大家说英语空中2012年

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(WeeklyReview)--ApartmentsandHouses/DifferentKindsofHomes/FromHeretoThere/WhichisBetter?/ManyWaystoTravel

大家說英語-2012-01-21 [High]

关键词：home,city,building,country,house,suburb,wood,build,river,tent,convenient,cabin,houseboat

(Music).oeveryone,and etoLet'sTalkinEnglish.IamGabe.AndI'mgladyoucouldjoinusthisSaturday-myfavoritedayoftheweek.Whatdidwelearnaboutthisweek,anyway?Well,welearnedaboutthedifferencebetweenapartmentsandhouses.Doyouliveinanapartmentorahouse?Uh,doyouliveinthecityorthecountry?Youcanpracticeaskingthesekindsofquestionswithyourfriends.Ofcourse,therearemorekindsofhomesthanapartmentsandhouses.Maybeyouliveinacabinmadeofwood,oronariverinahouseboat.Andhowdoyougetfromheretothereortoanywhere?Welearnedaboutdifferentwaystotravel.Doyouwalk,rideabike,rideascooter,amotorcycle,takeabusorataxi?Welearnedmanythings.Andofcoursenowit'stimetoreview.Wehavesomequestionsforyousoon.Sopayattention.Whatisyourhomelike?Inabigcity,manypeopleliveinapartments.Thereareusuallymanyapartmentsinonebuilding.Apartmentsareondifferentfloors.Manyfamilieslivinginoneapartmentbuilding.Inthesuburbsorinthecountry,manypeopleliveinhouses.Usuallyonlyonefamilylivesinahouse.Mosthouseshaveonlyoneortwofloors.Andtheyoftenhaveayard.Doyouliveinahouseoranapartment,Susie?Iliveinanapartment.ButIlivedinahousebefore.Wasyourhouseinthecountry?Itwasinthesuburbs.Myhousehadtwofloorsandabigyard!Whydidyoumovetoanapartment?Imovedtothecity.Myapartmentisclosetowork.Doyourlikeyourapartmentbuilding?Yes,it'sanice,bigbuilding.Ithasmanyfloors.Doyouknowyourneighbors?Iknowsomeofthem.lmeaboutyourhome,Lily.Iliveinabighousewithmyfamily.Ourhousehasfourbedrooms.Thatis etoourhomeforavisitsoon!OK!Iwill!Houseslookdifferentindifferentces.Youoftenseecabinsinaornearalake.Cabinsareusuallymadeofwood.Somehomesareveryclosetowater.Somepeoplebuildpartoftheirhousesoverrivers.Otherhousesareactuallyonaboat!Theyarecalledhouseboats.Insomeces,peopleliveintents.Thesepeoplemoveoften.Solivinginatentisconvenient!Theycantaketheirhomeswiththem!Mr.Sims,youhaveaveryspecialhouse.Isitnearariver?Myhouseisn'tnearariver.It'sonariver.Youliveinahouseboat!Right.Myhouseismadeofwood!Ibuiltitbymyself.Wow!Doyouhaveanyneighbors?Yes!Allthefishintheriveraremyneighbors!lmeaboutyourhome,John.MyfamilyandIliveinatent!Youmustmoveoften.Yes,wedo.Soourtentisveryconvenient.Ourhomegoeswithuseverywhere!Howdoyoumoveyourtent?Our"pet"helpsustomoveit!Whatpetisthat?Ourcamel!Howdoyougettoworkorschool?Doyou

