新编实用英语1Unit 4

1、P PART ART IWeather and TimeLISTENING COMPREHENSIONLISTENING COMPREHENSIONWords to KnowShort ConversationsSituational DialoguesPassage Listening 1、Tapes are the best teachers and learning companions. They will never get bored, never get tired, and never charge you more! Love your English tapes. Make

2、 the most of this wonderful learning tool! 录音带是最好的老师，也是最好的学习伙伴。 录音带从不会厌倦，从不会疲倦，也绝不会伸手向你要更多的钱！热爱你的英语录音带，最大程度地发挥这一极好的学习工具的作用吧！ 2、Try to pronounce everything just like the speaker on the tape. Imitation is the first and most important step. Its much easier to imitate another speaker than it is to sound

3、 out each word according to phonetics in a dictionary! 尽力像录音带上说话的人一样发音。 模仿是第一步，也是最重要的一步。比起根据字典上的注意读出每个单词，模仿另一个人的说话要容易得多！ 3、Listen to Crazy English professional tapes as much as possible. Many tapes dont have standard pronunciation. Dont waste your time following and practicing poor pronunciation! 一定

4、要尽可能多地听专业的疯狂英语录音带。 很多录音带上的发音不标准。别浪费时间跟着练习糟糕的发音！ Words to Knowheck /hek/ n. 拦鱼木栅拦鱼木栅 flood/fld/ n. 洪水洪水,水灾水灾drought/draut/n. 干旱干旱;旱灾旱灾,长期干旱长期干旱(长期的长期的)缺缺乏乏,不足不足reservoir /rezvw:/n. 蓄水库蓄水库;贮水池贮水池(或槽或槽);贮贮存器存器;储藏所储藏所,仓库仓库provincial/prvinl/ a.省的省的;外省的外省的,外地的外地的n. 地方居民地方居民;外省人外省人;乡下人乡下人facility/fsiliti/n

5、.能力能力;技能技能;容易容易,简易简易 observation/,bzvein n. 观察;观测;观察力 satellite/stlait/ n. 卫星;人造卫星 thunderstorm/nd,st:m/ n. 大雷雨Short ConversationsDirections :Listen to the dialogues and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.1. A: day, isnt it? B: Yes. I wish it would for the weekend.2. A: It seems to_. B: Its

6、such a nice change. Lets just hope it doesnt _again.3. A: I think its going to be a nice day. B: But its supposed to get _again this afternoon.4. A: The flight for New York left 15 minutes ago. B: Thats right. Its already _.5. A: Are you leaving? Its _. B: No, Im going to wait _.Situational Dialogue

7、sDialogue 1One day, when John arrives at the office, he and his co-worker Frank have a talk while getting their morning coffee.1. What are they talking about? A. Work. B. Weekend. C. Weather. D. A city.2. How is the weather today? A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. D. Snowy.3. How is the weather in Beij

8、ing now? A. Windy. B. Warm. C. Cloudy. D. Very hot.4. What kind of climate does John prefer? A. Warm. B. Cold. C. Hot. D. Not mentioned.5. Which place is not mentioned in the dialogue? A. San Francisco. B. Vermont. C. Minnesota. D. Texas.Dialogue 2At a weekend, Bob is lying in bed listening to the m

9、usic. His friend, Alice, calls.1. What is Alice going to do this Afternoon? A. She wants to go to the park. B. She wants to watch a movie. C. She is going shopping. D. She wants to stay at home listening to music.2. What will the weather be this evening according to the radio? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C

10、. Rainy. D. Stormy.3. What does the newspaper say about the weather this afternoon? A. Its going to rain. B. It will be clear up. C. There will be a snow. D. There will be a thunderstorm.4. What is the weather like now? A. Its going to rain. B. Its snowy. C. Its stormy. D. Its sunny.5. What do they

