一与学、Harry's Trips 1
Harry is an American businessman.
His job requires him to do a lot of traveling.
He takes 9 or 10 trips a year.
In the past six months he has made 5 trips.
Three were to Asia and two were to Europe.
The purpose of these trips is to attend meetings and make presentations.
Harry loves to travel, and he's traveled to many countries.
Most of his trips are for one or two weeks.
His first international trip was 15 years ago when he was 20 years old.
He really wanted to see Asia, so he and a friend flew to Tokyo, Japan.
From Tokyo, they traveled around Japan for two weeks.
The people they met were very nice, but most of them didn't speak English.
Harry tried to speak a little Japanese, but it was difficult.
He didn't do very well.
When he spoke to people, most of them just looked at him.
They didn't understand what he was trying to say.
From Japan, they went to Korea for a week, and then they went to China.
In China, they visited the Great Wall, near Beijing.
They stayed in Beijing for a few days, and then boarded a train for Shanghai.
It was an overnight train with sleeping cars.
During the journey, they enjoyed looking out the window at the countryside.
The view from the train was wonderful.
Harry will never forget watching the sun go down in the evening.
It was a beautiful sunset.
The journey to shanghai, took many hours, but it was an unforgettable experience.
On the train, they met a Chinese professor who spoke English.
He was a middle-aged man whose hair was turning grey.
He told them about how things were changing in china.
It was wonderful to watch him as he was speaking.
His eyes were full of energy and excitement.
They only stayed in shanghai for a couple of days.
Then they returned to the US and went back to school.
They had one more year to finish their studies.
二、Harry's Trips 2
Harry‘s next few trips were to different parts of the world.
He went to Europe twice, each time to different countries.
On one trip, he traveled through the UK and France.
On the next trip, he went to Italy and Greece.
After Europe, he traveled to Mexico and South America.
In south America, he went to Argentina and Brazil.
He enjoyed watching some great soccer matches.
Then he decided to go back to Asia.
But this time he went to Southeast Asia.
He visited Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.
Each country had a charm of its own.
After all this travel, Harry decided to make travel part of his career.
He didn't want to work only in the US.
He didn't want to work only with Americans.
He wanted to experience other countries and other cultures.
His dream was to work for an international company.
Five years ago his dream came true.
Now he's working for a German hi-tech company.
As part of his job, he has to travel a lot.
As a result, he has been to many cities and countries.
And he has met many interesting people.
三院水、Dental Problems
生詞:
dental
英 [?dentl] 美 [?dentl]
adj.牙齒的;牙科的;齒音的
n.齒音
cavity
英 [?k?v?ti] 美 [?k?v?ti]
n.洞;孔;窟窿;腔;(齲齒的)洞
bacteria
英 [b?k?t??ri?] 美 [b?k?t?ri?]
n.細菌
crack
英 [kr?k] 美 [kr?k]
v.破裂;裂開;斷裂;砸開;破開;砸碎;打碎;重擊;猛擊
n.裂紋;裂縫;縫隙;狹縫;窄縫;(突然的)爆裂聲茅姜,噼啪聲
adj.訓(xùn)練有素的;技藝高超的;優(yōu)秀的;一流的
crown
英 [kra?n] 美 [kra?n]
n.王冠;皇冠;冕;王國政府;王國;王位;王權(quán)
v.為…加冕;形成…頂部;給…加頂;(尤指通過增添成就嘶朱、成功等)使圓滿挑秉,使完美
gum
英 [ɡ?m] 美 [ɡ?m]
n.牙齦;齒齦;牙床;樹膠;樹脂;黏膠捶朵,膠質(zhì)物(用以粘輕東西贤壁,如紙等)
v.在…上涂膠;用黏膠粘
brace
英 [bre?s] 美 [bre?s]
n.箍子;夾子;支架;(兒童)牙箍;吊褲帶;背帶
v.(為困難或壞事)使作準備;使防備;使(身體或身體部位)頂住悼枢,抵住( 以免跌倒等);(做費勁的事之前)繃緊(身體部位)的肌肉
crooked
英 [kr?kt , ?kr?k?d] 美 [kr?kt , ?kr?k?d]
adj.不直的;彎曲的;扭曲的;不誠實的;欺詐的;生(某人的)氣
v.(手指或手臂)彎曲
extract
英 [?ekstr?kt , ?k?str?kt] 美 [?ekstr?kt , ?k?str?kt]
n.摘錄;選錄;選曲;節(jié)錄;提取物;濃縮物;精;汁
v.提取;提煉;索取,設(shè)法得到(對方不愿提供的信息脾拆、錢財?shù)?;選取;摘錄;選錄
A dental cavity is a hole in the tooth.
