything tomorrow.
我不认为我明天会做任何事情。

Do you have a position for a secretary?
I doubt it. = I don’t think so.
without doubt  毫无疑问
Without doubt Zoe is my best friend.
Without doubt this book is great.
He can't decide what to do.
他决定不了做什么。

What do you plan to do next year?
I can’t decide what to do.
We can't decide what to do.
They can't decide waht to do.
Would you consider going north this summer?
你考虑今年夏天到北方去吗？

Would you consider buying a house?
Would you consider buying a car?
Would you consider moving to Beijing?
That’s a good idea.
这主意不错。

That’s a good idea. But I don’t have enough money.
I’d love to, but I’m tired.  
I’d love to, but I have no time.  
That’s a good idea, but I’m ill lately.
Please excuse me for a little while. I want to do something.
失陪一会儿，我有点事儿。

Excuse me.     1.失陪            2.劳驾、借光  
                       3.请再说一遍 = I beg your pardon.
稍等，片刻      a little while      a long time
洗手间           restroom / bathroom
抽水马桶        toilet  
盥洗室（飞机或船上的）    lavatory

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Lesson Thirty-two  Making Decisions 作决定
What have you decided? Can you tell me?
你做了决定没有？能告诉我吗？

decide
decision
cold
crowd
I’ve definitely decided to go to California.
我的确已经决定去加州了。

I’ve decided to learn English.
I’ve decided to change my jobs.
I’ve decided to stop smoking.
She has decided against buying a new car.
她已经决定不买新车了。

I’ve decided against staying up late.
night person
early bird
The early bird catches the worm.
I’ve decided against dying my hair.
long hair
short hair
wavy hair
skin head
bald
I can’t make up my mind right now.
我无法立刻做出一个决定。

make up one’s mind
We can’t make up our mind right now.
What have you decided?
I’ve definitely decided to go to California.
I’ve decided against buying a new car.
I can’t make up my mind right now.
decision [di'si94n]
I’m sure you’ve made the right choice.
我确信你作了一个正确的选择。

make a choice
After you think it over, please let me know what you decide.
等你考虑过后，请把你的决定告诉我。

think over
We are all determined to succeed.
我们决心一定要取得成功。

be determind to do sth.  
We are all determined to go abroad.
She is trying to talk me into changing my mind.
她正试图说服我改变主意。

change one’s mind  
     IIt took us a long time to make up our minds.
我们费了很长时间才做出决定。

It takes sb some time to do sth.
It took me two days to read this book.
It took me one week to write this report.
It took me three hours to arrive in Shanghai.
It took me three hours to get to Shanghai.
changed my mind later.

What have you decided?  
I’ve decided to...
I’ve decided against...
I can’t make up my mind.
decide
decision   
make a choice
make a good choice
make a bad choice
make up one’s mind
change one’s mind   
It took sb some time to do sth.

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Lesson Thirty-three  Telephone English 打电话
telephone
phone                              电话  
make a call                        打电话
call sb                              给某人打电话
mobile phone / cell phone        手机
cordless phone                    无绳电话  
pay phone                          公用电话
walkie-talkie                        对讲机
Hello, this is John here. Who’s speaking?
你好，我是John。请问您是哪位？

Hello, this is John. Who’s that please?
Hello, this is Will speaking. Who’s that please?
May I speak to Mr. Smith?
能找Smith先生听电话吗？

May I speak to Marry?
May I speak to Richard?
May I speak to Peter?
May I speak to James?
Sorry, he is tied up at the moment.
对不起，他现在脱不开身。

Wait a minute please.
One moment please.
Sorry, she is out.  
Sorry, she isn’t in.  
Sorry, she is tied up.
Would you like to leave a message or call back later?
你愿意留话还是过后再打来？

short message = SMS 短信
Please tell him his mother is here.  
Please tell her her brother is ill.
Would you mind calling back later?
Would you mind calling back this afternoon?
Thank you. I’ll call back later.
Miao, Richard, James

Richard:     Hello, this is Richard speaking. Who’s that
              please?
Miao:        This is Miao speaking. May I speak to James?
Richard:     Wait a minute please. Sorry, James is out.
              (Sorry, James is tied up.) Would you like to
              leave a message?
Miao:        Pleas tell him his father came here.
Richard:    Would you mind calling back later?
Miao:        Ok, I’ll call back this afternoon. (Ok, I’ll call his
              mobile phone. / cell phone)
What number should I dial to get the manager? You can get him at 672- 5588.
要找经理应该拨哪个号码？你拨 672-5588 就能找到他。

6083 six o eight three
long distance        长途电话
I want to make a long distance call.
international call     国际长途
make an international call
local call              市话
collect call            对方付费电话
toll free call          免费电话
Michael, you are wanted on the telephone.
Michael, 有人给你电话。
Pick up the receiver and drop a coin into the slot.
拿起电话筒，然后投一枚硬币到投币孔里去。
The telephone is ringing. Would you answer it please?
电话铃响了，你去接一下好吗？
I tried to call Ms. Dole, but the line was busy.
我试着给Dole女士打电话，但是占线。
I dialed the right number, but nobody answered.
我拨对号码了，但是没人接。
How can I reach you?
I am going out for a few days.
Can I call you back later?

