《商务英语口语实训》-Unit 8

ContentsSectionOneSoundsofEnglishSectionTwoLanguageBuilding

DialogueOne

DialogueTwoSectionThreeIntensiveReadingSectionFourKnow-howSharingSectionFiveInformationExchangingSectionOneSoundsofEnglish辅音发音与比较The/s/SoundSuepiecebusSamsaidpriceit’sexpensiveinterestingsityesAliceSaturdaystarlet’sexcitingSam:Let’sgototheseasideonSaturday.Alice:Yes!Let’sgosailingandwater-skiing.That’sexciting.Sam:It’sexpensive,too.Let’sjustsitinthesunandgoswimminginstead.Alice:Let’sstayintheSixStarHotelandspendSundaythere,too.Sam:Besensible,Alice.It’stooexpensive.Let’ssleepoutsideinstead.Alice:Yes.Let’ssleeponthesand.That’smoreexciting.

It’sExpensiveSectionTwoLanguageBuildingenroll[in'rəul]v.registerformallyasaparticipantormember使入学，招(生)guarantee

[,gærən'ti:]v.topromisetodosomething;topromisesomethingwillhappen保证；担保；保障depressed

[di'prest]a.verysadandwithouthope抑郁的；沮丧的；意志消沉的instructor

[in'strʌktə(r)]n.ateacherbelowtherankofassistantprofessoratacollegeoruniversity（大学）讲师GlossaryDialogueOneacademic[,ækə'demik]a.connectedwitheducation,especiallystudyinginschoolsanduniversities学业的，教学的，学术的（尤指与学校教育有关）outline

['autlain]n.adescriptionofthemainfactsorpointsinvolvedinsomething概述；梗概handout

['hændaut]n.adocumentthatisgiventostudentsinclassandthatcontainsasummaryofthelesson,asetofexercises,etc.,usuallyfreeofcharge（发给学生的）课堂讲义utilize

['ju:təlaiz]v.tousesomething,especiallyforapracticalpurpose使用；利用；运用；应用accountfor

[ə'kauntfə(r)]causesorexplains说明；证明session['seʃən]n.aperiodoftimewhensuchmeetingsareheld会议，会期tobefrank

[fræŋk]tointroduceastatementwhichisyourhonestopinion,especiallywhenthepersonyouaretalkingtomightnotlikeit坦白地说FindtheInformation

I.Listentothedialogueandfindtheinformationasquicklyaspossible.1.WhydoesZhaoLeilooksodepressed?2.WhatadvicedoesXueganggivetoZhaoLei?DialogueXuegang:What’swrongwithyou?Youlooksodepressed.Lei:IgotaCintheStatisticsexamination.Ifinditreallyhardforme,butIdon’tknowtowhomIshouldturnforhelp.Xuegang:Haveyoutalkedtoyourinstructoryet?(Sincebeingenrolledincollege,ZhaoLeifoundthatthelearningskillsheemployedinhighschoolwerenotlikelysufficienttoguaranteesuccessinhiscollegecourses.)Lei:Notreally.Xuegang:Thisisunfortunate.Sincethelectureprofessorsandlabinstructorsknowthecoursewell,theyhaveakeeninterestinhelpingstudentsunderstandthosematerialsbetter.Lei:Itseems,Ihavemissedanimportantpartofmyacademicstudy.Aretheresomeotherwaysthatcanhelpmeimprovemyperformanceintheexamination?Xuegang:Manyprofessorsprovidelectureoutlines,problemsets,andpracticeexamsaspartoftheircoursehandouts.Youshouldutilizethemasmuchaspossible.Lei:Youareright.Beforetheexamination,Ipaidlittleattentiontothosematerials.Ithinkthiscanpartlyaccountformybadperformanceintheexamination.Xuegang:It’snottoolateforyoutorealizethat.Lei:Doyouthinkthereviewsessionsbeforeeachexamwillbehelpfulaswell?Xuegang:Thesesessionsprovideanexcellentopportunitytoaskquestionsaboutthecoursethatisnotcleartoyouafterstudyingyournotesorothercoursematerials.Lei:Igetyourpoint.Tobefrank,Ididn’tattendthereviewingsessions.HowfoolishIam!BearinMind

II.Listenandwritedownwhatyou’veheard.Thenreadandreciteittillyoucanusethemfluently.

