北师大版高中英语模块1--Unit 1 Lifestyles Les1-3

[00:00.00]Here's the remote¹ control.
[00:02.30]You've got the world at your feet.
[00:04.03]And in your hand.Great!
[00:07.11]A Workaholic
[00:08.85]I normally² wake up about five minutes
[00:10.76]before my alarm³ clock goes off .
[00:13.27]As soon as I hear my alarm clock,
[00:15.10]I jump out of my bed.
[00:16.83]It takes me less than fifteen minytes to wash,
[00:19.38]get changed,have breakfast,
[00:21.26]leave home and get on a bus.
[00:24.20]I am always the first person
[00:25.79]to get to the office.
[00:27.45]The mornings are always very busy
[00:29.17]and the afternoons are even busier!
[00:32.04]Meetings and phone calls take up
[00:33.98]a large part of the day.
[00:36.16]Every minute of the day is filled
[00:37.76]with urgent⁴ matters.
[00:39.80]By around eight o'clock I usually find
[00:41.66]some time to do my own  papperwork
[00:44.24]and answer some personal e-mails.
[00:47.20]When I get home at about ten.
[00:49.09]I look at some documents⁵ that bring back
[00:51.00]from the office so that I can be ready
[00:53.02]for the next day's work .
[00:55.17]I get to bed around mid-night when
[00:57.00]my wife and children are already asleep.
[01:00.27]I seldom have time for fun
[01:01.98]and other activities with my family.
[01:04.70]My family complains about it.
[01:06.82]But I try to work hard so that
[01:08.38]I can make more money for them.
[01:10.81]Besides.I get bored if there's nothing to do.
[01:13.58]I like being⁶ busy.
[01:13.58]

1 remote   

adj.遥远的，僻远的；细微的，稀少的，漠然的

参考例句：

• I'm afraid your chances of success are rather remote.我担心你成功的机会极小。
• The thing happened in the remote past.这件事发生在遥远的过去。

2 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

3 alarm   

n.惊慌，恐慌；警报器；v.使……恐慌

参考例句：

• The man on duty rang an alarm.值班员发出警报。
• The alarm spread rapidly.警报迅速传开。

4 urgent   

a.紧急的，急迫的，紧要的

参考例句：

• He asked to see the manager for something urgent. 他有急事求见经理。
• A part of this urgent task was allotted to us. 这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。

5 documents   

n.（计算机）文档( document的名词复数 )；证件；公文；[用复数]票据

参考例句：

• We sent the documents by courier. 我们派了信使送交这些文件。
• Copies of the relevant documents must be filed at court. 有关文件副本必须送交法院备案。

6 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？