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Lesson Thirty-six  Going Places 出行
Are you going to go to anyplace this year?
你今年准备去什么地方？

this year
last year
next year
vacation    公休假，寒暑假  
Are you going to go to any place in winter vacation?
Are you going to go to any place in summer vacation?
If I have enough money, I am going to take trip aboard.
如果我有足够的钱，我要去国外旅行一趟。

take a trip to somewhere
I’m taking a trip to HongKong.
I’m going home.
I’ll go home.
I’m leaving for ShangHai.
I’m taking a trip to America.
I’m taking a trip to Britain.
I’m taking a tip to Taiwan by way of HongKong.
I’m taking a tip to Taiwan via way of HongKong.
I’m taking a trip to San Francisco via ShangHai.
Will you go with a tour group?
你会随旅行团一起去吗？
Personally, I prefer to go by myself.
就个人而言，我更偏好自己旅行。

tour group    旅行团
How are you going? Are you going by boat?
你怎么去？是坐船去吗？

Are you going by train?
Are you going by plane?
Are you going by air?
Are you going by bus?
Are you going on foot?
I’m going by air. I like flying.
我坐飞机去。我喜欢坐飞机。

air            航空公司
Air China    中国国际航空公司
I like flying a lot.
I like oranges.
I like spicy food.
I like this city.
I like swimming.
fly to somewhere
I’ll fly to Kunming tomorrow.
I’ll fly to Shanghai tomorrow.
How long does the flight take? It’s a six-hour flight.
飞行时间有多长？这是6个小时的飞机航程。

flight         飞行航程         
train ride    火车行程
It’s a 48-hour train ride.      
bus ride     公共汽车行程
voyage      船的航程
It’s a 16-hour voyage.  
It’s a 2-hour drive.  
It’s a 1-hour walk.
Altogether it’ll take ten days to make the trip.
这次旅行总共需要十天。

make a trip      完成一次旅行I hope you have a good time on your trip.
我希望你在旅途上玩得愉快。

have fun      
have a great time
enjoy yourself  
have a great trip
have a safe trip   
bon voyage = good trip
bon jour
salut  
merci
buffet
cafe
French fries
表示感谢
Thanks.
Thank you.
Thanks a lot
Thank you very much.  
Thanks a million.    万分感谢
I appreciate it.       非常感激
回答
Thank you.
No problem.
My pleasure.
You are welcome.  
Forget it.
Don’t mention it.souvenir      纪念品  
How was your trip?
How was your exam?
How was your paper?
It’s cool.
It's great.
It's amazing.
It sucks.      很糟糕My friend was injured in an airplane crash.
我的朋友在一次飞机坠毁事件中受了伤。
How many passengers were on this plane?
这架飞机上有多少乘客？

How many passengers were on this bus?
There are over eight hundred passengers on the train.
这列火车上载有超过800名乘客。
Let’s go out to the airport. The plane will land in an hour.
我们去机场吧。飞机还有一个小时就要降落了。

airport            飞机场  
train station      火车站  
harbor            港口  
bus stop         公共汽车站
Would you like to take a walk?
你想出去散步吗？

take a walk      散步
I’d love to, but I am pretty busy now.
我很愿意，但我现在很忙。

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Lesson Thirty-seven  Health 健康
We work out regularly to keep fit.
我坚持锻炼以保持健康。

Health is better than wealth.
我很健康             I am quite fit.
我今天不大舒服     I don’t feel well today.
我生病了             I am sick.  I am ill.  I feel terrble.
病入膏肓             I am very ill.  
你怎么了？          What's bothering you?  
我得了重感冒        I’ve got a bad cold.
看医生 see the doctor       住院 go to hospital
女儿 daughter
感冒 cold        重感冒 bad cold      流感 flu
发烧 fever       咳嗽 cough            头疼 headache
SARS=severe acute respiratory syndrome
WHO 国际卫生组织 World Health Organization  
public health    公共卫生
I went to see my doctor for a medical check-up.
昨天我去医生那里做了一次体检。

体检    check-up  
做体检    have a check-up  
I had a check-up last week.
What did the doctor say?
医生说什么了？
The doctor said I am a little over weight.
医生说我有些超重了。

weight                    体重
hight                      身高  
over weight               超重
under weight              体重不足
lose some weight        减肥
put on some weight      增加体重
You look pale these days. You should take your health more seriously.
最近你的面色不太好。你应当重视一下身体健康了。

You look pale.    你看起来气色不好。
You look great today.
You look tired.
You look happy.
You look excited
I’ve got a fever, so I take sick leave today.
我发烧了，所以今天请了病假。

sick leave    病假  
home leave    探亲假
I have watery eyes and a running nose.
我的眼睛流泪，鼻子流鼻涕。

医生         doctor
内科医生    physician
外科医生    surgeon
牙医         dentist
护士         nurse
勤杂工人    handyman  
病人         patient
医院         hospital
诊所         clinic
I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow morning.
明天早上我和医生有个预约。
If you want to be healthy, you have to stop smoking cigarettes.
如果想身体健康，你就应该戒烟。

