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[size=4][size=5]greeting °Ý­Ô»y [/size]
Hi/hello

Good morning/afternoon/evening.

Good night! §i§O,±ß¦w.

Collectivism ¶°Åé¥D¸q

individualism ­Ó¤H¥D¸q

privacy Áô¨p

Hey, what is up/what¡¦s new? ¡§ ªñ¨ÓÁÙ¦n¶Ü?

Hey©MHiªº°Ï§O¬O:hi¬O¥´©Û©I,Hey¬O¤Þ°_§O¤Hµù·N.

How are you doing? ¤]¬O¥´©Û©I¤£­n¸Ô²Ó¦^µª(=how are you?)

How is that going?

Hey, how is everything going?

How is your work going?

How are your families goings? §A®a¤HÁÙ¦n¶Ü?

How is your study going?

How is your study /work going ? §A¾Ç²ß/¤u§@¶i¦æ±o«ç麽¼Ë/ÁÙ¦n¶Ü/ÁÙ¶¶§Q¶Ü? µù·N : How is + ¤H+doing,How is +¨Æª«+ going?

Án½Õ¤£¦P,­Ó©Ê®t²§.

¦^µª¦³:very good/can't be better/I'm doing well/I'm well/I'm fine/ Well,it is OK /Oh,just so so /Oh,not good,really bad.

How do you do?«Ü¤Ö¥Î¤F

I¡¦m doing well.

I¡¦m well.

I am fine.

Oh getting be better

Oh not but.

Well, it is ok.

Oh. Just so so.

Oh not good, really but.

A:Good morning ,Mrs Brown. How are you doing ?

B: I'm doing well , thank you ,and you ?

A: I'm fine .How is your husband ?

B: Alan was sick last week,but now he feels better!

A: Please give my regards to him!

Regard=treat ¹ï«Ý

eg Don't treat/regard yourself as a kid.

We regard him as our boss.

Regard sb. as sth. ¥y«¬

<2>§@¦Wµü"¹ï...¦³·q·N"

We have a regard for David.

We have a regard for Mick!

BR!=best regards! <3>¦bemail©Î°Ó°È«H¨ç¤¤±`¨£BR=best regard ³Ì¸Û¼°ªº°Ý­Ô

Please say hello to him!

Please remember me to him!

¤G¡^give best regards to sb.½Ð¥N...¦V...°Ý­Ô¡CÃþ¦üªí¹FÁÙ¦³

say hello to sb /remember sb to sb.

¦A¬Ý¤U­±¤@¬q´_Âøªº¹ï¸Ü¡G

A:Jenny,I haven't seen you in ages.You look great today .

b: Thanks,John.It is really been a long time.How is everything going?

A:Well,not bad,thanks.

B:What's going on with your study ?

A:I'm working hard on my English now.

I haven¡¦t seen you in ages.

It's really a long time/It's really been long/Long time no see.

This is a good sentence.

3)What's going on with sb/sth?

What's going on with the project/your study?³o­Ó¶µ¥Ø/§Aªº¾Ç²ß¶i®i¦p¦ó¡H

4¡^work on

work on sth ¦£©ó...

I'm working hard on my homework.

I worked hard on my paper and got A.

work on sb = try to persuade sb ÄU»¡

eg:

-I will hope to work on him .He wants to go abroad,but I really don't want him to go.

-Let's drop it .Stop working on me.

5)What's up /What's new ?¨ä¦^µª¬O


²Ä¤G½Ò¡Gname Ãö©ó©m¦W

What¡¦s your name?

You are sitting in a bar,

A beautiful girl as just beside you,

Hi, nice to meet you.

May I have your name? / what¡¦s your name?

¦b°¨¸ô¤W³o¼Ë°Ý¡A¥Î«e¥y§ó¥[§»ª.

Could you please tell me your name?

Will you be convenient for you if I know your name?

¨Ò¦æ¤½¨Æ¡A¤ñ¸ûÄYµÂªº°Ýªk¬O¡G

What¡¦s your name? / your name?

·f°S¾Q¹Ô¤è¦¡¡GWe must have met before, is it your name shale? Oh, no, my name is sarle.

­^¤å±j½Õ¦Û§Ú¡A I was myself, I am no bodys. I just belong myself.

©m¡GSurname, last name, family name.

¤¤¶¡¡G Middle name,

¦W given name, first name,

many many names. ¤@¯ë¦³¤T­Ó¦W¦r, ¤¤¶¡middle name ±`ªö¥ÎÁY¼g®æ¦¡ abbreviation ÁY²¤¡A§R¸`

Middle name can be abbreviated.

This story is abbreviated.³Q§R¸`ªº¬G¨Æ

Are you from the PRC?

PRC= people¡¦s republic of China

USA=unite state of American

USA is abbreviation of the unite state of American

UN=United Nations

UN is an abbreviation of the United Nations

UK=United Kingdom

The united kingdom of great British and Northern Ireland

¦^µª¡GMy name is ClarieLi. Glarie is my first name and Li is my last name.

¤é¥»¤H©M¤¤°ê¦W¦r¤@¼Ë

Just call me Green/ my English name.

My name is Carlen. °Ý¤H®a«ç麽«÷¥Î

I want to check in. Will you spell your name?

My name is spelled c-l-a-I-r-e.

Will you spell your surname/family name?

My surname is spelled r-i-c-e.

¤é¥»¤H¤]¬O¥ý©m«á¦W

My name is Tanaka Honami.

Tanaka is my last / family name.

Honami is my given / first name.

Potential partner ¼ç¦bªº¦X§@¹Ù¦ñ

¡§Read¡¨ is not a good one (word).

§ï¥ÎPronounce v. Pronunciation n.

Name card ¦W¤ù

How to pronounce your last name?

Oh, my last name is ¡§race¡¨!

Well, your name precedes you. ¤[¥õ¤j¦W¡I

He preceded me to the railway station.

Party was preceded by a speech. °s·|¤§«e¦³¤@­ÓºtÁ¿¡C

Preceding a. ¦b¥H«eªº

In the preceding class, we have learned¡K

Á`µ²¡G1.°Ý¦W¦rªº¤è¦¡

2.¦W¦rªººc¦¨¤è¦¡

3.«ç麽«÷Ū¦W¦r,¥[©^©Ó¤@¥y


0301
Lesson Three Introduction¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Danny¡¥s birthday party.
¥ý¥Í­Ì¤k¤h­Ì¡A±ß¤W¦n¡CÅwªï°Ñ¥[Dannyªº¥Í¤é±ß·|¡C

You are welcome to ... = Welcome to ...
Welcome home.
Welcome aboard.
Welcome to the New Oriental School.
We welcome your suggestions.
It¡¥s a welcome ceremony.