liveclosetoworkorschool?Thenyoumightrideabike.Youcangetsomeexerciseonyourway.Maybeyoulivefarfromworkorschool.Youmightdriveacar.Somepeopleridescootersormotorcycles.Youcouldalsotakeabus,train,taxiorsubway.Therearemanydifferentwaystogetaround!Hi,Ken.Didyourideyourbiketoworkthismorning?Yes,Idid.Icanridetoworkin20minutes.That'sgreat.Andyougetsomeexercise.Yes.Ilikethat.Howdoyougettowork,Lily?Iusuallydrivemycar.Youhaveacar?Yes.Itakethebussometimestoo.Isthereabusstopnearyourhouse?No.It'sabouta away.Thenyougetsomeexercisetoo.Doyouevertakeataxi?Idon'ttakeataxitowork.Taxisaretooexpensive!Doyoueverrideascooteroramotorcycle?No.ButcanIrideyourbike?Now?Doyouneedtogosomewhere?No.Ijustlikeyourbike!Doyoudriveacarorusepublictransportation?Whichisbetter?Havingacarisconvenient.Youcanjustgetinyourcarandgo.Whenyouusepublictransportation,youmayneedtochangebusesorsubways.However,youdon'tneedtoworryaboutparkingortraffic.Shopiseasierwithacarbecauseyoudon'thavetocarrythingswithyou.Youcanputtheminyourcar,ifyouparkedclosetothestore!Doyouhaveacar,Susie?Iusedto.Didyoulikeit?Yes,butIlikepublictransportationbetter.Really?Why?IcanreadorworkwhileI'monabusorsubway.Ilikethattoo.AndIdon'thavetoworryaboutparking!Idon'tliketoparkmycar.Doyoulikeyourcarbetterthanpublictransportation?Yes.Mycarisconvenient!Icanjustgetinmycarandgo.SometimesIhavetochangebusesorsubwaysafewtimes.Idon'tlikethat.Idon'teither.Mycarisalsogoodforshop.Why?Icanputthingsinmycar.Idon'thavetocarrythemwithme.Thatisnice.Therearedifferentvehiclesfordifferentneeds.Doyouneedtogoalongdistance?Goingbyairnewouldbebest.Doyouneedtotravelonwater?Ofcourse,you'llchooseaboatoraship!Doyouneedtotravelinacewithoutgoodroads?Thenajeeporahelicopteraregoodchoices.Butthereisonevehiclethatnoonewantstotravelin.Whatisit?Anambulance!So,Tina,lusaboutyourjob.I'matravelwriter.Itraveltodifferentcesandwriteaboutthem.Thatsoundsfun.Howdoyougetces?Doyoudrive,takeatrainorfly?Alloftheabove.Iloveflying.AnytimeItravelbyairneisgreat.That'sgood.Noteveryonelovesflying.AndonceIrodeinahelicopter.Thatwasexciting!Tina,whatweresomeofyourfavoriteces?IloveSouthAfrica.Itraveledbyjeepandsawwildanimals.Fun!AndIenjoyedtravelingbyshipallaroundSoutheastAsia.Cool.Wasthereaceyoudidn'tenjoy?Yes.OnetimeIwaswritingabouttreehouses,andIfell...alongdistance.ThenIdiscoveredonewayIdon'tliketotravel.What'sthat?Byambulance!Hi,Ginger.Oh,no!Ginger,whathappened?Myarmgothurt.Yeah,Iknow.Icanseethat.Buthowdidyouhurtyourself?Ididn'thurtmyself.Thegroundhurtme!Soyoufelldown?Yeah.Ifelloutofatreehouseandhitmyfunnybone.OK.Hey!I'msorry,Ginger.It'snotfunny.Uh,butspeakingofhouses,itistimeforaquestionaboutthisweek'slessons.HowmanybedroomsdoesLily'shousehave?Herhousehasfourbedrooms.Goodjob,Ginger.Givemefive.Ican't.Right.Uh,do

youhaveanotherquestionforeveryone?Idohaveone.Whatvehicledoesnobodywanttotravelin?Whatvehicledoesnobodywanttotravelin?Nobodywantstotravelinanambulance.Nobodywantstotravelinanambulance,likeme.Youtraveledinanambulance?Yeah.Anditwasreallyscarryandloud.Andmyarmhurt.AndIwascrying.Oh,Ginger,I'msosorry.Youneedahug.Ah!Ouch!I'msorry.Andfriends,weneedtotakeabreak.We'llberightback.

