一鸿竖、AI Capone1
AI Capone
阿爾·卡彭催式，美國黑幫成員，出生于[紐約][布魯克林]，因斗毆被對手打傷臉部留下疤痕古劲，而擁有“疤臉”的綽號，
于1925——1931年掌權(quán)芝加哥[黑手黨]，使芝加哥黑手黨成為最兇狠的犯罪集團归园，該集團又被稱為“奧特菲 ”，
阿爾·卡彭也成為20世紀20~30年代最有影響力的黑手黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人稚矿。
immigrant
英 [??m?ɡr?nt] 美 [??m?ɡr?nt]
n.(外來)移民;外僑
gang
英 [ɡ??] 美 [ɡ??]
n.一幫庸诱，一伙(罪犯);一群，一伙(鬧事盐捷、斗毆的年輕人);一伙(經(jīng)常聚在一起的朋友)
v.使結(jié)成一幫;成群;結(jié)伙;（一群人）聯(lián)合起來（多為了威懾別人）;合伙攻擊;將（電氣設(shè)備或機器）連接;編組;（同軸）聯(lián)接;接合;使成套排列
street gang
英 [stri?t ɡ??] 美 [stri?t ɡ??]
街頭幫派
Chicago
英 [???kɑ?g??] 美 [???kɑ?go?]
n.芝加哥橋牌;芝加哥（在美國中西部偶翅；為美國第二大城）
liquor
英 [?l?k?(r)] 美 [?l?k?r]
n.烈性酒;含酒精飲料
vt.浸泡;喝酒
gamble
英 [?ɡ?mbl] 美 [?ɡ?mbl]
v.(牌戲、賽馬等中)賭博碉渡，打賭;冒風(fēng)險;碰運氣;以…為賭注
n.賭博;打賭;冒險
prostitution
英 [?pr?st??tju??n] 美 [?prɑ?st??tu??n]
n.賣淫;為娼;當(dāng)男妓;才能的濫用(或糟蹋)
official
英 [??f??l] 美 [??f??l]
adj.公務(wù)的;公職的;公事的;正式的;官方的;官方授權(quán)的;公開的;公布的;據(jù)官方的
n.要員;官員;高級職員
bribe
英 [bra?b] 美 [bra?b]
n.賄賂
v.向(某人)行賄;賄賂
convict
英 [k?n?v?kt , ?k?nv?kt] 美 [k?n?v?kt , ?kɑ?nv?kt]
v.定罪;宣判…有罪
n.已決犯;服刑囚犯
minor
英 [?ma?n?(r)] 美 [?ma?n?r]
adj.較小的;次要的;輕微的;小調(diào)的;小音階的
n.未成年人;輔修科目;輔修課程
v.輔修
bodyguard
英 [?b?diɡɑ?d] 美 [?bɑ?diɡɑ?rd]
n.保鏢聚谁，警衛(wèi)(隊)
AI Capone was one of the most famous criminals in American history.
He came from an immigrant family.
His parents came from Italy, and his father was a barber.
As a boy, he belonged to a street gang.
He quit school after finishing the 6th grade.
Q：Where were his parent from?
A：They were from Italy.
He built his career as a crime boss in Chicago.
He became boss at 26 when the previous leader was nearly killed.
His crime organization made a lot of money, more than 100 million dollars a year.
Most of the money came from illegal activities, especially the sale of illegal liquor.
His organization was also involved in gambling and prostitution.
Gambling and prostitution are both illegal activities.
Q：How did his crime organization make money?
A：They were involved many illegal activities.
Capone was a flashy dresser who enjoyed being famous.
He protected himself by bribing police and public officials.
Though he was involved in the deaths of many, he was never convicted of a serious crime.
When he was finally arrested, it was for minor crimes.
In 1929, he and his bodyguard were arrested for carrying deadly weapons.
For that they were sentenced to a year in prison.
Capone was released in nine months for good behavior.
Q：Why wasn't he ever convicted of a serious crime?
A：He bribed police and public officials.
Q：Why was he released from prison?
A：for good behavior.
二、AI Capone2
stroke
英 [str??k] 美 [stro?k]
n.擊球(動作);(打滞诺、擊等的)一下形导，一擊;劃水動作;劃槳動作;中風(fēng)
v.輕撫，撫摩(動物的毛皮);撫摩(物體表面或頭發(fā)等);輕挪;輕觸;輕拭
pneumonia
英 [nju??m??ni?] 美 [nu??mo?ni?]
n.肺炎
In 1930 Capone was Public Enemy No.1 in Chicago.
