河北加拿大版初中英语--Lesson 53

Lesson 53:
[00:03.50]Ringing Up Li Ming"Jenny,"Brian says,"
[00:10.06]I would¹ like to ask Li Ming some questions for my report² on Asia³.
[00:16.12]Maybe I'll ring him up."Ring up?What does Brian mean?
[00:22.60]"Ring up" means⁴ "call on the phone."But phones don't go up when they ring!
[00:31.66]They can't fly!Brian doesn't think phones fly,Danny!
[00:39.31]Brian is from the U.K.He says some things a little differently from us!
[00:47.18]"I'll get you his phone number,"says Jenny."Thanks!"Brian says.
[00:54.75]"Do you know what time it is in China"Jenny looks at her watch."
[01:00.60]It's afternoon here.That means it's early morning there.
[01:07.13]Li Ming will be at home."Brian rings up Li Ming's apartment⁵.
[01:13.98]Li Ming's mother answers."Hello,"Brian says.
[01:20.54]"May I please speak to Li Ming?""Sure!
[01:25.81]Hold on,Please answers Li Ming's mother."Thank you,"says Brian.
[01:34.56]"You're welcome,"she answers.Li Ming comes to the phone.
[01:41.93]"Hello,this is Li Ming speaking.""Hi,Li Ming.
[01:47.99]It's Brian.How's the weather in Shijiazhuang?"
[01:53.03]"It's raining here this morning.What can I do for you, Brian?"
[01:58.70]"I'm writing⁶ a report on Asia for geography⁷ class,"says Brian.
[02:05.36]"Would you please help me?I have a few⁸ questions."Of course⁹!"says Li Ming.
[02:13.30]"Thanks a lot!"says Brian."This will be a very good report!"
 

1 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

2 report   

n.报告，汇报；传说，传阅；v.报告，报到

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon.今天下午我们要去听报告。
• I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。

3 Asia   

n.亚洲

参考例句：

• He went to some place in Asia.他到亚洲某地去了。
• An Asian is a person born or living in Asia. 亚洲人是指出生或居住在亚洲的人。

4 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

5 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

6 writing   

n.写，写作；著作，文学作品

参考例句：

• I am also writing a short story.我也写短篇小说。
• Do you like writing for children?你愿意为儿童写作吗？

7 geography   

n.地理学；地形，地势

参考例句：

• I like geography and history.我喜欢地理和历史。
• The students are having their geography class now.学生们正在上地理课。

8 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

9 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。