PROGRAMME 20
第一部分對(duì)話:討論課余做工的事
Dialogue l
英語(yǔ)情景對(duì)話1
有幾個(gè)高中學(xué)生在和老師進(jìn)行討論。一開始,他們討論的是課余做工的事。
TEACHER: O.K. - working after school. Ah…Chris, you wo:k after school, don't you? What do you think of it?
CHRIS: I think it's good.It gives me a bit more spending money.
TINA: Hm...You may be right, Chris, but it can affect your schoolwork.
CHRIS:My school work's O.K.!
TINA:But you don't have any leisure time. It's all work,work,work!
CHRIS:I enjoy myself at work.I meet lots of different people.
TINA:Maybe,but I think people need leisure time.And with exams coming up you need all the time you can get.
PAUL:Right!
后來(lái),他們又討論關(guān)于考試的事。這一段,此處沒(méi)有選印。不過(guò)如果你學(xué)了第Ⅱ部分所列詞語(yǔ),聽(tīng)廣播時(shí)就沒(méi)有困難了。
-HM... YOU MAY BERIGHT, CHRIS, BUT IT CAN AFFECT YOUR SCHOOL WORK.
-MY SCHOOLWORK'S OK...!
第二部分:英語(yǔ)詞匯表達(dá)
leisure time 空閑時(shí)間
agree with 同意
do well 做得好,此處指考得好
get sick 生病
understand 了解
maybe 也許
either 也(用于否定句)
I couldn't agree more 我太同意了
It gives me a bit more spending money 這樣可以多來(lái)點(diǎn)兒零花錢
Look at me! 就拿我來(lái)說(shuō)吧
The thing is,some kids are bright 問(wèn)題是,有的孩子很聰明
they don't do their best in exams 他們考試的時(shí)候,考不出真正的水平
We've got to do them 我們非參加(考試)不可
...with exams coming up 快要考試了
working after school 課余做工
It can affect your schoolwork 還會(huì)影響學(xué)習(xí)的
You need all the time you can get 所有的時(shí)間都得用上
*動(dòng)詞affect讀音與effect(動(dòng)詞、名詞)[ə'fekt]相同。請(qǐng)查名詞effect的意思。實(shí)際上名詞effect和動(dòng)詞affect是有聯(lián)系的:to affect sth=to have an effect on sth)
IDIOM:
Let's agree to disagree 讓我們同意結(jié)束討論,各自保留自己的意見(jiàn)吧。
NAMES:
Chris (可能是女子名,是Christina或Christine的昵稱;也可能是男子名,是Christopher的昵稱。)
Tina (女子名;是Christina的昵稱。)
Paul (男子名)
第三部分:課程
AGREEING AND DISAGREEING同意與不同意
關(guān)于怎樣表示同意和不同意,我們?cè)诘?講和第19講里學(xué)了以下幾個(gè)說(shuō)法:
表示同意
I agree.
I think so too.
So do I.
Right.
表示不同意
I don't agree.
I disagree.
I don't think so.
That's true, but...
在這一講里,我們要學(xué)習(xí)以下幾個(gè)新的說(shuō)法:
1.HALF.AGREEING WITH SOMEONE表示不完全同意
You may be right,but...(參看對(duì)話)
Maybe,but...(參看對(duì)話)
隨后我們常常要提出相反的意見(jiàn)或論點(diǎn)。廣播里有這樣一段對(duì)話:
JOHN:I like this song. It's lively.
BARBARA: You may6e right but it's noisy.
2. AGREEING STRONGLY表示非常同意
表示非常同意,說(shuō)法很多,常用的有:
Exactly.
I couldn't agree more.
3. BEING EXTR.A POLITE WHEN DISAGREEINC,客氣地表示不同意
I don't quite aglee. (加了quite這個(gè)小詞,句子就顯得較為客氣。)
請(qǐng)看下面這個(gè)例子:
BARBARA: I like music.
JOHN: I do too.
(請(qǐng)參看簿19講第Ⅲ部分)
這個(gè)說(shuō)法也可以表示同意,或者表示前面一句肯定的話相同的意思。
請(qǐng)注意,表示這樣的意思,可以使用下面兩個(gè)公式:
主語(yǔ)+ 助動(dòng)詞+ TOO 或 SO+ 助動(dòng)詞 + 主語(yǔ)
He likes music.
She does TOO
SO does she.
They'll come.
I'll TOO.
SO will I.
We've finished.
Paul has TOO.
SO has Paul.
You remembered Chris did TOO.
SO did Chris.
PRONUNCIATION CORNER
a)關(guān)于some一詞的讀音:
i)[səm]這是最常用的讀法。some后面如有一個(gè)名詞,而句子的重點(diǎn)也在這個(gè)名詞,而不在于數(shù)量,就用這種讀法。
I'd like some tea,thanks.(請(qǐng)注意,這種弱讀形式是不能重讀的。)
ii) [sʌm]表示的意思與(i)相同,但后面沒(méi)有名詞。
Yes,I'd like some,thanks.
iii) [sʌm]表示一定數(shù)量,但句子的重點(diǎn)在于說(shuō)明只有“少量”,而不在于名詞本身。
I've got some paper
(but not much).
iv) [sʌm]表示一部分,而不是全部。
Some of my friends.
Some people think...
Some kids get sick...
在上述(iii)和(iv)兩種情況,some詞總是重讀的。
b)I couldn't agree more
在說(shuō)這句話時(shí),請(qǐng)注意第二個(gè)詞與第三個(gè)詞怎樣連讀。請(qǐng)反復(fù)練習(xí)。