牛津初中英语三年级课文UNIT5

00:10.48]1. Listen, Hobo,you're very lucky,you know.
[00:15.80]2.Why? Because I'myour friend.
[00:20.74]Do you know who I am?Tomorrow's TVsuperstar!
[00:27.40]3.You? A TVsuperstar? Why don'tyou stop daydreaming¹?
[00:34.74]You should be morerealistic.
[00:38.40]4.You're right. I'mtoo good for TV.I should be inHollywood instead.
[00:46.16] ReadingA kitty's favourite  film star
[00:55.77] Kitty's favouritefilm star is AudreyHepburn.
[01:00.84]She has found anarticle on thisinternational
[01:05.49]superstar in amagazine.Here isthe article.
[01:11.03]Hollywood's all-timefavourite-AudreyHepburn
[01:17.19]  Audrey Hepburn isone of Hollywood'sall-time favouriteactresses.
[01:23.33]She is famous notonly in the USA,but also in otherparts of the world.
[01:30.28]When Audrey died in1993, the worldmourned the loss ofa great beauty,
[01:37.83]a great actress anda great humanitarian².
[01:43.86]  Audrey was born inBelgium on 4th May1929.
[01:50.63]She began takingballet lessons at avery young age.
[01:56.38]She loved dancing andher dream was tobecome a successfulballet dancer.
[02:03.74]She had put all hereffort into ballettraining
[02:08.89]before she enteredthe film industry.
[02:13.22]She had also been amodel before shebecame a Hollywoodsuperstar.
[02:20.96]  In 1951, whilefilming Monte CarloBaby,
[02:27.72]Audrey met thefamous writerColette.
[02:32.87]Audrey's beauty andcharm attracted thewriter's attention.
[02:38.93] Colette wrote anovel called Gigi.The novel was latermade into a play.
[02:46.87]Colette insisted thatAudrey was theperfect girl to play
[02:52.62]to play the lead rolein the play.
[02:56.67]That event marked thebeginning of Audrey'ssuccessful career.
[03:02.60]  Shortly after,Audrey was chosen toplay the lead role
[03:09.05]of a young princessin the Hollywoodfilm Roman Holiday.
[03:15.21]The film was a bigsuccess and Audreybecame famousinstantly.
[03:22.45]   She won an Oscarfor Best Actress forher role in thisfilm.
[03:28.80]Later,she also wonthe Tony Awards forthe play Ondine.
[03:35.75]During her lifetime,Audrey earned fourmore Oscarnominations.
[03:42.80]Some of thewell-known filmsthat Audrey acted ininclude Funny Face,
[03:50.45]Breakfast atTiffany's and MyFair. Lady.
[03:56.59]In 1989, Audrey madeher final appearancein films.
[04:03.75]In Always, she playedtherole of an angel.
[04:08.89]Many people thoughtthat she was playingherself because tothem,
[04:14.96]she herself was anangel.
[04:19.11]   Throughout heracting years, sheacted in only oneTV series,
[04:26.16]  Gardens of theWorld with AudreyHepburn.
[04:31.52]That was also herfinal appearance onTV.
[04:36.77]She wanted to remindus that we shouldprotect theenvironment by
[04:43.32]showing us thebeauty of nature.
[04:48.47]   Audrey'sachievements wentbeyond the filmindustry.
[04:53.93]People remember hernot just as a greatactress, but also asa great humanitarian
[05:02.47]because she devotedmuch of her time tocharity.
[05:07.72]She spent the lastfew years of her lifeworking closelywith UNICEF
[05:15.09]to help needychildren indifferent⁴ parts ofthe world.
[05:20.24]Her efforts in thisarea earned her anumber of awards.
[05:25.98]In 1992, the Presdentot the United States
[05:31.94]presented her withthe PresidentialMedal of Freedom forher work.
[05:38.49]  In 1991, Audreydiscovered that shehad cancer.
[05:44.74]On 10th January 1993,she took her lastwalk in her garden.
[05:52.29]Ten days later, atthe age of 63,Audrey passed away,
[05:59.44]peacefully, in hersleep.
[06:03.70]Integrated skills  A Film festival
[06:12.06]A2 Sandy is callingthe festival hotlineto find out moreabout the films.
[06:21.20]Listen to theinformation carefully
[06:25.65]and help Sandycomplete the rest ofher notes in Part A1.
