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College English
Book Two
Edited by Hu Wenzhong, Ma Yuanxi,
Zhu Jue and Li He
Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
Contents
Lesson One
Lesson Two
Lesson Three
Lesson Four
Lesson Five
Lesson Six
Lesson Seven
Lesson Eight
Lesson Nine
Lesson Ten
Lesson Eleven
Lesson Twelve
Lesson Thirteen
Lesson Fourteen
Lesson Fifteen
Lesson Sixteen
Lesson Five
Words and Expressions
Pattern Drills
Text A: "I can Work Like any Guy"
Notes to the Text
Oral and Written Work
Grammar
Exercises
Test
Chinese Translation of Text A
Words and Expressions
actress n. a female actor 女演员
afterwards adv. later; after that 后来,以后
apprentice n. learner of a trade .who has agreed to work for years in
return for being taught 学徒
aptitude n. natural ability or skill, esp. in learning 能力
archaeological adj. of or related to archaeology 考古学的
archaeologist n. expert in archaeology 考古学家
auditorium n. part of theatre, concert hall, etc. in which an
audience sits 礼堂
bump n. injury ( on the head, etc. ) caused by a blow 撞伤(头等)
capable adj. having the ability of doing or the power to do 有能力的
convince vt. to ( cause to ) believe or feel certain 使确信;使信服
crazy adj. wildly excited; very fond of or interested ( in ) 着迷的
current affairs events o f political importance happening in the world at the present time 时事
decent adj. fitting; proper; socially acceptable 还不错的,体面的
driving licence licence to drive a motor vehicle 驾驶执照
employ vt. to use ( a person ) as paid worker 雇用
encouraging adj. giving hope, courage or confidence to 令人鼓舞的
face vt. confront 面临
female n. a woman 女性
guy n. a man; fellow 小伙子
halfway adv. at the midpoint between two things 半途
heated adj. a state of excitement 热烈的
heavily adv. of unusual force or amount 大量地
high school a secondary school, esp. for children over 14 高级中学
hum vt. to make a sound like a continuous 'm' esp. as a way of singing music with closed lips 哼歌
instructor n. person who instructs; teacher 教师;指导
interpret vi. to put ( a language ) into the words o f another language usu. by speech 口译
interview vt. meet with sb. for consultation or examination 接见;会见;面谈
joke vi. to say or do something to cause laughter or amusement 开玩笑
knock off remove sth. by striking it 击倒
lamppost n. tall post supporting a lamp 灯杆
limp vi. to walk with an uneven step 一瘸一拐地走
linguistics n. scientific study of language or of particular languages 语言学
list vt. to make a list of ; put on a list 列举
major adj. greater when compared with others in size, number, or importance 较大的
mechanic n. a person who is skilled in using, repairing, etc., machinery 机械工
mechanically-minded adj. fit for studying mechanics; having the ability of using mechanism 适合学机械的;有使用机械才能的
motor n. Car 汽车
physically adv. of the body; bodily 身体上
rack one's brains to think very deeply or for a long time 绞尽脑汁
recite vt. to say ( sth. Learned ) aloud from memory 背诵;朗诵
rehearse vt. practise ( a play, piece of music, etc. ) for public performance 排练
pretty adv. Fairly 相当
score n. a total of points won, esp. in an examination 成绩
shelter n. structure built to give protection, esp. from rain, wind or attack 躲避处
stage n. point, period or step in the development, growth or progress of sth. or sb.阶段;时期
surgeon n. doctor who performs surgical operation 外科医生
the Middle East area comprising Egypt, Iran and the countries between them 中东
tour n. a journey during which several interesting places are visited 游览,旅行
tremble vi. to shake uncontrollably as from fear, cold, excitement, etc. 发抖
tune n. ( series of notes with or without harmony forming a ) melody, esp. a well-marked one 调子;曲调
turn n. one after another 顺次
upset vt. to cause to worry, not be calm, etc. 使烦恼
vet n. a trained animal doctor 兽医
waste vt. to use wrongly; not use, or use too much of 浪费
whitewash v. put whitewash on 粉刷
Pattern Drills
Drill A
— I called you last night, but you weren't in.
— Did you
— Where were you
— I was in the classroom. I was working on my paper on linguistics.
1) in the reading-room / catch up on my reading assignment
2) in the auditorium / listen to a talk on the Middle East
3) in the classroom / have a heated discussion on current affairs with my comrades
4) in the library / look up some references
Pattern Drills
Drill B
— I met Zhao Ming yesterday afternoon when was waiting for the bus.
— Really What's he doing here in Beijing
— He's come to interview an actress.
— Is he a reporter now
— Yes, he is.
1) do some shopping / collect material for a novel / a writer
2) have a haircut / study some new archaeological discoveries / an archaeologist
3) wait my turn at the hospital / help with a major operation / a surgeon
4) eat in a restaurant / interpret for a foreign engineer / an interpreter
Drill C
1) — Look, you're wet through. Why didn't you wear you raincoat
— I didn't take it with me. It wasn't raining when I went out.
— How did your shirt get torn
— It caught on a nail while I was trying to find shelter from the rain.
2) — Oh, you're limping. What happened
— I fell down and hurt my knee when I was running for the bus.
— Why didn't you come on your bike
— My mother's using it.
3) — Oh, you have a bump on your forehead! What happened
— I hit a lamppost on my bike.
— How come you didn't see it
— I was thinking about the exam , so I wasn't looking where I was going.
4) — Where are your glasses Have you lost them
— No, I knocked them off the desk when I was wiping it, and they broke.
— Didn't you see them
— No. I thought I was wearing them.
Drill D
It was Sunday morning. A cold wind was blowing. Snow was falling heavily. See what the students in Room 101 were doing:
1) Xiao Zhu was looking out of the window watching the snow falling. He was humming a tune.
2) Xiao Xia was writing a composition. He was racking his brains for something interesting to write about.
3) Xiao Liu was reading an exciting story. He didn't notice what was going on around him.
4) Xiao Zhou was rehearsing a poem for the English evening. He was reciting it quietly to himself.
