L3-U1-P3-1 Listening :?Buying a New Car 1?購(gòu)買新車 1

Paul is a very successful businessman.

Paul是一位非常成功的商人。

He owns several restaurants.

他擁有幾家餐廳。

All of them are doing well.

所有餐廳都經(jīng)營(yíng)得很好。

In fact, they are very profitable.

事實(shí)上，它們非常盈利。

To be profitable means that their income is more than their expenses.

盈利意味著收入大于支出。

As a result, he is making a lot of money.

因此，他賺了很多錢。

Paul wants to buy a new car.

Paul想買一輛新車。

He’s trying to decide which car to buy.

他正在決定買哪輛車。

He has plenty of money.

他有很多錢。

As a result, he isn’t worried about the cost.

因此，他并不擔(dān)心價(jià)格。

He can afford an expensive car.

他買得起一輛昂貴的車。

On the other hand, he doesn’t want to waste money.

另一方面，他不想浪費(fèi)錢。

He wants a car he can rely on.

他想要一輛可以信賴的車。

It has to be safe and reliable, especially in cold winter weather.

它必須安全可靠，尤其是在寒冷的冬季天氣里。

If a car breaks down in bad weather, it can be very dangerous.

如果一輛車在惡劣天氣中拋錨，可能會(huì)非常危險(xiǎn)。

L3-U1-P3-2 Listening :?Buying a New Car 2?購(gòu)買新車 2

Paul wants to help reduce pollution and smog.

Paul想幫助減少污染和霧霾。

He would like to buy a clean car, something good for the environment.

他想買一輛環(huán)保的車，對(duì)環(huán)境有益的車。

He's thinking about buying a Texla.

他在考慮買一輛Texla。

The Texla is an all electric car.

Texla是一款全電動(dòng)汽車。

It uses batteries instead of gasoline.

它使用電池而不是汽油。

There is no exhaust, so it doesn’t pollute the air.

沒(méi)有尾氣，所以它不會(huì)污染空氣。

However, the car can’t go very far without recharging the battery.

然而，這輛車在不充電的情況下不能行駛太遠(yuǎn)。

To charge the battery, you can plug it in to an electrical outlet.

要給電池充電，你可以把它插到電源插座上。

Recharging the battery takes time.

給電池充電需要時(shí)間。

One of Paul’s friends has one and is quite happy with it.

Paul的一個(gè)朋友有一輛，而且對(duì)它非常滿意。

He says it’s reliable and well-engineered.

他說(shuō)這輛車可靠且設(shè)計(jì)精良。

There are also several charging stations near Paul’s office.

Paul的辦公室附近也有幾個(gè)充電站。

So he isn’t worried about that.

所以他并不擔(dān)心這一點(diǎn)。

The cost for charging the battery is low.

充電的成本很低。

It’s less expensive than buying gasoline.

它比買汽油更便宜。

His wife, Kathy, also likes the idea of buying an electric car.

他的妻子Kathy也喜歡買電動(dòng)汽車的想法。

She likes the idea of driving a clean car.

她喜歡駕駛環(huán)保車的想法。

So it makes sense.

所以這是有道理的。

In the future, there may be driverless cars.

未來(lái)可能會(huì)有無(wú)人駕駛汽車。

This may be very safe, but Paul doesn’t like them.

這可能非常安全，但Paul不喜歡它們。

He enjoys driving.

他喜歡開(kāi)車。

He likes to be in control of his car.

他喜歡控制自己的車。

L3-U1-P3-3?Vocabulary?:?Spatial Relations & Needs?空間關(guān)系與需求

The man in the middle is the heaviest.

中間的男人是最重的。

The man in the middle is heavier than the other two.

中間的男人比其他兩個(gè)更重。

The woman on the left is smarter than the man on the right.

左邊的女人比右邊的男人更聰明。

The man isn’t as smart as the woman is.

這個(gè)男人沒(méi)有那個(gè)女人聰明。

The woman is standing under a bridge.

這個(gè)女人站在一座橋下。

The bridge is above the woman.

橋在女人的上方。

There is a bridge over the river.

河上有一座橋。

The river is flowing beneath the bridge.

河水在橋下流淌。

The water is flowing over a waterfall.

水流過(guò)瀑布。

The waterfall is very high and beautiful.

瀑布非常高且美麗。

People need passports to travel internationally.

人們需要護(hù)照才能進(jìn)行國(guó)際旅行。

Without a passport, you cannot leave your country or enter another country.

沒(méi)有護(hù)照，你不能離開(kāi)你的國(guó)家或進(jìn)入另一個(gè)國(guó)家。

You need a driver’s license to drive a car.

你需要駕駛執(zhí)照才能開(kāi)車。

It is against the law to drive without a driver’s license.

無(wú)證駕駛是違法的。

Many people use credit cards to buy things on credit.

許多人使用信用卡以信用方式購(gòu)買東西。

When you have a credit card, you don’t need to carry cash.

當(dāng)你有了信用卡，你就不需要攜帶現(xiàn)金。

Smart phones are very useful and can do many things.

智能手機(jī)非常有用，可以做很多事情。

You can use them to make phone calls, play games or go shopping on the Internet.

你可以用它們打電話、玩游戲或在網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物。

We need to buy tickets in order to take a train, or watch a sports event.

我們需要買票才能乘坐火車或觀看體育賽事。

You can often buy tickets online, and sometimes you can get a discount.

你通?？梢栽诰W(wǎng)上買票，有時(shí)還能得到折扣。

L3-U1-P3-4?Vocabulary?:?Places of Business?商業(yè)場(chǎng)所

Banks are where people can deposit or withdraw money.