If you want to be healthy, you have to do some exercise.
If you want to improve your spoken English, you have to open your mouth and practice again and again.
think loudly 自言自语
She gave me a chest X-ray and took my blood pressure.
她给我做了胸部X光透视，还给我测了血压。

X光射线     x-ray
胸透         chest X-ray
流血         It’s bleeding.
血压         blood pressure  
血型         blood type
验血         blood test  
献血         blood donation
输血         bood transfusion  
体温         temperature
量体温      take one’s temperature
号脉         feel the pulse
The doctor wrote out a prescription for me.
医生给我开了处方。

开药方      write a prescription
I have to take these pills every six hours.
我得每六个小时服一次这种药丸。

pill      药丸          tablet    药片         capsule     胶囊  
lotion  药液          cream   药膏         painkiller   止疼药

TCM  中药           traditional Chinese medicine
打针  shot            打点滴    infusion  
送到医院治疗        be hospitalized
急救                  first aid  
手术 operation      major operation       minor operation
It’s just a mosquito bite. Nothing to worry about.
只不过是蚊子咬罢了，没什么好担心的。

mosquito    蚊子
fly            苍蝇
Let’s have a bite.          让我们随便吃点东西。
Nothing to worry about. = Take it easy. 不要担心。
头痛         headache
胃痛         stomachache  
耳朵痛      earache
背痛         backache
Frank is in hospital. We hope he will get better soon.
弗兰克住院了。我们希望他能早日康复。

sb be hospitalized

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Lesson Thirty-eight  Clothing 衣着
What are you going to wear today?
你今天穿什么衣服？

wear  穿着              fit 合身               match  搭配
What are you going to wear tomorrow?  
ware 器皿            software 软件         haredware 硬件  
chinaware 瓷器
sportswear 运动服     footwear 鞋类      clothing 衣着  
cloth 布    clothes 衣服(不可数)       a piece of clothes
formal clothes正装     casual clothes休闲装
wear a hat              I am wearing glasses.
wear a make-up        wear a necklace
wear a ring             wear a gold ring  
wear a earring         wear a bracelet
What are you going to wear today?
你今天穿什么衣服？

put on    穿上
When I get up, I put on my clothes.
wear    穿着
Today, I wear my overcoat.
Today, I wear my blue shirt.
I just put on my downcoat.
take off    脱掉
I take off my jacket.
I’m going to wear my blue suit. Is that all right?
我穿蓝西装，合适吗？

suit 西服    blue suit 蓝色西服    black suit 黑色西服  
dark blue suit       深蓝色西服
dark green  墨绿色      light yellow 浅黄色
red           pink         yellow       green
blue          greenish    blue         purple
blue          沮丧  
I feel blue today.          It’s a blue movie. 黄色电影
grey         灰色         brown        棕色
black and white           花白色
black and blue            青一块紫一块
Mao suit                  中山装   
I’m going to wear my Mao suit.
Is that all right?           合不合适？
All my clothes are dirty, I don’t have anything to wear.
我所有的衣服都脏了，没有什么可穿的了。

dirty    脏  
I have nothing to ...
I have nothing to do.
I have nothing to eat.
I have nothing to say.
This dress doesn’t fit me anymore.
这件衣服不再合身了。

fit sb well    非常合身
This shirt fits me well.
This coat fits me well.
This pair of shoes fits me well.
don't fit sb.
This coat doesn’t fit me.
服装类型

女士套装，连衣裙  dress
羽绒服                downcoat
大衣                   overcoat  
皮衣                   furcoat  
毛衣                  sweater  
衬衣 （男）          shirt              (女) blouse  
裤子                  pants             a pair of pants
圆领汗衫             T-shirt
短裤                  shorts  
裙子                  shirt   
凉鞋                  sandals
墨镜                  sunglasses
内衣                  underwear
风衣                  windbreaker  
休闲服                casual clothes
牛仔服                jeans  
洗衣房                cleaners    laundry
I have two suits to send to laundry.
我有两套西装要送干洗店去洗。
Your shirts are wrinkled. You ought to have them cleaned and pressed.
你的衬衫皱了，应该送去洗并且烫一下。

洗  clean    wash  
熨  press    iron
Why don't you get dressed now? Put on your work clothes.
你怎么现在还不穿衣服？穿上你的工作服吧。

Pleas dress up.   请着正装。  
Put on work clothes.
Put on uniform.  工作服
army uniform   军装     police uniform   警服  
nurse uniform   护士服    school uniform   校服
You’d better wear a light jacket. It’s chilly today.
你最好穿件薄夹克。今天很凉。