1.What’swrongwithyou?Youlook______________________.2.I______________________forme,butIdon’tknowtowhomIshould______________help.3.They___________________________helpingstudentsunderstandthosematerialsbetter.4.I________________________________thosematerials.5.It’s______________________foryoutorealizethat.6.Doyouthinkthereviewsessionsbeforeeachexam__________________aswell?7.Thesesessions_________________________________________toaskquestions.8.____________________,Ididn’tattendthereviewingsessions.

SectionTwoLanguageBuildingleaflet

['li:flət]n.aprintedsheetofpaperorafewprintedpagesthataregivenfreeofchargetoadvertiseorgiveinformationaboutsomething散页印刷品；传单；宣传手册；广告手册fedupa.boredorunhappy,especiallywithasituationthathascontinuedfortoolong厌烦；厌倦；不愉快pointless['pɔintləs]a.havingnopurpose;notworthdoing无意义的；无目标的；不值得做的GlossaryDialogueTwobalance

['bæləns]v.toputyourbodyorsomethingelseintoapositionwhereitissteadyanddoesnotfall使（在某物上）保持平衡；立稳exhausted[ig'zɔ:stid]a.verytired筋疲力尽的；疲惫不堪的constantly

['kʌnstəntli]adv.allthetime;repeatedly始终；一直；重复不断地TableTalk

I.GroupWorkTimemanagementhasalwaysbeenahottopic.Asacollegestudent,takinggoodcontrolofyourtimeisanimportantparttolearn.Lookatthefollowingchartindicatingdifferentthoughts.Doyouagreewiththem?Addmoreideasifyoucan.DialogueXuegang:Hi,Mei,youdon’tlookverywell,what’sthematter?Mei:IwassobusyhandingoutleafletsthewholemorningthatIdidn’thavetimetohavelunch,andI’mtiredoutnow.Xuegang:Why?Isn’titagreathonortobeintheStudentUnion?Mei:I’dsayit’sawasteoftime.Totellthetruth,I’mfedupwithpointlessexerciseslikethis.(LiMeihasgotaproblemontimemanagement.)Xuegang:Comeon,Mei,lifeinuniversityisquitedifferentfromlifeinmiddleschool.ActivitiesoftheStudentUniongiveyouchancestomakefriendsandtodosomethingusefulforsociety.Mei:ButIfindithardtobalance.Xuegang,canyoutellmewhyyoucanbebothgoodatstudyandactivityinthecampus?Xuegang:Actually,it’sallabouttimemanagement.Youknow,universityisanexcitingtimeinyourlife.Mei:Yeah,meetingnewfriendsandexperiencingnewactivities…Xuegang:Thosewillmakedemandsonyourtimeandenergy.Mei:That’strue.Ialwaysfindmyselfveryexhausted.Xuegang:Howcanyoubeagoodstudentifyouareconstantlyexhausted,whetherit’sfromstudyingorsocializing.Mei:Yes,basically,studycomesfirstforstudents.Buttherearesomuchwork.SometimesIevenmissclasstofinishit.Xuegang:OK.Let’sgoforacoffeeandreworkyourtimetable.BearinMind

II.Listenandwritedownwhatyou’veheard.Thenreadandreciteittillyoucanusethemfluently.

1.Youdon’t_________________________,what’s___________________?2.Iwasso_________________________leaflets.3.I’m____________________now.4.To_____________,I’m__________________pointlessexerciseslikethis.5.Lifeinuniversity________________________lifeinmiddleschool.6.Ialwaysfindmyselfvery___________________.7.Study______________________forstudents.8.Let’s__________________________and______________yourtimetable.