銀行是人們可以存錢或取錢的地方。

You can also use online banking to pay bills, such as your credit card bill.

你也可以使用網(wǎng)上銀行支付賬單，比如信用卡賬單。

Hotels are where travellers can stay overnight or for several days.

酒店是旅行者可以過(guò)夜或住幾天的地方。

If you plan to stay at a hotel, you should make a reservation.

如果你打算住在酒店，你應(yīng)該提前預(yù)訂。

Restaurants are where people go to eat with friends or family.

餐廳是人們和朋友或家人一起去吃飯的地方。

There are many different kinds of restaurants, such as Indian, Italian, or Chinese restaurants.

有許多不同類型的餐廳，比如印度餐廳、意大利餐廳或中餐廳。

Repair shops are where people go to fix things which are broken or not working right.

修理店是人們?nèi)バ蘩頁(yè)p壞或無(wú)法正常工作的東西的地方。

This repair shop fixes cars and can check to see if it is safe to drive.

這家修理店修理汽車，并可以檢查它是否安全駕駛。

Coffee shops are a favorite place to meet new people or take a break from the office.

咖啡店是結(jié)識(shí)新朋友或從辦公室休息一下的好地方。

They are usually less expensive than restaurants.

它們通常比餐廳便宜。

L3-U1-P3-5 Dialogue : Ordering Food from Home從家里訂購(gòu)食物

M: I’m tired of going out to eat. 我厭倦了出去吃飯。

Let’s eat at home tonight. 今晚我們?cè)诩页燥埌伞?/p>

W: OK. Are you going to cook? 好啊。你要做飯嗎？

M: No, it’s too late. You know I’m not a good cook. 不，太晚了。你知道我不是個(gè)好廚師。

Let’s order something. 我們點(diǎn)些東西吧。

W:?What do you have in mind? 你有什么主意嗎

M:?I was thinking about a nice big pizza. 我想要個(gè)大披薩。

W:?Again? I had pizza last night. So, please, no pizza. 又來(lái)了?我昨晚吃了披薩。所以，請(qǐng)不要披薩。

M:?OK, no pizza. 好吧,不要披薩。

Let’s order Chinese food, OK?我們點(diǎn)中餐好嗎?

W:?Sweet and sour??糖醋嗎??

You always like sweet and sour. 你總是喜歡酸甜的。

I feel like eating something hot and spicy.我想吃點(diǎn)辛辣的東西。

M:?OK. You order something hot and spicy, and I order sweet and sour. 好的。你點(diǎn)辣的，我點(diǎn)酸甜的。

I don’t want anything spicy. 我不想吃辣的。

?My stomach doesn’t feel good. 我的胃不舒服。?

It’s a bit upset.有點(diǎn)不舒服。

W:?OK, if you want sweet and sour, then I’ll have that too. 好吧，如果你想吃糖醋，那我也要。

And I’ll make us a salad with lots of tomatoes. 我要做一份有很多西紅柿的沙拉。

How long will it take for the food to get here? 食物到這兒要多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間？

M:?I don’t know. 我不知道。

?I’ll call and find out.我會(huì)打電話查清楚的。

W:?Thanks. Hopefully it won’t take longer than an hour.謝謝。希望不會(huì)超過(guò)一個(gè)小時(shí)。

I’m getting hungry.我餓了。

L3-U1-P3-6?Dialogue : Are Selfies Good or Bad? 自拍是好是壞？

M: Hey, what did you do last night? 嘿，你昨晚做了什么？

W: I took a long walk from my hotel. 我從旅館走了很長(zhǎng)一段路。

M:?You didn’t get lost? 你沒(méi)迷路嗎？

W:?No, I didn’t. 不，我沒(méi)有。

M:?Where did you go? Anywhere interesting? 你去哪了？有什么有趣的地方嗎？

W:?I walked to river. 我走到河邊。

There were thousands of people there.那里有成千上萬(wàn)的人。

M:?You went to the river? 你去河邊了?

How long did it take you to walk there? 你走到那兒花了多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間?

W:?It took around 20 minutes. 大約20分鐘。

M:?Did you see anything interesting? 你看到什么有趣的東西了嗎?

W:?I was really surprised by how many people were there. 我真的很驚訝有那么多人在那里。

W:?Many of them were taking pictures and selfies. 他們中的許多人在拍照和自拍。

Lots of selfies.很多自拍。

M:?Do you take selfies? 你會(huì)自拍嗎？W:?Sure, don’t you? 當(dāng)然,你不拍嗎?

M:?Sometimes, but my girlfriend takes a lot of selfies. 有時(shí)會(huì)，但我女朋友喜歡自拍。

Then she shares them with her friends online. 然后她在網(wǎng)上和她的朋友分享。

I don’t understand why people like to take so many pictures of themselves. 我不明白為什么人們喜歡給自己拍這么多照片。

W:?That’s because you are old-fashioned. 那是因?yàn)槟闾嘏f了。

M:?Hmm, I guess you are right. 嗯，我想你是對(duì)的。

These too much social media for me. 這些社交媒體對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)太多了。

When I go to a restaurant, I see many people looking at their smartphones. 當(dāng)我去餐館的時(shí)候，我看到很多人在看他們的智能手機(jī)。

They don’t even look at the people they are with. 他們甚至不看和他們?cè)谝黄鸬娜恕?/p>

W:?Times are changing, my friend, whether you like it or not. 時(shí)代在變，朋友，不管你喜歡與否。