赖世雄学英语第二册 lesson 7

　　Lesson 7
Harry¹ potter
Text:
The Harry potter books are fine and exciting to read. Harry potter, the main character is a wizard². He goes to a special school to learn how to be a better one. While he is at school, he has one adventure³ after another. Some of them are dangerous, while the others are fun. The author⁴ of the books, G.K. Rowling started writing the books many years ago. She wrote a great part of her first book at a small coffee shop near her house. She had to work in the shop because she didn’t have the money to hit her house. Now she is a success. She doesn’t have to worry about money.
Now listen to the text again and follow along
The  Harry potter books are fine and exciting to read. Harry potter, the main character is a wizard. He goes to a special school to learn how to be a better one. While he is at school, he has one adventure after another. Some of them are dangerous, while the others are fun. The author of the books, G.K. Rowling started writing the books many years ago. She wrote a great part of her first book at a small coffee shop near her house. She had to work in the shop because she didn’t have the money to hit her house. Now she is a success. She doesn’t have to worry about money.
Dialogue:
Harry potter books and movies
Woman: Do you like the Harry potter books and movies?
Man: Not really!
Woman: Why not? They are very fun and exiting⁵.
Man: Maybe, but I think they are just for kids.
Woman: No, that’s not true. Many adults like the Harry potter books too.
Man: Maybe they don’t agree with my taste.

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 wizard   

n.男巫，术士，鬼才；adj.男巫的，巫术的

参考例句：

• Edison was a wizard at invention.爱迪生是一个发明奇才。
• That's a fairy story about a wizard.那是讲一个男巫的童话。

3 adventure   

n.冒险，冒险经历；vt.冒险；vi.冒险

参考例句：

• I wish to hear the details of your adventure.我希望听到你这次奇遇的详情。
• He couldn't explain that he had passed through a great adventure.他没法说明自己曾度过一次大险。

4 author   

n.作者，创造者；vt.创造，写作

参考例句：

• She is a very famous author in America.在美国她是一位大名鼎鼎的作家。
• The author of this popular novel is blind.这本畅销小说的著作人是位盲人。

5 exiting   

v.离开，退场( exit的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Since there are four reflections, the exiting image will be right-handed. 因为共有四次反射，出射的像将是右手座标系。 来自辞典例句
• Reasons of forming first cracks were foundry lacuna, impurity gathering, lard exiting. 铸造缺陷、杂质元素偏聚和夹杂物的存在是形成早期裂纹源的原因。 来自互联网