新标准初中英语八年级(下):UNIT2 New York

[00:01.47]Module 1 MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
[00:06.47]UNIT 2 He's gone to New York on business¹.
[00:12.31]1 Listen and read.Then say.
[00:16.96]Tan² Mei met John at the park again.
[00:20.30]"Where have you been, John?"asked Tan Mei.
[00:23.99]John replied³,"I've been sick."
[00:27.07]The children played together,
[00:29.00]and then Tan Mei taught⁴ John to ride a bike.
[00:33.24]"Does your father work in China,John?"
[00:36.38]Tan Mei asked.
[00:38.11]"Yes,but he's not here at the moment.
[00:41.67]He's gone to New York on business.
[00:44.69]He'll have a meeting⁵ there tomorrow."
[00:47.47]Tan Mei said,"I've never been to New York."
[00:51.40]"I have,but I haven't been there
[00:53.46]since⁶ February,"John replied.
[00:56.26]"What's it like?"asked Tan Mei.
[00:59.52]John told Tan Mei about the tall buildings,
[01:02.97]and the beautiful hotels in New York.
[01:06.88]"There's a beautiful hotel
[01:08.47]near the Central⁷ Park.My father has stayed
[01:11.90]there many times,"said John.
[01:15.04]"I'd love to go to New York.
[01:17.71]My uncle has worked there for three years,"
[01:20.84]replied Tan Mei.
[01:26.07]3 Pronunciation⁸ Listen and say.
[01:31.41]Where have you been?
[01:33.46]He's gone to New York on business.
[01:37.00]I've never been to New York.
[01:40.14]I haven't been there since February.
[01:43.65]My father has stayed there many times.
[01:47.77]I'd love to go to New York.
[01:49.94]

1 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

2 tan   

n.鞣制革，黄褐色；adj.黄褐色的，鞣皮的；vt.晒黑，鞣(革)，鞭打；vi.晒成棕褐色

参考例句：

• She had gotten a good tan after the holiday at the sea.在海边度假之后，她的皮肤晒得黑黑的。
• His arms and legs had a dark tan.他的手臂和腿晒得黑黑的。

3 replied   

v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的过去式和过去分词 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应

参考例句：

• She replied in a measured tone to his threat. 她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
• I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她回答的语气判断，我觉得她不很热心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 taught   

v.teach的过去式过去分词

参考例句：

• Children must be taught to be careful of traffic.必须教育孩子要当心车辆。
• Miss Brown taught my daughter last year.去年是布朗小姐教我女儿的。

5 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

6 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

7 central   

adj.中心的，位于中心的；中央的；主要的，最重要的

参考例句：

• This is the central city of the whole area.这是整个地区的中心城市。
• The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter.画中间的那个人是画家的女儿。

8 pronunciation   

n.发音，发音法

参考例句：

• Please correct my pronunciation.请纠正我的发音。
• She speaks English with a good pronunciation.她的英语发音很正确。