高中英语上外版一年级下Unit eight

[00:55.35]Dialogue
[00:58.15]Language Function:
[01:01.65]Regretting a past Action.
[01:05.15]A:Hello, Bob, how did you do in today's test?
[01:11.55]B:Not so well,I think.
[01:14.84]A:What was the matter?
[01:17.35]B:I was in a hurry and I didn't check my answers.
[01:22.76]A:What a pity you didn't think of that before.
[01:27.04]B:If only I had been more careful.
[01:32.13]action
[01:34.33]行动
[01:36.52]pity/'piti/
[01:38.08]遗憾
[01:39.63]think of
[01:40.98]考虑
[01:42.32]dictation
[01:43.72]听写
[01:45.12]careless
[01:46.57]粗心的
[01:48.02]revise/ri'vaiz/
[01:49.41]复习
[01:50.81]B.Listening Comprehension
[01:56.51]A.Listen and choose an appropriate response to what you're heard.
[03:33.81]B.Listen and fill in the blanks.
[03:39.61]An Old Gardener
[03:43.50]During the last war,(1)__the men were fighting or working in factories,
[03:55.70]so it was very(2)__to find men to do other work.
[04:05.79]The(3)__of a school wanted a gardener,
[04:13.07]but the only(4)__he was able to get was an old retired(5)__.
[04:28.96]The old man worked so(6)__in the school garden that the headmaster became(7)__.
[04:43.66]He thought that the old man might (8)__or die if he(9)__like that,
[04:53.07]so he suggested to him that he should work more (10)__and rest more.
[05:10.86]But the old man continued to work(11)__.
[05:21.44]At last the headmaster went to(12)__and asked her to speak to her husband.
[05:33.95]"All right,"she answered,"but I don't think (13)_.
[05:41.66]He has just never learnt (14)__."
[05:51.06]Text:Don't Give Up
[05:55.55]If we want to accomplish anything in life,
[06:02.14]let us not forget that we must persevere¹.
[06:07.93]If we want to learn our lessons well in school,
[06:14.33]we must be diligent² and not give up whenever we come to anything difficult.
[06:23.43]We shall find many of our lesson very hard,
[06:30.22]but let us remember that the harder they are,
[06:36.90]the more good they will do us if we persevere and learn them thoroughly³.
[06:47.41]But there are some among us who are ready to give up
[06:54.69]when they come to hard example in mathematics and say,"I can't dothis."
[07:05.67]Those who say "I can't will never do anything worthwhile;
[07:14.44]but those who say "I'll try" accomplish wonders.
[07:23.43]Let us remember that we shall meet with difficulties all through life.
[07:33.33]If we keep on trying,we shall be sure to conquer
[07:39.34]and overcome every difficulty we meet with If we have a hard lesson today,
[07:49.42]let us strive⁴ to learn it well and then we shall be prepared for a harder one tomorrow.
[08:01.31]And if we learn to master hard lessons in school,
[08:08.80]it will prepare us to overcome the hard things that we shall meet in life,
[08:18.42]when our school days are over.
[08:23.30]New Words and Expressions
[08:27.98]accomplish
[08:29.98]实行；完成
[08:31.97]persevere
[08:33.67]坚持
[08:35.37]diligent
[08:37.21]勤勉的
[08:39.05]thoroughly
[08:40.11]彻底地
[08:41.17]mathematics
[08:42.96]数学
[08:44.75]worthwhile
[08:46.09]值得的
[08:47.44]wonder
[08:49.03]克服
[08:50.63]conquer
[08:52.36]击败
[08:54.10]overcome (overcame, overcome)
[08:55.59]克服
[08:57.08]difficulty
[08:58.53]困难的
[08:59.98]strive/straiv/ (strove,striven;strived,strived)
[09:01.34]奋斗
[09:02.69]master
[09:04.24]精通

1 persevere   

v.坚持，坚忍，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
• It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。

2 diligent   

adj.勤勉的，勤奋的

参考例句：

• He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
• She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快，一会儿也不闲着。

3 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

4 strive   

vi.努力，奋斗，力争

参考例句：

• Don't strive merely for quantity of production.在生产中不要单纯地追求数量。
• The scientists strive for a breakthrough in cancer research.科学家们力争在癌症研究方面有个突破。