A year later he was arrested for failure to pay taxes.
The government had finally found a way to catch him.
After a trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
He spent the first two years of his sentence at a prison in Atlanta, Georgia.
Then he was sent to Alcatraz, the country's most famous prison.
At Alcatraz, he was diagnosed with a disease that began to take over his brain.
As a result, he spent much of his time in the prison hospital.
by the time he was released from prison in 1939, he was no longer able to lead his organization.
He died of a stroke and pneumonia in 1947.
He was sent to prison for tax evasion.
Q：What begin to take over his brain?
A：a serious disease.
三习霹、Economic Terms
invoice
英 [??nv??s] 美 [??nv??s]
n.發(fā)票;(發(fā)貨或服務(wù))費用清單
v.開發(fā)票(或清單);發(fā)出發(fā)票(或清單)
interest
英 [??ntr?st] 美 [??ntr?st]
n.興趣;關(guān)注;引人關(guān)注的性質(zhì);吸引力;趣味;業(yè)余愛好;利益
v.使感興趣;使關(guān)注
Income is money received for a work or from investments.
For a company to survive, its income needs to be more than its expenses.
People who earn a good salary can buy what they need to survive.
A receipt is given to you after you have paid for something.
A receipt is proof you have paid for something.
A receipt shows that something has been paid for.
After paying for something, be sure to get a receipt.
An invoice is a request for payment.
An invoice lists the prices and products being bought.
To invoice someone means to give them a bill for products or services.
Once an invoice is paid, it can be used as a receipt.
Taxes are what be paid to the government for government services.
Taxes pay for many services, such as education, police, and health care.
An income tax, is a tax on your income.
In some countries, income taxes are very high.
Interest is what we pay to lenders when we borrow money.
If someone lends you money, you pay interest for the use of that money.
四朵耕、Personality Types
Emotional people often show their feelings and have a bad temper.
They make decisions based on the feelings more than the facts.
Sometimes these people make bad decisions because of their emotions.
Leaders are people who take responsibility and are trusted by others.
Good leaders make good decisions and get things done.
In many situations, others look to them for leadership.
Loyal people can be depended on to follow their leader.
They will support and protect their leaders and friends.
A strong teams needs a good leader and loyal followers.
Independent people can do things on their own.
They often prefer working by themselves.
Sometimes they have difficulty working in a group.
Creative people come up with new ideas and ways of doing things.
They often have a good imagination and can see things in different ways.
Many artists and musicians are very creative.
五、A Video Project1
suspense
英 [s??spens] 美 [s??spens]
n.(對即將發(fā)生的事等的)擔(dān)心;焦慮;興奮;懸念
Congratulations Lisa!
Congratulations for what?
We just heard the news.
What news? Don't keep me in suspense.
QuickServe has accepted your video proposal.
Already淋叶？I just submitted it a week ago.
Maybe so, but they liked it so much that they made a quick decision.
They want you to get started on it as soon as possible.
Q：Why is Lisa being Congratulated?
A：Her proposal was accepted.
That's great news. But I'm still working on some other projects.
They need to be finished first.
Can't you delay some of our other projects?
I'm not sure, how important is this project?
They are putting a lot of pressure on us now, especially since they read your proposal.
They really like it.
It's a very creative way of presenting their company.
It had everybody laughing.
Yes, that was the idea.
It was fun to do, and our whole team thought it was funny.
Well, great job.
I think it's the best work your team has ever done.
To delay something means to postpone it.
Q：What does the schedule depend on?
A：It depends on how important the project is.
六阎曹、A Video Project2
When can you get started on the project?
Are they going to pay extra?
In my proposal, I said the earliest start date would be one month after signing the contract.
Was that in the proposal?
Yes, it was. Have they signed the contract yet?
No, they haven't, but I'm sure they will right away.
Q：Why does think they should pay extra?
A：They want to get started earlier than what was in the proposal.
They'll also need to make an advance payment.
That was in the proposal, too.
We can't stop everything else just because they are excited.
OK, I'll get back to them and let them know.
Yes, please do, I've been through this kind of thing before.