Drill E
v. + n. or pron. + do
Verbs used in this pattern: make, let, help, see, hear, feel, watch, notice,
have,etc.
1) — Is Xiao Li here Did you see him come in
— No, I don't think he's come back yet. I've been at the window all this
time watching people go in and out.
2) — Sally's gone, I think. Did you notice her leave the house
— Yes, I did. There was something strange about her today. When I
shook hands with her, her hand was trembling.
3) — I wonder where Joe is. I told him I needed him to help with the
whitewashing. But he didn't say whether he could come.
— Don't worry. I'll help you do it.
Text
"I can Work Like any Guy"
I didn't know what I wanted to be in my last year of High School. I changed my mind every week or so. For a while I thought of becoming a music teacher, or a science teacher. I also thought about becoming a vet, or getting some other sort of job where I could work with animals. Then, about halfway through the year, something which happened helped me decide what I really wanted to do.
I got a driving licence. My sister was driving instructor at the time, and I had a friend who was a motor mechanic. We used to spend every spare minute driving around in my mother's Cortina. I became crazy about cars. I got to the stage where I was reading car magazines every night instead of watching T.V. My father
got pretty tired of all this and suggested one evening that I should become a motor mechanic. He was only joking, but it started me thinking I got a driving licence. My sister was driving instructor at the time, and I had a friend who was a motor mechanic. We used to spend every spare minute driving around in my mother's Cortina. I became crazy about cars. I got to the stage where I was reading car magazine every night instead of watching T.V. My father got pretty tired of all this and suggested one evening that I should become a motor mechanic. He was only joking, but it started me thinking — why shouldn't I
Later that year I went on a tour of Canberra Technical College with my class from school. I talked with some second and third year students who were apprentice motor mechanics. It sounded pretty interesting, so I did an aptitude test. The test was to whether I was mechanically-minded — not to find out how much I already knew. They told me afterwards that my score 'wasn't bad for a
female'. This made up my mind to become a motor mechanic.
The most difficult thing was finding someone willing to employ me. I wrote to the manager of every garage in Canberra asking for a job. Only two of them were willing even to give me an interview. One manager kept asking me really difficult questions and laughing at me every time I couldn't answer. I could see that he did not want to employ me.
The other manager, who is now my boss, was really decent, but he wasn't very encouraging at first. He listed all the problems he could face if he took on a girl as an apprentice. First it might upset the man if they had to work with a female in the workshop every day. Secondly, he would waste time and money training me if I left soon after to have children. Thirdly, I might not be physically strong enough, and the men would have to leave their jobs to help me every ten minutes or so. I did my best to convince him that I
was as responsible and capable as any man. He agreed to give me a chance.
Several weeks after I started working, my boss told me he was glad he had taken me on. He said the keen and friendly service I gave was just what the customers wanted. I certainly enjoy the work. I like working with my hands, with machines, and I love the freedom of being able to move about and talk as loudly as I like.
Notes to the Text
1. I didn't know I wanted to be in my last year of High School.
"High school", also known as "secondary school", follows primary school and normally lasts six years. The last year of high school is often referred to as " Year 12".
2. I got a driving licence.
In Australia only people who have reached 18 years of age and have passed certain tests can get driving licences. For young people a driving licence is a symbol of adulthood.
3. We used to spend every pare minute driving around in my mother's Cortina.
Cortina is a make of a car produced in the U.S.A. Other
popular care brands are Buick, Volkswagen, Austin, Fiat, Toyota, Honda and a host of others. Often the brand of a person's car is an indication of his social status. For example, Mercedes, Rolls Royce and Cadillac are expensive cars only the wealthy can afford.
4. The test was to see whether I was mechanically-minded.
This means "the boss wanted to find out through the test whether she had the right sort of mind to work with machines."
Similar expressions include philosophically-minded, mathematically-minded, etc.
5. Only two of them were willing even to give me an interview.
After receiving a person's application for a job, the employer takes up his references and may arrange an interview with him to find out more about his background, his ability, his appearance and other relevant details. If the employer does not think the
application has a chance at all, he normally does not interview him. He might write him a letter to say that the vacancy has been filled or that there are too many applicants for the job.
Oral and Written Work
1. Group work
Discuss the following questions in a group of four or five.
1) Can women do the same jobs as men
2) Are there equal rights for women in the West How do you know
3) Do Chinese women enjoy equal rights Is anything holding women back
4) Do you have respect for women like Kerry Richards
2. Read the following job advertisement, decide which job you want and write a letter of application.
SECRETARY mature person urgently required for Waverley Golf Club office.
Full time duties include typing, daily banking, reception, but above all, a willingness to help in all aspects of running the office and club. Own transport required.
BRICKLAYER and one Brickies laborer required. Must be
experienced
CHEF full-time wanted for La Cacciatora restaurant, Carton.
CLEANER part time, private hospital, 3 days per week. Mon. Wed. Fri. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
DRIVERS for taxis, full time, part time or take car home. Free training.
Begin your letter like this:
Dear Sir,
I wish to apply for the position of chef advertised in …(name of the newspaper)…
Then give relevant details of yourself including your age, past experience and
why you are interested in the job, etc. You must make your letter short and concise.
3. Pick four from among yourselves to be the interviewers and the rest are interviewees.
The interviewers read the application and prepare relevant questions. They can discuss among themselves what questions to ask. One person can act as the secretary and usher in the applicants one by one. When the interview is over, the interviewers discuss and decide which one is to get the job. Swap your roles after 20-25 minutes' practice.
4. Written Work:
Translate:
有一次,著名的钢琴家帕德鲁斯基(Paderewski)在一个小城的街上走.他看到一幢房子前面挂了一块牌子,上面写着:
"琼斯(Jones)小姐教授钢琴,每周20元."