11、decide to do at last? A. To go shopping. B. To watch the movie. C. To stay at home. D. To go to the park.Situational DialoguesPassage Listening1. Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the missing words with the exact words you hear on the tape. As the _ season gathers force, floods are begin

12、ning to threaten eastern and central parts of China. In the meantime, western and northern areas will be fighting the _. The government has called on everyone to prepare for _to maintain the security of _rivers, large reservoirs and roads, as well as to make sure that there is enough water for peopl

13、e in droughty areas. Floods and droughts did 200 billion yuan-worth of damage last year. This year, the season has started early. Shanxi Province has been hit by unusually_. Sunday was the ninth day for temperatures to be above 35 in the provincial capital of Xian. Meanwhile, _in the middle and lowe

14、r reaches of the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers have _since rain started falling last week. This will test the flood control facilities. Eight of the 12 observation centers along the Yangtze have reported higher than _water levels since June 16. The banks of the main section of the Yangtze and its tribut

15、aries are_, and flood-relief capabilities in many areas are poor. Some steps have been taken to _floods this year. For example, Shanghai is now using satellite technology to help protect itself. 2. Directions: Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions in brief.(1) Which part of

16、China is being threatened by floods? (2) How many yuan-worth of damage was caused by the floods and droughts last year?Which province has been hit by unusually high temperatures this year? (4) How many observation centers are there along the Yangtze River? (5) What technology is used in Shanghai to

17、prevent floods?Passage ListeningP PART ART IISPEAKING DEVELOPMENT Weather and TimeSituational DialoguesUseful Sentences and ExpressionsNew words and ExpressionsDialogue 1Ping and Mike are talking about the weather change. It seems that everyone likes sunshine after it rains for a long time. Ping: It

18、s a nice day, isnt it?Mike: Yes, its terrific, especially after the long rainy season. Ping: It is really pleasant to see the sun again. The sky is so blue and the air is extremely fresh.Mike: I wish this kind of weather would last a few days, so that we could go for an outing. Ping: I agree. By the

19、 way, which season do you like best?Mike: Summer is my favorite. In summer we can go swimming and go fishing in the sea on weekends.Situational DialoguesDialogue 2Ping is new to the place where she is going to study, and she is very worried about the cold winter there. So she asks Tom how the winter

20、 is.Tom: Hi! Beautiful day, isnt it?Ping: Yeah, its clear and sunny. How are the winters here generally?Tom: It snows a lot. The first snow is often in the late October or early November. In January and February it snows most, and sometimes the snow continues one week or longer. The last snow is oft

21、en in late April.Ping: Oh, its very cold here. The winters are long and hard. It snows too much.Tom: How is the weather in your city? Ping: Its very hot in summer; sometimes its near 100 degrees Fahrenheit. I cant tolerate that high temperature.Tom: How about fall and spring?Ping: Fall is the best s

22、eason with not too much rain and its not hot. Its humid in spring.Tom: And you dont have a cold winter, do you?Ping: Quite right. In January its around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and its not cold at allDialogue 3Daylight Savings Time was not familiar to us Chinese, but in some western countries like USA

23、, they use it. People often ignore this kind of change.Mary: What time is it now, Joe? Joe: Eight-forty.Mary: Did you set your watch one hour ahead? Joe: No. Why?Mary: Daylight Savings Time began this morning. DST begins on he first Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October. Joe: Thank

24、you for your reminding me of that. I made a mistake last year.Mary: I made the same mistake. I went to work one hour earlier last October. Joe: I went to class one hour late last April.Situational Dialogues1. Useful Sentences Patterns(1) Beautiful/lovely day, isnt it?(2) Its a nice (lovely, terrible

25、) day, isnt it?(3) Wonderful weather, isnt it?(4) What fine weather were having today! (5) What a lovely day / terrible weather, isnt it? (6) Whats the weather like/ the weather forecast / the temperature today? (7) Its sunny / foggy / warm and damp today. (8) It looks like rain / a storm.(9) We had

