L4-U1-P1-1 Listening : Visiting a Friend 1拜訪朋友
Christina is on a two-week vacation. 克里斯蒂娜正在休兩周的假。
This is the first vacation she has had for a long time. 這是她很長時間以來第一次度假渔肩。
The last vacation she took was more than two years ago. 她上一次度假是在兩年多以前蟆豫。
Now she is visiting a friend in San Francisco. 現(xiàn)在她正在舊金山拜訪一位朋友铺然。
Her friend and her husband are living near the center of the city. 她的朋友和丈夫住在市中心附近哨坪。
He works for a start-up company in Silicon Valley. 他在硅谷一家剛起步的公司工作咬腋。
While he is working, she works part-time at a department store. 他工作期間仓手，她在一家百貨公司兼職。
Christina hasn't seen her friend for a long time. 克里斯蒂娜很久沒見到她的朋友了业踢。
The last time they saw each other was 3 years ago. 她們最后一次見面是3年前栗柒。
At that time, they were both working at a department store.當(dāng)時，他們都在一家百貨公司工作知举。
Then Christina quit her job and started her own business. 然后克里斯蒂娜辭去了工作瞬沦，開始了自己的事業(yè)。
She designs women's clothing. 她設(shè)計(jì)女裝雇锡。
She has two employees now and her company is slowly growing. 她現(xiàn)在有兩名員工蛙埂，公司正在慢慢發(fā)展。
Christina has come to San Francisco by herself. 克里斯蒂娜一個人來到了舊金山遮糖。
Her husband didn't come because he has to work. 她丈夫沒來是因?yàn)樗ぷ鳌?/p>
He tried to start a company 2 years ago, but it didn't work out. 兩年前他試圖開一家公司，但沒有成功叠赐。
His company failed after only a few months. 他的公司只開了幾個月就倒閉了欲账。
So now he's working at another company and saving money. 所以現(xiàn)在他在另一家公司工作屡江，存錢。
Once he saves enough money, he plans to start another company. 一旦攢夠了錢赛不，他計(jì)劃再開一家公司惩嘉。
He doesn't want to give up. 他不想放棄。
This is the second time Christina has been to San Francisco. 這是克里斯蒂娜第二次去舊金山踢故。
The first time was when she was a high school student. 第一次是在她還是高中生的時候文黎。
That was more than 10 years ago. 那是10多年前的事了。
During that trip she was only in San Francisco for a few days. 在那次旅行中殿较，她只在舊金山呆了幾天耸峭。
After that she went to Los Angeles and New York. 之后她去了洛杉磯和紐約。
This time she and her friend plan to relax and have fun. 這一次她和她的朋友計(jì)劃放松和享受淋纲。
L4-U1-P1-2 Listening:?Visiting a Friend 2
Christina arrived two days ago, the day before yesterday. 克里斯蒂娜是兩天前到的劳闹，也就是前天债沮。
Her friend met her at the airport and drove her to her apartment. 她的朋友到機(jī)場接她茉盏，開車送她到公寓。
Her apartment is just north of the airport, about 20 minutes from San Francisco. 她的公寓就在機(jī)場以北收津，距離舊金山大約20分鐘的路程伙窃。
It's a small apartment, but it's on a hill and it has a great view. 那是一間小公寓菩颖，但是在山上，視野很好为障。
Yesterday they went downtown and rode the cable cars. 昨天他們到市區(qū)去坐纜車晦闰。
Christina was surprised by how steep the hills are. 克里斯蒂娜對這些山的陡峭程度感到驚訝。
Then they walked along the ocean and ate lunch at a seafood restaurant. 然后他們沿著大海散步产场，在一家海鮮餐廳吃午飯鹅髓。
From the restaurant, they could see the Golden Gate Bridge.從餐館里，他們可以看到金門大橋京景。
Tomorrow, they're planning to drive to Yosemite National Park. 明天窿冯，他們打算開車去約塞米蒂國家公園。
By car, it's about 4 hours away. 開車去大約4個小時确徙。
Christina has never been there before, so she is excited. 克里斯蒂娜以前從未去過那里醒串，所以她很興奮。
She has heard that the park is very beautiful. 她聽說那個公園很漂亮鄙皇。
Her friend has been to Yosemite several times. 她的朋友去過約塞米蒂好幾次芜赌。
She says it's one of the most beautiful places in the world. 她說這是世界上最美麗的地方之一。
Christina just hopes that her friend is a good driver. 克里斯蒂娜只希望她的朋友是個好司機(jī)伴逸。
L4-U1-P1-3 Vocabulary : Pains and Sickness痛苦和疾病