房子里面有人正在弹奏肖邦(Chopin)的一个夜曲(nocturne).帕德鲁斯基停了下来了听了一会.琴弹得实在不好.实际上,琴弹的这么不好,帕德鲁斯基认为这对肖邦是个 污辱.最后,他走到门前,敲了敲们.琼斯小姐自己开了门,帕德鲁斯基作了自我介绍,并对她说他听了她的演奏.他还说如果她愿意的话,他很高兴为她弹奏那首夜曲,告诉她一个钢琴家应该怎样来弹这首曲子.琼斯小姐听了之后,十分高兴.她邀请帕德鲁斯基进屋.帕德鲁斯基进去了,用了半小时弹了好几首肖邦的曲子.
大约一年之后,帕德鲁斯基又一次来到这个小城,又走同一条街上.从远处他可以听到有人在弹一首肖邦的夜曲,但是弹的
很糟.当他又一次来到这个房子时,他看到外面挂出了一块新的牌子,上面写着:
"琼斯小姐(帕德鲁斯基的学生)教授钢琴,每周5元."
The famous pianist, Paderewski was once walking down the street of a small town. He
came upon a house on which hung the following sign:
Piano Lessons
by
Miss Jones
2 dollars per week
Inside, someone was playing one of Chopin's nocturnes. Paderewski stopped and listened. The playing, however, was very bad. In fact, it was so bad that Paderewski felt it was an insult to the memory of Chopin. Finally, he walked up to the door and knocked. When Miss Jones herself answered the door, Paderewski introduced himself and explained to her that he had listened to her play. He also said that, if she wished him to do so, he would gladly play the nocturne for her in the way that a pianist should play it. Miss Jones was very happy to hear this and invited Paderewski to come in. Paderewski entered and for half an hour played several of Chopin's pieces.
About one year later, Paderewski was in the same town again and was walking down the same street. In the distance, he could hear a Chopin's nocturne being badly played. When he came to the same house again, he now saw a new sign hanging outside:
Piano Lessons
by
Miss Jones
(Pupil of Paderewski)
5 dollars per week
Grammar
The Past Indefinite and The Past Continuous
The past indefinite tense is used to express
1) An action completed at a definite time in the past
I talked with some second and third year students who were apprentice motor mechanics.
I wrote to the manager of every garage in Canberra asking for a job.
2) an action that lasted for some time in the past and was completed
He worked in the National Saving Bank for five years.
He lived in Langdon for more than twenty years.
3) a past habit
Mr. Thompson carried an umbrella wherever he went.
He never touched anything stronger than beer when he was a student.
The past continuous is used to express
1) an action that was going on at a certain time in the past
Lao Liu was working in the laboratory at ten last night.
What were you doing at that time
2) an action that was going on at a time when something else happened
The past continuous in this use provides the background against which some other action took place.
A crowd of people were standing in the street. They were looking at a new car. A salesman noticed the crowed and came into the street.
A wood fire was burning on the hearth, and a cat was sleeping in front of it. A girl was playing the piano and singing softly to herself. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. The girl stopped playing. The cat woke up.
Exercises
Phonetics
Rhythmic Pattern 5 — o O oO
a lot of noise It's hard to say.
a waste of time It's much too late.
a better chance It's quite all right.
a pair of shoes It doesn't work.
I've no idea
I thought it was
I'm sure you will
I want to know
2. Read the following, paying attention to incomplete plosion:
a heated discussion wet through collect material
a cold wind get there find shelter
a big notice but then hurt my knee
Have you lost them
I knocked them off the desk.
I didn't know what I wanted to be in my last year of High School.
The most difficult thing was finding someone willing to employ me.
Secondly, he would waste time and money training me if I left soon after to have children.
3. Read each of the following sentences several times, giving emphasis to different
words each time:
I was working on my paper on linguistics last night.
He's come to help with a major operation.
It wasn't raining when I went out.
They told me afterwards that my score wasn't bad for a female.
He agreed to give me a chance.
4. Read :
The Book Worms
Through and through the inspired leaves,
Ye maggots, make your windings;
But, Oh! respect his lordship's taste,
And spare the gold bindings.
Robert Burns
Grammar
5. Put the verbs in the correct tense:
We ___________ (enter) Port Said harbor when I _____ (come) on deck. As soon as our ship______ (come) near enough, a large
were entering
came
came
number of boats ______ (set out) from the shore. We could see that they ___________ (bring) money-changers guides, and men selling all kinds of wonderful things. While I __________ (leave) the ship I _______ (notice) that the rest of the passengers ___________ (argue) about the prices in loud voices. I ______ (walk) about for an hour and _______ (watch) the gay street life; men __________ (sell) strange fruits and vegetables, and tradesmen ___________ (mend) shoes or ______ (make) carpets in their little shops. I ______ (return) to my ship as the sun _________ (set); the "market" on the ship still ______________ (go on). An old man who _________ (sit) on the deck _______ (offer) me beautiful Persian rug for only ￡10. I ________ (bargain) hard for ten minutes, and just as the ship ________ (go) I ______ (buy) it for ￡1. As I ________ (go) to my cabin (see) a sailor with a rug like mine. I _____ (ask) him the price. "Five shillings," he
set out
were bringing
was lwaving
noticed
were arguing
walked
watched
were selling
were mending
making
returned
was setting
was still going on
was sitting
offered
bargained
was going
bought
was going
asked
said, "but I ____ (pay)too much for it. A man that I _________ (talk) to just now only ____ (pay) two shillings." As I ____________ (undress) that night, I _______ (notice) a little piece of cloth which __________ (hang) from one corner of my rug. On it were the words "MADE INMANCHESTER."
6. Put in the appropriate conjunction:
but, if, so, after, since, when, while, as soon as
1) _________ Shanghai was liberated my father went to work in a shipyard.
2) Premier Zhou worked many hours a day even ______ he was seriously ill.
3) _____ I came here I've written three letters to my brother.
4) Don't worry. I'll tell Comrade Liu __________ he comes back.
5) I was walking to work _____ I saw an accident.
paid
was talking
paid
was undressing
noticed
was hanging
As soon as
when
Since
as soon as
when
6) Reading is important, ___ I don't think it's important for beginners as speaking.
7) We were all excited _____ we left for Beijing
8) What were your parents doing _____ you got home
9) He was too ill to work, ___ the boss threw him out of the factory.
