创新英语教程第一册UNIT2

[00:05.09]Do you like OPera?
[00:10.84]No,I HATE it.I find it REALLY BORing.WHY do yiu ASK?
[00:18.10]Oh,I'm THINking¹ of GOing to SEE SOMEthing at the Opera House
[00:23.88]and I'm TRYing to FIND SOMEone to GO with.
[00:27.92]NO,SORry.I just THINK OPeras go ON TOO LONG.
[00:33.57]I CAN'T sit still for FOUR hours.
[00:38.22]Never MIND.I'll TRY someone else.
[00:42.95]Have you asked MIRiam?I think SHE likes THAT kind of MUSic.
[00:48.82]Oh,RIGHT.OK.MAYbe I'll ask HER.So what kind of music DO you like?
[00:57.78]LOTS of things,really.JAZZ,POP,LAtin music.I LOVE TIto LOpez.
[01:06.43]REAlly?I AHTE him.ALL his songs SOUND the SAME.
[01:11.71]I like JAZZ,though.Do you like LOUis ARM strong?
[01:17.66]YES,he's OK.I QUITE like SOME of his TUNES,but I preFER GAto Barbleri.
[01:25.81]Oh,rlght.I've never heard of her.Who is she?
[01:31.98]He's a man.He's an Argantinian musician.He's really good.
[01:38.74]I'll lend you a CD if you like.
[01:43.39]Yes,OK.Thanks.
[01:48.15]3 Answering quesgtions
[02:31.30]Professor² Morris,from the University of Thameside,
[02:39.56]has just written a book about friends and relations³.
[02:45.12]In it,he says that people in Britain today
[02:50.87]believe that their friends are more important than their families.
[02:56.20]He says,"These days,many people in Britain move away from their family
[03:03.56]and home to look for work or the study.
[03:08.11]If children and parents live in different cities,
[03:13.57]families cannot help each other in the way they did in the past.
[03:19.21]Grandparents can't babysit⁴ their grandchildren
[03:24.67]and children can't look after their parents when they get old.
[03:30.34]Brothers and sisters can't go out together or see each other much.
[03:35.90]Personally,I don't think this is a bad thing.
[03:41.47]We choose our friends in a way we can't choose our families.
[03:47.53]With friends,we have a lot of things in common,
[03:52.88]which we often don't have with our families.
[03:57.43]Not everyone agrees with Professor Morris,
[04:03.28]so we decided⁵ to ask a few people in the street
[04:08.32]who their best friends are and why.
[04:12.97]Katy(27)
[04:18.61]My mum is a nice woman,but we're very different.
[04:25.06]If I have a problem or if I really want to talk to someone,
[04:31.54]I ring my friend Marian.
[04:35.49]I've known⁶ her since I was at school.
[04:40.16]We often go shopping together.
[04:44.53]We spend the whole day going to different shops,trying things on.
[04:51.50]We stop for coffee and lunch,and chat to each other about everything.
[04:58.66]We get on really well.
[05:02.42]Charlotte(34)
[05:06.26]I'm a twin and I think my sister and I will always be best friends.
[05:13.84]I see her a lot.We both love cooking-
[05:19.48]really hot,spicy food like Indian curries⁷ and things like that-
[05:26.56]so we often invite each other round for dinner.
[05:31.00]Graham(48)
[05:34.55]I don't believe what this guy Morris is saying!
[05:39.10]I live with my mother and she is still the most important person for me.
[05:45.36]We do lots of things together.
[05:49.31]We both like the theatre,so we go a lot.
[05:54.27]We like similar kinds of music.
[05:58.14]We're both big fans⁸ of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
[06:02.87]I can talk to her about anything.
[06:07.10]Damien(22)
[06:10.73]My best friend is James.We both really love Star Wars⁹.
[06:16.48]We actually met at a Star Wars club and we get on really well.
[06:22.54]We watch the films together once or twice a moth
[06:27.40]and go to conventions¹⁰ with other Star Wars fans.
[06:32.57]We went to America together on holiday last year.
[06:37.71]If I had a problem,I might talk to him.
[06:42.57]It's never really happened.
[06:41.57]Ron(37)
[06:45.33]My best friend's my dog.
[06:49.17]Dogs don't lie;they don't criticise¹¹ you and they like going for a walk.