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Lesson Thirty-four  Eating Out 下馆子
vegetable    蔬菜
vanilla      香草  
invite      邀请
restaurant    饭馆
dessert      甜食，甜点
desert      沙漠  
potato      土豆
tomato      西红柿  
soup      汤
soap      香皂
Jane, let’s go to dinner! It’s on me.
Jane，一起去吃饭吧。我请客。

Let’s go eat. It’s my treat.
It’s on me.
I am buying.
Let’s split.  
Go Dutch.
They serve good food in this restaurant.
这家餐馆的饭菜很不错。

delicious
tasty
It’s very delicious.
It’s very tasty.
What do you recommend?
您能推荐一些特色菜吗？

What’s good here?
What’s the daily special?
今天的特价菜品是什么？

What’s good here?
What do you recommend?
Mr. Rice, what would you like to eat?
莱斯先生，你想吃点什么？

What would you like to eat?
What do you want?
I’d like Beijing Roast Duck and some vegetables.
我要北京烤鸭和一些蔬菜。

北京烤鸭  Peking Duck / Beijing Roast Duck
火锅     hot pot
涮羊肉    instant boiled mutton
速溶咖啡    instant coffee
方便面       instant noddles
冷盘     cold dish
春卷     spring roll
Which would you rather have-steak or fish?
你要吃什么--牛排还是鱼？

pork          猪肉    beef          牛肉
mutton       羊肉    dog’s meat   狗肉
You eat like a horse.
You eat like a bird.
You drink like fish.
You sleep like a log.  
gut             内脏    jelly fish     海蜇  
chic蔬菜
What kind of vegetables do you have?
芹菜    celery
菠菜    spinach
卷心菜    cabbage  
大白菜    Chinese cabbage
茄子    eggplant
生菜    lettuce  
西兰花    cauliflower
黄瓜    cucumber
花生    peanut  
空心菜    water spina   chken feet  凤爪    pork blood  猪血
饮料    drink
软饮料    soft drink
啤酒    beer
果汁    juice  
葡萄酒    wine
red wine
white wine
Cheers!       干杯
To your health.    为您的健康干杯！  
To our friendship.  为我们的友谊干杯！  
To our cooperation.  为我们的合作干杯！
餐桌常用语
Let’s eat up!
Help yourself.  
Bottoms up！
I’m (very) full.
Check, please!  
tip      小费
I tip the waiter.
I tip the waitress.
stingy    吝啬的
You are so stingy.
Do you enjoy the meal?  
Yes, it’s very delicious.
Thank you very much!
快餐食品
热狗    hot dog
汉堡包    burger   cheese burger  
三明治    sandwich
比萨饼    pizza
炸鸡    fried chicken
薯条    French fries / fries
可乐    coke
饭
早餐 breakfast       午饭 lunch        晚饭 super
正餐、宴会 dinner  早中饭 brunch  夜宵 mid-night snack  
宴会 banquet
自助餐 buffet
烤肉 bar B Q
soup              汤
appetizer         开胃品
main course      主菜  
dessert           甜点
tea and coffee   茶和咖啡

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Lesson Thirty-five  Going Shopping 购物
I enjoy going to department stores on the weekends.
我喜欢在周末逛百货商场。

shopping mall   步行街   department store 百货商店  
supermarket    超市      flea market 旧货市场，跳蚤市场
store             商店      bookstore 书店  
chain store      连锁店
KFC is a chain store. 肯德基是一家连锁店。
drugstore        药店，街边杂货铺、小卖部
stand            路边摊    newsstand        报摊  
fruit stand        水果摊   snack stand      小吃摊
vend             出售      vending machine自动售货机
I’d like to look at one of these watches.
我想看看这些手表。

What can I do for you? May I help you?
I am looking for sth.
I am looking for a watch.
I am looking for a tie.
I am looking for a handbag.
I’d like to look at sth.
I’d like to look at the clothes.
I’d like to look at these computers.  
I’d like to look at these cars.
I am going shopping because I need buy some clothes.
我去逛街因为我需要买些衣服。

do some shopping
I am going shopping because I need to buy some food.
I am going shopping because I need to buy some drinks.
Can I try on this jacket?
我能试穿一下这件夹克吗