轻便的           light  
厚重的           heavy  
chilly = a little cold / unpleasantly cold
It’s very cold.
You’d better do sth.   
You’d better wear a rain coat.
It’s raining today.
流行，时髦      stylish
It’s very stylish this year.
Your pants and shoes match perfectly.
你的裤子和鞋子搭配得很好。

match
Your tie and shirt match very well.  
Your suit and shirt don’t match.
tie  belt  watch  cap  overcoat  sunglasses  gloves
棉 cotton         丝 silk               尼龙 nylon  
毛 wool          羊绒 cashmere     麻 linen
This coat looks very good on you.
那件外套你穿着很好看。
These shoes are worn-out. They’ve lasted a long time.
这些鞋破了。它们已经穿了很长时间了。
Don’t forget to fasten the collar button.
别忘了扣紧这个领扣。In the West, white is the traditional color for wedding dresses.
在西方，白色是婚纱的传统颜色。

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Lesson Thirty-nine  
Making Appointments 做预约
预约              appointment  
做预约           make an appointment  
私人约会        date  
预约本           appointment book
I’d like to make an appointment to see Mr. Steward.
我想预约与斯图尔特先生见面。

I’d like to make an appointment to see sb.
I’d like to make an appointment to see your chairman.董事长
Will you be free this Thursday?
这个星期四你有空吗？

How (what) about this Thursday?
How about this Friday?
How about next Monday?
Your appointment will be next Tuesday at 10 o’clock. Is that all right?
您的约会是下周二的十点钟。可以吗？
Could you make it some other time? I can come any day except Thursday.
您能安排其它时间吗？除了周四我任何一天都能来。

I can come any day except Tuesday.
I can come any day except Monday.
I can come any day except Wednesday.
No problem.  
Sure.  
That’s it.
Something’s come up. I have to change my appointment from Monday to Wednesday.
事情有了变化。我不得不把会面从周一换到周三。

Monday         Tuesday          Wednesday
Thursday        Friday            Saturday        Sunday
Something has come up.
I have to change my appointment from this week to next
week.
I want to change my appointment from this Friday to next
Monday.
I can’t keep the appointment because I’m sick.
我无法如约会面，因为我生病了。

I couldn’t keep the appointment because I met a traffic jam.
I couldn’t keep the appointment because my family came.
traffic lights
rush hour
Ann failed to call the office to cancel her appointment.
安没有打电话到办公室取消她的约会。

make an appointment
change the appointment  
keep the appointment
cancel the appointment
sb failed the exam
failure
Let’s make a date to go to the movies tonight.
让我们约好今晚去看电影。

Let’s make a date to eat out.
Let's make a date to go shopping.
Let's make a date to go boating.
What’s the date today?      今天几号？  
blind date                      相亲
date                            大枣
I called the employment agency for a job.
我打电话给职业介绍所谋一份工作。

打电话预约      call somewhere
机构              agency  
新闻通讯社      news agency
新华通讯社      XinHua news agency
旅行社           travle agency
广告公司        AD agency
代理商          agent
Please fill out this application form.
请填写这份申请表。

申请表格        application form  
填（表格）      fill in / fill out
I’m going to call in a plumber this afternoon.
今天下午我会打电话叫一个管道工来。

I am going to call a plumber to come this afternoon
Please call before you come, otherwise we might not be home.
你来之前请先打个电话，否则我们可能不在家。
]I can give you one hour this afternoon.
我今天下午能给你一个小时。

I can give you half an hour this afternoon.
I can give you 40 minutes tomorrow morning.
I’d like to make an appointment to see your boss.
How about next Tuesday?
I can come anyday except Tuesday.
What about next Wednesday?
No problem.
That’s it.
I couldn’t keep the appointment because I was sick.
I want to change my appointment from Wednesday to
Friday.  
cancel the appointment
Let’s make a date to go fishing.
Let’s make a date to take a trip.
Let’s make a date to other place.
Let’s make a date to have fun.
I’m going to call...
I called...
I’m going to call in a plumber this afternoon.
I called the employment agency for a job.
Please call before you come, otherwise we might not be
home.
I can give you one hour this afternoon.

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Lesson Forty  School and Education 学校与教育
基础教育        fundmental education
高等教育        higher education  
终生教育        life-long education
活到老学到老   Never too old to learn
大学              university
芝加哥大学      Chicago university  
学院              college
Children enter school at the age of seven, don’t they?
孩子们七岁入学，不是吗？

enter
1进入 I enter the classroom.
2参加 I entered this company.  
3入学 enter school
4确定
Children enter school at seven.  
I entered this company at 23.  
I entered college at 19.
In elementary school, the child learns to read and write.
在小学里，孩子们学习识字。

read and write
you and me  
mom and dad
again and again
In secondary school, students get more advanced knowledge.
在中学里，儿童们可以学到更高级的知识。

Knowledge is power.    知识就是力量。  
know-how                 实践技能
Sarah went to grade school in New York City and high school in Washington D.C.
莎拉在纽约市上的小学，在华盛顿上的中学。

grade school    小学
high school      中学
In this university, young people train to become doctors and nurses.
在这所大学里，学生被培养成为医生和护士。

