听力教程第三册(施心远)(修订版)Unit 2讲述

1、Unit 2 Part 1 Spot DictationVocabularytaskmaster: a person who gives other people work to dodisciplinarian 严格执行纪律者clump v. 聚集成群field hand = farmhand 农场工人knack (先天或后天的)本领invaluable: extremely usefulkeen: very sensitive 灵敏的，敏锐的hoist v. 吊起，拉高navigator 区分，拣选gigantic: extremely large Chrysler 克莱斯勒汽车trans

2、cend v. (formal) 超出，超越（通常的界限）hose 橡皮管，塑料管，水龙带dandelion 蒲公英persistence n. 坚持，锲而不舍woodpile 木柴堆1. _ 2. _3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _ taskmasteron a dailymake usfield handschoresmissionskeen eyesighttelescopefar awayknack11._ 12. _ 13. _ 14. _ 15. _ 16. _17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _ got caughtgiga

3、nticabilityone sideimaginationallowedbelieve invaluedfilled byedge ofPart 2 Listening for GistVocabulary be fascinated by: 被深深吸引 hot-air balloon supercede 代替，取代 airship 飞艇，飞船 aeroplane （AmE airplane, also plane）1. This passage is about _.2. The key words are: _the early history of flying flying, des

4、igns, an Italian artist, fifteenth century; eighteenth century, fly, float, balloons; hot-air balloon, April 1783; airships, September 1852; aeroplane. For hundreds of years man has been fascinated by the idea of flying. One of the first men to produce designs for aircraft was Leonardo da Vinci, an

5、Italian artist who lived in the fifteenth century. However, it was not until the eighteenth century that people began to fly, or perhaps it would be better to say float, across the countryside in balloons. The first hot-air balloon was made in April 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers in France. In the

6、 following years many flights were made by balloon. Some of the fights were for pleasure and others were for delivering mail and for military purposes, such as observation and even bombing. However, in the late nineteenth century, airship superceded balloons as a form of transport. Airships came aft

7、er balloons. The first powered and manned flight was made by a Frenchman, Giffard, in September 1852. His airship, powered by steam, travelled twenty-seven kilometers from Paris to Trappes at a speed of eight kilometres per hour. However the days of the airship were numbered as aeroplane became incr

8、easingly safe and popular.Part 1 Dialogue Buying a CarFocus: Recognizing factsUnderstanding colloquial speechaccent, link-ups, etc.Removing redundancy 1 (1英镑) =9.8978人民币 1人民币=0.1010英镑1 mile =1.60934398公里 约等于1.6公里 gallon 美欧等国的加油站，通常用加仑做单位，我国的加油站则用升计价。美制1加仑=3.785升，英制1加仑= 4.546升。 showroom 展销厅 plan 平面图

9、mileage 英里数 built-in 嵌入式的，内置的 pamphlet 小册子，手册 incidentally: by the way 顺便提一句 VocabularyLancia 蓝旗亚，或译为蓝西亚 意大利 菲亚特集团Volvo 沃尔沃Latin 瑞典，又译为富豪 目前世界上最安全的汽车Citroen （法国） 雪铁龙 Background InformationToyota （日本） 丰田Peugeot 法国标致（法国汽车公司） Renault 雷诺 法国 种类有赛车、小型车、中型车、休旅车、大型车 世界上最悠久的汽车公司和世界十大汽车公司之一 Volkswagen 大众汽车（财富

10、500强公司之一） Fiat 菲亚特汽车公司(Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino，缩写即F.I.A.T.)Part One Buying a CarR13, 24040m/g82m/hT13,04036m/g80m/h p15,190C12, 07045m/g69m/hF13, 550VW13, 63034m/g90m/h L 16,240M12, 83038m/g V15, 850A: Good morning, can I help you?B: Yes, Im interested in buying a car.A: Have you anythin

11、g in mind?B: Not really.A: What price are you thinking of?B: Not more than 13,500.A: Lets see now Over there between the Lancia and the Volvo is a Mini. It costs 12,830 and is cheap to run: It does 38 miles per gallon. Or theres the Citroen, behind the Mini. It costs 12,070 and is even cheaper to ru

12、n than the Mini: It does 45 miles per gallon. Its not very fast though. It only does 69 miles per hour.B: No, I think the Mini and the Citroen are too small. Ive got three children. Isnt there anything bigger at that price?A: Well, theres the Toyota over there, to the left of the Peugeot. Its very c

13、omfortable and costs 13,040. Its cheap to run too, and it also has a built-in radio. Or theres the Renault at the back of the showroom, behind the Peugeot. It costs a little more, 13,240, but it is cheaper to run. It does 40 miles per gallon and the Toyota only does 36 miles per gallon.B: What about

14、 that Volkswagen over there, in front of the Toyota?A: That does a little more than 13,500 but its a very reliable car. Its more expensive to run than the others: it does 34 miles per gallon, but its faster. Its top speed is 90 miles per hour. The Toyotas is 80 miles per hour and the Renaults is 82 miles per hour.B: How much does it cost?A: 13,630 and that includes a 5-year guarantee.B: And the Fiat next to the Volkswagen?A: Again thats more than 13,500, but its cheaper than the Volkswagen. It costs 13,550.B: Hmm