英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--初级 Lesson 23

 

Lesson 23 

                                           Text A 

                           Would You Like a Shave or a Haircut¹? 

    A poor farmer who had always lived in the country and had never visited a big town won a lot of money, so he decided² that he could now afford a holiday in an excellent hotel by the sea.

    When lunch-time came on his first day there, he decided to go and eat in the restaurant of the hotel. The head waiter showed him to his table, took his order and went away. When he looked at the farmer again, he had a surprise! The farmer had

tied his table napkin³ round his neck.

    The head waiter was very annoyed⁴ at this and immediately told one of the other waiters in the restaurant to go to the man and inform him, without being in any way insulting⁵, that people did not do such a thing in restaurants of that quality.

    The waiter went to the farmer and said in a friendly voice, "Good morning, sir. Would you like a shave, or a haircut?" 

Text B 

                                    What Do the Romans Do? 

MR TURNBULL:   When in Rome, do as the Romans do, they say. 

MRS TuRNBULL:   What do the Romans do? 

MR TURNBULL:   They live in Rome , of course , and go to work by car or bus. But sometimes it takes too long that way because of the traffic jams, so they walk. 

MRS TURNBULL:   In other words , the Romans do what everyone else does. 

MR TURNBULL:   Yes, but they do it differently. Everything is different. 

MRS TURNBULL:   What do you mean? 

MR TURNBULL:   Well, the climate's different for a start. It doesn't rain so much as it does in England. The sun shines more often. 

MRS TURNBULL:   I envy⁶ them the sun. 

MR TURNBULL:   I know. You hate the rain, don't you?  

MRS TURNBuLL:   I certainly do.  

MR TuRnBuLL:   And a Roman really Ioves life. Eie knows how to enjoy himself. 

MRS TuRNsuLL:   They always eat spaghetti⁷ and drink wine, don't they? 

MR TURNBULL:   Not always. But they like a good meal. Lots of tourists go to Rome just for the food, you know. 

MRS TURNBULL:   Really? How much does it cost to fly to Rome? 

MR TURNBULI:   I don't know exactly, but it costs a lot of money. 

Question on Text B 

7. Read the following conversation once. Underline⁸ the key words and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words. 

                               Mrs Smith Meets Mrs Turnbull 

Mrs Smith:   Hello, Mrs Turnbull. How are you? 

Mrs Turnbull:   Fine, thanks. How's your boy, Jack⁹? 

Mrs Smith:   He's a bit tired. You know, he goes to school at eight o'clock every morning.He doesn't get home till after four. then he does his homework after tea. It often takes him a couple of hours to finish it. 

Mrs Turnbull:   Poor boy. They work hard at school nowadays, don't they? Does he like it? 

Mrs Smith:   School, you mean? Yes, he does. He likes his teachers, and that always makes a difference. 

Mrs Turnbull:   Yes, it does. Does he go to school by bus? 

Mrs Smith:   No, he walks. He likes walking. He meets some of his friends at the corner and they go together. 

Mrs Turnbull:   What does he do when it rains? 

Mrs Smith:   My husband takes him in the car. He passes the school on the way to the office. 

1 haircut   

n.理发，剪发的方式

参考例句：

• Get yourself a haircut!快去理个发吧！
• He is going to have a haircut.他要去理发。

2 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。

3 napkin   

n.餐巾；餐巾纸

参考例句：

• She handed him a napkin.她递给他一条餐巾。
• Her father cleaned his glasses with a paper napkin.她父亲用纸巾把眼镜擦干净。

4 annoyed   

adj.烦恼的，恼怒的，生气的，恼火的

参考例句：

• I imagine she was pretty annoyed when she found out.我想她发现此事后一定很生气。
• He was annoyed with complaints made from outside.他因外界的种种怨言而感到烦恼。

5 insulting   

侮辱的

参考例句：

• She was really insulting to me. 她对我实在粗鲁无礼。
• All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先，大家都气得怒发冲冠。

6 envy   

vt.羡慕，忌妒；n.羡慕，忌妒

参考例句：

• I envy your ability to work so fast.我真羡慕你，能干得这么快。
• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。

7 spaghetti   

n.意大利式细面务

参考例句：

• I think you like spaghetti.我以为你喜欢意大利面条。
• People served a spaghetti supper in the parish house.人们在教堂交谊厅吃意大利面晚餐。

8 underline   

n.下划线；加下划线；vt.在…下面划线；强调

参考例句：

• Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
• Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。

9 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。