【溫故知新】

【翻譯練習(xí)】
1 Please translate the following sentences into English.

當(dāng)我們正在舉行野餐的時(shí)候,忽然大雨傾盆,未免大煞風(fēng)景。

那天外出真好,美中不足的是天氣很陰。

我喜歡那套房子,但美中不足的是離上班的地方太遠(yuǎn)

美中不足的是中間有一個(gè)雙塔的旅館擋住了部分海洋的美麗的景色。

我讓歷史科給煩透了--那些日期，戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)之類(lèi)的事。
太叫人厭煩了。

這是一頓很使人滿足的飯。

我對(duì)現(xiàn)狀根本不滿意。

參考答案：
We were having a picnic, when suddenly there came a downpour, which was rather a fly in the ointment.

It was nice to go out for the day; the only fly in the ointment was the dull weather.

I like the house, But there's a fly in the ointment: I have to commute so far to work

Another hotel of two buildings seems to be a fly in the ointment, blocking part of the beautiful ocean view.

I'm bored by history dates and battles and all that stuff.

It is awfully boring.

It's a most satisfying meal.

I am not at all satisfied with the present situation.

【口語(yǔ)練習(xí)】
1 Please translate the following dialogue into English orally.
A : 真無(wú)聊。我一點(diǎn)兒都不喜歡我的新工作。
B : 你說(shuō)什么？ 你對(duì)自己的工作不滿意？
A : 對(duì)呀，我就是不滿意。
B : 那你想干什么？你的新工作真是太好了：有趣味，薪水高，工作時(shí)間短。還有什么不足之處嗎？
A : 但是我沒(méi)有自由。

2 請(qǐng)把對(duì)話中的直接引語(yǔ)改為間接引語(yǔ)。
A : I'm so bored. I don't like my new job.
B : What did you say? You're not satisfied with your new job.
A : Yeah, I do.
B : What do you want? Your new job sounds too good to be true- interesting work, high pay, short hours. Is there any fly in the ointment?
A : But I have no freedom.

3 Topic discussion
Please talk about the present of your job?
What do you think of unsatisfying job?

【聽(tīng)力練習(xí)】
please listen to the recording and make a dictation.
A : I'm so bored. I don't like my new job.
B : What did you say? You're not satisfied with your new job.
A : Yeah, I do.
B : What do you want? Your new job sounds too good to be true- interesting work, high pay, short hours. Is there any fly in the ointment?
A : But I have no freedom.