成人高等教育英语教材第二册12

UNIT 12

An Invitation Card

Integrated¹ Skills Development

Dialogues
A. A Dinner Invitation

Wang Hong is studying for her PhD in America. She is working in the same lab with her friend Carl Cooper.
Cooper: Hey, Wang. I hear you just had a paper published. I'd like to take you out tomorrow evening to dinner to celebrate. How about it?
Wang: Oh, no. That's really not necessary. Why don't you come over and have dinner with me?
Cooper: I wouldn't hear of it. On my birthday you made me the best Chinese dinner I've ever had. I'm not much of a cook myself, but it would give me great pleasure to take you out to eat. You may choose any kind of food you'd like.

B. How About Some American Food?

Wang: What do you mean "any kind of food"?
Cooper: Our country's made up of people from all over the world, so we have great cooking from all over the world. We can eat Italian, French, German, Japanese — you name it, and we've got it. Or we can even go down to Chinatown for a good Chinese dinner if you'd like.
Wang: How about some American food? But not too expensive. An expensive place would make me uncomfortable.
Cooper: OK. We'll go to a nice little place I know where you can get some plain, old-fashioned³ American cooking.
Wang: Great. I will pick you up at your office about 5. OK?
Cooper: Good. See you tomorrow at 5.

Passage Can We Have You Join Us?

880 Orman Drive
Boulder⁴, CO² 80303
May 2,1998
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Olson,

We are having an informal⁵ dinner at our home on Saturday, May 21st, at 6 p.m., and would love to have you join us. As you know, Prof. and Mrs. Harvey Taylor have just returned from China, and they will be sharing some of their experiences with us then. Since you knew the Taylors before they left Boulder, we thought you might enjoy visiting with them again.
My husband and I have heard of your work of finding⁶ host families for international students at the University, and would like to get to know you better. We hope it will be possible for you to be with us.
Sincerely yours,
Susan and David McGuthrie

776 Valley Drive
Boulder, CO 80301
May 7,1998
Dear Mrs. McGuthrie,

Thank you so much for inviting⁷ us to dinner on the 21st. Carl and I will be there by 6. We haven't had a chance to talk with the Taylors since they got back from China, so this will be a real treat. Thank you for including us.
Thank you, too, for your interest in our host family program for the overseas⁸ students in Boulder.
Sincerely,
Linda Olson

New Words and Expressions

celebrate
v. 庆祝

hey
int. 嗨！（表示惊讶、疑问、喜悦等）

husband
n. 丈夫

Italian
a. 意大利（人）的，意大利语的

lab
n. 试验室

mean
v. 表示…意思，作…解释

old-fashioned
a. 过时的，老式的

plain
a. 简单的，朴素的，明白的

publish
v. 出版，发行

treat
n. 乐事（尤指意想不到的或难得的）；款待，请客

uncomfortable
a. 不舒服的，不自在的

valley
n. 山谷，溪谷

come over
到来，过来

be not much of a
不太好的…

take out to eat
带…出去吃饭

pick up
用车接…

return from
从…归来

share with
和…分享/交流

visit with
与…闲聊，聊天

hear of
听说

get back from
从…归来

Merry Learning⁹

A Saying

Travel east and west, a man's home is still the best.

Phonetics

不发音的字母：
answer bomb half honest
hour knee knock know
knowledge listen which who
whole why wrong

Pronunciation and Intonation¹⁰

A: Excuse me. Which is the way to East Park, please?
B: Let me see. Er, walk along this road and turn right. Go on until you reach the end. You'll find the park in front of you.
A: Thank you very much.
B: You are welcome. Miss.

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 co   

abbr.Colombia 哥伦比亚；Cash Order 现付票；Certificate of Origin 货源证书

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• a new movie in which Johnny Depp co-stars with Winona Ryder 由约翰尼∙德普与薇诺娜∙赖德联袂主演的一部新电影

3 old-fashioned   

adj.旧式的，保守的，挑剔的

参考例句：

• Why do you still dress in an old-fashioned mode?你为什么还穿款式陈旧的衣服？
• Here is an old-fashioned pump for drawing water from a well.这里有一个旧式水泵可从井里抽水。

4 boulder   

n.巨砾；卵石，圆石

参考例句：

• We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。
• He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。

5 informal   

adj.非正式的，不拘礼的，通俗的

参考例句：

• I got an informal reception.我受到了非正式接待。
• The leaders met over informal lunches.领袖们在非正式午餐时进行会晤。

6 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。

7 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

8 overseas   

adj.海外的；adv.在海外

参考例句：

• Her man has been sent overseas by his employers.她的丈夫已被雇主派往海外。
• Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

9 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。

10 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。