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Unit2Lectureandreports

Part1VideoTime

Transcript

HorseIdioms

Hello,I’maveryinterestingandintelligentman.AndthisisFred,who,asyoumayhavenotice,isahorse.TodayFredandIaregoingtoimproveyourEnglishIbetyou’veneverbeentaughtbyahorsebefore.Hungry,isn’the?

Infact,heeatsallthetime.Heeatslikeahorse–ofcoursehedoes-heisahorse.InEnglish,ifsomeoneeatsalotwecansay“heeatslikeahorse”.Toeatalot.

（neighingandotherhorsynoises）

What’sthatyousayFred?

Ah,justthatsillynoisehorsemake.Anyway,Ihearditstraightformthemouth.Weusethisidiomwhenwe’vegotsomeinformationdirectlyfromthepersonresponsibleforit.Forexample:

mybossisgoingtofireme.Yes,it’strue.Ididn’thearitformanyoneelse.

Sadnews,I’mafraid…Freddied,whichmeansthere’snopointintryingtogethimworkanymore.Howdowemakeahorsework?

Yes,that’sright,byhittingit,oraswesay,“floggingit”.Ournexthorseidiom:

”toflogadeadhorse”,whichasyoucanseeiscompletelypointless.Toflogadeadhorse.Thismeanstowasteeffortonsomethingthatwehavenochanceofsucceedingat.IsometimesfeellikeI’mfloggingadeadhorsewhenI’mteaching.Mystudents,theyneverseemtolearn…Idon’tquiteunderstandwhattheproblemis…veryfrustrating…

Task2

Transcript

ASpeechbyBritishAmbassador

Iamjustgoingtomakefour,asit’sEnglishlanguagespeakingcompetition,Iamjustgoingtomakefourpoints,becauseifImakeanymore,Michaelwillringthebelltosendmeoffthestage.ThefirstpointIwouldliketomake,likeprofessorLi,istoexpressadmirationfortheteamwhichhaveparticipatedinthiscompetitionformSichuanprovince.We,theBritishpeople,andtheBritishgovernmentarefullofadmirationforthewayinwhichtheChinesegovernment,ChinesearmedforceandtheChinesepeople,havecometogetherinthefaceofthisterribletragedytobringrelieftothepeopleofSichuan.Toady,IthinkIcansaythatBritishpeoplefeelasiftheywereChinesepeople.

Next,Iwouldliketosaywhatahugepleasureitisbeingtoherethisafternoon,andwhatanimmenselyhighstandardofdebatingtherehasbeen.IthinkweshoulddosomethinginBritain;weshouldstartaChineselanguagelanguagedebatingcompetition.Andindeed,thereshouldbeaninternationalChinesedebatingcompetition.Iwasheretwoyearsago,andtherunner-upthenQinghuaUniversitywentontowintheEnglishLanguageasaForeignLanguage,asectionofthewoulddebatingchampionships.Iamnotsurprised;thestandardwasimmenselyhighthen,anditisbeingimmenselyhighthisafternoon.AndIamquiteconfidentthatthewinner,therunner-up,thesemi-finalist,allofwhomwillgoontootherinternationalcompetitions,formthiscompetition,areliketodoverywellindeed.

Mythirdpointistodosomethingwhichisalittlebitunusual.Wehavehadanexcellentdebate,andIwouldliketocongratulatewhoeverchosethesubject,becauseitwasobviously,averytopicalsubject,andeverybodyhasalotofviewonthesubject.Butintheparliamentofcourse,afterthedebate,somethingelsehappen,whichhasnothappenedtoday.Thereisavote,socouldI,infact,sincewehavemanyeminentpolicymakesherewithusthisafternoon,maybeforapointofreference,couldIinviteeverybodypleaseinthishall,firstofall,ifyousupportthepropositiontoraiseyourhandsandvote.Andthenthosewhosupporttheopposition.Thereweare.Thisofcourse,doesnotinfluencethecompetitioninanyway,becausethejudgeshavealreadymadetheirdecision.Soitwouldhavebeenunfairtocallforavotebeforetheymadetheirdecision.Butaftertheirdecision,Icansaythosesupportingthepropositionhavewontheday,andIwillpassthatasapointofreferencetomanyofthepolicymakesamongus.

