成人高等教育英语教材第一册03

UNIT 3 Introduce People to Each Other

Integrated¹ Skills Development

Dialogues

A. Lizzy, This Is My Friend
Li Hong is a mutual² friend of Lizzy and Chang. Chang works³ at the guest house of the technical school. She wants to learn English from Lizzy. Li Hong is introducing her to Lizzy.
Li: Good evening, Lizzy. Could I take a few minutes of your time?
Lizzy: Oh, it's you, Li Hong. What can I do for you?
Li: Lizzy, this is my friend, Chang. Chang, this is Lizzy.
Chang: How do you do, Lizzy?
Lizzy: How do you do? Glad to meet you.
Li: Lizzy. Chang wants to learn English from you.
Lizzy: OK. It would be my pleasure.
Chang: Thank you, Lizzy. You are so kind.

B. Li Ying, This Is Mr. Brown
Now summer vacation is approaching. Li Ying wants to get a part-time job in a joint⁴ venture⁵. Lizzy is introducing her to Michael
Brown, the manager of the company.
Lizzy: Hello, Mr. Brown. How are you?
Manager: Fine, Lizzy. And how are you?
Lizzy: I'm fine, thanks. Mr. Brown, may I introduce my friend Li Ying to you? She is an outstanding student in our school and she speaks good English.
Li: How do you do, Mr. Brown?
Manager: Pleased to meet you, Li Ying. I've heard quite a lot about you from Lizzy. Do you want to work for a month in my company?
Li: I'd love to. I'd like to get a bit of real life experience. Could you offer me the chance?

Passage
No Time for Formality

American people are always in a hurry. It seems they don't have time for formality. So American informality is well known. But you may still feel somewhat⁶ surprised at this "lack of respect." This is especially true in the business world. Most Americans have little concern for "rank" or "title". They often use first names upon meeting people for the first time. They may introduce their friend to you in this way: "Li Hong, this is Mary Smith." In this situation, you are free to call the lady "Mary" or "Miss Smith". American people do not always shake hands upon meeting strangers. They often just smile and say "Hi" or "Hello". To American people, such an informal greeting really means the same thing as a formal handshaking. Similarly⁷, American people do not have a formal "farewell". They will just wave "good-bye" to the whole group. Or perhaps, they will simply say "Bye" or "So long" and then leave. There are no handshakes in most cases. To Americans, a friendly, informal relationship is the most important thing.

New Words and Expressions

approach
v. 接近，来临

business
n. 生意，商业

case
n. 情况，例子

chance
n. 机会

concern
n. 关心，关注

especially
ad. 特别是

exactly
ad. 准确地，正是

experience
n. 经验，经历

farewell
n. & v.再见，永别

formal
a. 正式的，正规的

group
n. 一组，一群

hurry
n. & v.急忙，匆忙

informality
n. 不正规，非正式

lack
n. 缺乏，缺少

manager
n. 经理

mean
v. 意思是，意味着

mutual
a. 共同的

relationship
n. 关系，联系

shake
v. 握（手），摇（头）

seem
v. 似乎，看似

similarity
n. 相似

simply
ad. 简单地，只不过，简直

situation
n. 形势，情形

somewhat
ad. 有点儿，稍微

spare
a. 空闲的，空余的

surprised
a. 吃惊的

title
n. 头衔，标题

vacation
n. 假期，假日

wave
V. 挥手，招手

whole
a. 全部，全体

mutual friend
共同的朋友

summer vacation
暑假

a part-time job
兼职工作

in a hurry
着急，匆忙

well known
闻名的，著名的

be surprised at ...
对…感到吃惊

have concern for
关心

first name
名字

last name
姓

shake hands/hand shaking
握手

so long
再见

What can I do for you?
我能为您做点儿什么？

Merry Learning⁸

A Riddle⁹

What is black and white and red all over?
(Newspaper)

Phonetics

i在词首的读音：
if in ill
important interesting

ice idea island

Pronunciation and intonation¹⁰

A: You look happy today!
B: I am very happy. I just heard I passed my physics exam.
A: Great! I'm glad somebody's happy.
B: Why? What's the matter?
A: Oh, I'm just worried, I guess. I have to take a history exam next week.

1 integrated   

a.整合的，完整的

参考例句：

• A fully integrated low phase noise LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented.介绍了一种全集成的LC压控振荡器(VCO)的设计。

2 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 venture   

v.敢于，大胆表示；冒险，拼，闯；n.冒险

参考例句：

• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。
• Don't venture into the jungle without a guide.没有向导，不要冒险到丛林里去。

6 somewhat   

pron.一些，某物；adv.多少，几分

参考例句：

• The cake we made was somewhat of a failure.我们做的蛋糕不大成功。
• The two office buildings are somewhat alike in appearance.这两座办公楼在外形上有点相似。

7 similarly   

adv.类似地，相似地

参考例句：

• He was late and I similarly was delayed.他迟到了，我也晚了。
• These two pages are similarly glued together.这两页好像粘在一起了。

8 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

9 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。

10 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。