10) ___ it's a fine day tomorrow, we'll go to Tian An Men square and have some pictures taken.
7. Translate:
1) 我正睡得香,突然被一个很大的响声惊醒了.
but
when
when
so
If
I was fast asleep when I was woken up by a very loud noise.
2)当他们的船驶向美国的时候触礁了,舷侧撞了个大口(gaping hole).
3)我跟他说了几次,他一个劲地看书,根本就没听见我说什.
4)我往车站跑的时候,遇到了李明.他正骑车回家,
5)我上次见到他的时候,他正在实验室里工作呢.
When they were sailing to the United States, their ship ran onto a rock, and its side got a gaping hole.
I spoke to him several times, but he went on reading and did not hear a single word (of what) I said.
While I was running to the bus stop, I met (with) Li Ming, who was cycling home.
When I last saw him/saw him last time, he was working in the laboratory.
6)接到他寄来的礼物,我们就给他写了封感谢信(a note of thanks).
7)她在做饭的时候,把手指切了.
8)—你昨晚做什么了
—我在读狄更斯的《双城记》.
9)—你昨晚没有来,你干什么了
—我在写作文.
As soon as we received his gifts, we wrote him a note of thanks.
She cut her finger while she was cooking.
— What were you doing last night
— I was reading A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens.
— You didn't come yesterday evening. What were you doing then
— I was writing a composition.
10)—为什么王英昨天晚上没去首都体育馆看排球赛
—她在照顾张兰.张兰发烧了.
Vocabulary
8. Put in the right forms of each word:
noun adjective adverb
kindness kind kindly
________ hopeful ________
help _________ ________
________ _________ wastefully
________ interesting __________
decision _________ _________
________ thoughtful __________
__________ responsible __________
________ free freely
— Why didn't you Wang Ying go to (watch) the volleyball match at the Capital Gymnasium yesterday evening
— She was looking after Zhang Lan, who was running a high fever.
hope
hopefully
helpful
helpfully
waste
wasteful
interest
interestingly
decisive
decisively
thought
thoughtfully
responsibility
responsibly
freedom
9. Pick no less than 5 colloquial expressing from the text.
Example: some other sort of job
10. Tick the nouns that may follow the verbs:
1) take a walk, a ride, a bus, a bicycle, a ship,
a bath, a shower-, a nap, a sleep, a meal
a look, a glance, an examination, a swim,
a trip, a hike, a journey
2) have a meal, supper, a snack, tea, a film,
a play, a performance, a nap, a sleep,
a talk, a chat, a walk, a hike, a swim,
a look, a glance, a dream, a nightmare,
a read
3) catch a bus, a train, a ship, a thief, a lost bag, some sleep, cold, stomachache, pneumonia, measles, headache, the flu
11. Put the best word in the blanks:
capable convince find laugh at enjoy
able persuade find out make fun of like
1 ) The technician has been trying to ______ what is wrong with the generator.
2) I have looked everywhere, but still I can't ________my key.
3) He knows how to ________ himself when he has a moment to spare.
4) Anne _______ Chinese food better than Italian.
5) We shouldn't ___________ those who speak differently from us.
6) It is wrong of you to ________ others' mistakes.
7) We tried our best to_________ Comrade Gao to join our drama club.
find out
find
enjoy
likes
make fun of
laugh at
persuade
8) She was finally _________ of the need to improve her pronunciation and intonation.
9) I never knew he was _________ of handling some complicated situation.
10) Are you sure he's _________ to look after himself now
able
capable
convinced
Test
I. Vocabulary and structure:
1.
Chinese Translation of the Text
第五课 我可以象男人一样工作
到了中学的最后一年,我还不知道毕业后做什么.我的主意差不多一周一变.有一段时间,我想当一名音乐教师或理科教师.我也曾考虑去当一名兽医,要不就找个别的能跟动物打交道的工作.后来,过了约半年的光景,我碰上一件事使我决定了到底要干什么.
我弄到了一张驾驶执照.那时我姐姐是汽车司机教练,我还有个当汽车修理工的朋友.我们曾一度把所有的业余时间都用来开着我妈妈的"考第纳"小汽车去兜风.我简直对汽车着了迷.后来我迷到每天晚上都看汽车杂志而不看电视的程度.爸爸对我这一切烦透了,于是一天晚上,他建议我去当名汽车修理工.他不过是开个玩笑,可这使我开始考虑——我为什么不真的去当汽车修理工呢
那年晚些时候,我跟班上的同学一道去堪培拉技术学校参观.我和正在学做汽车修理工的二,三年级学生攀谈了起来.他们的介绍听起来蛮有意思.于是我参加了素质测试.这种测试要看看我是否有干机械修理的"细胞",
而不是看我在这方面知道了多少.他们后来跟我说,我的成绩"对一个女孩子来说不算坏".这使我横下心来,去当一名汽车修理工.
最难的事是找到一个愿意雇我的人.为找工作我给堪培拉所有的汽车修理房的经理写信.但只有两个回话说愿意先见我一下.其中一个经理接二连三地给我提了些难题,而且我一答不上来他便讥笑我.看得出来,他不想雇我.
另一位(他现在是我的老板)确实不错,可是起初跟他谈的时候却让人有些泄气.他罗列了一大堆自己因雇女徒工会遇到的难题,首先,如果男工们不得不每天跟一个女工在同一车间干活,这有可能使他们心烦.其次,如果我要是培训后不久就生儿育女,
那么他在我身上花费的培训时间和经费就会白白扔掉.再次,我的体格或许还不够健壮,这样每隔上十几分钟左右,男工们就得扔下自己手中的活来帮我的忙.我极力说服他,我的责任心和能力不比任何男人差.他这才同意让我试试看.
我干了几周之后,老板对我说雇了我他很高兴.他说我热情友好的服务正符合顾客们需要.我的确喜欢这个工作.我喜欢用自己的双手,用机器干活,我也热爱这种能够走来走去的自由,能够随心所欲地大声说话的自由.
