洪恩环境英语第六册 Lesson 8

　　Lesson eight.Now let's listen to the radio.
This is a program called "Great cooks."
It's about cooking.
Teresa Sanchez is interviewing a famous cook.
His name's Claude Minot. Listen.
Well,Claude,thank you for letting us visit your kitchen.
It's my pleasure.
What are you cooking?
Today I'm cooking an omelet.
Oh,it smells delicious.What did you put in it?
Some mushrooms,onions,and tomatoes.
The recipe¹ sounds wonderful.And it seems easy. Ahhchoo!
Oh,bless you.Are you catching² a cold?
Maybe.I should take a vacation.
You look at little tired.
I feel fine.But I started working at six this morning.
You seem busy.Why so early?
Well,I had to go shopping.Cooks work very hard.
Well,I can see that.The food looks delicious. Thank you.
Now taste this. Oh,it tastes fabulous³.And it looks beautiful.
Would you like a galss of wine?
I'd love one.Thank you.
Well,Claude,I hope you'll feel better soon.
Me too.To your health. And to yours,Claude.
Now let's make some sentences.
I say,"Look beautiful."And you say...  It looks beautiful.
Or I say,"Smell delicious."
And you say... It smells delicious.
Ready? Look beautiful. It looks beautiful.
Smell delicious. It smells delicious.
Seem difficult. It seems difficult.
Taste great. It tastles great.
Smell bad. It smells bad.
Sound easy.  It sounds easy.
Feel right. It feels right.
Look fabulous. It looks fabulous.
Seem easy. It seems easy.
Smell great. It smells great.
Sound wonderful. It sounds wonderful.
Taste terrible. It tastes terrible.
Feel good. It feels good.
Jeff and his mother have a lot to do.
Listen to their conversation.
How was the rehearsal⁴?
I had to work very hard.
Dinner should be ready in a few minutes.
I have to make special dinners for your father now.
He's on a diet.
Oh,I have to give hime his medicine.
You look tired. What did you do today?
I had to do a lot of errands⁵.
First I had to go to the grocery⁶ store and buy things for dinner.
Then I had to buy some medicine for your father.
Then I had to return some books to the library.
Now let's answer some questions about them.
I say,"Did Jeff have to buy some things for dinner?"
And you say... No,he didn't.
I say,"Did Mrs.Bennett have to buy some medicine?
And you say... Yes,she did.
Now let's begin.
Did Jeff have to buy some things for dinner? No,he didn't.
Did Mrs.Bennett have to buy some medicine? Yes,she did.
Did Mrs.Bennett have to go to rehearsal? No,she didn't.
Did Jeff have to make a special dinner? No,he didn't.
Did Mrs.Bennett have to buy a golf club? No,she didn't.
Did Mr.Bennett have to give her husband his medicine? Yes,she did.
Did Jeff have to return some books to the library? No,he didn't.
Did Mrs.Bennett have to return some books? Yes,she did.
Did Mrs.Bennett have to do a lot of errands? Yes,she did.
Did they both have to take care of Mr.Bennett? Yes,they did.
Now let's talk some more about what Jeff and his mother had to do.
Mrs.Bennett says... I had to make a special dinner.
I say,"What did she have to do?"
And you say... She had to make a special dinner.
Jeff says... I had to work very hard.
I say,"What did he have to do?"
And you say... he had to work very hard.
Ready? Let's begin.
I had to make a special dinner.
What did she have to do?
She had to make a special dinner.
I had to work very hard.
What did he have to do?
He had to work very hard.
I had to give my husband his medicine.
What did she have to do?
She had to give her husband his medicine.
I had to go to rehearsal.
What did he have to do?
He had to go to rehearsal.
I had to do a lot of errands.
What did she have to do?
She had to do a lot of errands.
I had to visit my father.
What did he have to do?
He had to visit his father.
I had to return some books to the library.
What did she have to do?
She had to return some books to the library.
I had to buy some medicine for my husband.
What did she have to do?
She had to buy some medicine for he husband.
I had to buy a golf club for my father.
What did he have to do?
He had to buy a golf club for his father.
I had to buy things for dinner.
What did she have to do?
She had to buy things for dinner.
Now let's listen to this conversation.
Jeff and Tom are talking on the telephone.
Hello. Hi,Jeff.this is Tom.
I got your letter yesterday.
Things sound great.How's your mother?
She's fine,thanks.Of course,she has a lot to do.
I'm sure.And so do you.
Yes.But I'm doing fine. I'm handling everything pretty well.
In fact,I had a great conversation with my dad yesterday.
Really? Yeah.He told me all about the family.
They were a tough bunch⁷,let me tell you.
Were they? Absolutely.
My great-great-grandfather had to leave Ireland⁸.
He had to leave when he was sixteen.
He never saw his parents again.
He never saw them again?
No.And he had to work very hard.
He built bridges. He worked on steamships⁹.
And my great-grandmother had a laundry¹⁰.
She also had five children.
Really? Her brother moved west.He owned a ranch¹¹. He had to defend the land.
Against outlaws¹²?
Right.Even my grandfather had to work hard.
He had to work two jobs to support his family.
He put three children through school.
My father had to go to school at night.
He had to work during the day.
Wow!It's quite a family.You must be pround.
Yes.I'm very pround of all them.
Now let's talk about Jeff's family.
I say things that are wrong.
For example,I say,"They didn't have to work very hard,did they?"
And you say... Yes,they had to work very hard.
I say,"They weren't a tough bunch,were they?"
And you say... Yes,they were a tough bunch.
Ready?Let's begin.
They didn't have to work very hard,did they?
Yes,they had to work very hard.
They weren't a tough bunch,were they?
Yes,they were a tough bunch.
His great-great-grandfather didn't have to leave Ireland,did he?
Yes,he had to leave Ireland.
He wasn't sixteen when he left,was he?
Yes,he was sixteen when he left.
His great-grandmother didn't have a laundry,did she?
Yes,she had a laundry.
His great-grandmother didn't have a lot of children,did she?
Yes,she had a lot of children.
She didn't have to start a business,did she?
Yes,she had to start a business.
Jeff's grandfather didn't have two jobs,did he?
Yes,he had two jobs.
He didn't have to work more than one job,did he?
Yes,he had to work two jobs.
He didn't have to put three children through school,did he?
Yes,he had to put three children through school.
Jeff's father didn't have to go to school at night,did he?
Yes,he had to go to school at night.
He didn't have to work during the day,did he?
Yes,he had to work during the day.
This is the end of Lesson Eight.