[06:56.54]What more do you want from a friend?
[07:00.90]Edna(67)
[07:05.06]I'm not sure I would call my children my best friends.
[07:11.22]professor Morris is probably right.
[07:15.58]My best friend is my husband.
[07:19.74]We've been married¹² for over 30 years,
[07:24.70]so I suppose we must get on quite well!
[07:29.56]We met in Nigeria,
[07:33.53]where we are both Christians¹³ and that's a very important thing we share.
[07:44.29]Having said that,our best friends aren't religious¹⁴ at all.
[07:50.14]Joyce and Zola used¹⁵ to be our neighbours¹⁶.
[07:54.51]That's how we became friends.
[07:58.16]We just found we had a lot of other things in common.
[08:03.91]They'd also lived in Africa,fox example.
[08:08.67]We all love walking and I suppose we are all active¹⁷ in politics¹⁸.
[08:14.91]John(26)
[08:18.77]I actually don't have very much in common with my best friend,Colin.
[08:24.42]I've known him since I was six or seven.
[08:28.86]When we left university,he joined the army and I became an art teacher.
[08:35.83]He plays a lot of sport like football,
[08:40.27]and he hates going to art galleries and places like that.
[08:45.24]We're still friends because he's really funny,
[08:50.23]and maybe just because we've known each other so long.
[08:54.95]Also,I think we actually both love arguing about films and things in the news.
[09:02.69]2 Pronunciation:stress
[10:39.76]3 Listening
[10:46.84]Hello,Tina,how's it going?
[10:51.20]All right,not too bad.How are you?
[10:55.64]Oh,OK.I've just had my speaking test.
[11:02.01]Oh right,yes.I forgot about that.How did it go?
[11:07.87]Don't ask!I think it went really badly.I didn't know what to say.
[11:16.02]What is it you say?My mind went blind.
[11:21.97]Ah,yes,you mean your mind went BLANK¹⁹.
[11:27.25]You see!I know nothing.I'm going to fail!
[11:33.10]I'm sure it wasn't that bad.
[11:36.97]No,it was terrible.I'm sure I failed.
[11:42.82]Could I have a look at your paper and see what's on?
[11:48.69]I think I'll go out and try to forget it.
[11:53.24]Sure,go ahead²⁰.It's probably a good idea.
[11:58.67]I like going out too much.
[12:03.32]You mean you like going out a lot.I've TOLD you this before,Mario.
[12:10.48]You only use'too'when you think it's a bad idea.
[12:16.04]You mean I REALLY like it.
[12:20.20]Yes,I know, but I think I go out too much.
[12:25.76]I went clubbing last night.
[12:30.73]I got home at four o'clock in the morning.
[12:35.30]Yes,that wasn't a very good idea.
[12:39.55]I'm not surprised you couldnt think this morning! Who did you go with?
[12:45.72]Oh,I went on my own,but I went to a club and I know lots of people there.
[12:53.90]I was nervous because of the exam.
[12:59.04]I couldn't sleep.
[13:02.41]I thought I'd go dancing to relax,but,as I said,I like it too much.
[13:11.35]Anyway,what are you doing here?
[13:15.79]Oh,I'm going shopping with my boyfriend,Hugh.
[13:20.65]He's just gone to the toilet.He'll be back in a minute.
[13:25.50]Right.Let me see.What clubs are there tonight?
[13:32.17]Why don't you go to see a film or something? Take it easy.
[13:37.52]Go to bed early for a change.
[13:41.28]I don't really like movies.
[13:45.12]You don't like going to the cinema!Why is that? Everybody likes it.
[13:51.78]No,I prefer music,dancing.I just love it.
[13:58.26]Oh well.Look,here's Hugh,this is Mario,one of my old students.Mario,Hugh.
[14:07.82]But you're Dale,no?
[14:12.47]Dale?I'm sorry,I think you've mistaken²¹ me for someone else.
[14:18.82]No,it's Dale.We met before.In the club.
[14:24.78]Sorry.Tina,are you ready to go?Yes,but...
[14:30.73]Let's go then or the shops will close.Nice to meet you,Mario.
[14:35.88]Sorry,I'm not who you think I am.
[14:39.64]OK.Bye Mario.
[14:43.72]Bye.I probably won't see you again.
[14:48.57]I'm going back home on Tuesday.
[14:53.33]Bye!...But I'm sure he told me his name was Dale!