Book Two
Edited by Hu Wenzhong, Ma Yuanxi,
Zhu Jue and Li He
Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
Contents
Lesson One
Lesson Two
Lesson Three
Lesson Four
Lesson Five
Lesson Six
Lesson Seven
Lesson Eight
Lesson Nine
Lesson Ten
Lesson Eleven
Lesson Twelve
Lesson Thirteen
Lesson Fourteen
Lesson Fifteen
Lesson Sixteen
Lesson Five
Words and Expressions
Pattern Drills
Text A: "I can Work Like any Guy"
Notes to the Text
Oral and Written Work
Grammar
Exercises
Test
Chinese Translation of Text A
Words and Expressions
actress n. a female actor 女演员
afterwards adv. later; after that 后来,以后
apprentice n. learner of a trade .who has agreed to work for years in
return for being taught 学徒
aptitude n. natural ability or skill, esp. in learning 能力
archaeological adj. of or related to archaeology 考古学的
archaeologist n. expert in archaeology 考古学家
auditorium n. part of theatre, concert hall, etc. in which an
audience sits 礼堂
bump n. injury ( on the head, etc. ) caused by a blow 撞伤(头等)
capable adj. having the ability of doing or the power to do 有能力的
convince vt. to ( cause to ) believe or feel certain 使确信;使信服
crazy adj. wildly excited; very fond of or interested ( in ) 着迷的
current affairs events o f political importance happening in the world at the present time 时事
decent adj. fitting; proper; socially acceptable 还不错的,体面的
driving licence licence to drive a motor vehicle 驾驶执照
employ vt. to use ( a person ) as paid worker 雇用
encouraging adj. giving hope, courage or confidence to 令人鼓舞的
face vt. confront 面临
female n. a woman 女性
guy n. a man; fellow 小伙子
halfway adv. at the midpoint between two things 半途
heated adj. a state of excitement 热烈的
heavily adv. of unusual force or amount 大量地
high school a secondary school, esp. for children over 14 高级中学
hum vt. to make a sound like a continuous 'm' esp. as a way of singing music with closed lips 哼歌
instructor n. person who instructs; teacher 教师;指导
interpret vi. to put ( a language ) into the words o f another language usu. by speech 口译
interview vt. meet with sb. for consultation or examination 接见;会见;面谈
joke vi. to say or do something to cause laughter or amusement 开玩笑
knock off remove sth. by striking it 击倒
lamppost n. tall post supporting a lamp 灯杆
limp vi. to walk with an uneven step 一瘸一拐地走
linguistics n. scientific study of language or of particular languages 语言学
list vt. to make a list of ; put on a list 列举
major adj. greater when compared with others in size, number, or importance 较大的
mechanic n. a person who is skilled in using, repairing, etc., machinery 机械工
mechanically-minded adj. fit for studying mechanics; having the ability of using mechanism 适合学机械的;有使用机械才能的
motor n. Car 汽车
physically adv. of the body; bodily 身体上
rack one's brains to think very deeply or for a long time 绞尽脑汁
recite vt. to say ( sth. Learned ) aloud from memory 背诵;朗诵
rehearse vt. practise ( a play, piece of music, etc. ) for public performance 排练
pretty adv. Fairly 相当
score n. a total of points won, esp. in an examination 成绩
shelter n. structure built to give protection, esp. from rain, wind or attack 躲避处
stage n. point, period or step in the development, growth or progress of sth. or sb.阶段;时期
surgeon n. doctor who performs surgical operation 外科医生
the Middle East area comprising Egypt, Iran and the countries between them 中东
tour n. a journey during which several interesting places are visited 游览,旅行
tremble vi. to shake uncontrollably as from fear, cold, excitement, etc. 发抖
tune n. ( series of notes with or without harmony forming a ) melody, esp. a well-marked one 调子;曲调
turn n. one after another 顺次
upset vt. to cause to worry, not be calm, etc. 使烦恼
vet n. a trained animal doctor 兽医
waste vt. to use wrongly; not use, or use too much of 浪费
whitewash v. put whitewash on 粉刷
Pattern Drills
Drill A
— I called you last night, but you weren't in.
— Did you
— Where were you
— I was in the classroom. I was working on my paper on linguistics.
1) in the reading-room / catch up on my reading assignment
2) in the auditorium / listen to a talk on the Middle East
3) in the classroom / have a heated discussion on current affairs with my comrades
4) in the library / look up some references
Pattern Drills
Drill B
— I met Zhao Ming yesterday afternoon when was waiting for the bus.
— Really What's he doing here in Beijing
— He's come to interview an actress.
— Is he a reporter now
— Yes, he is.
1) do some shopping / collect material for a novel / a writer
2) have a haircut / study some new archaeological discoveries / an archaeologist
3) wait my turn at the hospital / help with a major operation / a surgeon
4) eat in a restaurant / interpret for a foreign engineer / an interpreter
Drill C
1) — Look, you're wet through. Why didn't you wear you raincoat
— I didn't take it with me. It wasn't raining when I went out.
— How did your shirt get torn
— It caught on a nail while I was trying to find shelter from the rain.
2) — Oh, you're limping. What happened
— I fell down and hurt my knee when I was running for the bus.
— Why didn't you come on your bike
— My mother's using it.
3) — Oh, you have a bump on your forehead! What happened
— I hit a lamppost on my bike.
— How come you didn't see it
— I was thinking about the exam , so I wasn't looking where I was going.
4) — Where are your glasses Have you lost them
— No, I knocked them off the desk when I was wiping it, and they broke.
— Didn't you see them
— No. I thought I was wearing them.
Drill D
It was Sunday morning. A cold wind was blowing. Snow was falling heavily. See what the students in Room 101 were doing:
1) Xiao Zhu was looking out of the window watching the snow falling. He was humming a tune.
2) Xiao Xia was writing a composition. He was racking his brains for something interesting to write about.
3) Xiao Liu was reading an exciting story. He didn't notice what was going on around him.
4) Xiao Zhou was rehearsing a poem for the English evening. He was reciting it quietly to himself.