师范大学        normal university
重点大学        key university  
学院              college
外交学院        Foreign Affairs College  
学院              institute
北京广播学院   Beijing Broadcasting Institute
麻省理工大学   MIT=Massachusetts Institute of
                        Technology  
哈佛大学        Harverd University
耶鲁              Yale  
牛津              Oxford
剑桥              Cambridge  
北京大学        PKU=Peking University
清华大学        Tsinghua University
In this university, young people train to become policemen
and lawyers.
In this high school, young people train to become
teachers.
David was admitted to Harvard University.
戴维被哈佛大学录取了。

be admitted to    被……录取
In college I majored in science. What was your major?
在大学里我主修理科。你主修什么？

major        v. / n.  
arts          文科          engineering     工科
medicine    医科          agriculture       农科
I major in economics.   
I major in math.
I major in computer science.   
I major in English literature.
I major in diplomacy.
minor       辅修，选修
I minored in French.
I minored in English.
必修课  required course      选修课  optional course
学分    credit
During your first year of college, did you make straight A’s?
你在大学一年级时成绩是全A吗？
What’s your GPA in college?
你大学期间的平均成绩点数是多少?

GPA = general point average
I am a graduate of Yale University. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree.
我是耶鲁大学毕业生。我拥有文学士学位。

文学学士学位 BA Degree
理学学士学位 BS Degree   
工学学士学位 BE Degree
硕士      master  MA Degree  MS Degree
博士      Ph. D.
工商管理硕士 MBA=Master of Business Administration
公共管理硕士 MPA=Master of Public Administration
教育学硕士    ME=Master of Education
My sister just graduated from high school. Graduation was held last night.
我妹妹中学毕业了。昨晚举行了毕业典礼。

graduation                毕业典礼
graduate from where    从……毕业
My brother graduated from university.
Graduation was yesterday evening.
研究生 graduate student / postgraduate student  
博士研究生            Ph. D. candidate
美国研究生入学考试 GRE= Graduate Record Examination  
留学生                 international student
Mr. Smith is a high school principal.
史密斯先生是一位中学校长。

principal  中学校长
president  大学校长
If you expect to enter this prestigious university, you should apply now.
如果期望进入这所著名学府，你现在就应该申请了。

If you expect to learn English well, you should work hard.
If you expect to find a good job, you should learn English well.
My brother is a member of the faculty. He is an economics professor.
我哥哥是教师中的一员。他是经济学教授。

学生         student
老师         teacher  
教授         professor
终身教授    tenure professor  
副教授      associate professor
讲师         lecturer
助教         TA=teaching assistant
研究助理    RA=research assistant
大一         freshman
大二         sophomore
大三         junior
大四         senior
I have a lot of extracurricular activities. I’m on the school football team.
我有很有课外活动。我参加学校的足球队。

extracurricular        课外的
on                    参加社团  
I am on the school volleyball team.
I am on the school tennis team.

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Lesson Forty-one  Agriculture and Industry
农业与工业
What are the principal farm products in this region?
这个地区主要的农产品是什么？

principal    中学校长 主要的
rice          大米
wheat       小麦
potato      马铃薯
Thanks to the warm and sunny weather, oranges grow very well here.
由于气候温和而多阳光，这里柑橘生长得非常好。

thanks to = because of 因为
orange      橙子    tangerine  橘子     apple     苹果  
pine apple  菠萝    pear        梨        peach    桃子
strawberry  草莓    blueberry  蓝莓     grape    葡萄  
lemon       柠檬，次品
This car is a lemon.
This walkman is a lemon.  
lichee      荔枝    longan     龙眼      coconut      椰子  
peanut     花生    banana    香蕉      go bananas  疯狂  
apricot     杏子      plum        李子      watermelon  西瓜
papaya    木瓜    cherry      樱桃      kiwi          奇异果
In this flat country, people grow wheat and corn and raise cattle.
在这平坦的乡间，人们种麦子和玉米，并且养牛。

grow                        种植
raise                        养殖
crops                        农作物
grow rice                    种稻米
raise sheep
raise pigs
raise a dog as your pet    宠物
We've cut down a lot of trees to make room for farms.
我们砍伐了许多树木来给农场腾出空地。

cut down              砍倒
cut off                 切断  
cut off the electricity
cut off the water
cut off the gas
make room for       给……让地方
I stood up to make room for this old man.
Milk, butter and cheese are shipped here from the dairy farms.
牛奶，黄油及奶酪是从榨乳农场运来这里的。

milk                   鲜牛奶
yogurt                酸奶
Let's eat some yogurt.
soybean milk        豆浆
butter                 黄油
butterfly               蝴蝶
cheese               奶酪
ship                  运输
These cars are shipped here form Japan.
These fruits are shipped here from America.
At this time of the year, farmers harvest their crops.
每年在这个时节，农民们收割庄稼。

No pains, no gains.      不劳无获。  
Work hard and smart.    苦干加巧干。
New technologies have revolutionized agriculture.
新科技彻底改变了农业。

Internet has revolutionized our life on line-shopping, email, on line-chatting......
This chemical plant hires both domestic and overseas professionals.
这个化工厂雇佣了国内和海外的专业人员。

