10天美语突破教程.docx

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10天美语突破教程

10天美语突破教程

第一天 MakingFriends

Whenmakingnewfriends,thereareusuallythreepartstotheconversationyouwillhavewithyournewfriend.Thefirstisthegreeting.Inthispart,youandyournewfriendwillgreeteachotherandtelleachotheryournames.Thesecondpartistheconversation.Sometimestheconversationissmalltalkandsometimestheconversationisaboutimportantmatters,suchasbusiness."Smalltalk"isanAmericanslangterm.Itmeansthattheconversationisaboutmattersthatarenotveryimportant.Whenconversingwithyournewfriend,itiscustomarytogiveinformationaboutyourfamily,yourwork,oryouwilltalkaboutanymatterthatisimportanttoyouandyournewfriend.Thethirdpartoftheconversationistheleave-taking.Inthispart,youtellyournewfriendthatyouarehappytomeethimandthatyoumustendtheconversation.

Inthisconversation,ThinhwillintroducehimselfandhiswifetoJim,theirnewneighbor.

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Thinh:

Hello.

Jim:

Oh,hithere!

Thinh:

Pleaseallowmetointroducemyself.MynameisThinhNguyenandthisismywife,LanQuong.

Jim:

Pleasedtomeetyou.MynameisJimPeters.Didyoujustmoveinnextdoor?

Lan:

Yes,wedid.Haveyoulivedherelong?

Jim:

Me?

Iguessso.I'velivedhereforabout6yearsnow.HaveyoulivedinAmericaverylong?

Thinh:

No.Notreally.WhenweleftVietnamandcametoAmericawelivedwithacousininDallasfor2years.Wheredoyouwork,Jim?

Jim:

IteachmathematicsatWillowSpringscommunitycollege.Whatdoyoudo?

Thinh:

IamamechanicatAlliedDiesel.Irepairtruckengines.

Jim:

Whataboutyou,Lan?

La

第二天 ApartmentHunting

Billislookingforanewapartment.Hejustmovedtoanewcityinordertostartstudyingatauniversity.HeisataRentalAgencyinthenewcity.

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Agent:

Hi!

WelcometoRentalPropertyManagement.HowmayIhelpyou?

Bill:

Hi,yes.I'minterestedinrentingatwo-bedroomapartment.

Agent:

Okay.Ifyouhaveaseat,oneofourrentalagentswillbewithyouinamoment.

Bill:

Thankyou.

Associate:

Hi,mynameisAnnSmith.

Bill:

Hi,I'mBillHarrington.

Ann:

Hi,Mr.Harrington.Sothatwewillbeabletomatchyourneedsbetter,IwouldliketoaskyouafewquestionsbeforeIshowyouwhatwehaveavailable.First,whatpricerangewereyouinterestedin?

Bill:

Somewherebetween$400-$450amonth.

Ann:

Okay.Didyouhaveaspecificlocationinmind?

Bill:

Well,Iwouldliketolivesomewhereneartheuniversity.Oratleastonabusline.

Ann:

Andwhenwouldyouliketomovein?

Bill:

Onthefirstofthemonth.

Ann:

Okay.Arethereanyotheramenitieswhichyouwouldliketohave?

Forexample,adishwasher,abalcony,aswimmingpoolorcentralairconditioning?

Bill:

Iwoulddefinitelyliketohaveadishwasher,andwithsummerslikethese,centralair!

Abalconyisnotthatimportant.Oh,yes,andtwobathroomswouldbenice.

Ann:

Okay.Herearephotosoftheapartmentswehaveavailablewhichfityourpreferences.

Bill:

Thankyou.ThisoneonBroadwayAvenuelooksnice.Iwouldliketoseethatone.AndtheoneonMainStreet.

Ann:

Sure.Letmegetthekeysandwewillgolookatthem.Ifyouchoosetorentoneofthem,wewillneedadamagedepositof$250.Youwillberesponsibleforalltheutilities.Youcansignaleasetoday,ifyoulike.

Bill:

Great!

Thankyou.

第三天AttheLibrary

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Librarian:

CanIhelpyou?

Natalie:

Yes.Iamabitconfused.MysociologyclassissupposedtoreadachapterinabookcalledSociologyandtheModernAge.Accordingtothesyllabus,thebookisinthelibrary,butIhaven'tbeenabletofindit.

Librarian:

Doyouhaveyoursyllabuswithyou?

MayIseeit?

Natalie:

Yes,uh....Iputitinthefrontofmysociologynotebook.Oh,hereitis.

Librarian:

Letmesee.Ohyes.Yourprofessorhasplacedthisbookonreserve.Thatmeansyoucannotfinditontheshelvesinitsusualplace.Youneedtogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.It'sdownthehallandtotheright.

Natalie:

I'msorry-Istilldon'tunderstandwhatyoumeanbyonreserve.

Librarian:

Yousee,yourprofessorwantseveryoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthelibrary,itislikelythatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoreadit.So,yourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitytoreaditbyplacingitonreserve.

Natalie:

So,willIbeabletofindthisbook?

Librarian:

Yes,whenabookisonreserve,astudentcangotothereserveroomandaskthereservelibrarianforthebook.Thestudentcanhavethebookforafewhours,andheorsheMUSTreaditinthelibraryduringthattime.Thatway,thebookstaysinthelibrary,andallstudentshaveachancetoreadit.

