创新英语教程第三册UNIT9

[00:08.59]Listen to four people talking about what they did last night.
[00:15.36]When you have decided¹ what they did,tick the correct number in the list.
[00:22.20]1.I hate going there,but I’d run out of things to wear and,
[00:28.87]to be honest,some of my clothes were a bit-well,
[00:33.54]you know,so I thought I’d better have some clean shirts before work on Monday.
[00:39.50]2.It’s not something I normally³ do but I just felt like a bit of fresh air
[00:49.76]and it was a nice summer’s evening and quite a few shops were open so,
[00:55.22]yes,it was really nice.
[00:58.67]3.Not much really.I was quite tired when I got in from work,
[01:09.02]so I just got myself something to eat and then wrote a couple of letters,
[01:14.61]read a bit,watched a bit of TV and before I knew it,it was nearly midnight.
[01:20.85]4.Sorry I couldn’t ring you last night,
[01:29.50]but Wednesdays are my evenings for Art History.
[01:33.96]It’s something I’ve always been interesting in,
[01:38.32]so I thought I’d try this ten-week course that the university’s running this autumn.
[01:44.39]2 While you listen While you listen The Worst Disco⁴ in Town!
[02:00.24]Hey,Rose,there’s a letter for you.
[02:04.08]Thanks.You must’ve got in late last night.
[02:09.75]I didn’t even hear you come in-and I went to bed after one.
[02:14.61]I did,actually,I went and met some old friends from college that I hadn’t seen for ages.
[02:21.77]Oh,did you?That must’ve been nice.
[02:26.81]Yes,we had a drink and chat and caught up with all the gossip⁵.
[02:32.45]You know what it’s like.  UH-huh.
[02:36.81]Then we had something to eat and then another drink  n
[02:41.99]and then we ended up going on to this awful disco in town.
[02:47.34]Oh,did you?Which one?Not Stardust.No,surely not Stardust?
[02:55.70]I’m afraid it was,actually-and it was really terrible,
[03:00.85]just full of kids and the music was so loud I could hardly hear myself think.
[03:07.22]It was like being back at school all over again.
[03:12.47]Kids of fourteen acting⁶ as if they were eighteen!
[03:17.64]I could’ve told you that!
[03:21.20]This boy came up to me-you know,bottle of beer in his hand,
[03:27.26]acting all macho,an asked me to dance!
[03:32.11]I bet² hadn’t even started shaving! And did you?
[03:37.76]What?Dance with him?Of course I did!Then I told him I was thirty-five!
[03:44.91]You’re so cruel!
[03:48.47]Well,I just figured it was better he found out sooner rather than later that I was old enough to be his mum!
[03:55.42]I thought you were supposed to be there talking to old friends.
[04:00.46]I was,but there was so much noise,you couldn’t really have a proper conversation.
[04:07.12]And then to top it all.I missed the last train home
[04:12.71]and had to get a cab⁷ and didn’t get in until three!
[04:17.67]Didn’t you?You must be feeling exhausted⁸ this morning,then.
[04:23.92]Yeah,I could do with another hour or two in bed,that’s for sure.
[04:29.37]Anyway,what about you?How was your night?
[04:35.44]Oh,it was OK.I just did a bit of shopping on my way home,
[04:41.60]cooked myself some ramen noodles.
[04:45.96]Cooked youself some what?
[04:49.75]Ramen noodles,you know,just Japanese noodles. Oh,OK.
[04:57.40]They’re really quick and easy,and then I just did a bit of tidying-up,
[05:03.46]you know,nothing amazing or anything,read for a bit,
[05:08.92]watched a bit of telly-some film-you know the kind of thing that’s on late on Channel 4.
[05:16.58]Actually,I was so tired,I fell asleep in the middle of it!
[05:22.46]Oh,don’t!You’re making me feel even more exhausted!
[05:27.92]1 Responding⁹ with auxiliary¹⁰ verbs¹¹
[05:41.55]Listen and practise saying the expressions in colour.
[05:47.82]I met our odl English teacher on the train last night.
[05:53.15]Oh,did you?How is she?
[05:56.81]She’s fine,she’s working at aother school now,teaching younger kids.
[06:02.76]Hey-great news!I’ve jsut passed my driving test!
[06:11.23]Oh,have you?Congratulations¹².You msut be really pleased.
[06:17.18]Yes,it’s excellent.Now all I need is the money for car.
[06:23.14]3 Making sure you understand
[06:36.30]Listen and practise the dialogues above with a partner.
[06:41.95]I surfed the net last night?
[06:46.99]You did what last night?
[06:50.64]Surfed the net-played around on the Internet.
[06:55.40]I went on holiday to Phuket last year.
[07:02.48]You went where?
[07:05.82]Phuket.It’s a beach resort¹³ in Thailand.
[07:10.89]6 Linking ideas
[07:23.74]Listen,then say all these sentences,making sure you stress so.
[07:32.81]1.It was so cold,my hands felt like they were going to fall off.
[07:41.77]2.I was so exhausted,I just went straight to bed as soon as I got in.
[07:51.43]3.I was so hungry,I could’ve carried on eating all night!

1 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。

2 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

3 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。

4 disco   

n.迪斯科舞厅，迪斯科舞会

参考例句：

• Can you find a disco?你能找到迪斯科舞厅吗？
• Disco was not my scene.我对迪斯科舞不感兴趣。

5 gossip   

n.流言蜚语，爱说长道短的人；vi.传播流言

参考例句：

• She broadcast the gossip all over the town.她将这个流言传遍全镇。
• They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.关于他的爱情生活，他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语。

6 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

7 cab   

n.计程车，出租车，出租单马车；vi.乘出租马车

参考例句：

• The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
• Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车？

8 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

9 responding   

回答，回报，响应( respond的现在分词 )； 有反应； 有效果； 有影响

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals. 他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• Responding with a smile, he said, "Well, why don't you?" 他也笑道：“咦，你为什么不说话了？”

10 auxiliary   

adj.辅助的，备用的

参考例句：

• I work in an auxiliary unit.我在一家附属单位工作。
• The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of blackout.这家医院装有备用发电系统以防灯火管制。

11 verbs   

动词

参考例句：

• I have to swot up on phrasal verbs for a test tomorrow. 我不得不为明天的测验努力温习短语动词。
• Verbs that do not take object are called intransitive verbs. 不带宾语的动词称为不及物动词。

12 congratulations   

n.祝贺；贺词；祝词

参考例句：

• I send you my warmest congratulations on your success. 我对你的成功致以最热烈的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Please give her my congratulations when you see her. 见到她时请转达我的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 resort   

n.凭借，手段，常去之地，胜地；vi.求助，诉诸，采取（某种手段等），常去

参考例句：

• He couldn't have passed the exam without resort to cheating.他要不是靠作弊是通不过这次考试的。
• Beidaihe is noted for its summer resort.北戴河以避暑胜地而著称。