大眾英語上 Gateway to English ;

Lesson Twenty Pattern Drills Drill 1 ;

-Are you going to have a medical examination in May or in June? -In June. ;

Drill 2 -Is there going to be an English film this Thursday evening? ;

-Yes,there is. -Are you going? -Yes,all of us. ;

Drill 3 -Do you have a brother Li Ming? -Yes,I do. ;

-Is he older than you? -No,he is younger than me. ;

-He is three years younger than me. -He is shorter than you,isn’t he? ;

-No, he is a little taller than me. -Does he have bigger eyes than you? ;

-Yes, his eyes are bigger than mine. -He works as hard as you,doesn’t he? ;

-I’m afraid he doesn’t work as hard as me. -Who loves sports more you or your brother? ;

-He does.In fact he is the best swimmer,the best runner ;

and the best tennis player in his class. ;

-Would you like to live in the city or in the country? ;

-I like to live in the city. -Why? ;

-Life in the city is easier and more con- venient.There are more schools,more hospitals ;

more parks, more shops more cinemas and thea- tres.The living stan- dards are higher. ;

-But I like living in the country. The air is fresh and there is a lot more space there ;

There are not as many people in the country and there are a lot more fresh vegetables. ;

-Well, I don’t think I can convince you. -Neither can I. ;

Text Good News ;

Tom:What do you have there, Dick? Dick: A letter from Uncle James. ;

Harry: What does it say? Is he going to come for a visit? Tom: I don’t know. ;

It just arrived five minutes ago.I’m going to read it to you.It’s for all of us. ;

It say:"Dear Tom, Dick and Harry, I have some good news for you. ;

I own some land near Washington,D.C. ;

Some government people are going to build hospital there, ;

and they’re going to buy my land.They’re going to pay $ 150,000 I don’t need the money ;

so I’m going to give the one hundred and fifty thousand to you. " ;

Dick: Good old Uncle James! One hundred and fifty thousand dollars ;

What are we going to do with the money? ;

Harry:I’m going to put my fifty thousand into the bank. ;

Tom:I’m not going to save any of my fifty thousand.I’m going to buy a car. ;

Then my family and I are going to get some new cloths. ;

Dick:I’m not going to save my fifty thousand and I’m not going to buy any clothes ;

or cars.My wife and I are going to pay our debts. ;

We owe almost fifty thousand dollars. ;

Lesson Twenty-one Words and Expressions ache /eik/vi.痛,疼痛 ;

across/’krs/ adv.橫切,越過 appointment /’pintmnt/n.約會 ;

bicycle /’baisikl/ n. 自行車 busy /’bizi/ adj.忙,繁忙 ;

camera /’kmr/ n. 照相機 certainly /’s:tnli/ adv.當然,一定 ;

chess /tes/ n.棋,國際象棋 Dr.doctor的縮寫 early /’:li/adv.早 ;

end /end/n.結尾 fact/fkt/n.事實,實際 fail /feil/vt.未通過 feel/fi:l/vi.感覺 ;

find/faind/ vt.發現,找到 flu/flu:/ n.流行性感冒 ;

German / ’d:mn/ n.德國人,德語 hand/hnd/n.手vt.交遞 hand in 上交 ;

head /hed/n. 頭 headache/’hedeik/ n.頭痛 ;

hello /h’lu/ interj.(打招呼的用法) horse/h:s/n.馬 ;

Italian/i’tljn/ adj.意大利的, n.意大利語 matter/’mt/ n.物質 ;

as a matter of fact 實際上 message /’mesid/ n.(口頭或書面的)信息 ;

might /mait/ aux.v. (may的過去式)可以,會 ;

moment /’mumnt/ n.片刻 at the moment現在 pass /pa:s/ vt. 通過 ;

probably /’prbbli/ adv.大概,或許 recorder /ri’k:d/ n.錄音機 ;

ride/raid/vt.騎,乘 river /’riv/n.河 ;

should /ud, Jd/ aux.v.(shall的過去式, 情態動詞)將,會,應該 sign /sain/n.信號 ;

swim /swim/vi. 游泳 terrible /’terbl/ adj.可怕的,糟極了 test/test/ n.考試,測試 ;

true/tru:/adj.真實的 until /n’til/ prep.直到....為止 ;

urgent/’:dnt/ adj.緊急的,迫切的 David/’deivid/(男人名) Boyd/bid/(姓) ;

Jack/dk/(男人名) Paul/p:l/(男人名) ;

Pattern Drills Drill 1 ;

-Can you play chess? -No,I can’t. -Who can play chess? -David can. ;

Drill 2 -May I borrow your recorder? -Yes,you may. ;

-How long can I keep it? -Two weeks. ;

Drill 3 -Must I hand in my homework on Friday? ;

-No,you needn’t.You can hand it in on Saturday. ;

Drill 4 -I can’t find my dic- tionary.May I use yours? -Certainly. ;

-I have something ur- gent to do this after- noon.May I come a little late? ;

-That’s all right.As a matter of fact,if you’re busy,you needn’t come. ;

-Hello.May I speak to Mr.Zhang? ;

-Well,he’s not here at the moment.Can I take a message? -Yes,please. ;

Text Paul’s Headache Jack:Where shall we eat dinner tonight? ;