工厂          factory
工厂          plant
化工厂       chemical plant
电厂          power plant
联合企业    works
钢铁厂       steel works
作坊          mill
造纸厂       paper mill
内行，专家 professionals   
very capable
devoted
New workers must receive three months of training before going to work.
新工人在开始工作前必须接受三个月的培
If you work in a factory, you usually have to punch a clock.
如果你在工厂上班，通常得打考勤卡。

usually    通常
If you work in a government, you usually have to go to lots of
meetings.
If you work in a foreign company, you usually have to work
very hard.
Those who work extra hours will get an overtime pay.
加班的人能得到加班工资。
Is it true that the paper mill has gone bankrupt?
那家造纸厂真的已经破产了吗？

Is it true that you are leaving?
Is it true that you quit?
go public
be listed    上市
Biotechnology is widely regarded as a booming industry.
生物技术被广泛认为是一个蒸蒸日上的产业。

Wish you a booming business.
Carmakers are introducing the most advanced technologies into their day-to-day operations.
汽车生产厂正把最先进的技术运用到他们的日常生产中去。

carmaker        汽车生产商
day-to-day       日常的
The government must adopt effective measures to control all kinds of pollution.
政府必须采取有效措施来控制各种污染。

adopt            采取，领养
adopt a child
effective         有效的
efficient          生效的
measure         测量
pollution          污染

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Lesson Forty-two  Likes and Dislikes 喜欢和厌恶
What do you think of the winter weather here?
你认为这里冬天的天气如何？

I + like / don't like / dislike / love / hate / can’t stand
  + sb / sth / to do sth / doing sth
What do you think of your boss?
What do you think of Beijing?
What do you think of your job?
What is it you don’t like about driving?
你为何不喜欢开车呢？

I don’t like driving.
What is it you don’t like about Beijing?  
I don’t like its pullution.
I don’t like its traffic.
What is it you like about Beijing?  
I like its culture environment.
I like its culture atmosphere.
I like its plenty of work opportunities.
The thing I don’t like about driving is all the traffic on the road.
我之所以不喜欢开车是交通太拥挤的缘故。

driving            开车，驾驶
driver’s licence  驾驶执照
traffic              交通
traffic jam         交通堵塞  
traffic lights       红绿灯
rush hour         上下班高峰期
For me, I can’t stand the heat in the summer.
就我而言，我受不了夏天的炎热。

For me, I can’t stand my boss.
He is so bossy.  
For me, I can’t stand the noise.
Can you be quiet?
I like Beijing.       I don’t like Beijing.  I dislike Beijing.  
love 酷爱
I love this game.    I love ping-pong.  
I love swimming.  I hate other people's being late.   
I hate being late.  I hate you.    I can’t stand noise.   
For me, I can’t stand the coldness in winter.
Do you enjoy playing sports in your free time?
你喜欢在业余时间运动吗？

free time = spare time
I like to play tennis, but I’m not good at it.
我喜欢打网球，但不是很擅长。

I am (not) good at sth.  
I am good at math.
I am good at English.
I am good at writing.
I don’t like spinach even if it’s good for me.
我不喜欢菠菜，虽然它对我有益处。

I don’t like yoghourt even if it’s good for me.
I’m afraid you’re being too particular about your food.
我想你对于食物也未免太挑剔了。

I’m afraid you’re dismissed.
I'm afraid you're late.
I'm afraid you have no change.
挑剔的picky
You are too picky about clothes.     
You are too picky about your food.
骄傲的，自大的cocky
My boss is very cocky.  
cock your ears               请注意听
I am all ears.                 我洗耳恭听  
one ear in and on ear out   左耳朵进，右耳朵出
Jessie always finds fault with everything, and she doesn’t like anything I do or say.
杰西总是遇事吹毛求疵，我所做或所说的任何事她都不喜欢。

She finds fault with my work.
She finds fault with me.
I hate the taste of the medicine, but I took it anyway.
我不喜欢这药的味道，但我还是把它服了下去。

味道 taste                酸 sour           甜 sweet  
苦    bitter               辣 hot / spicy     咸 salty
糖醋sour and sweet    糖醋排骨sour and sweet chops

taste品味    You have a very good taste.
               I have pool taste in classical music.
tasteful有品味的        tasteless没品味的
tasteful book            tasteful movie  
a tasteless job          a tastelss person

色香味 color            fragrance          smell / taste
You have a wonderful taste in clothes.
你在衣着方面很有品位。
I feel like taking a walk this evening.
我想今晚出去散步。

I feel like learning English in New Oriental School.
Ladies in general fancy fashionable clothes.
一般而言，女士都喜欢时髦的衣服。

in general    大体上
In general this book is pretty good.
In general this movie is just so so.
In general we are satisfied with your work.
fancy      酷爱，喜欢
I fancy hot food.
What’s your favorite pastime?
你的业余爱好是什么？
I + like / don’t like / dislike / love / hate / can’t stand
+ sb / sth / to do sth / doing sth

