北师大初中英语七年级上--Expansion 3-2

[00:00.00]Exercise 5
[00:09.05]So,tell me ,how do you like Glenford?
[00:12.41]Well,it's a small place.
[00:14.77]It's very quiet and there isn't any traffic².
[00:18.06]Is there a mall¹?
[00:19.49]Yes, there is .
[00:21.04]What's the mall like?Is it big?
[00:23.79]Not really.There are two department³ stores⁴.
[00:27.16]What about the house?What's it like ?
[00:30.10]It's a nice house.There are three bedrooms,
[00:33.52]there's a living⁵ room,a dining⁶ room, you know,
[00:36.79]the usual⁷ ...but guess what?
[00:39.04]What?
[00:40.06]There isn't a TV!
[00:41.57]What?No TV?
[00:43.93]That's right.
[00:45.31]There isn't a TV in the whole⁸ house !
[00:47.92]And do you know what?
[00:49.16]What?
[00:50.29]I don't miss it at all!
[00:51.80]Really?
[00:53.09]Really.Instead⁹ of watching TV,I read books.
[00:56.63]There are two bookstores¹⁰ near here.
[00:56.63]

1 mall   

n.（美）购物中心，大商场

参考例句：

• I am going to the mall the day after tomorrow.我后天去大型购物中心。
• Are you going to go to the mall?你要去大型购物中心吗？

2 traffic   

adj.交通的；n.交通；vi.交易，买卖

参考例句：

• That will help the traffic.这会促进交通状况。
• He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。

3 department   

n.（行政、企业等的）部；局；处；科；部门；系

参考例句：

• What department do you study in?你在哪个系学习？
• Welcome to the sports department!欢迎来到运动品部！

4 stores   

n.商店( store的名词复数 )；贮存；大量；零售商店

参考例句：

• The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. 低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。
• The stores were overrun with rats and mice. 仓库里到处都是大大小小的老鼠。

5 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

6 dining   

n.进餐，吃饭

参考例句：

• The dining room was twice as big as the Tom's.这个餐厅比汤姆的餐厅大一倍。
• Don't talk about business while we are dining.吃饭时别谈公事。

7 usual   

adj.通常的；平常的

参考例句：

• I got up at six that morning as usual.像往常一样那天早上我六点起床。
• It's usual to have a holiday in summer.夏天休假是惯例。

8 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

9 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

10 bookstores   

n.书店( bookstore的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These magazines are sold at bookstores throughout the country. 这些杂志在全国各地书店均有发售。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Since the 1960s entrepreneurs have installed them in banks,bookstores,dry cleaners,and liquor stores. 20世纪60年代以来，企业家在银行、书店、干洗店和酒类商店都设有这种服务窗口。 来自互联网