Shall we try that new Italian restau- rant? ;

Paul:I can’t eat any- thing.I feel terrible. My head aches. Jack:You must be sick. ;

You should see a doc- tor.You might have the flu. A headache is one sign of the flu. ;

Paul:l don’t know any doctors here. Jack:I have a good doctor. ;

I can make an appoint- ment for you. Shall I call Dr. Boyd? ;

Paul:No, thanks. I’ll probably feel all right tomorrow. ;

Jack:Well, go to bed early and get some rest. ;

Paul:I should study. We’re going to have a history test tomorrow morning. ;

I failed the last test so I must pass this one. ;

Jack:But you may have the flu. You can’t take a test with the flu. ;

And you can’t study with a terrible head- ache. ;

Paul:That’s true,but I must study or I’ll fail that history test ;

Lesson Twenty-two Words and Expressions ;

African /’frikn/ adj.非洲的,非洲人的; n.非洲人 ;

American /’merikn/ adj.美洲的,美國的; n.美國人,美洲人 ;

basket/’ba:skit/ n.籃,筐 ;

beside /bi’said/ prep. 在.....旁邊, 在....附近 ;

box /bks/ n.箱,盒 bring/bri/ vt.拿來,帶來 ;

brought /br:t/ (過去式、過去分詞) care /ke/n.小心 ;

clean/kli:n/ vt.把....收拾干凈,掃除 collect /k’lekt/ vt.收集 ;

country/’kntri/ n.國家 deliver/di’liv/ n.遞送 ;

delivery/di’livri/ n.投遞 equipment/i’kwipmnt/ n. 設備,裝備 ;

far /fa:/ adj.遠處的,遠的 ;

farmer /’fa:m/ n.農民,農夫,經營農業者 農場主 farm /fa:m/ n. 農場 ;

French /frent/ adj.法國的,法國人的; n.法國人,法語 ;

handle /’hndl/ vt.處理,對待 ;

Japanese /’dp’ni:z/ adj.日本的,日本人的; n.日本人,日語 ;

laboratory /l’brtri/ n.實驗室,化驗室 leave /li:v/vt.留,放 ;

left/left/ (過去式、過去分詞) mail /meil/n.郵件 ;

mailbox/’meilbks/ n.信箱 milk/milk/n.牛奶 ;

opening/’upni/ n.開,口,孔 overall /’uvr:l/ n.工作服 ;

package/’pkid/ n.包,包裹 person/’p:sn/ n.人,個人 ;

picture /’pikt/ n.圖,圖畫 place/pleis/ n.地方,場所 ;

post/pust/n.郵政 vt.郵寄 post office /’pust, fis/n.郵局 ;

push /pu/vt.推 receive /ri’si:v/ vt.接到,收到 road /rud/ n.路,道路 ;

rubbish / ’rbi/ n.垃圾,廢物 rule/ru:l/n.規則,規章, 規程 ;

rural / ’rurl/ adj.農村的,鄉下的 service /’s:vis/ n. 服務 ;

shoe /u:/n.鞋 shut/t/vt.關閉,關上 ;

Spanish /’spni/ n.西班牙語,西班牙人; adj.西班牙的, 西班牙人的 ;

through /ru:/ prep. 通過,穿過 tidy/’taidi/ adj.整潔的,整齊的 ;

town /taun/ n.鎮,城鎮 village/’vilid/ n.村莊 window /’windu/ n.窗 ;

Austria /’stri/ 奧地利 Belgium /’beldm/ 比利時 ;

Germany /’d:mni/ 德國 Japan /d’pn/ 日本 ;

Spain /spein/ 西班牙 Switzerland /’switslnd/ 瑞士 ;

Pattern Drills Drill 1 ;

-Where is Japanese spoken? -It is spoken in Japan. ;

Drill 2 ;

-Is your classroom cleaned every day or every other day? -Every other day. ;

Drill 3 ;

Rules to be followed in a laboratory (Put the following into the passive. ) ;

1.overalls and special shoes must be wron. 2.everything must be kept clean and tidy. ;

3.The equipment must be handled with care. ;

4.Everything must be put back in place after it is used. ;

5.The windows must be closed and the door must be shut before you leave. ;

Text Mail Service ;

How are letters deli- vered in your country? Are letters delivered to each person’s door? ;

Is mail kept at the post office until someone goes there to get it? ;

If someone lives far from a post office,how does he get his mail? In the United States, ;

most people who live in cities and small towns receive their mail at home. ;

Letters are delivered to the family’s door every day. Some people have boxes or basket, ;

for letters beside the front door.If there is no box or basket, ;

the letters are pushed through an opening in the door. ;

Large packages are sometimes left beside the door. ;

Many Americans live on farms which are far from any city, town, ;

or village. Their mail is delivered to boxes like the ones in this picture. ;

Every day the farmers who live near this road come to their mailboxes. ;

Mail is delivered to farmers’ mailboxes every day. ;

This mail service is called Rural Free Delivery. ;

Rural Free Delivery is also known as RFD. ;

Lesson Twenty-three Words and Expressions against /’geinst/ prep.對著,反對 ;

along /’l/ prep.沿著 ;

automobile /’:tmubi:l/ n.汽車 ball/b:d/n.球 ;

baseball /’beisb:l/ n.捧球 ;