英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--初级 Lesson 2

 

Lesson 2 

Text A 

                                    But the Chinese Did ! 

    One day Tom said to one of his friends, "I'm going to have a holiday in Peking. But I don't speak Chinese, so I'll go to evening classes and have Chinese lessons for a month before I go."

    He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began and he went to China.

    When he came back a few weeks later, his friend said to him, "Did you have any trouble with your Chinese when you were in Peking , Tom?"

    "No, I didn't have any trouble with it," answered Tom. "But the Chinese did !" 

Text B 

                                     At the Birthday Party   

MRs Ross: Welcome, Peter. Give me your coat and hat.

   PETER: Thank you, Mrs Ross.

MRs Ross: The boys and girls are in the living room. Wait, I'll call John.                                            

    JOHN: Hi, Peter. Why are you late?

   PETER: My mother made me dress up.

    JOHN: That's good. Alice has some pretty friends.

   PETER: You know I don't like girls.

   PETER: Happy birthday, Alice. Many happy returns of the day. Here's a present for you.

   ALIcE: Thank you, Peter. Come into the dining room. I'm going to cut the cake soon.

    JOHN: Have some sandwiches , Peter.

   PETER: Thanks. John. who's that girl?

    JOHN: That's Joan. She's pretty, isn't she? She likes to dance. Ask her to dance.

   PETER: Well , I don't know.

    JOHN: Don't be afraid. She isn't going to bite¹ you.

   PETER: Who's afraid? I'm not afraid.

   PETER: Would you like to dance, Joan?

    JOAN: Yes , Thank you. I'd like to dance very much. 

Questions on Text B

7. Read the following passage once. Underline² the key words while reading³ and retell the story  to your partner.

                                   Self-service

    If you are in a hurry and you want to have a quick meal, there is no better place than a self-service restaurant. You go into the restaurant, pick up a tray⁴, knife, fork, and spoon and queue⁵ at a counter⁶ where the food is on display. You pick out what you want and put it on your tray, which you have to push along a special rack⁷ till you reach the cashier⁸. The cashier will give you your bill. After paying, you take your tray to any table you like. You can sit alone or with another customer. You can have a good meal in ten minutes. And-as there is no waiter you don't have to give a tip⁹. 

1 bite   

n.咬，咬伤，一口，刺痛；（= byte）字节，位组，二进位组，信息组；v.咬，刺痛

参考例句：

• The dog may bite at you.狗会咬你的。
• Let me have a bite.让我咬一口。

2 underline   

n.下划线；加下划线；vt.在…下面划线；强调

参考例句：

• Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
• Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。

3 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

4 tray   

n.盘，托盘，碟

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• A waitress came in,carrying tea on a tray.一名女侍者走进来，手端放着茶的托盘。

5 queue   

n.队列；辫子；长队；vt.梳成辫子；vi. 排队

参考例句：

• To what window are you standing in a queue?你在排哪个窗口的队？
• I had to queue for quite a while.我不得不排一会儿队。

6 counter   

n.柜台；计数器；adj.相反的；adv.与…相反地；vt.反对，反击；vi.反对，反击

参考例句：

• This counter is closed now.这个柜台现在已停止营业。
• Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.把计数器拨到零，你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。

7 rack   

n.挂架，搁架；vt.折磨；使紧张，使努力

参考例句：

• He went over and took his jacket from the coat rack.到衣架上取外套。
• The old house soon went to rack and ruin.这所旧房子很快就毁坏了。

8 cashier   

n.出纳员，收银员

参考例句：

• The young cashier gave a patient sigh.年轻的出纳员忍耐地叹了一口气。
• One brother is a cashier and the other sells.两个兄弟一位当出纳，另一位当店员。

9 tip   

n.顶，尖端，梢，末端；倾斜；垃圾场；小费；轻击；指点；秘密消息；vt.装顶端；使倾斜，使翻倒，泄露；告诫；暗示；给...小费，轻击；vi.倾斜，翻倒，倾覆，踮脚走，给小费

参考例句：

• She nearly forgot to give him a tip for his service.她几乎忘记给他的服务付小费。
• I have his name on the tip of my tongue.我几乎想起他的名字。