成人高等教育英语教材第二册08

 

UNIT 8

Traveling In China (I)

Integrated¹ Skills Development

Dialogues
A. Finding² Accommodation

Andrew Blatchford is traveling in China. Now he comes into a hotel.
Receptionist: Can I help you?
Andrew: Yes, I'd like a room, please.
Receptionist: Single or double?
Andrew: Single, please.
Receptionist: For one night?
Andrew: No, two nights.
Receptionist: With bath or with shower?
Andrew: With bath, please. How much is the room?
Receptionist: $30 a night.
Andrew: Can I pay by credit³ card?
Receptionist: Yes, of course. Could you register⁴, please?
Andrew: Pardon?
Receptionist: Could you fill in the form, please?
Andrew: Oh, yes.
Receptionist: Your room number is 403. Have a good stay.
Andrew: Thank you.

B. A Conducted Tour

A group of young people from the United States of America are on holiday in China. They are talking to a Chinese friend, Fu Jie, at a tea house.
Fu Jie: So you all went on a conducted tour yesterday afternoon. How did you enjoy it?
Fritz: It was wonderful.
Fu Jie: Where did you go first?
Fritz: First we went to Tian'anmen Square.
Fu Jie: How did you find it?
Fritz: Very impressive⁵. It was so impressive that I could hardly bear to leave.
Fu Jie: And after that?
Leo: After that we went to the Forbidden...
Fu Jie: The Forbidden City.
Leo: Yes, the Forbidden City. It was fascinating.
Boris: Then we left the Forbidden City and drove to the Summer Palace. It's such an exciting place.
Fu Jie: How did you spend the evening?
Bill: We went to see Beijing Opera.
Fu Jie: I bet⁶ you were dead tired when you got back to your hotel.
Bill: I was so tired that I fell asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow.

Passage Planning a Trip

Travelers fall into two categories: those who make lists and those who do not. Some people prefer to plan the course of their trip to the finest detail. For others, the joy of a trip is its spontaneity⁷.
Neither approach works⁸ perfectly⁹ in South America. It is an area that requires considerable¹⁰ preparation; internal¹¹ flights often run only once or twice a week, and an advance booking can mean the difference between continuing to a new city and waiting several days for another flight. On the other hand, planners will have to leave some matters to be done without having planned them in advance. Some of the most exciting tours are best arranged from nearby cities after your arrival. And whether you consider yourself a planner or a free spirit, you still have to decide certain basics at the very start: where to go, what to do, and how much to spend. These decisions require a certain amount of planning. So before planning specific travel-related¹² details, you might want to establish your general travel aims.

New Words and Expressions

aim
n. 目标，目的

approach
n. 方法，态度

bear
v. 忍受，容忍

bet
v. 打赌，敢断定

category
n. 种类，类型

conduct
v. 引导，带领

considerable
a. 相当多的，很多的

establish
v. 确立，制定

fascinating
a. 迷人的

find
v. 找到；发现，认为

fine
a. 细的，好的

general
a. 总的

impressive
a. 给人深刻印象的，感人的

internal
a. 国内的，内部的

perfectly
ad. 完美地，完全地

pillow
n. 枕头

related
a. 相关的，有联系的

require
v. 需要，要求

shower
n. 沐浴

specific
a. 具体的，明确的

spirit
n. （具有某种精神或品质的）人物

spontaneity
n. 自发性

on holiday
在度假

a conducted tour
有导游的旅行

fall into
可分为

on the other hand
另一方面

at the very start
从一开始

Have a good stay.
祝你过得愉快。

Merry Learning¹³

A Proverb

Learn young, learn fair.（少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。）

Phonetics

se 在单词词尾的读音：
nurse mouse sense course purpose
rise lose noise raise please

Pronunciation and Intonation¹⁴

A: What do you do in your spare time?
B: Oh, nothing special. I read, watch TV, go to the movies.
A: Don't you have any hobbies?
B: No, I don't have any hobbies. How about you?
A: I have just one — photography. It's expensive, but it's a lot of fun.

1 integrated   

a.整合的，完整的

参考例句：

• A fully integrated low phase noise LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented.介绍了一种全集成的LC压控振荡器(VCO)的设计。

2 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

3 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。

4 register   

n.登记簿，花名册，注册员；v.登记，注册

参考例句：

• Please list your name in the attendance register.请在点名册上登记你的名字。
• He was looking over a hotel register.他正在仔细检查旅馆住宿登记表。

5 impressive   

adj.给人深刻印象的，感人的

参考例句：

• This cinema is so impressive that we can't help crying.这影片如此感人以至我们禁不住流下泪来。
• The suit made him look especially impressive.他穿上这套衣服真精神。

6 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

7 spontaneity   

n.自发性

参考例句：

• His enthusiasm was somewhat lacking in spontaneity,I thought. 我觉得他的热情有点勉强，缺乏自发的冲动。
• He had the spontaneity of a child. 他有着孩童般的率性。

8 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

9 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

10 considerable   

a.相当多的，相当大的，相当重要的

参考例句：

• He saved the child at considerable risk to himself. 他冒着极大的生命危险救了那个孩子。
• The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production. 这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

11 internal   

adj.内的，内部的；国内的，内政的

参考例句：

• He is talking to Tom on the internal telephone.他正在内线电话上与汤姆交谈。
• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。

12 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

13 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

14 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。