Drill E
v. + n. or pron. + do
Verbs used in this pattern: make, let, help, see, hear, feel, watch, notice,
have,etc.
1) — Is Xiao Li here Did you see him come in
— No, I don't think he's come back yet. I've been at the window all this
time watching people go in and out.
2) — Sally's gone, I think. Did you notice her leave the house
— Yes, I did. There was something strange about her today. When I
shook hands with her, her hand was trembling.
3) — I wonder where Joe is. I told him I needed him to help with the
whitewashing. But he didn't say whether he could come.
— Don't worry. I'll help you do it.
Text
"I can Work Like any Guy"
I didn't know what I wanted to be in my last year of High School. I changed my mind every week or so. For a while I thought of becoming a music teacher, or a science teacher. I also thought about becoming a vet, or getting some other sort of job where I could work with animals. Then, about halfway through the year, something which happened helped me decide what I really wanted to do.
I got a driving licence. My sister was driving instructor at the time, and I had a friend who was a motor mechanic. We used to spend every spare minute driving around in my mother's Cortina. I became crazy about cars. I got to the stage where I was reading car magazines every night instead of watching T.V. My father
got pretty tired of all this and suggested one evening that I should become a motor mechanic. He was only joking, but it started me thinking I got a driving licence. My sister was driving instructor at the time, and I had a friend who was a motor mechanic. We used to spend every spare minute driving around in my mother's Cortina. I became crazy about cars. I got to the stage where I was reading car magazine every night instead of watching T.V. My father got pretty tired of all this and suggested one evening that I should become a motor mechanic. He was only joking, but it started me thinking — why shouldn't I
Later that year I went on a tour of Canberra Technical College with my class from school. I talked with some second and third year students who were apprentice motor mechanics. It sounded pretty interesting, so I did an aptitude test. The test was to whether I was mechanically-minded — not to find out how much I already knew. They told me afterwards that my score 'wasn't bad for a
female'. This made up my mind to become a motor mechanic.
The most difficult thing was finding someone willing to employ me. I wrote to the manager of every garage in Canberra asking for a job. Only two of them were willing even to give me an interview. One manager kept asking me really difficult questions and laughing at me every time I couldn't answer. I could see that he did not want to employ me.
The other manager, who is now my boss, was really decent, but he wasn't very encouraging at first. He listed all the problems he could face if he took on a girl as an apprentice. First it might upset the man if they had to work with a female in the workshop every day. Secondly, he would waste time and money training me if I left soon after to have children. Thirdly, I might not be physically strong enough, and the men would have to leave their jobs to help me every ten minutes or so. I did my best to convince him that I
was as responsible and capable as any man. He agreed to give me a chance.
Several weeks after I started working, my boss told me he was glad he had taken me on. He said the keen and friendly service I gave was just what the customers wanted. I certainly enjoy the work. I like working with my hands, with machines, and I love the freedom of being able to move about and talk as loudly as I like.
Notes to the Text
1. I didn't know I wanted to be in my last year of High School.
"High school", also known as "secondary school", follows primary school and normally lasts six years. The last year of high school is often referred to as " Year 12".
2. I got a driving licence.
In Australia only people who have reached 18 years of age and have passed certain tests can get driving licences. For young people a driving licence is a symbol of adulthood.
3. We used to spend every pare minute driving around in my mother's Cortina.
Cortina is a make of a car produced in the U.S.A. Other
popular care brands are Buick, Volkswagen, Austin, Fiat, Toyota, Honda and a host of others. Often the brand of a person's car is an indication of his social status. For example, Mercedes, Rolls Royce and Cadillac are expensive cars only the wealthy can afford.
4. The test was to see whether I was mechanically-minded.
This means "the boss wanted to find out through the test whether she had the right sort of mind to work with machines."
Similar expressions include philosophically-minded, mathematically-minded, etc.
5. Only two of them were willing even to give me an interview.
After receiving a person's application for a job, the employer takes up his references and may arrange an interview with him to find out more about his background, his ability, his appearance and other relevant details. If the employer does not think the
application has a chance at all, he normally does not interview him. He might write him a letter to say that the vacancy has been filled or that there are too many applicants for the job.
Oral and Written Work
1. Group work
Discuss the following questions in a group of four or five.
1) Can women do the same jobs as men
2) Are there equal rights for women in the West How do you know
3) Do Chinese women enjoy equal rights Is anything holding women back
4) Do you have respect for women like Kerry Richards
2. Read the following job advertisement, decide which job you want and write a letter of application.
SECRETARY mature person urgently required for Waverley Golf Club office.
Full time duties include typing, daily banking, reception, but above all, a willingness to help in all aspects of running the office and club. Own transport required.
BRICKLAYER and one Brickies laborer required. Must be
experienced
CHEF full-time wanted for La Cacciatora restaurant, Carton.
CLEANER part time, private hospital, 3 days per week. Mon. Wed. Fri. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
DRIVERS for taxis, full time, part time or take car home. Free training.
Begin your letter like this:
Dear Sir,
I wish to apply for the position of chef advertised in …(name of the newspaper)…
Then give relevant details of yourself including your age, past experience and
why you are interested in the job, etc. You must make your letter short and concise.
3. Pick four from among yourselves to be the interviewers and the rest are interviewees.
The interviewers read the application and prepare relevant questions. They can discuss among themselves what questions to ask. One person can act as the secretary and usher in the applicants one by one. When the interview is over, the interviewers discuss and decide which one is to get the job. Swap your roles after 20-25 minutes' practice.
4. Written Work:
Translate:
有一次,著名的钢琴家帕德鲁斯基(Paderewski)在一个小城的街上走.他看到一幢房子前面挂了一块牌子,上面写着:
"琼斯(Jones)小姐教授钢琴,每周20元."