A cavity is caused by bacteria in the mouth.
Brushing your teeth frequently and regularly can help prevent cavities.
A cracked tooth can be caused by biting down on something hard.
Dentists treat a cracked tooth by covering it with a crown.
A dental X-ray is a picture of your teeth and gums.
An x-ray shows what can't be seen on the surface of the teeth and gums.
Braces are used by dentists to straighten teeth over a period of years.
Though braces are usually for children, they can also be used for adults with crooked teeth.
To extract a tooth, means to remove it from the mouth.
Dentists have to pull hard to extract a tooth.
Dentists often inject something into the gum to block the pain during the extraction process.
四馒索、Internal Organs
生詞:
artery
英 [?ɑ?t?ri] 美 [?ɑ?rt?ri]
n.動脈;干線(指主要公路、河流名船、鐵路線等)
vein
英 [ve?n] 美 [ve?n]
n.靜脈;葉脈;翅脈;紋理;紋路;條紋
chest
英 [t?est] 美 [t?est]
n.胸部;胸膛;有…胸的;胸部…的;(常為木制的)大箱子
lung
英 [l??] 美 [l??]
n.肺
kidney
英 [?k?dni] 美 [?k?dni]
n.腎;腎臟;(食用的)動物腰子
toxin
英 [?t?ks?n] 美 [?tɑ?ks?n]
n.毒素(尤指生物體自然產(chǎn)生的毒物)
inhale
英 [?n?he?l] 美 [?n?he?l]
v.吸入;吸氣
exhale
英 [eks?he?l] 美 [eks?he?l]
v.呼出绰上,吐出(肺中的空氣、煙等);呼氣
contract
英 [?k?ntr?kt , k?n?tr?kt] 美 [?kɑ?ntr?kt , k?n?tr?kt]
n.合同;合約;契約;(雇用殺人的)協(xié)議
v.(使)收縮渠驼,縮小;感染(疾病);得(病);與…訂立合同(或契約)
acid
英 [??s?d] 美 [??s?d]
n.酸
adj.酸的;酸性的;酸味的;尖刻的;尖酸的
intestine
英 [?n?test?n] 美 [?n?test?n]
n.腸
bladder
英 [?bl?d?(r)] 美 [?bl?d?r]
n.膀胱;皮囊蜈块,氣囊(如球膽)
urine
英 [?j??r?n] 美 [?j?r?n]
n.尿;小便
liter
英 [?li?t?(r)] 美 [?li?t?r]
n.(計量)公升(容量單位)
The heart pumps blood to all parts of the body through a system of arteries and veins.
It's located in the chest, between the lungs, and beats about once per second.
The kidneys remove waste and toxins from the blood.
They are bean shaped organs, and are about 10 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide.
The lungs exchange oxygen from the air with carbon dioxide from the blood.
They expand when inhaling air and contract when exhaling air.
The stomach is below the heart and it's a part of the digestive system.
It uses acids to digest food, before passing it to the small intestine.
The bladder is a balloon shaped organ that collects urine from the kidneys.
In an adult, the bladder can hold about half a liter of urine.
五、Police Traffic Stop
Good evening, sir.
You were driving too fast.
Really? was I?
Yes, you were going well above the speed limit.
I'm sorry, officer.
OK, I need to see your driver's license.
Here is my driver's license.
He was going well above the speed limit.
He has given his driver’s license to the police officer.
Your license has expired.
Are you aware of that?
No, sir. that's a surprise.
I didn't know.
It expired more than a year ago.
He probably knows that his license has expired, so he’s lying.
Is this your car?
No, sir. It's a friend's.
I'm borrowing it for the night.
He probably isn’t telling the truth.
Get out of the car and put your hands behind your back.
Why, officer? What have I done?
Just do as I say.
OK, officer. I'm cooperating.
Please don't push me.
To cooperate means to do as asked.
Get your hands behind your back.
OK, OK.
I'm not asking you.
I'm ordering you.
Please. officer.
I haven't done anything wrong.
Stay still and don't say anything.
This is a stolen car. are you aware of that?
Are you going to arrest me?
What do you think?
That's what we do with car thieves.