北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit12 expansion

[00:00.00]Unit 12 Western¹ China
[00:05.58]Expansion 12
[00:07.45]6 Hello?
[00:10.50]Hi,David.It's Lucy.
[00:13.47]Hi,Lucy.How are you?
[00:15.85]Fine,thanks.
[00:17.59]I'm just calling to say thanks
[00:19.68]for inviting² us to the party.
[00:21.78]We've really enjoyed ourselves³.
[00:24.92]Good.I'm glad you had⁴ a good time.
[00:27.69]So what have you been doing recently⁵?
[00:30.23]Well,yesterday we had a problem⁶
[00:32.58]with the cable⁷ TV,
[00:34.74]but luckily I was⁹ able⁸ to fix¹⁰ it myself¹¹.
[00:39.24]That's good.
[00:40.47]It's much better
[00:41.63]if you can do things by yourself¹².
[00:44.60]Yeah.Tell me.
[00:46.99]How's John,your American friend?
[00:49.98]I haven't seen¹³ him for a while¹⁴.
[00:52.96]Oh,he's fine.
[00:55.32]He's away at the moment.
[00:57.49]Oh,I see.
[01:00.13]Has he gone back to the US?
[01:02.81]No.He's travelling¹⁵ here in Western China.
[01:06.85]He doesn't speak Chinese very well,
[01:09.40]but he found¹⁶ a guide¹⁷,
[01:11.54]so he doesn't have to do everything himself¹⁸.
[01:14.82]Really?
[01:16.28]I want to take a trip like that
[01:18.43]but it's not so easy...
[01:20.51]No?Why not?
[01:22.92]Well,because of my mom and dad.
[01:25.56]You know,they worry about everything...
[01:28.87]I believe¹⁹ you can look after yourself.
[01:32.56]Do you think so?
[01:34.13]Sure.
[01:35.69]You should be able to get away
[01:38.28]and enjoy yourself once in a while.
[01:41.53]Hmm...maybe you're right.
[01:43.16]

1 western   

n.西方人；西部片；西部小说；adj.西方的，西洋的，西部的

参考例句：

• He is wearing a western style suit.他穿着一套西式服装。
• He lives at the western end of the village.他家住在村子尽西头。

2 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

3 ourselves   

pron.我们自己

参考例句：

• We walked home by ourselves.我们独自走回家。
• We fight only for ourselves!我们只为自己而战！

4 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

5 recently   

adv.近来，最近

参考例句：

• The book was published as recently as last week.这本书上周刚出版。
• The weather has been very snowy recently.近来天气多雪。

6 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

7 cable   

n.缆绳，索；电缆；电报；vt.电汇，打电报

参考例句：

• Don't forget to cable us as soon as you arrive.别忘了一到就给我发个电报。
• The worker attached a cable.工人连接电缆。

8 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

10 fix   

v.使...固定，修理，准备

参考例句：

• I'll try to fix it soon.我将尽快修理它。
• I'm going to stay behind and fix dinner.我会留下来安排晚餐。

11 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

12 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

13 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

14 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

15 travelling   

adj.旅行的v.行进( travel的现在分词 )；步行；经过；走过…

参考例句：

• her adventures travelling in Africa 她在非洲旅行时的冒险经历
• She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。

16 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

17 guide   

n.向导；指南，手册；导游者

参考例句：

• I guide him in his studies.我辅导他学习。
• A trained dog can act as a guide to a blind person.经过训练的狗能担任盲人的向导。

18 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

19 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。