26、 a strong wind last night.(10) Its going to clear up.(11) I hope itll clear up tomorrow.(12) The weather forecast says a thunderstorm is coming. (13) Its dry all the year around.Useful Sentences and Expressions(14) Its rather windy today, isnt it?(15) Do you have the time? Sorry, I dont wear my watc

27、h.(16) What time is it? Eight forty.(17) Whats the date today? Its October 20.(18) What day is it? Its Tuesday.(19) Did you set your watch one hour ahead?2. Some Related Wordssunny 晴朗的晴朗的 fine 天气好的天气好的 bright 天晴的天晴的 warm 暖和的暖和的 hot 热的热的 cold 冷的冷的foggy 有雾的有雾的 cloudy 多云的多云的dry 干燥的干燥的 damp 潮湿的潮湿的 drizz

28、ling 下着细雨的下着细雨的 freezing 严寒的严寒的stormy 暴风雨的暴风雨的 snowy 下雪的下雪的 cool 凉爽的凉爽的 wet 湿的湿的 rainy 下雨的下雨的 windy 有风的有风的学习英语的好方法 Always remember: The more times you move your mouth, the more developed your muscles will become, and the more fluent your English will be. Open your mouth whenever you have a second! D

29、ont be afraid of being laughed at! You know, great people are always laughed at by fools. 永远都要记住：你动嘴的次数越多，你的肌肉就会越发达，你的英语就会越流利。 一有空就张开嘴巴！别怕别人笑你！要知道，成功的人总是被傻瓜嘲笑的。 I have a dream 我梦想有一天，- 这个国家会站立起来，真正实现其信条的真谛：“我们认为真理是不言而喻，人人生而平等。”- 在佐治亚的红山上，昔日奴隶的儿子将能够和昔日奴隶主的儿子坐在一起，共叙兄弟情谊。I have a dream that one day - t

30、his nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.“- the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.I have

31、a dream 甚至连密西西比州这个正义匿迹，压迫成风，如同沙漠般的地方，也将变成自由和正义的绿洲。 我的四个孩子将在一个不是以他们的肤色，而是以他们的品格优劣来评价他们的国度里生活。 even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. my four little children will on

32、e day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.Text A Never Too Old to Live Your Dream The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didnt know. I stood up to look around whe

33、n a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a winkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. Im eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may

34、!” and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “Im here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel.” “Not seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be t

35、aking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now Im getting one!” she told me. Over the course of the school year, Rose became a campus icon and easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her

36、from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three-by-five feet cards on the floor. As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began: We do not stop playing beca

37、use we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. “You have to laugh and find humor each and every day. Youve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. There is a giant difference between growing old and growing

38、 up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and dont do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty- seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. The idea is to grow up by always fi

39、nding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually dont have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets. At the years end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after gr

40、aduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that its never too late to be all you can possibly be.New Words and expressionswinkled /wikl/ a. 有皱纹的beam /bi:m / v. (面)露喜色shoulder /uld / n.肩膀h

41、ug /hg / n. 拥抱respond /rispnd / v. 回答，做出反应giant /daint / a. 巨大的squeeze /skwi:z / n. 紧握，紧抱innocent /insnt / a. 天真的，无知的jokingly /dukili / ad. 开玩笑地，打趣地reply /riplai / v. 回答，答复couple /kpl / n. 几个，少数retire /ritai / v. 退休，使退休seriously /sirisli / ad. 认真地，真诚的funeral /fju:nrl / n. 葬礼tribute /tribju:t / n. 颂词

42、campus /kmps / n. (美)校园，大学校园icon /aikn / n. 偶像，肖像revel /revl / v. 陶醉，着迷bestow /bistu / v. 给予，安放semester /simest / n. (上下学期制的)一学期deliver /diliv / v. 发表，陈述banquet /bkwit / n. 宴会，盛宴throat / rut / n. 喉咙，嗓音humour /hju:m / n. 幽默，诙谐productive /prdktiv / a . 有收获的，很多成果的regret /rigret / n. & v. 后悔，惋惜，可惜gr