0302
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
Nice having you here.
¯u°ª¿³±z¯à¨Ó¡C

Good morning.
Good evening.
Hi.
Nice meeting you.
It is nice to see you here.
It is happy to see you here.
It is pleased to meet you here.
Nice to meet you.

0303
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
Hope you have a good time!
§Æ±æ±z¹L±o´r§Ö¡C

Hope you have fun.

0304
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
Tony, I want you to meet an old friend of mine. Here is David Roy. David, Tony Park.
Tony¡A§Ú·QÅý§A¨£¨£§Úªº¦ÑªB¤Í¡C³o¦ì¬ODavid Roy¡CDavid¡A³o¦ì¬OTony Park¡C

Tom, come here. I want you to meet an old friend of mine, Clare.

0305
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
Mrs. Anderson, please allow me to introduce Mr. Smith, our manager.
Anderson¤Ó¤Ó¡A½Ð¤¹³\§Ú¤¶²Ð¤@¤U§Ú­Ìªº¸g²zSmith¥ý¥Í¡C

introduce sb. to sb.
I want to introduce Alice to you.
introduce sth.
We would introduce the advanced techonology from aboard.
Introduction
Mr. Anderson, please allow me to introduce Mr. White.

0306
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
The pleasure is mine, Mr. Smith.
§Ú«Üºa©¯¡ASmith¤Ó¤Ó¡C

Nice to talk to you.

--Nice to meet you.
--The pleasure is mine.

0307
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
Let me introduce myself. I am Susan McDonald.
Åý§Ú¦Û§Ú¤¶²Ð¤@¤U¡C§Ú¥sSusan McDonald¡C

Well, let me make a self-introduction.
I'd like to make a self-introduction.

0308
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
Excuse me, but have we met somewhere before?
¥´ÂZ¤@¤U¡A§Ú­Ì¥H«e¨£¹L­±¶Ü¡H

Have we met somewhere before?
Excuse me, are you reading the book ...?
Excuse me, what time is it?
Excuse me, is this seat taken?

0309
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
Sorry, I don¡¥t think we have.
¤£¦n·N«ä¡A§Ú·Q¨S¦³¡C

Might be.
Sorry, I don¡¥t think I know you.
Sorry, I don¡¥t think we met before.

0310
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
Hi, it¡¥s you again! Is this a coincidence or what?
¶Ù¡A¤S¬O§A¡I¯u¥©¡C

Hi, it¡¥s you!
Hi, is that you?
Hi, you are Susan.
I haven¡¥t seen you in ages. What a small world!
What a coincidence!

0311
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
You are Susan! What a pleasant surprise!
§A¬OSusan¡I¯u¥©°Ú¡I

How is your husband?
How are your family?

0312
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
I am afraid I have to leave now.
®£©È§Ú²{¦b±o¨«¤F¡C

I am afraid I have to go now.

0313
Lesson Three Introduction ¤¶²Ð¤@¤U
¹D§O

Bye-bye. Good-bye. See you. See you later.
See you tomorrow. So long. Until then.
Take care.
I hope to see you again.
Let¡¥s keep in touch.
Call me.
Do you have my number?
Good luck.
Have a nice day.
Have a nice dinner.
Please give my regards to sb.[/size]

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0401
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽
What is this?
³o¬O¤°麽¡H

What
Whose
where
What's that?
What are these?
What are those?

0402
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽

It¡¥s a cocktail.
³o¬OÂû§À°s¡C

It¡¥s a notebook computer.
It's a laptop computer.
notebook computer
desktop computer

0403
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽
It? s a mixed alcoholic drink.
´N¬O¤@ºØ²V¦X¦Ó¦¨ªº°s¡C

What¡¥s the notebook computer?
Note book is a kind of computer.
Squirrel is an animal.
Swallow is a bird.
What¡¥s mango?
Mango is a kind of fruit.
What¡¥s coke?
It¡¥s a kind of drink.
It's a kind of soda.
What's cocktail?
It's a mixed of alcoholic drink.

0404
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽
Pardon?
¤°麽¡H

I¡¦m a programmer.
Pardon? I beg your pardon.
I work with computer and I made computer programs.
And people call me programmer.
What did you buy yesterday? Well, I bought an cardigan.
Pardon? Cardigan?
Well, it¡¥s a kind of sweater that opens at the front.
What is it? It¡¥s a CD. What is the CD?
It is a kind of Cassette Disc that can store a lot of data information.
Oh, this is a storing device. Something like that.
What is Jiaozi?
It¡¥s a kind of food eaten by Chinese people during the Spring Festival.
It's a kind of pastry.
It's a kind of dish. It's a kind of staple food.

0405
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽
Whose notebook is that?
¨º¬O½Öªºµ§°O¥»¡H

Whose notebook is it?

0406
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽
It is not mine. It may belong to Jessie.
¤£¬O§Úªº¡C¥i¯à¬OJessieªº§a¡C

Sorry, I don¡¥t know.
It¡¥s not mine.
Yours his hers theirs
Whose overcoat is it? It¡¥s mine. It's ours. It's his.
Whose DV is this?
It belongs to me. belongings °]²£
All these fixed assets belong to a HongKong investor.
His music belongs to the pop music.
His music belongs to the classical music.
It¡¥s my belonging.

0407
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽
Up to now nobody has claimed the suitcase.
¨ì²{¦bÁÙ¨S¤H»{»â³o­Ó¦æ§õ½c¡C

claim sth = say sth.
I won¡¥t claim credit for it.
claim that
He claimed that he is a headmaster.
He claimed that he is a reporter.
He claimes that the wallet belongs to him.
The big fire claimed many lives.
Will you claim the watch?

0408
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽
Where is your umbrella?
§Aªº«B³Ê¦b­þ¨à¡H

Where is it?
Where is he?
Where is your raincoat?
Where are your rainboots?

0409
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽
It¡¥s behind the door.
¦bªù«á¡C

It¡¥s behind the cabinet.
He always hides behind his father.
in front of sb. / sth.
Where is the basketball? It¡¥s in front of the box.
It¡¥s on the left hand of ... It's on the right hand of ....
It¡¥s above. It¡¥s over. It¡¥s on my head.
It¡¥s beneath. It¡¥s below.
The boat is bellow the bridge.