[07:35.99]A1 There is a filmfestival in SunshineTown.
[07:38.03]Sandy is writing areport on some ofthe films for theDrama Club.
[07:40.07]Help make notes.Look at Sandy's film
[07:42.11]guide and write downthe names of thecinemas and theirlocations. [07:44.14]Film Festival Cinema    Guide
[07:46.21] Olympic Cinema  Olympic Village
[07:48.24]Now showing Tales ofOld BeijingSuitable for all agesTicket price: ￥10
[07:50.31]Sunshine Cinema Sunshine Town Now showing The Worldof Dinosaurs
[07:52.35]Suitable for all agesTicket price: ￥10
[07:54.41]ABC Cinema Moonlight Town Now showing Love Boat
[07:56.45]Not suitable forchildren Ticket price: ￥15
[07:58.48]Tales of Old Beijing Type of film:
[08:00.55]a(1)_____documentarythat shows you whatBeijing was like(2)___ago
[08:02.59] Name of cinema:(3)_____in(4)____Storyline: the storyof(5)_____
[08:04.65]The World ofDinosaurs
[08:06.69] Type of film: a(6)____about(7)_____ Name of cinema:(8)______in(9)______
[08:08.75] Storyline: (10)_____is chosen to be the(11)_____of thedinosaur family
[08:10.79]Love Boat
[08:12.83] Type of film: a(12)____film Name of cinema(13)_____in(14)____
[08:14.89] Storyline: a(15)____woman falls in lovewith a man but is
[08:16.93]finally(16)____by theman in a boat
[08:18.99]  B Speak up: talkingabout films
[08:26.64]  You and a classmateare talking aboutdifferent kinds offilms.Work in pairs.
[08:34.95]Use Sandy and kitty'sconversation as amodel.
[08:40.59]Replace theunderlined words withyour own ideas.
[08:46.84] Sandy: What do youthink about (fights)in action films,Kitty?
[08:51.98] Kitty: I thinkthey're (terrible).They make you feel(angry).
[08:57.52]They have a (bad)effect on people,especially(teenagers).
[09:03.27]Sandy: I see. So whatis your favouritekind of film?
[09:08.94]Kitty: I like(romantic films)
[09:12.49]because they(usually havehappy endings).
[09:16.93] What about you,Sandy?
[09:20.59]Sandy: I love (actionfilms). They'rereally (exciting).
[09:26.23]  Unit 5daydream vi. 做白日梦realistic adj.现实的;注重实际的
[09:41.67]take n. 电影镜头;电视镜头actress n. 女演员mourn vi. 哀悼
[09:58.91]humanitarian n.人道主义者ballet n.芭蕾舞;芭蕾舞剧
[10:10.69]young adj. 年轻的effort n. 努力enter vt. 进入;加入;参加
[10:26.57]industry n.工业;产业;企业film vt. 拍摄,把……拍成电影
[10:37.60]charm n. 魅力attract vt. 吸引novel n. (长篇)小说
[10:54.18]play n. 戏剧;剧本;(戏剧的)演出insist vt.＆vi.坚持;坚持认为
[11:05.57]lead n. 主角career n.. 事业;职业shortly adv.立刻,不久
[11:22.03]instantly adv.立即,马上lifetime n.一生;终身
[11:33.50]nomination n. 提名well-known adj.众所周知的,著名的final adj. 最后的
[11:50.61]angel n. 天使用权throughout prep.遍及;贯穿environment n. 环境
[12:08.11]achievement n.成就;成绩; 成功beyond prep. 超过
[12:18.95]devote vt.专心心致力于;奉献needy³ adj. 贫因的;缺乏生活必需品的
[12:29.53]president n.总统,国家主席present vt. 赔予;授予
[12:41.08]cancer n. 癌症peacefully adv.宁静地;安宁地;和平地
[12:53.51]attractive adj.有吸引的last vi. 持续,维持romantic adj. 浪漫的
[13:10.15]fiction n.虚构的事;小说cowboy n. 牛仔breath n. 呼吸
[13:26.45]star vt. 由……主演;由……担任主角washroom n. 洗手间popcorn⁵ n. 爆米花
[13:43.69]soft drink不含酒精的饮料review n.＆vt. 复习tale n. 故事;传说
[14:00.78]dinosaur n. 恐龙stryline n. 故事情节alive adj.活的;活着的
[14:18.04]terrible adj.可怕的;糟糕的effect n. 作用,影响
[14:28.99]anyway adv.无论如何,总之talent n. 才干,才能
[14:39.49]experienced adj.富有经验的supporting actress女配角
[14:52.47]talented adj.有才能的

1 daydreaming   

v.想入非非，空想( daydream的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Stop daydreaming and be realistic. 别空想了，还是从实际出发吧。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Bill was sitting and daydreaming so his mother told him to come down to earth and to do his homework. 比尔坐着空想， 他母亲要他面对现实，去做课外作业。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

4 indifferent   

adj.冷漠的，不关心的，不积极的；一般的

参考例句：

• Her English is indifferent.她的英文很一般。
• His manner was cold and indifferent.他的态度既冷淡又无动于衷。

5 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。