43、aduation /grdjuein / n. 毕业peacefully /pi:sfuli / ad. 平静地，安宁地attend /tend / v. 出席，参加Phrases and Expressionsbeam at 对满脸堆笑light up 喜悦，兴奋；照take on 承担；呈现dress up 盛装，打扮bestow upon 把给予live it up (口)充分享受生活乐grow up 长大，成人in tribute to 向表示敬意Words to Know1. Introduce 及物动词及物动词 vt. 1) 介绍,引见(+to) It was my younger

44、 brother who introduced me to jazz. 是我的弟弟介绍我听爵士乐的。 Allow me to introduce my friend Miss Wood to you. 允许我向你介绍我的朋友伍德小姐。 2)引进;传入;采用(+to/into)Coffee was introduced into England from the Continent. 咖啡是从欧洲大陆传入英国的。 3)提出;制定;推行The vice chairman of the committee introduced a topic for discussion. 委员会副主席提出议题供大

45、家讨论。 4)作为.的开始;引出He introduced his speech with an anecdote. 他说了一则轶闻作为讲话的引子。 2. Challenge 1)名词 n. 1. 挑战;邀请比赛C+to-vHe received a challenge to a TV debate. 他接到电视辩论的挑战。 2. 质疑;指责;异议C3. 颇有作为的工作;艰巨的事CTo build a road in the mountainous area was a real challenge. 在山区修筑公路确是艰巨的事。 He wants a career that offers a

46、 challenge. 他要有挑战性,能有一番作为的事业。 4. (哨兵,警卫等)查问口令;盘问CI was met with a challenge when approaching the post. 我在走近哨所时被查问身份。 5. 【律】(对某陪审员出庭等表示的)反对C6. 有挑战性U2)及物动词 vt. 1. 向.挑战(+to)O2I challenged him to show his proof. 我要他拿出证据。 2. 对.提出异议;怀疑;反对He challenged my view on that matter. 他就我对那件事的看法提出异议。 3. 要求,需要;刺激,激发

47、O2The new position challenged him to study still harder during his spare time. 那个新职位激发他在业余时间更加努力学习。 The event challenges an explanation. 那个事件需要解释。 3.dream1)名词名词 n. 1. 梦CI had a bad dream last night. 昨天夜里我做了一个噩梦。 2. 白日梦C3. 幻想,空想S1Sophie lives in a dream. 索菲生活在梦幻之中。 4. 理想,愿望CHe realized the dream of h

48、is life time. 他实现了他毕生的愿望。 5. 【口】梦一般美妙的人,美妙之事CHis new sports car is a dream to drive. 他的新赛车开起来好极了。 2)及物动词及物动词 vt. 1. 做(梦)+a.dream;梦见+(that)She dreamed that she could fly. 她梦见她会飞。 Annie dreamed an extraordinary dream last night. 安妮昨晚做了个奇特的梦。 2. 想像,幻想3. (常用在否定句和疑问句)想到,料到+(that)I never dreamed that he w

49、ould be so ungrateful. 我做梦也没有想到他会如此忘恩负义。 3)不及物动词不及物动词 vi. 1. 做梦;梦见,梦到(+of/about)I dreamed about /of my native village. 我梦见我的家乡。 2. 梦想;向往(+of/about)He dreamed of becoming a movie star when he was young. 他年轻时向往着成为电影明星。 3. (常用在否定句和疑问句)想到;料到(+of)I wouldnt dream of hurting you. 我做梦也不会想到伤害你。 Detailed Stud

50、y of the Text AI turned around to find a winkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.我转过身来发现一个满脸皱纹的小老太太在用照亮她的整个生命的笑容看着我。 turn around vt. 转身(转变，逆转，卸完货离去)eg. The bus had to back up and turn around. 汽车得往后退，再倒过来。 I was directed to turn around. 我被命令转过身来。 with 用，带着