SectionThreeIntensiveReadingdriveoffv.ofadriver,car,etc.toleave（驾驶者、汽车等）驱车离去；驶去testament

['testəmənt]n.athingthatshowsthatsomethingelseexistsoristrue证据；证明well-roundeda.havingabalancedvarietyofabilities;many-sided全才的；通才的；全面发展的blossom

['blɔsəm]v.developgood,attractive,orsuccessfulqualities成长Glossaryelegant['eligənt]a.(ofclothes,placesandthings)attractiveanddesignedwell（衣服、地方及物品）漂亮雅致的；陈设讲究的；精美的accomplished[ə'kɔmpliʃt]a.verygoodataparticularthing;havingalotofskills才华高的；技艺高超的；熟练的inquisitive

[in'kwizətiv]a.eaggertoknow,curiousandinterestedinlearningsomething

好学的；好奇的；兴趣广泛的 master-inspired自主学习的trap[træp]v.tokeepsomebodyinadangerousplaceorbadsituationthattheywanttogetoutofbutcannot使落入险境；使陷入困境calligraphy[kə'ligrəfi]n.beautifulhandwritingthatyoudowithaspecialpenorbrush;theartofproducingthis书法；书法艺术utilitarian

[,ju:tili'teəriən]a.basedonorsupportingtheideasofutilitarianism实用主义的；功利主义的assure

[ə'ʃuə(r)]v.tomakesomethingcertaintohappen确保；使确定curve[kə:v]n.alineorsurfacethatbendsgradually;asmoothbend曲线；弧线；曲面；弯曲destiny

['destəni]n.whathappenstosomebodyorwhatwillhappentotheminthefuture,especiallythingsthattheycannotchangeoravoid命运；天命；天数bi-cultural[bai'kʌltʃərəl]a.双文化的bold

[bəuld]a.(ofpeopleorbehavior)braveandconfident;notafraidtosaywhatyoufeelortotakerisks（人或举止）大胆自信的；敢于表白情感的；敢于冒险的calculus

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TextDearDaughter, AswedroveofffromColumbia,Iwantedtowritealettertoyoutotellyouallthatisonmymind.ALettertoMyDaughter

ByLiKaifu First,Iwanttotellyouhowproudweare.GettingintoColumbiaisarealtestamentofwhatagreatwell-roundedstudentyouare.Youracademic,artistic,andsocialskillshavetrulyblossomedinthelastfewyears.WhetheritisgettingthehighestgradeinCalculus,completingyourelegantfashiondesign,successfullysellingyourpaintedrunningshoes,orbecomingoneofthetopparticipantsinModelUnitedNations,youhavebecomeatalentedandaccomplishedyoungwoman.Youshouldbeasproudofyourselfasweare.

Collegewillbethemostimportantyearsinyourlife.Itisincollegethatyouwilltrulydiscoverwhatlearningisabout.

Youoftenquestion“whatgoodisthiscourse.”Iencourageyoutobeinquisitive,butIalsowanttotellyou:“Educationiswhatyouhaveleftafterallthatistaughtisforgotten.”

WhatImeanbythatisthematerialstaughtisn’tasimportantasyougainingtheabilitytolearnanewsubject,andtheabilitytoanalyzeanewproblem.Thatisreallywhatlearningincollegeisabout—thiswillbetheperiodwhereyougofromteacher-taughttomaster-inspired,afterwhichyoumustbecomeself-learner.

