北师大版高中英语模块4--Unit 10 Money warm-up

[00:04.12]Unit 10 Money Warm-up¹
[00:08.16]Exercise 2 Listen:Which of the people
[00:12.70]in the photos (A-D) are speaking?
[00:17.65]1 Mm, well, I've got a good job.
[00:22.95]I work very hard and I earn a good salary.
[00:26.86]I'll be honest-I like spending money,
[00:29.74]especially on cloths.Why not?
[00:35.27]I've earned it, haven't I?

[00:38.87]2  Well, I think people excess² with money
[00:43.01]they think money brings you happiness.
[00:45.09]But you don't need money that much
[00:47.66]I think the most important thing
[00:49.38]is to try to help other people.
[00:51.78]I mean people who really need help.
[00:54.54]I am in two charities³.
[00:56.38]We collect money for children
[00:57.73]in poor countries...

[01:01.74]3 I've been out of work for five years now.
[01:06.27]It's very difficult
[01:07.34]to get a job at my age,you know.
[01:10.02]And I've had a lot of personal problems.
[01:13.92]I don't like asking for money,but I have to.
[01:18.12]I think a lot of people don't now
[01:20.06]how easy it is to get into my situation.

[01:24.76]4 Personally, I think it's important
[01:28.78]to give money to charity⁴,
[01:30.82]especially to charities for children.
[01:33.37]I mean most of us have some extra money,
[01:36.43]don't we?I'm not very rich, but I try to give
[01:40.28]as much money as I can.
[01:41.22]

1 warm-up   

n.准备动作，热身，预热，热身赛

参考例句：

• Warm-up exercises is necessary for competitors to start swimming.对游泳运动员来说，在开始之前做热身运动是非常必要的。
• I never bother to do warm-up exercises.我向来懒得做热身运动。

2 excess   

n.过量，过度；超越；adj.过量的，附加的

参考例句：

• He advised his son never to spend in excess of his income.他劝儿子开支不可超过收入。
• You're too fat;try and run off all those excess pounds.你太胖了，要跑跑步减肥。

3 charities   

n.慈爱( charity的名词复数 )；救济金；慈善团体；宽厚

参考例句：

• Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine. 许多慈善机构捐款赈济饥民。
• Certain charities are exempt from VAT registration. 某些慈善机构无须进行增值税登记。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 charity   

n.慈悲，博爱，慈善团体，施舍

参考例句：

• He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.他兴办那个慈善机构以纪念他已故的妻子。
• He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.他向慈善团体捐了一笔相当可观的钱款。