1 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

2 professor   

n.教授，公开表示信仰的人

参考例句：

• He is famous as a professor.他作为教授享有盛名。
• I happen to know that professor.我正好认识那位教授。

3 relations   

n.彼此间的看法，两者的关系；关系( relation的名词复数 )；亲戚（关系）；亲属（关系）；（事物之间的）关系

参考例句：

• She hated the flummery of public relations. 她讨厌公关工作中的虚夸恭维。
• The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community. 俱乐部的宗旨是促进团体内部的关系。

4 babysit   

v.担任临时保姆，照顾婴儿

参考例句：

• Minna could babysit one night if your father has to work.如果你的父亲得去工作，米娜可以看一晚上孩子。
• I helped him babysit the kids.我帮他看孩子。

5 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。

6 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

7 curries   

n.咖喱食品( curry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries. 椰子是多种咖喱菜的基本成分。
• Coriander is used in Indian curries, gin, American cigarettes, and sausage. 胡荽多被用在：印度咖哩粉，杜松子酒，美国香烟，香肠。 来自互联网

8 fans   

n.粉丝，指超迷某人或某物的一类人；扇子( fan的名词复数 )；风扇；扇形物；狂热爱好者v.扇( fan的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The announcement of her retirement caused consternation among tennis fans. 她宣布挂拍告退的消息引起了网球迷的震惊。
• Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans. 她决定取消这场音乐会，肯定会使她的歌迷失望。

9 wars   

n.战争( war的名词复数 )；战争期间；斗争；竞争

参考例句：

• US involvement in European wars 美国对欧洲战争的干预
• Fans waited for years for the first Star Wars prequel. 《星球大战》的第一部前传让影迷期待了多年。

10 conventions   

（某一职业、政党等的人士召开的）大会( convention的名词复数 )； 协议； 习俗； （美国）全国代表大会

参考例句：

• They broke away from conventions. 他们打破了常规。
• They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. 他们不顾社会习俗，并未意识到自己在做些与众不同的事。

11 criticise   

v.批评，评论；非难

参考例句：

• Right and left have much cause to criticise government.左翼和右翼有很多理由批评政府。
• It is not your place to criticise or suggest improvements!提出批评或给予改进建议并不是你的责任！

12 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

13 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

14 religious   

adj.宗教性的，虔诚的，宗教上的；n.修道士，出家人

参考例句：

• She is very religious person who goes to church every Sunday.她十分虔诚，每个星期天都上教堂。
• It is hard for me to reject religious beliefs.要我抛弃自己的宗教信仰是困难的。

15 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

16 neighbours   

邻居( neighbour的名词复数 )； 邻近的人[物]； 邻国； 世人

参考例句：

• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。
• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。

17 active   

adj.活跃的，积极的

参考例句：

• I'll become more active.我要变得更加积极。
• She is the most active member in our group.她绝对是我们组最活跃的成员。

18 politics   

n.政治，政治学；政纲，政见，策略

参考例句：

• They seldom talk on politics in those days.那时人们很少谈论政治。
• The two brothers differed about politics.这兄弟俩政见不同。

19 blank   

adj.空白的；n.空白(处)；vi.消失；vt.使模糊不清

参考例句：

• Suddenly my mind went blank.我脑子里突然一片空白。
• Design a new blank form.设计一个新的空白表单。

20 ahead   

adv.在前，向前，提前，在前面

参考例句：

• We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
• Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看，老年人向后看。

21 mistaken   

adj.犯错的，错误的

参考例句：

• I hold that the government's economic policies are mistaken.我认为政府的经济政策是错误的。
• The idea that modern art can only be seen in museum is mistaken.那种认为只有在博物馆里才能看到现代艺术的想法是错误的。