新标准初中英语九年级(上):UNIT2 TV programmes

[00:00.00]Finally, we spoke¹ to Alice.
[00:03.56]Alice lives here in China and speaks Chinese.
[00:07.37]She can understand Chinese TV programmes² though
[00:10.30]she is not Chinese.
[00:12.35]She watches the news every day and she also
[00:15.25]enjoys watching cartoons.
[00:17.42]At the weekends, she likes to watch films on TV
[00:21.28]She likes action films
[00:23.12]but she also likes love stories.
[00:25.97]Alice's favourite film director³ is Zhang Yimou.
[00:29.69]She always watches his films.
[00:34.49]4 Pronunciation
[00:36.51]Listen and say.
[00:39.63]Feifei was the next student we spoke to.
[00:42.82]Her favourite TV programmes are cartoons.
[00:46.25]Though she has a lot of homework,
[00:47.88]she watches cartoons every day.
[00:50.58]She sometimes does her homework
[00:52.28]while she is watching TV!
[00:54.72]We don't think that is a good idea, Feifei!
[00:54.72]

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 programmes   

n.（演出或活动的）程序( programme的名词复数 )；计划；节目；课程v.训练( programme的第三人称单数 )；培养；预调

参考例句：

• Some television programmes tend to patronize children. 有些电视节目往往以大人的观点对待儿童。
• You can preselect programmes you want to watch, and program your VCR to record them. 你可以预选想看的节目并预设录像机录下来。

3 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。