Headaches can be very painful and can last for a long time.頭痛會很痛缠沈，而且會持續(xù)很長時間。
If you have a headache, your head hurts.如果你頭痛，你的頭就會疼洲愤。
A sprained ankle can be so painful that you can't walk. 扭傷腳踝會痛得你無法走路颓芭。
Someone with a sprained ankle may need to use crutches to walk. 腳踝扭傷的人可能需要用拐杖走路。
If you have a sore throat, it may be painful to?swallow. 如果你喉嚨痛柬赐，吞咽可能會痛亡问。
A sore throat can be caused by viruses or bacteria.喉嚨痛是由病毒和細(xì)菌引起的。
A burn is an injury to the skin caused by fire or heat. 燒傷是由火或熱引起的皮膚損傷肛宋。
If you get too close to a fire, you will be burned.如果你離火太近州藕，你會被燒傷。
An earache is a sharp, dull or burning pain in the ear. 耳痛是耳朵里的一種劇烈酝陈、鈍痛或灼痛床玻。
Common causes of an earache include an infection, a change in air pressure or water in the ear.耳痛的常見原因包括感染、耳內(nèi)氣壓變化或水后添。
L4-U1-P1-3 Vocabulary : Landforms地貌
Mountains are landforms higher than 2,000 feet, or about 600 meters, above sea level. 山脈是海拔超過2000英尺（約600米）的地貌笨枯。
Hills are like mountains, but not as tall. 小山像山，但沒有山那么高遇西。
Mountains are formed by forces deep within the Earth and are made of many types of?rocks. 山是由地球深處的力量形成的馅精，是由許多類型的巖石組成的。
Rivers are streams of water that usually begin in mountains and flow into the sea. 河流是通常從山上流入大海的溪水粱檀。
Many early cities were built alongside rivers. 許多早期的城市都建在河邊洲敢。
Most of the world's water is in the oceans, which are large bodies of salt water. 世界上大部分的水都在海洋里，海洋是大量的咸水茄蚯。
The oceans are also an important source of oxygen. 海洋也是氧氣的重要來源压彭。
Deserts are areas of land that receive little or no rainfall. 沙漠是很少或沒有降雨的地區(qū)。
The amount of rainfall in some deserts is so low that only a few plants can survive. 一些沙漠的降雨量很低渗常，只有少數(shù)植物能生存壮不。
A valley is a low, relatively flat area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it. 山谷是丘陵或山脈之間地勢較低、相對平坦的地區(qū)皱碘，通常有一條河流穿過询一。
Some valleys are formed by flowing water, and others are formed by glaciers. 有些山谷是由流水形成的，有些則是由冰川形成的癌椿。
L4-U1-P1-5 Dialogue : Eating Out外出就餐
M: Have you eaten yet? 你吃了嗎?
W: No, I haven't, and I'm hungry. 沒有健蕊，我餓了。
M: Me too. Let's go out for dinner. 我也是踢俄。我們出去吃晚飯吧缩功。
W: Where to? 去哪兒？
M: What about Joe's Italian? 喬的意大利菜怎么樣?
W: How many times have you eaten there? 你在那里吃了多少次飯都办？
M: I eat there a lot. 我經(jīng)常在那里吃東西嫡锌。It's
one of my favorite places.這是我最喜歡的地方之一虑稼。
W: I went there two weeks ago, and the service was terrible. 我兩周前去了那里，服務(wù)很差势木。
M: Really? Then, let's go some places else. 是嗎动雹？ 那么，我們?nèi)e的地方吧跟压。
M: What do you suggest? 你有什么建議嗎?
W: How about the Royal Indian? It's not far from here. 皇家印第安人怎么樣?離這里不遠(yuǎn)。
M: I've never heard of it, is it good? 我從來沒聽說過歼培，好吃嗎?
W: Yes, I've been there several times, and I've never been disappointed. 是的震蒋，我去過幾次，我從來沒有失望過躲庄。
M: OK. Let's try it. I haven't eaten Indian food for a long time. 好啊查剖。我們試試看。我很久沒吃印度菜了噪窘。
W: You won't be disappointed, and the prices are reasonable. 你不會失望的笋庄，而且價格合理。
M: Ah, so you mean I'm going to pay?啊倔监，你是說我來付錢?
W: Well, that would certainly be nice. 那太好了直砂。
M: What about reservations? 要預(yù)訂嗎？
W: If we get there early enough, we won't need them. 如果我們早點(diǎn)到那里浩习，我們就不需要預(yù)訂了静暂。
M: I hope you're right. 但愿你是對的。
W: Don't worry. 別擔(dān)心谱秽。 If we have to wait, I'll pay the bill.如果我們要等的話洽蛀，我來付帳。
