PROGRAMME 32

第一部分對話：談論退休

Norm不久就要退休了，他和 Doris打算到中國去旅行。這件事是這樣說起來的：有一天，Doris在看旅游小冊子……

Dialogue l
英語情景對話1

DORIS: You know, Norm, about a quarter of these tours are going to China.
NORM: Oh，are they?
DORIS: Yes, you know... I'd really like to go to China!
NORM: Would you?
DORIS: Yes. Helen went there last year. She thought it was marvellous.
NORM: Mmm? When I retire we can think about it... if we've got enough money.

Dialogue 2
英語情景對話2

后來，Norm把打算到中國去旅行這件事告訴了同事Fred。

FRED: What do you and Doris plan to do when you retire, Norm?
NORM: First... go on a trip. We should have enough money... We've been Saving for ages．
FRED：Any idea where you'll go?
NORM：Doris wants to go to China.
FRED：What about you?
NORM：I'm easy.Plenty of time to think about it，anyway．
FRED：Well…Half your luck!

第二部分：英語詞匯表達

a half 一半（復數：halves）
a third 三分之一
a tour 一次旅行；旅行團
nought 零
go on a trip 旅行
retire 退休
Save 存錢
three quarters of Australia's population 澳大利亞四分之三的人口
we should have enough money 我們應該有足夠的錢；我仍可能會有足夠的錢
If we've got enough money 如果我們有足夠的錢
I'm easy 我無所謂，我怎么都行

IDIOM:

Half your luck (= I wish I had half your luck) 我要有你一半那么幸福就好了

NAMES:

Helen (female)
Fred (male) (short for Frederick)

第三部分：課程

DECIMALS, FRACTIONS AND QUANTITY 小數分數數量

1．DECIMALS 小數
在英語里，小數點是point例如：
7.2讀作seven point two ‘
.5讀作point five
第二個例子也可以用0.5來表示，讀作 nought point five
小數在統計材料中用得最多。例如：
The workers received a 6.5% increase in salary.
在報告體育成績的時候也用得很多。例如：
The Australian runner; Raelene Boyle, ran 400 metres in 51.26 seconds.
請注意，小數點后面的數字換個位數字分開讀。例如：
31.36 seconds thirty one point three six seconds.
506.819 five hundred and six point eight one nine.
2.FRACTIONS 分數
a) A half (1/2)
half 這個詞，一般要加冠詞。例如：
a half
one and a half
然而，如果表明某件東西的一半，通常不加冠詞。例如：
half an hour
half (of) the job
half (of) my time
half of it/them
小數.5也可以用分數1/2來表示。
表示時間，可以說half past four等。
b)A quarter (1/4)
我們說a quarter of an hour
a quarter of it
a quarter of the book
表示時間，可以說a quarter past three 等。
c)其他分數舉例
a third of my time
three fifths of the job
注意：
我們通常說a third, a fifth 等，但有時為了強調，也可以說one third 或one fifth。比如，在對比兩個數字的時候，就一定要用one,而不用a:
Do you want one third or two thirds?
在讀分數的時候，除了1/2(a half)和1/4(a quarter)以外，用基數詞(one, two, three等)讀分子，用充數詞(third, fifth, sixth等)讀分母。例如：
1/3=a third
=one third
2/3=two thirds
1/8=an eight
=one eight
3/8=three eights
3．A QUANTITRR FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE一定的數量
a)在廣播里，Norm說道：
When I retire we can think about it if we've got enough money.
后半句話提出了一個條件，意思是如果他們有足夠的錢，就可以考慮去旅行。+所謂“足夠的錢”，是針對一定的目的而言的，在這里指的就是“去旅行”。下面再舉幾個例子：
I've got ENOUGH paint TO do the ceiling.
He caught ENOUGH fish FOR everyone.
There's ENOUGH paper TO write a letter．
如果enough所修飾的名詞是可數名詞，則要用復數形式。例如：
I've got enough books for everyone.
There are enough bananas for the whole family.
b) Plenty (of)的意思是“充足的”、“很多的”。例如：
There's PLENTY OF time FOR us to finish the job．
I've had PLENTY(OF food), thanks.