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Lesson Forty-three  Job & Career 工作与职业
job                    工作
part-time job         兼职
full-time job          全职
apply for a job
take a job
quit the job
change my jobs
transfer
Good job, Zhang.
It’s my job.
career                职业，事业
Do you have an opening for secretary?
你们这里有秘书的职位空缺吗？

secretary
necessary
often
Do you have an opening for driver?
Do you have an opening for chauffeur?
Do you have an opening for lawyer?
Do you have an opening for engineer?
Do you have an opening for teacher?
I’ve worked as an English translator for two years.
我做英语翻译已经有两年了。

Have you got any work experience?
I’ve worked as a teacher for five years.
I’ve worked as a secretary for three years.
I’ve worked as a lawyer for a decade.
What kind of work do you do? Are you a salesman?
你是做什么工作的？你是推销员吗？

What do you do?
salesman        销售人员，推销员
salesclerk       营业员，店员
piracy            盗版
Are you a teacher?
Are you a professer?
Are you a engineer?
Are you a manager?
Are you a white collar?
white collar       白领
blue collar        蓝领
golden collar      金领
]I’m a federal employee. I work for the State Department.
我是联邦政府的职员。我在国务院工作。

department                          部门
State Department                  （美国）国务院
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs     （中国）外交部
minister                              部长
Secretary of State                  国务卿
What do you want to do when you graduate? Have you decided yet?
你毕业后想做什么？决定了没有？
As soon as I graduate, I’ll be a software engineer.
我一毕业，就会去当一名软件工程师。

software    软件
hardware    硬件
As soon as I graduate, I’ll be a bank clerk.
As soon as I graduate, I’ll go abroad.
Have you ever thought about a career in the advertisement?
你是否考虑过从事广告方面的职业？

Have you ever thought about working in Beijing?
Have you ever thought about going abroad?
Have you ever thought about buying another TV?
I like writing, but I wouldn’t want it to be my life’s work.
我喜欢写作，但不愿把它当终身的工作。

I like sports, but I wouldn’t want it to be my life’s work.
I like music, but I wouldn’t want it to be my life’s work.
Dave was just promoted to vice president of that multinational.
戴夫刚被晋升为那家跨国公司的总裁。

晋升 promotion      董事长 chairman        董事会 board
董事 director         总裁 president
首席执行官 CEO    Chief Executive Officer
总监 director         经理 manager            职员 clerk
副    vice-    vice-president / vice-manager
助理 assistant        assistant manager / assistant president
Dave was just promoted to assistant president.
Dave was just promoted to director.
Dave was just promoted to sales director.
My dad is a pilot with the Airlines. He just retired.
我爸爸是航空公司的飞行员。他刚刚退休。

pilot      飞行员
air-hostess    空姐
airline      航空公司
retire      退休
He just retired.  
He will retire next year.  
She is retired now.
Lao Wang is retired.
Mary was transferred to the head office downtown.
玛丽被调到了市中心的公司总部。

head office = headquarters
I work in the head office of HP.
I work in the head office of Petroleum China.
I have a good-paying job with excellent hours.
我有一份待遇优厚且时段好的工作。

薪水              salary / pay
周薪              wage
工作条件        working conditions
公司的福利      benefits
社会福利         welfare
培训              training
Mr. Wilson has built up his own business. Now he owns a travel agency.
威尔逊先生建立起了自己的事业。现在他拥有了一家旅行社。

build up one’s own business
own                   拥有
run                    经营
agency                机构
travel agency         旅行社
After a successful career in business, he was appointed ambassador to China.
在商业上有所成就后，他被任命为驻中国大使。

跨国公司        multinational
私营企业        private enterprise/company
国有企业        State Owned Enterprise = SOE
股份公司        joint-stock company
事务所           firm
律师事务所      law firm
审计师事务所   auditing firm
会计事务所      accounting firm
会计              accounting
会计师           accountant
外企              foreign company
合资              joint venture = JV

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Lesson Forty-eight  Going out for the Evening
夜晚娱乐
A new movie will be on at City Theater. They say it’s an adventure story.
一部新片即将在城市剧院上映。他们说是部冒险片。

剧院         theater           城市剧院    City Thearter
上映         will be on        胶卷         film
电影         movie            冒险片      adventure story
爱情片      love story        恐怖片      scary movie
战争片    war movie       动作片      action movie
科幻片      science fiction   卡通片      cartoon
喜剧         comedy
悲剧         tragedy
情景喜剧    sitcom
The cast of this movie included a famous actor.
这部电影的演员阵容包括了一位著名男演员。

cast          演职员表
They have a strong cast.
They have a big cast.
actor         演员
actress      女演员
star            明星
super star   超级明星
famous      著名的
How long does this movie last? (meeting / drama)
这个片子放映多长时间了？

How long dose the meeting last?
How long dose the drama last?
last      持续  
two month
two and half hours
at least 2 hours
at most 2 hours
The feature starts at 9 o’clock and ends at 11:30.
正片从九点开始到十一点半结束。