(Music).Hi,friends, eback.I'mGabe.AndI'mherewithGinger.AndGinger,areyoufeelinganybetter?No,notreally.Butthanksforasking,Gabe.Well,here'ssomethingIhopemakesyoufeelbetter.We'regoingtotrysomethingnewtoday.Doyoulikeidioms?Yes,Iloveidioms!Great.Uh,what'sanidiom?Oh.AnidiomisasayinginEnglish.It'slikeaphrasethatlsastory.Myfavoriteidiomis:Don'tcryoverspilledmilk.Don'tcryoverspilledmilk.Yes.Whatdoesthatmean?Well,whenyouspillsomethingontheground,likemilk,howdoesitmakeyoufeel?Itmakesmefeelawful.Iwanttocry.OK,OK.Butwhatcanyoudoaboutit?Ifmilkspillsontheground,Ican'tdoanythingaboutitbecauseitalreadyhappened.Ican'tchangethat.Exactly!So,shouldyouwasteyourtimecryingaboutit?No.Ishouldn'tgetupset.Ishouldjustcleanitupandgoonwithmylife.Yes!Nowlet'spracticeusingthisidiom.I'llsaysomething,andthenyouusetheidiom,OK?Uh,yeah,sure.Let'stryit,OK?OK.Herewego.Oh,no!Iwashedmycaryesterday.Anditjustrained.Sonowmycarisdirtyagain.Oh,no!Well,don'tcryoverspilledmilk.Well,Iguessyou'reright.MaybeIshouldjustwashmycaragainwhenIhavethetime.Here'sanotherone.Oh,no!Mylittledoggieatemy.Don'tcryoverspilledmilk,Gabe.I'msureyourteacherwillunderstand.Ihopeso.Oh,no!Ifelloutofatree,andIhurtmyarm.Don'tcryoverspilled...Hey,thathappenedtome!Well,don'tcryoverspilledmilk,Ginger.Nowit'stimeforustoreviewsomefeaturesfromthisweek.Herewego.Areyoutiredoflivinginthecity?Doyouhaveasmallanddarkapartment?Areyourneighborsnoisyallthetime?Thenyouneedavacationinacleanandquietce.Leavethecityandcometothecountry.Whatisinthecountry?Woodcabins!Gary'sCabinshavethebestwoodcabinsinthecountry!Theyaremadeoutofrealtrees!Oh,smellthatcleanair.Someofourcabinsareinthemiddleofa.Othercabinsarenearabeautifulriver.Youcanliveinourcabinsallyearlong.ThebesttimetostayinGary'sCabinsisinthesummerandwinter.Takeavacationinourwoodcabinsthiswinter.Theyareclean,quietandrelaxing.Ahh...TryGary'sCabinstoday!(Music).Hi,everyone.I'mJim.AndI'mTim.We're...TheWordBrothers.Wearesimilar.Butverydifferent.Yes.JustlikesomeEnglishwords.Right.Forexample,ant,A-N-T.Andaunt,A-U-N-T.Thesetwowordsaresimilar.Butverydifferent.Mmhm.Anantisaninsect.Sometimeswhenyou'reeatingfoodoutside,you

mightseeants.Youmightalsoseeantsinyourhouse.Forexample,ifyourbrotherleavesfoodinthekitchen,someantsmightcomeandvisit.Hey!IalreadysaidI'msorry.Ididn'tmeantoleavethefoodout.It'sOK.GoodthingAuntTammycleaneditup.Yes.IamthankfulforAuntTammy.AuntTammyisnotaninsect.Theword"aunt"hereisA-U-N-T.Someonewhoisyourauntisyourfatherormother'ssister.Mmhm.AuntTammyisourmother'ssister.Sheisouraunt.Weloveourauntverymuch.Yes,wedo.Soaunt.Andant.Can you see the difference?Good! Until next time.This is Tim.And Jim,say