【英语趣味课堂】奖杯-The Prize

 Ian: Hey, Ian, have you ever met anyone famous?

 

Todd: Anyone famous? Ah, yes, I have. I met the Duke of Edinburgh.

 

Ian: Mm, who's that?

 

Todd: He is the Queen's husband and I met him at Buckingham Palace.

 

Ian: How did that happen?

 

Todd: Well, it was because I received an award.

 

Ian: What kind of an award?

 

Todd: The award was called the Duke of Edinburgh Award and I completed the bronze award, the silver

award, and the gold award, and if you complete all three, then you can go to Buckingham Palace and he gives you your award.

 

Ian: The award is for what kind of job?

 

Todd: OK, well it's for young people between the ages of, I think it's 14 to 21, but I'm not quite sure,

and you have to do different challenges for each award. Now, for the gold award you had to do community service, and I visited an old man. I had to do a sport and I played badminton. You had to do an expedition, and we went hiking in the Breton Beacons¹ in Wales for five days and you had to do a skill and I did driving and you had to do each one for a year.

 

Ian: So what was it like getting the award?

 

Todd: Um, it was exciting and disappointing at the same time because my friends and I, we were waiting at Buckingham Palace for quite a long time and we had all our best clothes on: our ties, our shirts, our

trousers. We had very clean shoes. It was quite hot and we were waiting and we were waiting and in came

the Duke of Edinburgh. and he gave us our award. He asked us maybe one question each and then he went, so we only actually met him for about five minutes.

 

Ian: So it wasn't the most exciting time, meeting him a famous person.

 

Todd: No, he was a very busy man, but you know, I shook his hand, and that was it, but it was nice to see 

Buckingham Palace and it was a good day out in London.

 

Ian: Sounds like it.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

famous

 

A famous person I've met is the Duke of Edinburgh.

 

A 'famous' person is one that a lot of people know because of his job or his family. Actors, actresses and singers are famous people. Notice the following:

 

He became famous when he was only nine years old.

She is famous for her parents' money and her sense of fashion.

award

 

You have to do different challenges for each award.

 

An 'award' is something that you win or is given to you for completing something, usually in a way that is better than other people. Notice the following:

 

They gave him an award when he retired² for being such a good teacher and role model.

He was given an award for his acting³ performance.

community service

 

For the gold award, you had to do community service.

 

'Community service' is work you do for the a certain area, like a city or neighborhood, that you are not paid for but is to help the community.  Cleaning up parks or streets is an example of community service. Notice the following:

 

Part of her community service was working with special needs children.

The boy had to do community service as part of his punishment.

expedition

 

You had to go to an expedition, so we went hiking for five days.

 

An 'expedition' is a trip or a journey that you make for some specific reason.  In the past explorers made expeditions to look for new territory.Notice the following:

 

He leads two expeditions every month.

During the camp we had to go on a survival⁴ expedition.

best clothes

 

We went to Buckingham Palace, and we had our best clothes on.

 

Your 'best clothes' are the nicest or most formal clothes that you have. Notice the following:

 

The kids wore their best clothes for the photographs.

To celebrate our anniversary⁵ we put on our best clothes and went to a really nice restaurant.

 

1 beacons   

灯塔( beacon的名词复数 )； 烽火； 指路明灯； 无线电台或发射台

参考例句：

• A chain of beacons was lit across the region. 整个地区点起了一系列灯塔。
• Lighthouse and beacons flash at night. 晚上灯塔与信号台闪着光。

2 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 survival   

n.留住生命，生存，残存，幸存者

参考例句：

• The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.医生告诉我的妻子，说我活下去的可能性只有50%。
• The old man was a survival of a past age.这位老人是上一代的遗老。

5 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。