Natalie:

Okay.Thankyou.Iunderstandnow.

Librarian:

Willtherebeanythingelse?

Natalie:

No!

Iamonmywaytothereserveroom.Thanksagain!

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WordsandExpression

1.syllabus

Usually,aninstructorhandsoutthesyllabusonthefirstdayofclass.

Ifyouarenotsurewhenanassignmentisdue,checkthesyllabus.

Ineedtobuyallthebookstheinstructorhaslistedonthesyllabus.

Accordingtothesyllabus,wehaveaquiznextweek.

2.onreserve

Allthelibrary'sbooksbyM.DouglasWhiteareonreserveforstudentsinChemistry341.

Prof:

I'dliketoplacethesebooksonreserveformyphysicsclass.

Librarian:

Certainly.Filloutthisform,andI'llinformthelibrarianinthereserveroom.

Ineedtospendafewhoursinthelibrarytoreadatextbookmyinstructorhasplacedonreserve.

I'msorry.Youarenotallowedtotakethisbookfromthelibrary.Itisonreserve,soyoumustreadithere.

3.tobe）onone'sway（to）

TheincredibleactingofMayaThurstoninherlastthreemovieshascaughttheattentionofmovieloverseverywhere.Mayaisonherwaytobecomingastar.

IsawRitaonherwaytoschool.Itwasrainingandshewascarryinganumbrella.

Wife:

Henry,ifyoudon'tleavenowyou'llbelateforthetrain.

HUSBAND:

Don'tworry,hon.I'monmyway!

Ifyouareonyourwaytothegrocerystore,couldyoustopatthepharmacynextdoorandbuysomeaspirin?

第四天AskingfortheWay

第四天AskingfortheWay

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Visitor:

Canyoutellmehowtoreachthebankplease?

Policeman:

Whichbank?

Therearetwo:

theAlliedIrishBankandtheBankofIreland.

Visitor:

IhaveanAIBpasscardandIwanttowithdrawmoneyfromthebank.

Policeman:

YouneedtogototheAlliedIrishBankwhichisnearthelocalshoppingcenter,DunnesStores.

Visitor:

HowdoIgetthere?

Ihavenoknowledgeofthisarea.

Policeman:

Crosstheroadandturnleftattheotherside.Walkalongthefootpathuntilyoureachthetrafficlights.Youwillseeashoppingcenterontherighthandside.Walkacrosstheroadandturnrightaftertheshoppingcenter.Keepgoingstraightforabout100mandthebankistoyourleft.

Visitor:

Itsoundsverycomplicated.Howfarisitfromhere?

Policeman:

It'snotsocomplicated.It'saboutfiveminuteswalkfromhere.Icandrawamapforyouifyouwish.

Visitor:

Oh,Iwouldreallyappreciatethat.BythewaywillIbegoingNorthorSouth?

Policeman:

Youwillbegoingnorthwards.YouarenowintheWesternpartofthecityandtheAlliedIrishBankissituatedintheNorthEast.Here'saroughsketchofthearea.

第五天AVISITTOTHEADVISOR

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 Inthisconversation,aninternationalstudenthasbeenaskedtoseeheradvisor.Theadvisorhassomethingveryimportanttodiscusswiththestudent.

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Student:

Youwantedtoseeme?

Advisor:

That'sright.Weneedtohaveaserioustalk.

Student:

Aboutwhat?

Advisor:

Yourattendance--orrather,lackofit.

Student:

OK,soI'veditchedclassafewtimes...

Advisor:

Afewtimes?

I'vebeentoldyou'vemissedsixoutofeighttimesintwodifferentclasses!

That'sreallysettingyourselfuptofail.

Student:

Oh,comeon.Thoseclassesarereallyboring!

Advisor:

Butthey'realsorequired,sothatdoesn'tmatter.You'reabouttobeinbigtrouble.

Student:

What'sthebigdealaboutmissingsomeclasses?

Advisor:

Thebigdealisthatyou'rehereonastudentvisa.

Student:

So?

Advisor:

Soifyoudon'tattendclassregularly,youwon'tbeafull-timestudent--whichyourvisarequires.You'llbeoutofstatus.

Student:

Whatareyougonnado?

TurnmeintotheImmigrationPolice?

Advisor:

Oh,ofcourseI'llhavetoreportyouifyoucontinuemissingyourclass,butI'mgoingtodosomethingelsefirst.

Student:

Likewhat?

Advisor:

Likefaxingyourfather.

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NotesonVocabulary

1.ditchedclass:

intentionallymissedclass

2.settingyourselfuptofail:

doing（yourself）whatisnecessarytocausefailure

3....sothatdoesn'tmatter:

...sothatisn'timportant.

4.What'sthebigdealaboutmissingsomeclasses?

:

What'ssoimportantaboutmissingsomeclasses?

5.outofstatus:

notmeetingtherequirementstokeepyourvisastatus

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NotesonUsage

1.Youwantedtoseeme?

Thestudentchangesastatementtoaquestionbyusingquestion（rising）intonation,notbyusinganauxiliaryverb（did）.

Peopleoftenusethiskindofquestioninconversationallanguagetosuggestthattheythinkastatementmaynotbetrueoraccurate.（Thestudentmeanssomethinglike"Isittruethatyouwantedtoseeme?

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