Sodotakeeachsubjectseriously,andevenifwhatyoulearnisn’tcriticalforyourlife,theskillsoflearningwillbesomethingyoucherishforever.Followyourpassionincollege.Takecoursesyouthinkyouwillenjoy.Don’tbetrappedinwhatothersthinkorsay.SteveJobssayswhenyouareincollege,yourpassionwillcreatemanydots,andlaterinyourlifeyouwillconnectthem.Asagreatexample,SteveJobstookcalligraphyincollege,andadecadelater,itbecamethebasisofthebeautifulMacintoshfonts. Hisstudyoncalligraphywasadot,andtheMacintoshbecametheconnectingline.Sodon’tworrytoomuchaboutwhatjobyouwillhave,anddon’tbetooutilitarian,andifyoulikeJapaneseorKorean,goforit,evenifyourdadthinks“it’snotuseful.”Enjoypickingyourdots,andbeassuredonedayyouwillfindyourcalling,andconnectabeautifulcurvethroughthedots. Lifeistooshorttolivethelifeothersdoorotherswantyou.Beingincontrolfeelsgreat.Tryit,andyou’llloveit! Collegeisthefouryearswhereyouhave: thegreatestamountoffreetime thefirstchancetobeindependent themostflexibilitytochange thelowestriskformakingmistakes

Sopleasetreasureyourcollegeyears—makethebestofyourfreetime,becomeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestiny,evolveyourselfintoabi-culturaltalent,beboldtoexperiment,learnandgrowthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.Love,Dad&MomAdaptedfromALettertoMyDaughter,ByLiKaifu

LanguageandCultureTips1.Itisincollegethatyouwilltrulydiscoverwhatlearningisabout.【Translation】在大学里你会发现学习的真谛。【LanguageTips】本句是个强调句型，Itis+强调部分…that…。LanguageandCultureTips2.Educationiswhatyouhaveleftafterallthatistaughtisforgotten.【Translation】教育的真谛就是当你忘记一切所学到的东西之后所剩下的东西。【LanguageTips】本句中what引导一个表语从句。that则引导的是一个定语从句，修饰all。LanguageandCultureTips3.Thatisreallywhatlearningincollegeisabout—thiswillbetheperiodwhereyougofromteacher-taughttomaster-inspired,afterwhichyoumustbecomeself-learner.【Translation】

这才是大学学习的真谛——你从被动学习阶段转向自主学习阶段，之后你会变成一个善于自学的人。【LanguageTips】本句中what引导一个表语从句。破折号后用另一个句子进一步解释大学学习的真正意义。where引导定语从句，修饰period。teacher-taught指的是“由老师所教的”，即“被动学习”；master-inspired指的是“受到大师影响的”，即“主动学习”。which引导一个定语从句修饰master-inspired。Self-learner意为“自主学习”，即“自学者”。LanguageandCultureTips4.Enjoypickingyourdots,andbeassuredonedayyouwillfindyourcalling,andconnectabeautifulcurvethroughthedots.【Translation】尽兴地选择你的亮点吧，要相信有一天机缘来临时，你会找到自己的人生使命，勾画出一条连接所有亮点的美丽曲线。。【LanguageTips】enjoydoingsth.指“尽情做……”。calling指的是astrongdesireorfeelingofdutytodoaparticularjob,especiallyoneinwhichyouhelpotherpeople使命感；（尤指想帮助他人的）强烈愿望，责任感。LanguageandCultureTips5.Sopleasetreasureyourcollegeyears—makethebestofyourfreetime,becomeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestiny,evolveyourselfintoabi-culturaltalent,beboldtoexperiment,learnandgrowthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.【Translation】所以，珍惜你的大学时光吧，好好利用你的空闲时间，成为掌握自己命运的独立思考者，发展自己的多元化才能，大胆地去尝试，通过不断的成功和挑战来学习和成长，成为中西合璧的人才。【LanguageTips】makethebestof指的是“好好利用”。incontrolof指“控制着…”。evolve…into指的是todevelopgraduallyinto“使逐渐形成……”。bi-是个前缀，指的是“两倍的，双”。beboldtodo指的是“大胆去做某事”。experiment指的是“尝试，实践”。SectionFourKnow-howSharing Match