0410
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽
I looked for my wallet everywhere but I couldn¡¥t find it.
§Ú¨ì³B§ä§Úªº¿ú¥]¡A¦ý§ä¤£¨ì¥¦¡C

Sorry, I couldn¡¥t find it.
look for ´M§ä
find §ä¨ì
I looked for my wallet but I couldn¡¥t find it.
discover µo²{

0411
Lesson Four Identifying Objects³o¬O¤°麽
You must have left it in your office.
§A¤@©w¬O§â¥¦¸¨¦b¿ì¤½«Ç¤F¡C

I left my umbrella in the taxi.
I left my suitcase in the office.
Ok, I¡¥ll leave it.
I¡¥ll leave it with you.
You must have done sth.
Are you lying? You must have hit the bars.

0412
Lesson Four Identifying Objects ³o¬O¤°麽
Please look for it in the hotel lost-and-found office.
½Ð¨ì°s©±¥¢ª«©Û»â³B§ä§ä¡C

My camera is gone.
Is it possible you put it on your bed?
No, I looked for it everywhere, but I couldn't find it.
Ok, let¡¥s go check at the lost-and-found office.

0413
Lesson Four Identifying Objects ³o¬O¤°麽
Do you remember where you misplaced it?
§AÁÙ°O±o¤£¤p¤ß©ñ­þ¨à¤F¶Ü¡H

0414
Lesson Four Identifying Objects ³o¬O¤°麽
Can you describe your blouse?
¯à´y­z¤@¤U§AªºÅ¨¦ç¶Ü¡H

Can you describe your camera?

0501
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé

What color is your phone book?
§Aªº¹q¸Üï¬O¤°麽ÃC¦âªº¡H

red orange yellow green blue
purple pink grey black white
sand ¤g¶À¦â
What color is it?

0502
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
The book has a red cover.
³o¥»®Ñªº®Ñ¥Ö¬O¬õ¦âªº¡C

My book has a red cover.
cover n. ¥Ö
book cover
cover girl
This is the cover story.
cover v. Âл\
In the morning we covered 10000 meters.
I¡¥ll cover it.
take cover
You can¡¥t take cover under a tree when it¡¥s storming.

0503
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
What kind of computer do you have?
§Aªº¹q¸£¬O¤°麽¼Ëªº¡H

What brand is your car?
It's a BMW.
I bought a Toyota.
What kind is it?
What¡¥s the model?
It¡¥s a VIOS.

0504
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
What size automobile do you want?
±z·Q­n¦h¤jªº¨T¨®¡H

What size car is it?
I want a small one.

0505
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
What table shape do you take?
±z·Q­n¤°麽¼Ëªº®à¤l¡H

angle ¤T¨¤§Î
round ¶ê§Î
square ¥¿¤è§Î
rectangular ªø¤è§Î
oval ¾ò¶ê§Î
What shape do you want?
What material shirt do you take?
What material shirt do you wear¡H
It¡¥s cotton.
What style do you want?

0506
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
How much does your laptop weigh?
§Aªº¤â´£¹q¸£¦³¦h­«¡H

How much is it? = What is the price of it?

0507
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
How big is this apartment?
³o®M¤½´J¦³¦h¤j¡H

It¡¥s about 120 square meters.
¦³120¥­¦Ì¡C
How big is the living-room?
How big is the apartment¡H
Well, it¡¥s about 60 square meters.
How big is it? = What¡¥s the coverage (of this apartment)?

0508
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
What is the width of the bookcase?
³o­Ó®Ñ¬[¦³¦h¼e¡H

wardrobe ¦çÂd
How wide is it? = What¡¥s the width of it?
How long is it? = What's the length of it?
How high is it? = What's the height of it?
What¡¥s the lengh of the Great Wall?

0509
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
The cabinet is four meters long.
³o­ÓÂd¤l¦³¥|¦Ìªø¡C

The wardrobe is 2 meters long.

0510
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
I¡¦d like a small one, but my husband prefers a big one.
§Ú·Q­n³¡¤p¨®¡A¦ý§Ú¥ý¥Í³ßÅw¤j¨®¡C

prefer A to B
I prefer kiwifruit to the apples.
prefer to do A rather than do B
I prefer to walk rather than take a bus.

0511
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
Will you measure this door?
¶q¶q³o®°ªù¦n¶Ü¡H

Noboday can measure the depth of this lake.
Can you measure the importance of the return of HongKong to the embrace of the motherland?
You can¡¥t measure a student by his score.

0512
Lesson Five Describing Objects ´y­zª«Åé
Will you measure this door?
¶q¶q³o®°ªù¦n¶Ü¡H

measure tape ¨÷¤Ø
measure n.
take the measure of sb.
reticent ¨HÀq¹è¨¥ªº
measurement n. «×¶q¿Å
the metric system of measurement
measurable adj. ¥i¿Å¶qªº
epidemic disease ¬y¦æ©Ê¯e¯f
We find the loss is measurable.
half measure §é¤¤
What¡¥s the half measure?

0601
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
Who are you?
§A¬O½Ö¡H

who
what
whose
where
how
Who¡¥s who.

0602
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
I am Sally, a new secretary with your firm.
§Ú¬O§A¤½¥qªº·s¯µ®ÑSally¡C

My name is Claire. I am Claire.
I¡¦m a friend of your son.
I¡¦m a classmate of your daughter.
I am a new secretary.
Who are you?
What are you?
Who do you think you are?
What do you think you are?
general secretary Á`®Ñ°O
Secretary of State °ê°È­ë
Secretary of Department of National Defence °ê¨¾³¡ªø
Secretary General Áp¦X°ê¯µ®Ñªø

0603
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
You are the English teacher, aren¡¥t you?
±z¬O­^»y¦Ñ®v¡A¹ï¶Ü¡H

You are the boss, aren¡¥t you?

0604
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
Are you Mr. Green, the office manager?
§A¬O·~°È¸g²zGreen¥ý¥Í¶Ü¡H

secretary office manager
director the president
CEO = Chief Executive Officer
chairman of the board
the staff
accountant
teller
salesman
the market researchers
Are you the partner of this firm?

0605
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
He might be spokesman of today¡¥s press conference.
¥L¥i¯à¬O¤µ¤Ñ·s»Dµo¥¬·|ªºµo¨¥¤H¡C

He might be the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry.
host ¥D«ù¤H
hostess ¤k¥D«ù¤H
announcer ¼½­µ­û
broadcaster ¼½­µ­û
anchormanss
MC = Master of Ceremonies¥q»ö

0606
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
Where do you come from?
§A¬O­þ¨àªº¤H¡H

hometown

0607
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
I am from Shanghai. How about you?
§Ú¬O¤W®ü¤H¡A§A©O¡H

I am from South Korea.
I am from France.
I am from Canada.
Our new English teacher comes from Great Britain.

