流利美国口语6.2

M: Helen, have you read today’s newspaper?

W: Yes, why?

M: What does the newspaper say about Yao Ming in yesterday’s game?

W: It says he scored 30 points in one single game and got off to a good start in his NBA career.

Dialogue 2.

W: New York Times Circulation. May I help you?

M: Yes, I want my next delivery skipped.

W: All right. Your name and address, please.

M: Mike Lee, 0602 Modern Road.

Dialogue 3.

W: What’s going to be on TV tonight?

M: A new serial¹ with about 180 episodes.

W: Do you know its name?

M: Can’t remember, another soap opera.

Exercise.

1. That’s no news to me.

2. Which channel will this movie be on tonight?

3. There are TV programs teaching people how to work out

4. Many people become couch potatoes because they watch TV the whole days.

5. The media is a game blowing something out of the proportion.

6. News reporter is a very challenging job.

7. What’s going to be on TV tonight?

8. CCTV-9 is an English channel.

9. My favorite show is on tonight.

10. I want my next delivery skipped.

11. There is news about the children’s day on the front page.

12. There are many wonderful pictures in national geographic².

13. Glamour³ and Playboy are 2 quite popular magazines in the US.

14. He raised some sharp questions at the press conference.

15. The Los Angeles Times is among the few most important newspapers that carry both national and world news.

1 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

2 geographic   

adj.地理学的，地理的

参考例句：

• The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

3 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。