高中英语上外版一年级下Unit Twelve

00:02.53]Dialogue
[00:04.94]Language Function:
[00:07.34]Expressing Apologies for Being Late.
[00:12.04]A:Here you are at last!
[00:15.54]B:Oh, I'm sorry.You must have been waiting for quite some time!
[00:21.63]A:What kept you?
[00:24.35]B:I'm afraid my watch stopped.
[00:27.85]A:That's too bad!But I've been standing¹ here for half an hour!
[00:34.14]B:I'm really sorry.
[00:37.43]I assure² you that next time I'll certainly make sure my watch is working.
[00:44.54]assure
[00:46.18]使......相信
[00:47.83]awful
[00:49.19]非常的；糟透了的
[00:50.55]Listening Comprehension
[00:56.24]A.Listen and choose one or teo appropriate³ responses to what you've heard.
[02:36.63]B.Listen and fill in the blanks.
[02:42.04]A Humorous⁴ Story
[02:46.35]A man went to see his(1)__one day because he was (2)__from a headache.
[03:02.94]After the doctor had examined him(3)__,he said to him,
[03:09.65]"well,there's(4)__really wrong with you,
[03:15.24]I'm(5)__to say,Your only(6)__is that you worry too(7)__.
[03:36.24]Do you know,I had a man with the(8)__trouble as you in here a few weeks(9)__,
[03:45.83]and I gave him the same(10)__as I'm going to give you.
[04:00.22]He was(11)__because he couldn't pay (12)__tailor's bills.
[04:11.82]I told him not to worry(13)__the bills any more.
[04:22.40]He(14)__my advice,and when he came to see me(15)__two days ago,
[04:30.58]he told me that he now felt(16)__all right again.
[04:44.26]"Yes,I know all about that,"answered the patient(17)__.
[04:55.55]"You see,I'm that(18)__tailor.
[05:01.84]Text:The Secret of long life
[05:07.23]I'm a journalist.
[05:11.61]The other day I saw a white-haired man sitting on the porch⁵ in front of his house.
[05:20.91]I could see the wrinkles⁶ in his face and neck, and on his hands.
[05:28.10]Articles on long life are always popular with our readers,
[05:35.49]so I walked over to the man and asked for an interview.
[05:42.99]Mary:Excuse me,would it bother you if I talked to you for just a moment.
[05:49.57]Man:Not at all. I get very bored sitting here, even for a short time.
[05:57.15]Until a little while ago I lived a full and active life
[06:03.02]without a moment's rest.
[06:06.71]My:Well,they say that a lot of activities help one to live a long time.
[06:13.92]Mn:That's true,very true.
[06:16.40]My:Would you mind if I smoked a cigarette?
[06:21.41]Mn:Not at all.
[06:23.71]My:I'd offer you one,but I suppose you probably don't smoke,or drink,...
[06:30.71]Mn:On the contrary⁷!I've always smoked my head off.
[06:36.70]And I went dancing every night. And as for alcoholic⁸ drinks ...
[06:44.19]My:Do you mean to say that you've done these things all your life?
[06:49.68]Mn:Of course.Why does that surprise you so much?
[06:55.69]My:I've always been told that doing those things is bad for one's health.
[07:02.87]Mn:Ridiculous!
[07:06.16]My:I suppose that you have another secret
[07:10.94]... a lot of fruit... vegetables ...a lot of exercise in the fresh air ..
[07:19.04]Mn:Don't be silly!I hate exercise in the fresh air,
[07:25.02]and I don't like any kind of vegetables.
[07:29.33]My:I can't understand how you've been able to live like that.
[07:35.84]Tell me, how old are you?
[07:40.33]Mn:Me? I'm twenty-seven. Why?
[07:45.03]New Words and Expressions
[07:51.22]secret
[07:52.78]秘密
[07:54.33]journalist
[07:55.59]新闻记者
[07:56.84]white-haired
[07:58.33]白发的
[07:59.82]wrinkle
[08:01.11]皱纹
[08:02.40]reader
[08:04.00]读者
[08:05.59]interview
[08:07.13]访问
[08:08.67]contrary
[08:09.82]相反；反面
[08:10.97]on the contrary
[08:12.37]正相反
[08:13.77]alcoholic
[08:15.41]酒精
[08:17.06]ridiculous
[08:18.65]可笑的
[08:20.25]fresh
[08:21.60]新鲜的
[08:22.96]silly
[08:24.31]愚蠢的
[08:25.65]hate/heit/
[08:27.10]憎恨；不喜欢
[08:28.55]understand (understood,understood)
[08:30.50]理解

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 assure   

vt.使确信；向…保证，使有保证

参考例句：

• The only ladder to assure success is to work hard.确保成功的惟一途径是刻苦努力。
• I assure you that she can be trusted to do the job.我担保她能做好这项工作。

3 appropriate   

adj.适当的，合适的；v.拨出，挪用，盗用

参考例句：

• It is appropriate that he should get the post.由他担任这一职务是恰当的。
• We should take appropriate measures to improve our teaching.我们应当采取适当的措施提高教学质量。

4 humorous   

adj.富幽默感的，滑稽的，诙谐的

参考例句：

• He is quite humorous.他很幽默。
• The book takes a humorous look at parenthood.这本书以幽默的笔触论述了父母的身份。

5 porch   

n.门廊，入口处，走廊，游廊

参考例句：

• There are thousands of pages of advertising on our porch.有成千上万页广告堆在我们的门廊上。
• The porch is supported by six immense pillars.门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。

6 wrinkles   

n.（尤指皮肤上的）皱纹( wrinkle的名词复数 )；皱褶；有用的建议；妙计v.使起皱纹( wrinkle的第三人称单数 )；（尤指皮肤）起皱纹

参考例句：

• There were fine wrinkles around her eyes. 她眼角上出现了鱼尾纹。
• His face was lined with wrinkles. 他的脸上都是皱纹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 contrary   

adj.相反的；adv.相反的(地)；n.反面，相反

参考例句：

• My sister's taste in dresses is contrary to my own.在服装方面，我妹妹的爱好和我完全不同。
• The result is contrary to expectation.结果跟预料恰好相反。

8 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。