1 recipe   

n.食谱，处方，秘诀

参考例句：

• What is your recipe for success?你取得成功有什麽窍门？
• This recipe is certainly interesting and different.这种烹饪法的确很有意思而且与众不同。

2 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

3 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

4 rehearsal   

n.排练，排演；练习

参考例句：

• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
• You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

5 errands   

n.errand的复数；差使( errand的名词复数 )；差事

参考例句：

• He often runs errands for his grandmother. 他经常给他的祖母跑腿儿。
• I have a few errands to do in the town. 我在城里有些差事要办。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 grocery   

n.食品，杂货；食品杂货店

参考例句：

• There used to be a grocery store on the corner.以前在这个街角有家杂货店。
• Her mother began operation of a small grocery.她母亲开始经营一家小杂货店。

7 bunch   

n.串，束；群，帮

参考例句：

• A bunch of girls was[were] sitting on the grass.一群女孩坐在草地上。
• I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.昨天我收到了一束鲜花。

8 Ireland   

n.爱尔兰(西欧国家)；爱尔兰岛(西欧)

参考例句：

• Ireland lies to the west of England.爱尔兰位于英格兰之西。
• Dublin is the capital of Ireland.都柏林是爱尔兰的首都。

9 steamships   

n.汽船，大轮船( steamship的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Berths on steamships can be booked a long while in advance. 轮船上的床位可以提前多日预订。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The sailing ships were superseded by the steamships. 帆船已被汽船所取代。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 laundry   

n.洗衣店，洗衣房；已洗好的衣物，待洗衣物

参考例句：

• Please send clothes to the laundry.请把这些衣物送往洗衣店。
• There's a lot of laundry in the basket.筐子里有许多要洗的衣物。

11 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

12 outlaws   

歹徒，亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 )； 逃犯

参考例句：

• During his year in the forest, Robin met many other outlaws. 在森林里的一年，罗宾遇见其他许多绿林大盗。
• I didn't have to leave the country or fight outlaws. 我不必离开自己的国家，也不必与不法分子斗争。