L3-U1-P3-1 Listening : Buying a New Car 1買一輛新車
Paul is a very successful businessman. 保羅是一個(gè)非常成功的商人。
He owns several restaurants. 他有幾家餐館。
All of them are doing well. 都經(jīng)營(yíng)得很好。
In fact, they are very profitable. 事實(shí)上，他們都很賺錢。
To be profitable means that their income is more than their
expenses. 有利可圖意味著他們的收入大于支出。
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. 保羅想買一輛新車。
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，他不擔(dān)心價(jià)格。
He can afford an expensive car. 他買得起一輛昂貴的汽車。
On the other hand, he doesn’t want to waste money. 另一方面，他又不想浪費(fèi)錢。
He wants a car he can rely on. 他想要一輛可以信賴的汽車。
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。
If a car breaks down in bad weather, it can be very
dangerous. 如果一輛汽車在惡劣的天氣里拋錨了，那就很危險(xiǎn)了。
L3-U1-P3-2 Listening : Buying aNew Car 2
Paul wants to help reduce pollution and smog. 保羅想要幫助減少污染和煙霧。
He would like to buy a clean car, something good for the
environment. 他想買一輛無(wú)污染的車，對(duì)環(huán)境有好處的車。
He's thinking about buying a Texla. 他在考慮買一輛特斯拉。
The Texla is an all electric car. 特斯拉是一輛純電動(dòng)汽車。
It uses batteries instead of gasoline. 它用電池代替汽油。
There is no exhaust, so it doesn’t pollute the air. 沒(méi)有廢氣，所以不會(huì)污染空氣。
However, the car can’t go very far without recharging the
battery. 然而，如果不給電池充電，汽車走不了多遠(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. 保羅的一個(gè)朋友有一臺(tái)，而且很滿意。
He says it’s reliable and well-engineered. 他說(shuō)，它可靠，設(shè)計(jì)精良。
There are also several charging stations near Paul’s
office. 保羅辦公室附近還有幾個(gè)充電站。
So he isn’t worried about that. 所以他并不擔(dān)心這個(gè)。
The cost for charging the battery is low. 電池充電的成本很低。
It’s less expensive than buying gasoline. 這比買汽油便宜。
His wife, Kathy, also likes the idea of buying an electric
car. 他的妻子凱西也喜歡買電動(dòng)車的想法。
She likes the idea of driving a clean car. 她喜歡開(kāi)無(wú)污染車的想法。
So it makes sense. 所以說(shuō)得通。
In the future, there may be driverless cars. 將來(lái)可能會(huì)有無(wú)人駕駛汽車。
These may be very safe, but Paul doesn’t like them. 這些可能是非常安全的，但保羅不喜歡他們。
He enjoys driving. 他喜歡開(kāi)車。
He likes to be in control of his car. 他喜歡控制他的車。
L3-U1-P3-3 Vocabulary : Spatial Relations & Needs空間關(guān)系與需求
The man in the middle is the heaviest. 中間那個(gè)人最重。
The man in the middle is heavier than the other two. 中間的那個(gè)人比另外兩個(gè)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聰明。
The man isn’t as smart as the woman is. 男人沒(méi)有女人聰明。
The woman is standing under a bridge. 那個(gè)女人站在橋下。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. 河水從橋下流過(guò)。
The water is flowing over a waterfall. 水正從瀑布上流過(guò)。The waterfall is very high and beautiful. 瀑布又高又美。
People need passports to travel internationally. 人們需要護(hù)照才能出國(guó)旅行。
Without a passport, you cannot leave your country or enter
another country. 沒(méi)有護(hù)照，你就不能離開(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. 你開(kāi)車需要有駕照。
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. 許多人用信用卡賒購(gòu)東西。
When you have a credit card, you don’t need to carry cash. 當(dāng)你有信用卡時(shí)，你不需要攜帶現(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、玩游戲或上網(wǎng)購(gòu)物。
We need to buy tickets in order to take a train, or watch a
sports event.?我們需要買票才能坐火車，或者看體育比賽。
You can often buy tickets online, and sometimes you can get
a discount. 你可以經(jīng)常在網(wǎng)上買票，有時(shí)還能打折。
L3-U1-P3-4 Vocabulary : Places of Business營(yíng)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款的地方。
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，比如你的信用卡賬單。
Hotels are where travelers can stay overnight or for
several days. 旅館是旅客可以過(guò)夜或住幾天的地方。
If you plan to stay at a hotel, you should make a
reservation. 如果你打算住旅館，你應(yīng)該預(yù)訂房間。
Restaurants are where people go to eat with friends or
family. 飯店是人們和朋友或家人一起吃飯的地方。
There are many different kinds of restaurants, such as
Indian, Italian, or Chinese restaurants. 有許多不同種類的餐館，如印度餐館、意大利餐館或中國(guó)餐館。
Repair shops are where people go to fix things which are
broken or not working right. 維修店是人們?nèi)バ蘩韷牧嘶虿荒苷９ぷ鞯臇|西的地方。
This repair shop fixes cars and can check to see if it is
safe to drive. 這家修理廠修車，可以檢查一下是否安全駕駛。
Coffee shops are a favorite place to meet new people or
take a break from the office. 咖啡館是結(jié)識(shí)新朋友或從辦公室休息的好地方。
They are usually less expensive than restaurants. 它們通常比餐館便宜。
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。