0608
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
Toronto is Michelle¡¥s home town.
¦h­Û¦h¬OMichelleªº¬G¶m¡C

Hebei province is my hometown.

0609
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
What do you do for a living?
±z·F¤°麽¤u§@¡H

What are you?
What do you do (for a living)?
What¡¥s your job?
Wha't your occupation?

0610
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
I work for the government.
§Ú¬°¬F©²¤u§@¡C

I¡¦m a teacher (with the New Oriental School).
I work for a foreign enterprise.
I¡¦m working in a state owned enterprise.

0611
Lesson Six Identifying People §A¬O½Ö
Who cares?
ºÞ¥¦©O¡C

gossip ¶~½Í
care ¦b¥G I care for you.
care for sth. ³ßÅw Would you care for a cup of tea?
I don¡¥t care for tea. §Ú¤£³ßÅw³Ü¯ù¡C
I don¡¥t care. §Ú¤£¦b¥G¡C
care about = worry about
I care about my father¡¥s health.
careless careful carefree

us8181927 2008-7-17 10:46 PM

0701
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
What does Cindy look like?
Cindyªø±o¤°麽¼Ë¨à¡H

appearance ¥~ªí
look v. ¬Ý n. ªø¬Û¡B¼Ë¤l
What does she look like?

0702
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair.
¦oªøµÛÂÅÂŪº¤j²´·ú¡BÀYµo¶À¶Àªº¡C

The eyes are the window to your heart.

blonde ª÷µoºÑ²´ªº
black dark hazel ½Å¦âªº

emerald eyes ²Hºñ¦â²´·ú
liquid eyes ¤ô¨L¨Lªº²´·ú
expressive eyes ·|»¡¸Üªº²´·ú

0703
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair.
¦oªøµÛÂÅÂŪº¤j²´·ú¡BÀYµo¶À¶Àªº¡C

black hair ¶Â¦âªºÀYµo light yellow hair ²H¶À¦âÀYµo
fair hair ²H¶À¦âÀYµo golden hair ª÷¦âÀYµo
brunette hair ®ß¬õ¦âÀYµo grey hair ¦Ç¥ÕÀYµo
long hair ªøµo short hair µuµo
pony tail °¨§ÀÄ| Claire wears a pony tail.
straight hair ª½µo
curly hair ¨÷µo wavy hair ªi®öµo

0704
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair.
¦oªøµÛÂÅÂŪº¤j²´·ú¡BÀYµo¶À¶Àªº¡C

high bridged nose °ª»ó±çªº»ó¤l
flat nose «ó»ó¤l snub nose »[ÀY»ó
sexual mouth sexy mouth lips ¼L®B
forehead «eÃB cheek ­±ÀU cheekbone ù¯°©
high cheekbones °ªù¯°© jaw ¤U¤Ú

0705
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
What sort of build is Philip?
Philip¨­§÷¦p¦ó¡H

build sth. v.
We built a shelter in two days.
built up one¡¥s business
He built up his business from nothing.
building «Ø¿v
high-rise building °ª¼h«Ø¿v
build shape figure ¨­§÷
What sort of build is he?

0706
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
He is a big guy.
¥L¬O­Ó¤j¶ôÀY¡C

0707
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
Will is tall and quite lanky.
Will°ª°ª½G½Gªº¡C

He is tall and lanky.
He is stout.
He is chubby.
She has small build.
She is slim.
crooked nose, big eyes, thick eyebrows

0708
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
She takes after her mother.
¦oªø±o¹³¦o¶ý¶ý¡C

take after Ä~©Ó
I take after my mother.

0709
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
Roy looks exactly like his father.
Royªø±o«Ü¹³¦o¤÷¿Ë¡C

He looks exactly like ...
They could be twins.
look-alike contest ¼Ò¥é¨q
You could be twins.

0710
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
He has his father's blue eyes and his mother's round face.
¥LÂÅÂŪº²´·úÀH¤÷¿Ë¡A¶ê¶êªºÁyÃeÀH¥À¿Ë¡C

He has Andy Liu¡¥s crooked nose.
He has his build.
You have your mother¡¥s eyes.

0711
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
Tracy is a typical Brooks with her high cheekbones.
Tracyù¯°©°ª°ªªº¡A¤@¬Ý´N¬OBrook®aªº¤H¡C

ears mouth nose eyes
eyebrows cheek forehead jaw lips

0712
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
From her appearance, I would guess she is Asian.
±q¥~ªí¬Ý¡A§Ú²q¦o¬O¨È¬w¤H¡C

She is European.
She is African.
From her appearance, I would guess she is Japanese.
From her appearance, I would guess she is Italian.
Asian American ¨È¸Ç¬ü°ê¤H
Chinese American ¬üÄyµØ¤H
ABC = American Born Chinese
She is African American.
She is Asian American.
She is Hispanic American.

0713
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
Ray is popular with parents because he is very polite.
Ray±l±l¦³Â§¡A®aªø­Ì³£«Ü³ßÅw¡C

Our teacher is popular with us.
Jay Zhou is popular with youngster.
graceful Àu¶®ªº

0714
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
Tom is a quiet man but his wife is extremely talkative.
Tom¸Ü¤£¦h¡A¦ý¥L¤Ó¤Ó¼L¯S§O¸H¡C

She can talk your ears off.
She can talk my ears off.
shy cheerful easy-going stubborn
optimistic pessimistic sensitive
conservative liberal open minded

0715
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
My brother has a good personality.
§Ú­ô­ô©Ê®æ«Ü¦n¡C

How do you like him?
He has a good personality.
He has a strong personality.
You have no personality.

0716
Lesson Seven Appearance ¥~»ª
Jim always wears a brown overcoat these days.
³o¨Ç¤ÑJimÁ`¬O¬ï¤@¥ó´Ä¦âªº¤j¦ç¡C

I wear a blouse today.
I wear a necklace today.
I wear a watch today.
I wear a pony tail.
He wears a beard.
Claire is wearing a smile.
Never judge a person by his looks. ¤d¸U¤£­n¥H»ª¨ú¤H¡C
Beauty is but skin-deep.

0801
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
Can I ask how old you are?
§Ú¯à°Ý°Ý±z¦h¤j¤F¶Ü¡H

How old are you?
Can I ask how old you are?
May I ask how old you are?
May I have your age?
May I have your name?
Would you mind telling me your age?
What¡¥s your age?
What age are you?