房子里面有人正在弹奏肖邦(Chopin)的一个夜曲(nocturne).帕德鲁斯基停了下来了听了一会.琴弹得实在不好.实际上,琴弹的这么不好,帕德鲁斯基认为这对肖邦是个 污辱.最后,他走到门前,敲了敲们.琼斯小姐自己开了门,帕德鲁斯基作了自我介绍,并对她说他听了她的演奏.他还说如果她愿意的话,他很高兴为她弹奏那首夜曲,告诉她一个钢琴家应该怎样来弹这首曲子.琼斯小姐听了之后,十分高兴.她邀请帕德鲁斯基进屋.帕德鲁斯基进去了,用了半小时弹了好几首肖邦的曲子.
大约一年之后,帕德鲁斯基又一次来到这个小城,又走同一条街上.从远处他可以听到有人在弹一首肖邦的夜曲,但是弹的
很糟.当他又一次来到这个房子时,他看到外面挂出了一块新的牌子,上面写着:
"琼斯小姐(帕德鲁斯基的学生)教授钢琴,每周5元."
The famous pianist, Paderewski was once walking down the street of a small town. He
came upon a house on which hung the following sign:
Piano Lessons
by
Miss Jones
2 dollars per week
Inside, someone was playing one of Chopin's nocturnes. Paderewski stopped and listened. The playing, however, was very bad. In fact, it was so bad that Paderewski felt it was an insult to the memory of Chopin. Finally, he walked up to the door and knocked. When Miss Jones herself answered the door, Paderewski introduced himself and explained to her that he had listened to her play. He also said that, if she wished him to do so, he would gladly play the nocturne for her in the way that a pianist should play it. Miss Jones was very happy to hear this and invited Paderewski to come in. Paderewski entered and for half an hour played several of Chopin's pieces.
About one year later, Paderewski was in the same town again and was walking down the same street. In the distance, he could hear a Chopin's nocturne being badly played. When he came to the same house again, he now saw a new sign hanging outside:
Piano Lessons
by
Miss Jones
(Pupil of Paderewski)
5 dollars per week
Grammar
The Past Indefinite and The Past Continuous
The past indefinite tense is used to express
1) An action completed at a definite time in the past
I talked with some second and third year students who were apprentice motor mechanics.
I wrote to the manager of every garage in Canberra asking for a job.
2) an action that lasted for some time in the past and was completed
He worked in the National Saving Bank for five years.
He lived in Langdon for more than twenty years.
3) a past habit
Mr. Thompson carried an umbrella wherever he went.
He never touched anything stronger than beer when he was a student.
The past continuous is used to express
1) an action that was going on at a certain time in the past
Lao Liu was working in the laboratory at ten last night.
What were you doing at that time
2) an action that was going on at a time when something else happened
The past continuous in this use provides the background against which some other action took place.
A crowd of people were standing in the street. They were looking at a new car. A salesman noticed the crowed and came into the street.
A wood fire was burning on the hearth, and a cat was sleeping in front of it. A girl was playing the piano and singing softly to herself. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. The girl stopped playing. The cat woke up.
Exercises
Phonetics
Rhythmic Pattern 5 — o O oO
a lot of noise It's hard to say.
a waste of time It's much too late.
a better chance It's quite all right.
a pair of shoes It doesn't work.
I've no idea
I thought it was
I'm sure you will
I want to know
2. Read the following, paying attention to incomplete plosion:
a heated discussion wet through collect material
a cold wind get there find shelter
a big notice but then hurt my knee
Have you lost them
I knocked them off the desk.
I didn't know what I wanted to be in my last year of High School.
The most difficult thing was finding someone willing to employ me.
Secondly, he would waste time and money training me if I left soon after to have children.
3. Read each of the following sentences several times, giving emphasis to different
words each time:
I was working on my paper on linguistics last night.
He's come to help with a major operation.
It wasn't raining when I went out.
They told me afterwards that my score wasn't bad for a female.
He agreed to give me a chance.
4. Read :
The Book Worms
Through and through the inspired leaves,
Ye maggots, make your windings;
But, Oh! respect his lordship's taste,
And spare the gold bindings.
Robert Burns
Grammar
5. Put the verbs in the correct tense:
We ___________ (enter) Port Said harbor when I _____ (come) on deck. As soon as our ship______ (come) near enough, a large
were entering
came
came
number of boats ______ (set out) from the shore. We could see that they ___________ (bring) money-changers guides, and men selling all kinds of wonderful things. While I __________ (leave) the ship I _______ (notice) that the rest of the passengers ___________ (argue) about the prices in loud voices. I ______ (walk) about for an hour and _______ (watch) the gay street life; men __________ (sell) strange fruits and vegetables, and tradesmen ___________ (mend) shoes or ______ (make) carpets in their little shops. I ______ (return) to my ship as the sun _________ (set); the "market" on the ship still ______________ (go on). An old man who _________ (sit) on the deck _______ (offer) me beautiful Persian rug for only ￡10. I ________ (bargain) hard for ten minutes, and just as the ship ________ (go) I ______ (buy) it for ￡1. As I ________ (go) to my cabin (see) a sailor with a rug like mine. I _____ (ask) him the price. "Five shillings," he
set out
were bringing
was lwaving
noticed
were arguing
walked
watched
were selling
were mending
making
returned
was setting
was still going on
was sitting
offered
bargained
was going
bought
was going
asked
said, "but I ____ (pay)too much for it. A man that I _________ (talk) to just now only ____ (pay) two shillings." As I ____________ (undress) that night, I _______ (notice) a little piece of cloth which __________ (hang) from one corner of my rug. On it were the words "MADE INMANCHESTER."
6. Put in the appropriate conjunction:
but, if, so, after, since, when, while, as soon as
1) _________ Shanghai was liberated my father went to work in a shipyard.
2) Premier Zhou worked many hours a day even ______ he was seriously ill.
3) _____ I came here I've written three letters to my brother.
4) Don't worry. I'll tell Comrade Liu __________ he comes back.
5) I was walking to work _____ I saw an accident.
paid
was talking
paid
was undressing
noticed
was hanging
As soon as
when
Since
as soon as
when
6) Reading is important, ___ I don't think it's important for beginners as speaking.
7) We were all excited _____ we left for Beijing
8) What were your parents doing _____ you got home
9) He was too ill to work, ___ the boss threw him out of the factory.