主片  feature  
开始  start / begin / commence
结束  end / finish / over
Our class begins at 8:30 and ends at 11:00.
8:30 eight thirty
8:35 eight thirty-five
9:20 nine twenty
早上      am
下午，晚上    pm
By the time we got there, the movie had already begun.
我们到那里的时候，戏已经开演了。

by the time = before
电影院 movie theater
I’d like a medium popcorn and large Coke.
我要一个中号爆米花和一个大杯可乐。

爆米花    popcorn
中号    medium
大号    large
I’d like a large popcorn.
Which would you rather do - go dancing or go to a circus?
你想做什么--去跳舞还是看杂技？

Which would you rather have - stake or fish?
Which would you rather do - going to the movies or staying
home?
We don’t go dancing very often.
我们不常去跳舞。

We don’t go singing very often.
We don't go swimming very often.
We don't go Karaoke very often.
A group of us went out to a bar last night.
昨晚我们一伙人去酒吧了。

A group of us went out to the restaurant.
A group of us went out to the bar.
A group of us went out to the cafe yesterday.
A group of us went out to the tea house.
The new play was amusing and we all enjoyed it.
这部新戏很逗乐，我们都很喜欢。

amusing     有趣的
enjoy         非常喜欢  
We enjoy watching TV.
I enjoy doing some jogging.
I enjoy going to the movies.
I enjoy helping others.
Enjoy your life everyday.
After the play was over, we all wanted to get something to eat.
戏演完后，我们都想去弄点吃的。

play                           戏剧
opera                         歌剧  
Peking opera                京剧
Italia opera                  意大利歌剧
drama                        话剧
concert                       音乐会、演唱会
concer hall                   音乐厅
theater                        剧院
national grand theater       国家大剧院
There was a big crowd and we had difficulty getting a taxi.
人群非常拥挤，我们很难叫到出租车。

好好学习天天向上       Work hard and improve daily.  
好久不见                  Long time no see.
We have difficulty doing sth.
We have difficulty learning English, but I don’t give it up.
taxi                        get a taxi
cab                        take a cab
I want to learn how to play cards.
我想学怎么打扑克牌。

I want to learn how to play bridge.
I want to learn how to play tennis.
I want to learn how to swim.
I’m not accustomed to going out after dark.
我不惯于在天黑以后外出。

be accustomed to = be used to
I’m not accustomed (used) to eating hot food.
I'm not accustomed (used) to getting up early.
lazybones        懒虫
lazysusan        吃饭时转菜的盘子
The tickets for “Gladiator”have been sold out. It’s a real hit.
“角斗士”的票已经告罄。真是部成功的片子！

It’s a smash.    很棒，有震撼力
总结
love story              adventure story
war movie             scary movie
cartoon                science fiction
tragedy                comedy
sitcom

actor                    actress  
movies                  movie theater
play                      opera
Peking opera           drama
concert                  concert hall
accustomed             used to
begin  end              start  finish          commence  over
last for 2 hours          last for 3 hours      last a month

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Lesson Forty-four  Sports and Recreation
体育和娱乐
Baseball is my favorite sport. What’s your favorite?
棒球是我所喜欢的运动。你的爱好是什么？

baseball                       棒球
basketball                     篮球
ice-hockey                    冰球
American football             橄榄球
soccer                         英式足球
table tennis / ping-pang      乒乓球
badminton                     羽毛球
hockey                         曲棍球
volleyball                       排球
What do you like?
I like fishing and hunting, but I don’t like swimming.
我喜欢钓鱼和打猎，但我不喜欢游泳。

I like volleyball, but I don’t like basketball.
I like walking, but I don’t like jogging.
I like ping-pang, but I don’t like badminton.
When you played football, what position did you play?
当你打橄榄球时，是打什么位置的？

位置    position
前锋    striker
中场    mid-field  
后卫    defender
守门员    goal keeper
裁判    referee
教练    coach
主教练    head coach
My cousin is a soccer player. He is a striker.
我表哥是足球运动员。他是前锋。
When I was on the track team, I used to run the quarter mile.
在田径队里时，我是跑四分之一英里的。We played a soccer game yesterday. The score was tied three-to-three.
我们昨晚打了一场比赛。比数是三比三平手。

比赛         game
奥运会      Olympic Games  
              Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
会徽         logo
企业标示    CI=corporate image
中国印      China Seal
书法         calligraphy / handwriting
开幕式      opening ceremony
闭幕式      closing ceremony
司仪，主持  master of ceremony=MC
入场式       march-in
希腊          Greece
东道主国家  host country
东道主城市  host city
国际奥委会  IOC=International Olympic Committee
I went to a boxing match last night. It was a good fight.
昨晚我去看了一场拳击比赛。打得很精彩。

boxing       拳击         judo                  柔道
sumo        相扑         karate                空手道
taekwondo  跆拳道      martial art / wu shu  武术
Tai Ji        太极        surfing                冲浪
wrestle      摔跤        tug of war              拔河
fencing      击剑         yoga                  瑜伽
mah-jong    麻将        cricket                 板球
We played a soccer game yesterday. The score was tied three-to-three.
我们昨晚打了一场比赛。比数是三比三平手。

