新派英语第五册UNIT2

[00:00.00]Unit 2 My Time
[00:05.69]2.Leam the chant¹ about chores.
[00:18.25]Mow² the lawn³ and Set the table.Cook supper,When you're able.
[00:28.87]Wash the dishes.Sweep the floor.Take the garbage Out the door.
[00:36.40]Read a story To your brother.Bring some water For your mother.
[00:46.73]Do your homework Now you're free To play some games,Or watch TV!
[00:54.47]Thank you.I think I'll read a book.
[00:58.43]3.Listen.Read.
[01:10.56]This game is fun.Let's start a chess club.
[01:15.71]That's a great idea!We can meet at my house.Is Monday OK?
[01:22.04]I can't come on Monday.
[01:25.61]I have to take care of my little sister every Monday afternoon.
[01:31.37]Then is Tuesday OK?
[01:35.22]No.I have to help my father in his grocery⁴ store on Tuesday.
[01:40.94]How about Wednesday?
[01:44.58]I have to mow the lawn on Wednesday.
[01:49.12]How about Thrusday?
[01:53.18]Thursday seems to be fine.
[01:57.94]Oh,I can't come on Thursday.
[02:02.36]I'm going to start piano lessons this Thursday.
[02:07.22]I'm going to have them once a week.
[02:11.36]Then let's have the meeting on Friday.
[02:15.72]Great!Bring your chess set and a friend.
[02:20.65]Family Chores by phoebe wells
[02:31.92]1.Maria Florse has one brother and one sister.
[02:38.98]After school they share the chores.
[02:43.40]One day they see this note on the table:
[02:47.36]Maria,please sweep the floor and weed⁵ the garden.
[02:53.70]Matilde,please wash the dishes and feed the dog.
[02:59.96]Daniel,please mow the lawn and make your bed.
[03:06.19]All of you,Do YOUR HOMEWORK!
[03:10.76]We are at the grocery store.-Mother and Father
[03:16.70]2.Maria looks at Matilde.Matilde looks at Daniel.
[03:24.66]Daiel looks at his sisters.
[03:28.69]"I want to play the piano!"Maria says.
[03:33.41]"I want to play the soccer!"Daniel says.
[03:38.05]"Can you mow the lawn for me,Matilde?"
[03:42.19]"Listen to you!"Matilde says."I want to read my riddle⁶ book.
[03:48.85]You spend all your free tome playing video games.
[03:54.50]And I have all the hard chores!
[03:58.93]3."I set the table pick up the dirty dishes,"says Daniel.
[04:06.56]"You always break a dish,"says Matilde."I Help cook the supper."
[04:13.08]"And you always burn the soup!"says Maria.
[04:18.23]"I take out the garbage,"says Daniel.
[04:22.98]"I did that twice last week!"says Maria.
[04:28.13]They talk and talk and talk.No one does any chores.
[04:35.87]4."Here we are!"shouts Father.
[04:42.13]"Did you finish your chores?"asks Mother.
[04:47.68]"We are going to go to the beach when you do!"
[04:53.11]Maria looks at Matilde.Matilde looks at Maria.
[04:59.34]Daniel looks at his sisters.Then they all run to do their chores.
[05:06.79]PROJECT Listen to the conversation.

1 chant   

n.有节奏的一再重复的话语；圣歌，赞美诗

参考例句：

• Let's chant the sweetness of may with our songs.让我们用歌声来吟唱五月的甜美。
• The chant of the crowd was "Work for all".群众反复有节奏地呼喊的是“给大家工作”。

2 mow   

v.割（草、麦等），扫射，皱眉；n.草堆，谷物堆

参考例句：

• He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
• We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。

3 lawn   

n.草地，草坪，上等细麻布

参考例句：

• The lawn was crawling with ants.草坪上爬满了蚂蚁。
• They are lying on a grassy lawn.他们躺在绿草如茵的草坪上。

4 grocery   

n.食品，杂货；食品杂货店

参考例句：

• There used to be a grocery store on the corner.以前在这个街角有家杂货店。
• Her mother began operation of a small grocery.她母亲开始经营一家小杂货店。

5 weed   

n.杂草，野草；vi.除草；vt.除…的草，剔除

参考例句：

• They pulled up the weed by the root.他们把野草连根拔起。
• Please help me to weed the garden.请帮我清除园里的草。

6 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。