0802
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
I just turned twenty-three.
§Ú­èº¡¤G¤Q¤T¡C

I¡¦m over 20.
I just turned twenty-one.
turn green

0803
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
I was thirty on my last birthday.
§Ú¤T¤Q·³¥XÀY¤F¡C

I was twenty on my last birthday.

0804
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
I¡¦d say you are about twenty.
§Ú»¡§A§Ö¤G¤Q¤F¡C

I¡¦d say = I would say
about = around
I¡¦m about twenty.
I¡¦m not quite twenty.
I¡¦m barely twenty.
My birthday won¡¥t be until next week.
Twenty¡¥s birthday is around the corner.
I¡¦m twenty.
I¡¦m twenty years old.

0805
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
Joanna is in her sixties, but she is ageing well.
Joanna¤»¤Q¦h·³¤F¡A¦ý«O¾i±o«Ü¦n¡C

Well, I¡¦m in my twenties.
My father is in his fifties.
My mother is in her fifties.
My grandmother is in her eighties.

0806
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
Guess how old I am.
§A²q§Ú¦h¤j¤F¡C

I¡¦d say you are in your twenties.

0807
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
I¡¦d rather not tell you my age.
§Ú¥i¤£·Q½Í§Úªº¦~ÄÖ¡C

I¡¦d rather do sth.
I'd rather go for a walk.
I'd rather be office clerk.
I¡¦d rather not do sth.
I¡¦d rather do A than do B = prefer A to B
I¡¦d rather browse the Internet than watch TV.
I¡¦d do A rather than do B

0808
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
You look younger than your age.
±z¬Ý°_¨Ó¤ñ¹ê»Ú¦~ÄÖ¦~»´¡C

We are living in the information age.
You¡¦re more experienced than your age.

0809
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
That singer looks mature for his age.
¨º­Óºq¬P¬Ý¤W¥h¤ñ¦PÄÖ¤H¦¨¼ô¡C

You look young for your age.
You look mature for your age.
physical age
mental age

0810
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
She is going to be eighteen, but she still acts like a kid.
¦o³£§Ö¤Q¤K·³¤F¡AÁ|¤î«o¹³­Ó«Ä¤l¡C

Hi, Dina, you should be your age.
Hi, Dina, you should behave your age.
Hi, Dina, you should act your age.

0811
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
You don¡¥t look your age.
You look mature for your age.
You look younger than your age.
You should be your age.

0812
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
I am two years older than she is.
§Ú¤ñ¦o¤j¨â·³¡C

I¡¦m two years older than you are.
I¡¥ll no longer be his age.
When I was your age, I used to be number one in the class.
We are of the same age.
We are of an age.
the aging problem ¦ÑÄ֤ưÝÃD

0813
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
My mother retired at the age of 55.
§Ú¶ý¶ý¤­¤Q¤­·³°h¥ð¡C

I entered school at the age of five.

0814
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
Grandfather is getting on in years.
·Ý·Ý¤@¦~¤ñ¤@¦~¦Ñ¤F¡C

My grandfather is getting on in years.
He is getting on in years.

0815
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
Joanna is in her sixties, but she is ageing well.
Joanna¤»¤Q¦h·³¤F¡A¦ý«O¾i±o«Ü¦n¡C

He is aging well.
She is aging well.

0816
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
The baby boomers are all grown-ups now.
À¦¨à¼é¥X¥Íªº¤H­Ì²{¦b³£¦¨¦~¤F¡C

Generation
baby boomer generation
generation X
generation Y

0817
Lesson Eight Age ¦~ÄÖ
I am too old to learn computer.
§Ú·³¼Æ¤Ó¤j¤F¡A¾Ç¤£¤F¹q¸£¤F¡C

Old dogs can not learn new tricks.
It¡¥s never too old to learn.

0901
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê

The doctor discovered that I¡¦m over weight.
Many people didn¡¥t believe that the earth is the round.
The moon goes around the earth.

0902
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
What is a typical day for you?
¤@¯ë§Aªº¤@¤Ñ¬O«ç麽«×¹Lªº¡H

She is a typical Brooks.
What do you do everyday?
What¡¥s your daily activity?
routine
What¡¥s your daily routine?

0903
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
I usually wake up at 6:30.
§Ú³q±`¤»ÂI¥b¿ô¡C

wake sb. up §â¬Y¤H¥s¿ô
I was woken up.

0904
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
My husband gets up later than I do.
§Ú¥ý¥Í°_§É¤ñ§Ú±ß¡C

use the bathroom
use the washroom
relieve oneself
brush your teeth
clean your face
put on the make-up

0905
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
It takes time to get the kids dressed.
µ¹«Ä¤l­Ì¬ï¦n¦çªA±oªá¤W¤@¬q®É¶¡¡C

dress a Christmas tree ¸Ë¹¢¸t½Ï¾ð
Take your time please. ½Ð±z§OµÛ«æ¡C
It takes time to get well.
It takes time to recover.
It takes time to master English.

0906
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
We have oatmeal and toast for breakfast.
§Ú­Ì¦­ÂI¦Y³Á¤ù©M­±¥]¤ù¡C

English breakfast:
toast oatmeal butter jam
marmalade meat sausage bacon
egg tea black tea milk
juice yoghurt continental breakfast:
toast butter jam coffee

0907
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
Susan drives the children to school in the morning and picks them up after school.
Susan¦­±á¶}¨®°e«Ä¤l­Ì¤W¾Ç¡Aµ¥©ñ¾Ç¤F¦A±µ¥L­Ì¦^®a¡C

pick sb. up = collect sb.


0908
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
It is time to go to school. Hurry up!
¸Ó¤W¾Ç¤F¡C§ÖÂI¡I

Wake the children up. Dress the children up.
It¡¥s time for sth..
It¡¥s time to do sth.
It¡¥s high time that you should do sth.
It¡¥s time to go.
It¡¥s time to make dinner.

0909
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
David leaves for work at 8 o?clock every morning.
David¨C¤Ñ¦­±á¤KÂIÄÁÂ÷¶}®a¤W¯Z¡C

go to work ¤W¯Z
I¡¦m working.

0910
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
Ann often goes shopping in the supermarket after getting off of work.
Ann¤U¯Z«á±`±`¥h¶W¥«Áʪ«¡C

be off work
I¡¦m off work now.
I'm off duty now.

0911
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
Grandma prepares a big dinner for us every time we visit her house.
¨C¦¸¥h¥¤¥¤®a¡A¦o³£µ¹§Ú­Ì°µÂײ±ªº±ß¶º¡C

Grandma prepares a big dinner for us every time we visit her family.