51、the man with the scar 带伤疤的男子 light up 1. 点燃 He lit up a cigarette. 他点燃了一支香烟。 2. 照亮 The sun lights up the sky and the earth. 太阳照亮了天空和大地。 2. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. 我很好奇是什么使得她这样的年纪的人还来挑战。be curious 感到好奇I am just curious about what would it b

52、e like if you kissed a girl .我只是好奇亲吻一个女生是什么样的感觉。 motivate vt. 给与动机，激发(兴趣或欲望)Ive always felt that a manager has achieved a great deal when hes able to motivate one other people.我一向认为一个经理人员如果能够调动另一个人的积极性,他的成就已很大。take on 承担，接受，从事，较量，开始雇用，呈现eg. We cant take on any more work were fully stretched (ie work

53、ing to the utmost of our powers) at the moment.我们不能再接受更多的工作了-目前已经全力以赴了。The idea never really took on.这一观念一向不太得人心。3. Over the course of the school year, Rose became a campus icon and easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from t

54、he other students.在过去的学年中，罗斯成了校园图标，无论去哪里她都能很容易地交到朋友。她喜欢打扮并沉醉在其他同学的注目中。wherever连接词连接词 conj. 1. 无论在哪里;无论到哪里Well go wherever you like. 你爱去哪儿我们就去哪儿。 2. 无论什么情况下Wherever it is possible, he tries to help. 只要有可能,他总是设法帮忙。 副词副词 ad. 1. 无论什么地方;去任何地方Id like to go to Paris, Milan, or wherever. 我想去巴黎、米兰,或是别的什么地方。

55、2. 【口】究竟在哪里;究竟到哪里Wherever did you get the book?你到底在什么地方弄到这本书的? bestow 及物动词及物动词 vt. 1. 把.赠与,把.给予(+on/upon)I hardly deserve the praises that were bestowed upon me. 我当不起这样的称赞。 2. 使用,花费(+on)The engineer bestowed much time on the project. 这位工程师把大量时间花在那个工程上。 3. 放置;储藏4. 【古】留宿,为.供宿(+for)My friend bestowed m

56、e for the night. 我朋友留我住了一夜。 4. We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. 我们停止玩耍不是因为我们老了，我们老了是因为我们停止玩耍。 notbecause此句是一种特殊结构，其中not 的是用以否定because所引导的状语从句。我们把not搬回它的老家，放在because之前，就可以正确的翻译这个句子了 eg. The motor did not stop running because the fuel was finished. 摩托车停止转

57、动，不是因为燃料用完。（而是因为其它毛病） These rings are not valued because they are set with precious stones. 这些指环的价值并不在于它们镶有宝石。5. There is a giant difference between growing old and growing up. 变老和长大之间有很大的区别 difference between and . 和 之间的区别eg. Could you tell me the difference between boys and girls?6. The idea is to

58、 grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. 这个观点就是通过在变革中寻找机会来成长 by prep. 被，靠近，经由，通过eg. It is fun eating by stealth without being found. 偷吃而不被人发现很有趣。 He sent me a package by post. 他邮寄给我一个包裹。 You must be back by four oclock. 你务必在4点前回来。7. Over two thousand college students attended her funera

59、l in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that its never too late to be all you can possibly be.超过2000个大学生参加了她的葬礼，去悼念这位神奇女人，她教会大家“人要成为自己可能成为的人物，这永远都不会太晚” tribute to 对表示敬意eg. We must give tribute to all those who helped make this a free country. 我们必须称颂那些为使这个国家成为自由之邦而出力的人。 over 超过 atte

60、nd 出席，参加 I shall be attending the meeting. 我会参加会议。Text B Young Mozart The accounts of the early proficiency of young Mozart in music are almost incredible. He began the piano al three years of age. At five years old he began to invent little pieces of such ingenuity that his father used to write them do