新标准初中英语八年级(上):UNIT1 Festivals

[00:00.00]2 Listen and write.
[00:06.04]Dana is inviting¹ her friend for a Thanksgiving²
[00:10.42]meal but she has written
[00:12.89]some wrong information³ in the letter.
[00:16.41]Listen to Dana and correct⁴ the letter.
[00:20.50]One has been done for you.
[00:23.98]Hello?
[00:25.27]Hi,Pat⁵.This is Dana.
[00:28.31]Oh,hi Dana.
[00:30.39]Thanks for inviting me
[00:32.07]to your Thanksgiving dinner!
[00:34.83]You're welcome but I made⁶ some mistakes⁷
[00:37.99]on the card,Pat.
[00:41.18]I know.You wrote'Cat'!You know my name's Pat!
[00:47.07]Did I?I'm sorry about that.
[00:50.66]Also,it's Thanksgiving dinner,not lunch!
[00:57.18]OK.I'll remember that.
[00:59.21]Is the address correct,19 Park Street?
[01:03.66]That's correct.You take Bus 36 from the city
[01:08.59]and you get off⁸ on Park Street.
[01:11.86]And then I turn right and your house
[01:16.51]is the third one on the left,is that correct?
[01:21.14]Third one on the left?
[01:23.25]Oh,no!That's Mrs Man's house.
[01:27.29]No,our house is the second one,on the right.
[01:32.59]Oh,OK.I'll change that.
[01:36.45]Thanks,Pat.See you on the 25th then.
[01:41.64]25th?You card says the 23rd of November!
[01:47.53]Oh,dear,that'wrong,too.
[01:50.37]Dinner is on the 25th.
[01:53.29]OK,Dana.See you for Thanksgiving!
[01:53.29]

1 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

2 Thanksgiving   

（=Thanksgiving Day）感恩节；n.感谢；感恩

参考例句：

• It's traditional to eat turkey at Thanksgiving.感恩节吃火鸡是传统。
• She will go home to take part in the Thanksgiving dinner this weekend.周末她要回家参加感恩节餐会。

3 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

4 correct   

adj.正确的；vi.改正，纠正；vt.改正

参考例句：

• She gave a correct answer.她给了个正确的答案。
• Choose the correct one from these words.选择正确的词填空。

5 pat   

n.轻拍，拍打声；vt.轻拍，拍打；vi.轻跑，轻击；adv.适时，彻底；adj.油腔滑调的，恰好的，合适的

参考例句：

• Could you hear the pat?你能听到轻轻的拍击声吗？
• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。

6 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

7 mistakes   

n.错误( mistake的名词复数 )；过失；误解；（用词或数字上的）错误v.弄错，误解( mistake的第三人称单数 )；认不出；误会；看错

参考例句：

• In her haste to complete the work on time, she made a number of mistakes. 她急急忙忙想按时完工，结果出了不少错。
• Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes. 要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。

8 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。