0912
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
After lunch, I usually take a snap and then watch a soap opera.
¦Y§¹¤È¶º¡A§Ú³q±`¤pºÎ¤@·|¨à¡AµM«á¬Ý¤@³¡ªÎ¨m¼@¡C

do some kinds of housekeeping
have a lunch take a nap
soap opera TV series
high tea dinner breakfast
lunch supper

0913
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
Lisa enjoys housekeeping and her husband also helps around the house.
Lisa³ßÅw°µ®a°È¡A¦o¥ý¥Í¤]±`±`À°¦£¦¬¬B©Ð¶¡¡C

sweep the floor
mop the floor
do the washing
weed the garden
homework ®a®x§@·~
housework ®a°È¬¡
I have a lot of homework to do.

0914
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
Jerry often does his homework till midnight.
Jerry°µ§@·~±`±`°µ¨ì¥b©]¡C

He stayed up studying.

0915
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
I am used to going to bed at around 11 and I fall fast asleep.
§Ú²ßºD¤F¤Q¤@ÂI¥ª¥k¤W§É¡A¨Ã«Ü§Ö¤JºÎ¡C

be used to = be accustomed to ²ßºD©ó°µ¬Y¨Æ
I¡¦m used to going bed early.
I'm used to exercising in the morning.
go to bed = go to sleep
fall fast asleep
insomnia ¥¢¯v
toss and turn ÁÓÂà¤Ï°¼
I¡¦m a light sleeper.

0916
Lesson Nine Daily Activities ¤é±`¬¡°Ê
I like reading magazines in my spare time.
§Ú¶~·v®É³ßÅwÅªÂø»x¡C

in spare time = in free time
usually ³q±`±¡ªp¤U
often
every morning
everyday
be used to ²ßºD©ó°µ¬Y¨Æ

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1001
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
What did you do last Saturday?
¤W©P¤»§A·F¤°麽¤F¡H

last year
last month
last week
last Saturday
last night
the last one ³Ì«áªº
She was the last one.
the last but not least ³Ì«á¦P¼Ë­«­nªº¬O
do¡÷did

1002
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
Pierce went to the gym to work out yesterday.
Pierce¬Q¤Ñ¥h°·¨­©Ð°·¨­¤F¡C

go¡÷went
gym = gymnasium Åé¨|À]¡B°·¨­©Ð
Capital Gym ­º³£Åé¨|À]
stadium Åé¨|³õ
Worker¡¥s Stadium ¤u¤HÅé¨|³õ
work out = do exercises

1003
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
Dan stayed up watching the World Cup last night, and overslept this morning.
Dan¬Q±ß¼õ©]¬Ý¥@¬ÉªM¡A¤µ¤Ñ¦­±áºÎ¹LÀY¤F¡C

stay up to the midnight ¼õ¨ì¥b©]
I stayed up until midnight reading a novel.
I stayed up all night cramming for the examination.
pull an all nighter ¶}©]¨®
oversleep¡÷overslept
sleep¡÷slept

1004
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
I ran into an old friend of mine on the street this morning.
¤µ¤Ñ¤W¤È§Ú¦bµó¤W¹J¨ì¤F¤@­Ó¦ÑªB¤Í¡C

What did you do this morning?
I went shopping this morning.
I ran into an old friend of mine on the street this morning.
I run into my boss.
He run into a car accident.

1005
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
She didn't recognize me.
¦o¨S»{¥X§Ú¨Ó¡C

1006
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
Bill was shy before he got this job.
Bill°µ³o¥÷¤u§@«e®¼®`²Ûªº¡C

1007
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
Where is John? John was here a minute ago.
John¦b­þ¨à¡H¥L­è¤~ÁÙ¦b©O¡C

Where is John?
John was here a moment ago.
I was in Shanghai two years ago.
I met him two weeks ago.
He was here a moment ago.
He was here a minute ago.

1008
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
Judy invited some friends to visit her new house.
JudyÁܽдX­ÓªB¤Í¥h°ÑÆ[¦oªº·s©Ð¤l¡C

He invited us to dinner.
He invited us to the party.
He invited us to go shopping.
He invited us to go skiing.

1009
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
Yesterday we had a good time at David¡¥s birthday party.
¬Q¤Ñ§Ú­Ì¦bDavidªº¥Í¤é±ß·|¤Wª±¨à±o«Ü°ª¿³¡C

have a good time = enjoy oneself

1010
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
Professor Smith retired two years ago.
Smith±Ð±Â¨â¦~«e°h¥ð¡C

1011
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
Mary used to be a diplomat, but now she works in a company.
Mary¥H«e¬O¥~¥æ©x¡A¦ý²{¦b¦b¤½¥q¤u§@¡C

diplomat / diplomacy
used to ¹L¥h¸g±`°µ
be used to ²ßºD©ó°µ¬Y¨Æ
I¡¦m used to doing the exercises in the morning.
I used to exercise in the morning.
He used to work very hard.
He used to be industrious.
I¡¦m used to the fast pace of life.
I¡¦m used to getting up early.

1012
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
Mr. Cooper started a company at the age of 28.
Cooper¥ý¥Í¤G¤Q¤K·³¶}¤F¤@®a¤½¥q¡C

1013
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
I majored in finance when I was in college.
§Ú¤W¤j¾Çªº®É­Ô±M·~¬Oª÷¿Ä¡C

My major is accounting.
My major is business administration.
MBA = master of business administration

1014
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
John returned to his hometown five years later.
¤­¦~«áJohn¦^¨ì¤F¥Lªº®a¶m¡C

John went to college at the age of 18 and hegraduated four years later.

1015
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
I told you so.
§Ú¦­ª¾¹D·|³o¼Ë¨à¡C

after-wit
I knew it.
Did you mean...?
Sorry, I didn¡¥t catch you.
Did you say your name was Sally?

1016
Lesson Ten Past Activities ¹L¥h®É
Harry: Joe! I thought it was you. I¡¦m Harry Burns.
Joe: Harry, how're you doing?
Harry: Good, how're you doing?
Joe: I'm doing fine.
Harry: Yeah, it's great. I was just walking by and I
thought it was you and there it is, it's you!
Joe: Yeah, yea, it was.

Let bygones be bygones. ¬J©¹¤£©S¡C

1101
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
What will you do when you grow up?
µ¥§Aªø¤j¤F¡A·Q°µ¤°麽¡H

When I grow up, I¡¥ll be a scientist.
When I grow up, I¡¥ll be a model.
When I grow up, I¡¥ll be a singer.