score    比分
tie       平局
The score was two to two.
The score was two to o.
The score was two to nothing.
The score was two to nil.
The score was 99 to 88.
The score was 102 to 98.
My favorite winter sport is skiing. I belong to a ski club.
我爱好的冬季运动是滑雪。我属于一个滑雪俱乐部。

skiing                滑雪
skating               滑冰
snowball fight        打雪仗
make snowman     堆雪人
belong                属于
I belong to New Oriental School.
This book belongs to me.
This computer belongs to me.
That book belongs to Marry.
This camera belongs to us.
Swimming is one of the best all-round exercises. It keeps me in good shape.
游泳是最好的全身锻炼。它能让我保持良好的体形。

shaping club    舍宾俱乐部
Would you like to go to the horse race this afternoon?
今天下午你有兴趣去看赛马吗？

horse race      赛马
moto race       赛车
motorbike race  赛摩托车
Would you like to go to the basketball game?
Would you like to go to the ping-pang game?
This morning we went to the gym for a workout. We lifted weights.
今天早上我们去体育馆锻炼身体。我们练了举重。

gym                    体育馆
gymnasium
Capital Gym          首都体育馆
Stadium              室外体育场
Worker Stadium     工人体育场
Our family went camping last summer. So we had to buy a new tent.
去年夏天我们全家去露营，所以我们不得不买一个新帐篷。

go camping     野营
hiking            徒步旅行
tent              帐篷
The hardest thing to learn is to be a good loser.
最难的莫过于学做一个好的输家。
My muscles are sore from bowling.
我的肌肉由于打保龄球而酸痛。

bowling                保龄球
pool                    台球
golf                     高尔夫球
green                  绿色
oxygen                氧气
leisure                 休闲
foot                    步行
muscle man           健美先生
muscle woman        健美小姐
The Olympic Games takes place every four years.
奥运会每四年举办一次。

Summer Olympic Games  夏季奥运会
Winter Olympic Games   冬季奥运会

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Lesson Forty-five  Giving Advice 提建议
Could you give me some advice for this interview?
能就这次面试给我一些建议吗？

interview    采访、面试  
job interview  求职面试
Lesson Forty-five  Giving Advice 提建议
Could you give me some advice for this interview?
能就这次面试给我一些建议吗？

interview    采访、面试  
job interview  求职面试
提建议
You’d better do sth.     You’d better not do sth.
I suggest...               Why don’t you...
Why not...
You might as well do sth.
You might as well tell me your decision.
You’d better get up early.    You’d better leave here.
You’d better stay home.      You’d better not stay up.
You’d better not believe his words.
words and deeds    言行
I suggest you speak English everyday.
I suggest you read this article carefully.
Why don’t you take a plane?
Why don’t you take a vocation?
Why not today?
You might as well listen to my advice.
You might as well take a trip there.
回答
Thank you. I’ll take your advice.
Thank you. But that’s not my style.
Thank you. But I have no time.
Thank you. But I’m not interested in this.
I need to think about it.
It’s only a suggestion, and you can do what you please.
那只是个建议而已，你可以照你所乐意的去做。

advice 建议（不可数）
a piece of advice
If you want my advice, I don’t think you should go.
假如你需要我的建议，我认为你不应该去。
Thank you and I need to think about it.
谢谢你，但我需要考虑一下。
My feeling is that you ought to stay home tonight.
我感觉今晚你应该呆在家里。

My feeling is that you should work harder.
Why don’t you take a plane?
你为何不坐飞机呢？
It’s none of my business, but I think you should work harder.
这不关我的事，不过我认为你应该更加努力才是。

do business                            做生意
businessman / business person      生意人
mind your own business               少管闲事
Business is business.                  公事公办
In general, my reaction is favorable.
大体说来，我的反馈是正面的。

In general, we do like this city.
Thanks for the advice, but I have to figure it out myself.
谢谢你的忠告，不过我得自己来考虑这件事情。
Let me give you a little fatherly advice.
让我给你一点慈父般的忠告吧。

Let me give you a little motherly advice.
brotherly / sisterly / friendly
If you don’t like it, I wish you would say so.
如果你不喜欢它，我希望你就直说好了。
If you don’t take my advice, you’ll be sorry.
如果你不听我的劝告，你会后悔的。

sorry = feel regretful  后悔
Please don’t take offense. I just want to tell you what I think.
请别动怒，我只是想告诉你我所想的而已。

take offense = get very angry    动怒
总结
You’d better do sth.
You’d better not do sth.
I suggest...
Why don’t you...
Why not...
You might as well do sth.
Thank you. I’ll take your advice.
Thank you. But that’s not my style.
I need to think about it.
He won’t pay attention to anybody. You’re just wasting your breath.
他对谁都不加理会。你不过是在白费口舌罢了。

Please pay attention to this sentence, because it’s a key
point.