10) ___ it's a fine day tomorrow, we'll go to Tian An Men square and have some pictures taken.
7. Translate:
1) 我正睡得香,突然被一个很大的响声惊醒了.
but
when
when
so
If
I was fast asleep when I was woken up by a very loud noise.
2)当他们的船驶向美国的时候触礁了,舷侧撞了个大口(gaping hole).
3)我跟他说了几次,他一个劲地看书,根本就没听见我说什.
4)我往车站跑的时候,遇到了李明.他正骑车回家,
5)我上次见到他的时候,他正在实验室里工作呢.
When they were sailing to the United States, their ship ran onto a rock, and its side got a gaping hole.
I spoke to him several times, but he went on reading and did not hear a single word (of what) I said.
While I was running to the bus stop, I met (with) Li Ming, who was cycling home.
When I last saw him/saw him last time, he was working in the laboratory.
6)接到他寄来的礼物,我们就给他写了封感谢信(a note of thanks).
7)她在做饭的时候,把手指切了.
8)—你昨晚做什么了
—我在读狄更斯的《双城记》.
9)—你昨晚没有来,你干什么了
—我在写作文.
As soon as we received his gifts, we wrote him a note of thanks.
She cut her finger while she was cooking.
— What were you doing last night
— I was reading A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens.
— You didn't come yesterday evening. What were you doing then
— I was writing a composition.
10)—为什么王英昨天晚上没去首都体育馆看排球赛
—她在照顾张兰.张兰发烧了.
Vocabulary
8. Put in the right forms of each word:
noun adjective adverb
kindness kind kindly
________ hopeful ________
help _________ ________
________ _________ wastefully
________ interesting __________
decision _________ _________
________ thoughtful __________
__________ responsible __________
________ free freely
— Why didn't you Wang Ying go to (watch) the volleyball match at the Capital Gymnasium yesterday evening
— She was looking after Zhang Lan, who was running a high fever.
hope
hopefully
helpful
helpfully
waste
wasteful
interest
interestingly
decisive
decisively
thought
thoughtfully
responsibility
responsibly
freedom
9. Pick no less than 5 colloquial expressing from the text.
Example: some other sort of job
10. Tick the nouns that may follow the verbs:
1) take a walk, a ride, a bus, a bicycle, a ship,
a bath, a shower-, a nap, a sleep, a meal
a look, a glance, an examination, a swim,
a trip, a hike, a journey
2) have a meal, supper, a snack, tea, a film,
a play, a performance, a nap, a sleep,
a talk, a chat, a walk, a hike, a swim,
a look, a glance, a dream, a nightmare,
a read
3) catch a bus, a train, a ship, a thief, a lost bag, some sleep, cold, stomachache, pneumonia, measles, headache, the flu
11. Put the best word in the blanks:
capable convince find laugh at enjoy
able persuade find out make fun of like
1 ) The technician has been trying to ______ what is wrong with the generator.
2) I have looked everywhere, but still I can't ________my key.
3) He knows how to ________ himself when he has a moment to spare.
4) Anne _______ Chinese food better than Italian.
5) We shouldn't ___________ those who speak differently from us.
6) It is wrong of you to ________ others' mistakes.
7) We tried our best to_________ Comrade Gao to join our drama club.
find out
find
enjoy
likes
make fun of
laugh at
persuade
8) She was finally _________ of the need to improve her pronunciation and intonation.
9) I never knew he was _________ of handling some complicated situation.
10) Are you sure he's _________ to look after himself now
able
capable
convinced
Test
I. Vocabulary and structure:
1.
Chinese Translation of the Text
第五课 我可以象男人一样工作
到了中学的最后一年,我还不知道毕业后做什么.我的主意差不多一周一变.有一段时间,我想当一名音乐教师或理科教师.我也曾考虑去当一名兽医,要不就找个别的能跟动物打交道的工作.后来,过了约半年的光景,我碰上一件事使我决定了到底要干什么.
我弄到了一张驾驶执照.那时我姐姐是汽车司机教练,我还有个当汽车修理工的朋友.我们曾一度把所有的业余时间都用来开着我妈妈的"考第纳"小汽车去兜风.我简直对汽车着了迷.后来我迷到每天晚上都看汽车杂志而不看电视的程度.爸爸对我这一切烦透了,于是一天晚上,他建议我去当名汽车修理工.他不过是开个玩笑,可这使我开始考虑——我为什么不真的去当汽车修理工呢
那年晚些时候,我跟班上的同学一道去堪培拉技术学校参观.我和正在学做汽车修理工的二,三年级学生攀谈了起来.他们的介绍听起来蛮有意思.于是我参加了素质测试.这种测试要看看我是否有干机械修理的"细胞",
而不是看我在这方面知道了多少.他们后来跟我说,我的成绩"对一个女孩子来说不算坏".这使我横下心来,去当一名汽车修理工.
最难的事是找到一个愿意雇我的人.为找工作我给堪培拉所有的汽车修理房的经理写信.但只有两个回话说愿意先见我一下.其中一个经理接二连三地给我提了些难题,而且我一答不上来他便讥笑我.看得出来,他不想雇我.
另一位(他现在是我的老板)确实不错,可是起初跟他谈的时候却让人有些泄气.他罗列了一大堆自己因雇女徒工会遇到的难题,首先,如果男工们不得不每天跟一个女工在同一车间干活,这有可能使他们心烦.其次,如果我要是培训后不久就生儿育女,
那么他在我身上花费的培训时间和经费就会白白扔掉.再次,我的体格或许还不够健壮,这样每隔上十几分钟左右,男工们就得扔下自己手中的活来帮我的忙.我极力说服他,我的责任心和能力不比任何男人差.他这才同意让我试试看.
我干了几周之后,老板对我说雇了我他很高兴.他说我热情友好的服务正符合顾客们需要.我的确喜欢这个工作.我喜欢用自己的双手,用机器干活,我也热爱这种能够走来走去的自由,能够随心所欲地大声说话的自由.
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