Level4.Unit1 PART1
Listening: Visiting a Friend1
Christina is on a two-week vacation.
This is the first vacation she has had for a long time.
The last vacation she took was more than two years ago.
Now she is visiting a friend in San Francisco.
Her friend and her husband are living near the center of the city.
He works for a start-up company in Silicon Valley.
While he is working, she works part-time at a department store.
Christina hasn't seen her friend for a long time.
The last time they saw each other was 3 years ago.
At that time, they were both working at a department store.
Then Christina quit her job and started her own business.
She designs women's clothing.
She has 2 employees now and her company is slowly growing.
Christina has come to San Francisco by herself.
Her husband didn't come because he has to work.
He tried to start a company 2 years ago but it didn't work out.
His company failed after only a few months.
So now he's working at another company and saving money.
Once he saves enough money he plans to start another company.
He doesn't want to give up.
This is the second time Christina has been to San Francisco.
The first time was when she was a high school student.
That was more than 10 years ago.
During that trip she was only in San Francisco for a few days.
After that she went to Los Angeles and New York.
This time she and her friend plan to relax and have fun.
Listening: Visiting a Friend2
Christina arrived two days ago, the day before yesterday.
Her friend met her at the airport and drove her to her apartment.
Her apartment is just North of the airport about 20 minutes from San Francisco.
It's a small apartment, but it's on a hill and it has a great view. 這是一個(gè)小公寓土浸，但它在山上慌烧，視野很好落追。
Yesterday they went downtown and rode the cable cars. 昨天他們?nèi)ナ袇^(qū)乘纜車。
? went downtown到市區(qū)
? rode乘，騎，駕( ride的過去式 ); 穿越; 搭乘; 飄浮
? cable cars<美>纜車( cable car的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
Christina was surprised by how steep the hills are.
? steep陡峭的，險(xiǎn)峻的; 過分的裹纳，夸張的; 極高的; 急劇升降的; 浸泡; 使?jié)B透
Then they walked along the ocean and ate lunch at a seafood restaurant.
From the restaurant, they could see the Golden Gate Bridge.金門橋
Tomorrow, they're planning to drive to Yosemite National Park. 約塞米蒂國家公園
By car, it's about 4 hours away.
Christina has never been there before, so she is excited.
She has heard that the park is very beautiful.
Her friend has been to Yosemite several times.
She says it's one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Christina just hopes that her friend is a good driver.
Vocabulary: Pains and Sickness
Headaches can be very painful and can last for a long time.
If you have a headache, your head hurts.
A sprained ankle 腳踝扭傷 can be so painful that you can't walk.
Someone with a sprained ankle may need to use crutches to walk.
If you have a sore throat, it may be painful to swallow.
A sore throat can be caused by viruses or bacteria.
A burn is an injury to the skin caused by fire or heat.
If you get too close to a fire, you will be burned.
An earache is a sharp, dull or burning pain in the ear.
Common causes of an earache include an infection, a change in air pressure or water in the ear.
A headache can be caused by an injury to the head.
Vocabulary: Landforms
Mountains are landforms higher than 2,000 feet, or about 600 meters, above sea level.
? landforms地貌; 地形( landform的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
? above sea level海拔高度
Hills are like mountains, but not as tall.
Mountains are formed by forces deep within the Earth and are made of many types of rocks. 山脈是由地球深處的力量形成的，由多種巖石構(gòu)成紧武。
? formed成形的剃氧，成形加工的; 形成，構(gòu)成阻星，產(chǎn)生( form的過去式和過去分詞 ); 是; 成形; 結(jié)成
? forces力( force的名詞復(fù)數(shù) ); 武力; 勢(shì)力; 氣力; 強(qiáng)制( force的第三人稱單數(shù) );
Rivers are streams of water that usually begin in mountains and flow into the sea.
河流是通常從山脈開始流入大海的水流朋鞍。
? streams流( stream的名詞復(fù)數(shù) ); 一連串; 水流方向; 小河
? flow into流入; 漸
Many early cities were built alongside rivers. 許多早期的城市都建在河邊。
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中妥箕，海洋是大量的咸水滥酥。
? large bodies大型菌體
? salt water咸水; 鹽水，海水
The oceans are also an important source of oxygen. 海洋也是氧氣的重要來源畦幢。
source根源恨狈，本源; 源頭，水源; 原因; 提供消息的人; 獲得; 發(fā)起; 向…提供消息; 尋
Desserts are areas of land that receive little or no rainfall. 沙漠是一塊很少或沒有降雨的土地呛讲。
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，只有少數(shù)植物能存活返奉。
? amount of rainfall雨水量
? plants工廠; (plural form of plant,plant的復(fù)數(shù)形式)植物贝搁，農(nóng)作物; 植物( plant的名詞復(fù)數(shù) ); 發(fā)電廠; 幼苗; 種植( plant的第三人稱單數(shù) ); 建立; 移植; 在栽種
? survive幸存，活下來; 幸存; 比…活得長芽偏，經(jīng)歷…之后還存在; 幸免于難; 挺過; 艱難
A valley is a low, relatively flat area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.
山谷是介于山丘或山脈之間的一個(gè)較低雷逆、相對(duì)平坦的地區(qū)，通常有一條河流流經(jīng)山谷污尉。
? valley流域; 山谷膀哲，溪谷，峽谷被碗，谷地某宪，深谷; 屋頂排水溝，屋面斜溝
? relatively相對(duì)地; 關(guān)系上地; 比較地; 較比
? flat area平面面積
? hills丘陵; 小山锐朴，山岡( hill的名詞復(fù)數(shù) ); 斜坡; 岡巒
Some valleys are formed by flowing water, and others are formed by glaciers.
一些山谷是由流水形成的兴喂，另一些則是由冰川形成的。
? valleys流域; 溪谷; 山谷( valley的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
? flowing water活水
? glaciers冰河，冰川( glacier的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
Desert temperatures can range from cold at night to very hot during the daytime, often above 120 degrees F.
The place where a river begins is its source.
Dialogue: Eating Out
Have you eaten yet?
No, I haven't and I'm hungry.
Me too.
Let's go out for dinner.
Where to?
What about Joe’s Italian?
How many times have you eaten there?
I eat there a lot.
It's one of my favorite places.
I went there two weeks ago, and the service was terrible.
Really? then, let's go some places else.
What do you suggest?
How about the Royal Indian?
It's not far from here.
I've never heard of it, is it good?
Yes, I've been there several times, and I've never be end disappointed.
OK, let's try it.
I haven't eaten Indian food for a long time.
You won't be disappointed, and the prices are reasonable.
Ah, so you mean I'm going to pay.
Well, that would certainly be nice.
What about reservations?
If we get there early enough, we won't need them.
I hope you're right.
Don't worry.
If we have to wait, I'll pay the bill.