Andmylastpointistosaywhatanexcellentdisciplineandskilllearningtodebateis.Allgreatleadersintheworldhavetobeabletocommunicate.Youcanhavegoodpolicy,butifyoucannotcommunicatethem,youwillprobablyneverbecomeagreatleader.WhenIthinkofsomeoftheleadersinmyowncountry,Britain,orintheUniteStates,theyhaveallbeengreatcommunicatorsandgreatdebates.IfyouthinkofChurchill,orMrs.Thatcher,oryouthinkofPresidentLincolnorPresidentKennedy,theyhaveallbeenpeoplewhospokewonderfullywell,andIthinkinlearningthisskillandlearningdevelopingcriticalthinking,theyalsolearnedhowtoputthingsconciselyandsimply.TwoofthegreatestspeechesthatevermadewerethosebyPresidentLincolnatGettysburgwhichIthinkwasthreehundredwordslong.AndbyPresidentKennedyatthetimeofhisinauguration,soIthinklearningtodebateisagreatthing,andIamabsolutelyconfidentthatallofyouwhohavetakenpartinthiscompetition,andthosewhoreachedthefinal,andthosewhoreachedwhoreachedthesemi-finalwillgoontobeleadersinwhateverfieldyouchooseforyourselvesinlife.Soonceagain,thankyouverymuchforinvitingme.Thankyou!

Unit4

PartIVideoTime

Task1

Transcript

Rachel'sBirthdayParty

Phoebe:

Ok,herearethebirthdaycandles.Where'sthebirthdaycake?

Monica:

Ok,we'renothavingbirthdaycake.We'rehavingbirthdayflan.

Chandler:

Excuseme?

Monica:

It'satraditionalMexicancustarddessert.

Joey:

Oh,that'snice.Happybirthday,Rachel,

here'ssomegoo（本文指Mexicancustarddessert）.（Knockatthedoor.）

Monica:

（answerthedoor）Dr.Greene.Oh,myGod.It'sRachel'sdad.What'reyoudoinghere?

Mr.Greene:

What?

Thefathercan'tdropbytoseethedaughteronherbirthday?

Monica:

No,no,thefathercan,butum,sinceIamtheroommateIcantellyouthatshe'snothereandI'llpassalongthemessage,Ok.Sobye-bye.

Mr.Greene:

Ohhh,you'rehavingaparty.

Monica:

No,no,notaparty.JustasurprisegatheringofsomepeopleRachelknows.Um,thisisPhoebe,andChandler,andJoey.

Mr.Greene:

I'llneverrememberallofthat.Souh,what'sthedeal?

Rachelcomeshome,peoplepopoutandyellstuff,isthatit?

Chandler:

Thisisn'tyourfirstsurpriseparty,isitsir?

（Knockatthedoor.MonicaanswerstoseeMrs.Greene）

Mrs.Greene:

Hi,Monica.

（Monicaslamsthedoorbackshut.）

Monica:

Chinesemenuguy.Forgotthemenus.

Chandler:

So,basicallyjustaChineseguy.

Joey:

Uh,hey,Dr.Greene,whydon'tyoucomewithme,we'llputyourjacketonRachel'sbed.

Mr.Greene:

Alright,thatsoundslikeatwo-personjob.（TheywalkintoRachel'sbedroom.）

Mrs.Greene:

Well,mygoodness,whatwasthat?

Monica:

Sandra,Iamsorry,IthoughtyouwereRachelandwejustweren'treadyforyouyet.

Mrs.Greene:

YouthoughtIwasRachel?

Chandler:

Yes,because...uh...youlooksoyoung.

