创新英语教程第三册UNIT7

[00:04.49]2 Planning expressions
[00:10.95]Listen to Gavin talking about his plans of the weekend.
[00:16.88]Tick the expressions you hear.
[00:21.63]Well,tonight I guess I’ll probably just stay in
[00:27.09]and have a quite night in front of the telly.
[00:31.24]I’m a bit too tired to do anything really.
[00:35.81]Then on Saturday morning,I’m going to try to get up really early
[00:42.06]and go off and play football with some mates¹ of mine in the park,which should be fun.
[00:48.40]Then,Saturday afternoon,unfortunately,
[00:54.05]I’ve got to do some things around the house,because the place is a tip at the moment.
[01:00.00]Then,Saturday night,I’ve got a big night
[01:05.46]because a friend’s having a party at her place and karen’s going to be there.
[01:11.52]And Sunday morning I imagine I’ll need to have a lie-in just to recover,really,
[01:19.07]and then in the afternoon,I’ve got a friend coming over.
[01:23.64]And then,finally,Sunday night,
[01:28.61]I guess I’ll probably just stay in and have an early night.
[01:34.77]1 While you listen
[01:42.43]Thank goodness² it’s Friday!
[01:46.68]Thank goodnes it’s Friday!This week’s been dragging on forever.
[01:53.84]Tell me about it!So,what are you up to this weekend? Oh,nothing special,really.
[02:00.40]This evening,I’m just going out for dinner with my parents. Oh,that should be nice.
[02:06.64]Yes,we’ve going to this little French place near where I live.
[02:11.92]The food’s great there,
[02:15.97]and then tomorrow I’ve got to get up really early-at least for me!-
[02:21.32]and do some cooking,because I’ve got some people coming over in the afternoon.
[02:26.89]And I’ll have to give the place a really good clean as well.
[02:32.06]And,I’m not sure,but I think we’ll probably be going out after that
[02:37.70]-to see a film or something.We haven’t reall planned anything.
[02:42.87]What about yourself?
[02:46.43]Well,tonight I’m supposed to be going out with some people from my old job,
[02:52.36]but I don’t really feel like it any more.I’m feeling really tired.
[02:57.68]So,you’re just going to stay in,then?
[03:01.66]Yes,because tomorrow night I’ve got a big night.
[03:06.41]I’m going to my friends Pete and Rachel’s party.It’s on a boat.
[03:12.05]Oh,that sounds great.Whereabouts?
[03:16.81]Down by the river.You know,in the docks³.
[03:20.88]Oh yes,I know where you mean.I went to a party there myself a while ago.
[03:26.81]Right.Is it OK down there?
[03:30.76]Yes,it’s great,but it’s not all that big.There’s not that much room on the boat.
[03:37.60]Mm,sounds cosy⁴!
[03:41.15]Oh,yes,you can get really colse to people!Lots of sweaty bodies!
[03:48.13]I don’t think it’s going to be that sort of party!
[03:52.28]Well,you never know.If you’re lucky,it might become one!
[03:57.43]No,I’m only joking,it’s actually a great place for a party.
[04:02.99]Good.I’m really looking forward to it.
[04:07.14]But then on Sunday,unfortunately,I’ve got to do some things for work.
[04:12.19]No rest for the wicked⁵!Well,listen,I might give you a ring on Sunday,then,
[04:18.35]just to hear all about your quiet night out down on the river!
[04:24.31]1 More ways of talking about the future
[04:37.66]Listen and practise saying these sentences.
[04:43.30]1.I’ve got some friends arriving from Spain tomorrow.
[04:50.56]2.I’ve got get up really early tomorrow to take my father to the airport.
[04:59.83]3.I’m supposed to be playing football on Saturday,but I’ve got a bit of a cold.
[05:08.09]4.I might be going to the coast for the weekend,but I haven’t decided⁶ for sure yet.
[05:17.54]4 Pronunciation
[05:29.51]Practise saying these sentences.
[05:34.65]1.Right,I’ll see you later.
[05:40.53]2.It’ll be all right on the night.
[05:48.40]3.She’ll be with us in five minutes or so.
[05:56.44]4.What’ll you say to your boss?
[06:03.89]5.How’ll we recognise each other?
[06:11.25]6.You’ll regreat it.
[06:19.30]7.I’ll see what I can do.
[06:26.66]8.There’ll be a lot of people you know there.
[06:33.43]9.So,where’ll we meet,then?
[06:40.88]10.I’m sure we’ll meet again.

1 mates   

[英]伙伴( mate的名词复数 )； 同伴； （非正式）配偶； （熟练工人的）助手

参考例句：

• He's out boozing with his mates. 他和他的朋友们喝酒去了。
• They've been best mates since school. 他们从上学时期以来就是最要好的朋友。

2 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

3 docks   

n.港区

参考例句：

• He was born in squalor next to London's docks. 他出生在伦敦码头附近肮脏的地区。
• The enemy raided the docks. 敌人突然袭击了码头。

4 cosy   

adj.温暖而舒适的，安逸的

参考例句：

• We spent a cosy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。
• It was so warm and cosy in bed that Simon didn't want to get out.床上温暖而又舒适，西蒙简直不想下床了。

5 wicked   

adj.邪恶的，恶劣的，缺德的；淘气的

参考例句：

• Let everyone know all the wicked things she has done.把她干的坏事给大家抖搂抖搂。
• The wicked must be wiped out.恶人必须除掉。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。