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[00:38.69]What are Wang Bing's plans for the future?
[00:45.53]He's going to start work at the Farm institute next month.
[00:52.38]Language points
[00:57.21]1.Have you ordered yet?
[01:01.86]Just let me wipe your table and then I'll take your order.OK?
[01:29.42]He ordered a glass of beer.
[01:33.78]Shall we order our dinner now?
[01:40.75]I ordered some new clothes a month ago.Are they ready now?
[01:48.30]We are coming to collect our order.
[02:13.07]2.Are you hungry?Yes,I sure am.
[02:51.21]A:Would you like to come?
[02:55.46]B:Sure/Surely!
[02:59.83]A:Is he tall?
[03:03.90]B:Yes,he sure is.
[03:19.16]3.I got up late and went without breakfast.
[03:30.42]4.Right now I would eat an ox.
[03:43.16]5.Wang Bing:And I'll have a hot dog,with a potato salad.
[03:50.82]Waitress:Anything to follow?
[04:17.78]A:I want to buy a shirt and a pair of trousers.B:Anything else?
[04:25.64]A:No,nothing else.
[04:30.89]6.I'm looking forward to that.
[04:36.85]look forward to+n./doing
[04:49.91]She's looking forward to her dad's letter.
[04:55.86]We're looking forward to meeting you soon.
[05:17.41]1.Why is the area of farmland1 in the world getting smaller?
[05:25.36]It is being built on;
[05:30.32]it is being lost by the actions of the wind and the rain;
[05:37.68]land is becoming too salty.
[05:44.24]2.What are some of the ways of increasing food production?
[05:53.99]You can increase the area of farmland by irrigation2;
[06:01.06]You can build dams and water your fields;
[06:07.31]You can pump water from low-lying areas;
[06:13.68]you can develop new plants which produce heavier crops;
[06:21.13]you can develop new plants which grow in poor soil;
[06:28.08]you can develop new plants that are less likely to be attacked by pests and diseases3.
[06:37.61]Note making
[06:54.09]1.First record of agriculture(date/place):
[07:01.54]10000years ago,in Egypt,the Middle East and India.
[07:10.79]2.Present world population:5.7 billion.
[07:21.05]3.Farming4 population:1 billion.
[07:28.91]4.66% of the world surface is water.
[07:38.19]5.11% of the land surface can be sued5 for growing crops.
[07:47.25]Reasons for loss6 of farmland
[07:54.62]1.It is being built on.
[08:00.08]2.It is being lost by the actions of the wind and the rain.
[08:08.83]3.Land is becoming too salty.
[08:15.80]Language points
[08:21.16]1.It is thought that one billion people,
[08:28.53]that is half the world's workers,earn their living by farming.
[08:43.18]It is thought+that-elause.
[09:02.07]It is thought that she's a very good teacher.
[09:10.71]It is thought that our basketball team will certainly win.
[09:23.77]It is believed that the team have already crossed the river.
[09:32.03]It is said that they have found the child.
[09:38.19]It is known7 to all that the earth travels round the sun.
[09:55.62]earn one's living
[10:05.75]He began to earn his living at the age of twelve.
[10:16.23]They earned their living by hunting.
[10:23.67]2.For one thing,two thirds of the earth's surface is water,
[10:31.61]although this does provide a lot of food in the form of fish.
[10:57.48]I can't go.For one thing,I have no money;for another,I have no time.
[11:12.52]I don't want to buy the coat.
[11:17.09]For one thing,I don't like the color,and for another,the price is too high.
[11:34.15]3.Only about 11% of the earth's land surface is suitable8 for growing crops.
[11:50.40]be suitable for...
[11:57.84]She's suitable for the job.
[12:02.49]The water is suitable for drinking.
[12:09.76]4.That is why the Chinese people are making great efforts
[12:16.91]to protect their farmland and increase agricultural9 production.
[12:31.67]make an effort to do
[12:38.73]Please make an effort to get there on time.
[12:46.38]The prisoner10 make no effort to escape.
[13:00.25]5.First,it is being built on.
[13:36.72]All the most urgent11 matters are now being attended to.
[13:52.97]This question is being much talked about.
[14:05.71]6.The FAO has worked out that up to 30% of food is lost in storage12.
[15:04.86]7.In a word,hunger is a big problem in the world today
[15:22.41]In a word,I don't trust her.
[15:30.27]You did not do well in the exam.In other words,you failed.
[15:42.71]The orders were passed on by word of mouth.
[15:57.67]I kept my word to him.
[16:10.66]8.Every year about 40 million people starve to death.
[16:33.51]They got lost in the desert and starved to death.
[16:44.67]1.What can be done in order to make sure that no one in the world goes hungry?
[17:13.74]The machines go wrong.
[17:21.61]He went almost mad when he heard the nwes.
[17:32.66]His illness is getting worse.
[17:41.72]2.In the European Union(EU),where 81% of the land is farmed,
[17:51.28]there is plenty of food,in fact often too much.
[18:18.63]3.It has been proved that the way to produce the most food
[18:27.67]is to let farmers grow crops either to feed their family or to sell,
[18:35.92]whichever they choose.
[18:50.08]whichever
[18:57.82]You can either keep the book for yourself or give it to your friend,
[19:06.15]whichever you choose.
[19:18.11]It has the same result whichever way you do it.
[19:36.08]4.If the peasants13 could farm the land themselves,
[19:42.75]food production would be much higher.
[19:54.61]They would not vote to lose their land and wealth,
[20:01.55]even if it resulted in a fairer society.
[20:18.93]If fewer cash crops were grown,
[20:23.68]more food could be produced and there would be less or no starvation14.
[21:10.54]I'm busy.If I had time,I would go.
[21:30.50]So you have to leave.It would be nice if you could stay a bit longer!
[21:39.64]If I were you,I would not give up.
[21:53.12]5.Many less-developed countries are in debt15
[22:00.86]because they borrowed money from richer countries in order to develop industry.
[22:28.70]in debt
[22:37.95]Han Meimei is now in debt to Li Lei for more than one hundred yuan.
[22:55.32]He was in debt when he was poor,but has been out of debt since he got rich.
[23:09.77]6.Unfortunately they find it difficult to repay16 this money.
[23:23.22]consider/feel...+it +adj./n.+to do
[23:50.67]Do you think it possible to finish the work in time?
[23:57.34]We consider it a waste of time and money to go on with the project
[24:15.91]7.Many western countries raise beef and butcher17 a large number of beef cattle18.
[24:39.37]Both husband and wife had to work hard to raise their chidren.
[24:51.83]A large number of pigs and ducks are raised on this farm.
[25:04.39]8."2 Practice"
[25:30.85]That she is still alive is a surprise to us all.
[25:55.30]That she was chosen(the) head of the factory became news
1 farmland | |
n.农田,乡间的土地 | |
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n.疾病( disease的名词复数 );弊端;恶疾;痼疾 | |
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4 farming | |
n.农事;耕作 | |
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v.(为要求赔偿损失而)起诉( sue的过去式和过去分词 );控告;请求;要求(尤用于法庭) | |
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n.损失,遗失,失败,输,浪费,错过,[军]伤亡,降低 | |
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8 suitable | |
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9 agricultural | |
adj.农业的;农艺的 | |
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10 prisoner | |
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12 storage | |
n.存储器,储藏,保管,库存,仓库 | |
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13 peasants | |
农民(复数) | |
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14 starvation | |
n.饥饿,饿死 | |
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15 debt | |
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16 repay | |
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17 butcher | |
n.屠夫,肉商,小贩;vt.屠宰,屠杀 | |
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