Phoebe:

Andbecauseyou'reboth,youknow,whitewomen.

Mrs.Greene:

Oh,Imissyou,kids.Well,shouldIputmycoatinthebedroom?

Chandler:

No!

No,I'lltakethatforyou.

Mrs.Greene:

Oh,well,thankyou.Suchagentleman.Thankyou.Ahh,italllookssonice,sofestive,alltheballoons...Thefunniestthinghappenedtomeonthewayhere.Iwas...

Phoebe:

（CuttingMrs.Greeneoff）Ha-ha,that'sgreat,ha-ha.Ican'twaittoheartherestofit,youknow,butIreallyhavetogotothebathroom,so...Hey,comewithme.Yeah,yeah,it'llbelikewe'regalpals,youknow,likeatarestaurant.Oh,it'llbefun,c'mon（comeon）.

（Theygointhebathroom.）

Monica:

Ohmygod,ohmygod,ohmygod.

Chandler:

Ok,think,whatwouldJackandchrissydo?

Joey:

（Peekbackout）Ok,nowthatyourcoatissafelyinthebedr-...,oh,Okwecancomebackoutinthelivingroom.

Monica:

Souh,JoeyandChandler,I,Ithinkit'stimethatyoutakeDr.Greeneovertoyourplace.

Chandler:

Uhh,yes,absolutely,um.Whyagain?

Monica:

Becausethat'swherethepartyisyougoon.Seethisisjustthestagingarea.

Joey:

Rightthisisstaging.

Chandler:

Yeah,thismorethananythingelse,isthestagingarea.

Joey:

Thisisclearlyinthewrongapartment.

（Lateroninthehallwaybetweentheapartment.Chandlerisshowingpeopletotheparties.）

Chandler:

Alrightyouguysareofftopartynumberoneandyou,youareofftopartynumbertwo.Alright,fellas,let'skeepitmoving.Let'skeepitmoving.

Monica:

Chandlercouldyouatleastsendsomewomentomyparty?

（Buzzergoesoff）Alrightthat'sRoss.

Chandler:

Ok,theyarecoming,shhh.

Rachel:

Ohh,thankyouforthewonderfuldinner.

Ross:

Oh,thanksforbeingborn.

Rachel:

Ohh,thankyouformybeautifulearrings.They'reperfect.Iloveyou.

Ross:

Oh,nowyoucanexchangethemifyouwant,Ok.

Rachel:

NowIloveyouevenmore.

（TheykissandRossbacksherintoherapartmentandturnsonthelight）

All:

Surprise!

Rachel:

Oh,mygosh,wow.Monica.Ohmygod.Mom.Thisissogreat.

Mrs.Greene:

Happybirthday,sweetie.

Rachel:

Wowyou,you.Ihadnoidea.

Ross:

Really?

Rachel:

No,Iknew.

Ross:

Allright.

Monica:

Ok,everybody,there'sfoodanddrinksonthetable.Goacrossthehall.

Ross:

What?

Rachel:

What?

Monica:

Rightnow,JoeyandChandler's,gonow.

Rachel:

Why?

Monica:

Justgo.

All:

Surprise!

Mr.Greene:

Happybirthdaysweetie!

Rachel:

Daddy.

Task2

Transcript

BridalShowerSlumberParty

Reporter:

Hello,hello.ElsieKentworthy,here.Weeksbeforeherwedding,PrincessMia,inastrokeofskilleddiplomacy,hasinvitedroyalprincessesfromallovertheworldtoherbridalshowerslumberparty.

Charlotte:

Hello,princessLorraine.Oh,braces.

PrincessA:

Yeah.I'mgettingtwodiamondsputin.

Charlotte:

Oh.Thatmustmakeitmorecomfortable.

Girl:

Hi,Charlotte.

Charlotte:

PrincessAimeeofMallorca.

PrincessB:

Isthismyparty?

Charlotte:

No,thisisPrincessMia'sparty.

PrincessB:

Oh.