1102
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
I will open a bar when I have enough money.
µ¥§Ú¦³¤F¨¬°÷¦hªº¿ú¡A§Ú­n¦Û¤v¶}°s§a¡C

pub = bar
open business

1103
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
Allen is going back to the US during the summer vacation.
´»°²®ÉAllen­n¦^¬ü°ê¡C

summer vacation
winter vacation
go
come
leave
I¡¦m leaving.
be going
be coming
be leaving
I¡¦m going to the United States.

1104
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
He will be back in four weeks.
¥L¥|­Ó¬P´Á«á¦^¨Ó¡C

He came back four years later.
I¡¦m going to the university.
I¡¥ll be back in four year.

1105
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
She is about to leave for Paris.
¦o°¨¤W­n¥h¤Ú¾¤¡C

be about to do sth.
leave Beijing for Paris
She is about to leave for Paris.
I was about to go swimming when I met my friend.
I¡¦m about to study.

1106
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
What are you going to do tomorrow?
©ú¤Ñ§A·Q°µ¤°麽¡H

1107
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
A Canadian professor will lecture at the school auditorium.
¤@­Ó¥[®³¤j±Ð±Â­n¦b¾Ç®Õ§°óÁ¿®y¡C

in the auditorium in the hall
the Great Hall of the People
lecture sb. lecture us Don¡¥t lecture me. lecturer Á¿®v
teach sb to do sth teach sb a lesson
Claire is giving me a class.
I¡¦m going to listen to a lecture.

1108
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
He will focus on the latest development of Canada.
¥L­«ÂI­n½Í½Í¥[®³¤jªºªñªp¡C

focus on sb = pay attention to sb
lastest ³Ìªñªº
Have you bought the lastest issue of Reader?
lastest information

1109
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
I am going to buy a ticket for the rock¡¦n¡¦roll concert.
§Ú­n¥h¶R±i·nºu¼Ö­µ¼Ö·|ªº²¼¡C

rap
pop music
classical music
concert
She is going to host a concert.

1110
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
There will be an international conference in Beijing next month.
¤U­Ó¤ë¤@­Ó°ê»Ú·|ij±N¦b¥_¨Ê¥l¶}¡C

next month this month last month
now yesterday tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
the day before yesterday
next last
There will be an Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.

1111
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
I will apply to be a volunteer translator.
§Ú·Q¥Ó½Ð°µ»xÄ@½Ķ¤H­û¡C

Do you have any volunteers¡H
volunteer translator
volunteer service staff
volunteer to do sth
He volenteered to donate his blood.
apply to do sth
apply for sth
I¡¦m applying for the scholarship.
apply to sb for sth
I¡¦m applying to the Beijing University for the fellowship.

1112
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
It is going to rain. Take your raincoat with you!
§Ö¤U«B¤F¡A±a¤W«B¦ç¡I

It¡¥s going to rain. / It¡¥s about to rain.
Take your raincoat with you.
Take your umbrella with you.

1113
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
I am leaving. Thank you for having us here tonight.
§Ú±o¨«¤F¡C·PÁ±zÁܽЧڭ̤µ±ß¨ì³o¨à¨Ó¡C

Thank you for your warm welcome.

1114
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
Did you know what you were going to do before you graduated?
§A²¦·~«e·Q¹L¥H«á­n·F¤°麽¶Ü¡H

graduate v. ²¦·~
I graduated from Harvard University.
graduate n. ²¦·~¥Í¡B¬ã¨s¥Í I¡¦m Harvard graduate.
I¡¦m a graduate student.
Before you graduated, did you know what you were going to do?
will¡÷would be going to¡÷was going to
be about to¡÷was about to
I was leaving when the telephone rang.

1115
Lesson Eleven Future Activities ±N¨Ó®É
I never imagined that I would become a teacher.
§Ú±q¨S·Q¹L§Ú·|¦¨¬°¤@¦W¦Ñ®v¡C

I never thought that I would have so much money.
I never imagined that I would have so much money.
I never realized that I would have so much money.

1201
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
How do you like the weather today?
§Aı±o¤µ¤Ñ¤Ñ®ð¦p¦ó¡H

What do you think of the weather today?

1202
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
How was it yesterday?
¬Q¤Ñ¤Ñ®ð¦p¦ó¡H

How was the weather like yesterday?
How was it yesterday?

1203
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
What will the weather be like tomorrow?
©ú¤Ñ¤Ñ®ð¦p¦ó¡H

How do you like the weather tomorrow?
How about tomorrow?
How will it be tomorrow?
What will the weather be like tomorrow?
(The weather will be like what tomorrow.)
What is the weather like today?
What was the weather like yesterday?

1204
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
Nice day, isn¡¥t it?
¤Ñ¯u¦n¡A¤£¬O¶Ü¡H

1205
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
What a lousy day!
¤Ñ®ð¯uÁV¿|§r¡I

What a difficult day, isn¡¥t it?
What a chilly day, isn¡¥t it?
What a cold day, isn't it?
What a hot day, isn't it?
What a muggy day, isn't it?

1206
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
It is muggy and hot.
¤S´e¤S¼ö¡C

1207
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
It has been cloudy all morning and now it is raining cats and dogs.
¾ã­Ó¤W¤È¤Ñ®ð³±¨H¨Hªº¡A²{¦b¤U°_¤F¤j«B¡C

windy sunny muggy
breezy foggy mist
It¡¥s foggy. It's misty. pour
pour tea coffee It¡¥s pouring.
shower It¡¥s cloudy. It's sunny.
It's clear. It¡¥s raining. It¡¥s showering.
rain pour shower
storm thunder lightning
thunder storm hail

1208
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
It has been cloudy all morning and now it is raining cats and dogs.
¾ã­Ó¤W¤È¤Ñ®ð³±¨H¨Hªº¡A²{¦b¤U°_¤F¤j«B¡C

breeze wind northern wind
northly wind western wind gale sand-storm
There is a gale these days.
There is a thunder storm these days.

typhoon hurricane tornado
Tornado Jack is coming.

snow snowy sleet blizzard
A blizzard is hitting us next month.
The storm is hitting us.

1209
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
It was blowing hard.
­·«Ü¤j¡C

It¡¥s blowing hard.
It's blowing heavily.

1210
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
It will probably clear up tomorrow.
©ú¤Ñ¥i¯à¤Ñ´N´¸¤F¡C

It is clear up today.

1211
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
What¡¥s the temperature today?
¤µ¤Ñ¦h¤Ö«×¡H

What was the temperature yesterday?
What will be the temperature tomorrow?
What is going to be the temperature tomorrow?
body temperature thermometer degree
Celsius Fahrenheit ¡]µØ¤ó«×-32¡^¡Ñ5/9 = Äá¤ó«×
The temperature is 7¢XC. ¢XC ¢XF

1212
Lesson Twelve Weather ¤Ñ®ð
The lowest temperature can drop to 30¢XC below zero.
³Ì§C·Å«×¯à¹F¨ì¹s¤U¤T¤Q«×¡C

The temperature rises.
The temperature drops.
Increase decrease
increase to decrease to
increase by decrease by
global warming
The lowest temperature these days increased by 2 degrees
these years.

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1301
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
How many people are there in your family?
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How many members are there in your family?
How big is your family?
There are four people in my family.
My father, my mother, my sister and me.
father mother
dad mom
daddy mommy
parent parents
I am married but haven¡¥t started a family.
child children kid
son daughter

1302
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
How many people are there in your family?
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brother elder brother younger brother
sister elder sister younger sister
There are five kids in my family.
eldest brother eldest sister
I¡¦m the second child.
my younger sister my younger broter
youngest brother
He is the youngest child in our famiy.

1303
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
Rick is an only child.
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Rick is the only child in the family.
I¡¦m an only child.

1304
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
I¡¦ve got two sisters and one brother.
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sisters and brothers siblings ¥S§Ì©j©f
Do you have any siblings?
Do you have sibs?
grandfather grandpa
grandmother grandma
uncle aunt aunty
cousin nephew niece
better half sister-in-law brother-in-law
mother-in-law

1305
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
Her great-grandpa is still living.
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My grandmother is still living.
grandson great-grandson
granddaughter great-granddaughter
four generations living under the same roof ¥|¥@¦P°ó

1306
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
Sam and Tony are twins.
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1307
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
Richard comes from a well-off family.
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We are living a better-off life.
They would live a better-off life without so many kids.
well-off ¤p±d
build China into a well-off society
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Richard comes from an ordinary family.
He was born in a moderate family.
He comes from in a moderate family.
Abe came from a poor family.
He was born with a wood spoon in his mouth.

1308
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
I have a close family. We love each other.
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Our family is close.

1309
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
His parents always quarrel with each other.
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quarrel with sb over sth = argue with sb over sth.
We can¡¥t get on well with each other.
We can¡¥t get along well with each other.

1310
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
My father is a pilot and he is very strict with us.
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a sterning father ÄY¤÷
a loving mother ·O¥À
My mother is very soft with us.
My father is very hard on us.

1311
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
My parents grew up in the countryside.
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in the city
on the suburbs
You are a grown-up.

1312
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
We moved to the city when I was just five.
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My family lives in the coutryside.
My family lives in the city.
My family lives on the suburbs.

1313
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
My father is the bread earner.
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father
mother
minor children
The mother is usually the homemaker.

1314
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
Robin was brought up in a single-parent household.
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He was raised in the single-parent family.

1315
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
There are more and more DINK families in big cities.
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DINK = double income and no kids

1316
Lesson Thirteen Family ®a®x¥Í¬¡
What do your parents do?
§A¤÷¥À¬O°µ¤°麽¤u§@ªº¡H

1401
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
when who whose where what how
date n.¤é´Á¡A¬ù·|
have a date with sb.
date n.´Ç
Chinese date

1402
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
What day is it today?
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What day is it tomorrow?
What day is 28th of December?

1403
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
It is Monday.
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Monday = Mon.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

1404
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
What is the date today?
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1405
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
Today is October 31, 2002.
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Today is October 31st, 2004.
Today is 31 of October, 2004.
January February March April
May June July August
September October November December
31 thirty first
2002 two thousand and two
Beijing is going to host 2008 Olympic Games.
1980 nineteen eighty
HongKong returned to the embrace of China in 1997.
What is the date of next Sunday?
Next Sunday is October 31.

1406
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
When were you born?
§A¤°麽®É­Ô¥X¥Íªº¡H
I was born on October 1st, 1981.
§Ú¥Í©ó1981¦~10¤ë1¤é¡C

1407
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
Halloween starts on the evening of October 31st.
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in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at noon
at midnight

1408
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
I took a trip to Hong Kong in 1980.
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I took a vacation in May.
I was born in the 1980s.

1409
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
In what month will the meeting be held?
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1410
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
It will be held in the latter half of June.
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in the first half of June
in the middle of June
We had an examination in the middle of June.
in the early years of 1980s
in mid-1980s
in the later years of 1980s

1411
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
The American Day of Independence is on July 4th.
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National Day holiday °ê¼y¸`
Day of Independence
Independence Day ¿W¥ß¤é
The National Day is Octorber 1st.
The Children¡¥s Day is June 1st.

1412
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
´_¬¡¸` the Easter
´_¬¡¸`±m³J the Easter egg
Á`²Î¬ö©À¤é the Presidents? Day
°¨¤B¸ô¼w¬ö©À¤é Martin Luther King Day
°}¤`±N¤h¬ö©À¤é Memorial Day
³Ò°Ê¸` Labor Day
°h¥î­x¤H¸` Veterans Day
¸t½Ï¸` Christmas Day
¤¸¥¹ New Year¡¥s Day
·P®¦¸` Thanksgiving Day
·P®¦¸`¤jÀ\ the Thanksgiving feast ¤õÂû turkey
±¡¤H¸` Valentine's Day
¸U¸t¸` Halloween
¤÷¿Ë¸` Father¡¥s Day
¥À¿Ë¸` Mother¡¥s day

1413
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month in the lunar year.
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¶§¾ú solar calendar
³±¾ú lunar calendar
¤¸®d¸` the Lantern Festival the fifteenth day of the first
month in the lunar year
ºÝ¤È¸` the Dragon Boat Festival the fifth day of the fifth
month in the lunar year
¤¤¬î¸` The Mid-autumn Festival is the fifteenth day of the
eighth month in the lunar year.

1414
Lesson Fourteen Date ¤é´Á
¤¸¥¹ New Year's Day ³Ò°Ê¸` the Labor Day
°ê¼y¸` the National Day ¥Í¤é birthday
©P¦~¬ö©À anniversary
50 years wedding anniversary
¬P®y zodiac ¤ô²~®y Aquarius ·à¤l®y Leo
ÄÝ¬Û animal zodiac
mouse ox tiger rabbit
dragon snake horse sheep
monkey rooster dog pig
My animal zodiac is pig.
My animal sign is pig.

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