洪恩环境英语第九册练习 lesson one

　　LESSON   1
Let's listen to Steven as he talks about  his son Peter.
Peter is only two months old.
Listen to Steven tell us about the things that Peter is too young to do,
or that he isn't old enough to do.
Peter isn't old enough to feed himself.He's only two months old...
He isn't old enoough to understand whata people say...
But Peter...is too young to read.
And he's too young to play baseball.He isn't even old enough to crawl¹.
Now listen to and repeat² these things that Peter isn't old enough to do.
feed himself
Old enough to feed himself
He isn't old enough to feed himself.
He isn't old enough to feed himself.
understand what people say old enough to understand what people say
He isn't old enough to understand what people say.
He isn't old enough to understand what people say.
Now you're going to talk about Steven's son,Peter.
When someone asks you if Peter can do certain things,
you answer by saying that he isn't old enough to do those things
For example,you hear...
Can Peter feed himself?And you say...
No ,He isn't old enough to feed himself.Or you hear...
Can he understand what people say?And you say...
No.He isn't old enough to understand what people say.
All right,let's begin.
Can Peter feed himself?No.He isn't old enough to feed himself.
Can he understand what people say?
No.He isn't old enough to understand what people say.
Can he talk yet?No.He isn't old enough to talk yet.
Can he sit up?No.He isn't old enough to sit up.
Can he dress himself?NO.He isn't old enough to dress himself.
Can he crawl?No.He isn't old enough to crawl.
Can he stand up?NO,He isn't old enough to stand up.
Remember what else Steven said about Peter?
But Peter is...too young to read.
And he's too young to play baseball.
Now listen to and repeat the things that Peter is too young to do.
too young to read
He's too young to read.He's too young to read.
too young to play baseball
He's too young to play baseball.He's too young to play baseball.
If Peter isn't old enough to read,then you can say that he's too young to read.
If he isn't old enough to play baseball.
you can say that he's too young to play baseball.
Now listen to Steven tell you about things that Peter isn't old enough to do.
Agree with him by saying that he's too young to do those things.
For example,you hear...
Peter isn't old enough to crawl.And you say...
That's right.He's too young to crawl.
Or you hear...He isn't old enough to feed himself.And you say...
That's right.He's too young to feed himself.OK.let's begin.
Peter isn't old enough to crawl.That's right.He's too young to crawl.
He isn't old enough to feed himself.
That's right.He's too young to feed himself.
He isn't old enough to hold a bottle.
That's right.He's too young to hold a bottle.
He isn't old enough to dress himself.
That's right.He's too young to dress himself.
He isn't old enough to talk.That's right.He's too young to talk.
He isn't old enough to stand up and walk.
That's ringt.He's too young to stand up and walk.
Babies like Peter aren't the only people who aren't able to do things.
Remember when Steven said:
When the alarm³ clock goes off at seven,I'm too tired to get up...
Anne and I are too busy to eat regular meals.
We're even too busy to grocery⁴ shopping.
Now listen and repeat.too tired to get up
I'm too busy to get up.I'm too busy to get up.
too busy to eat regular meals
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
too busy to go shopping
I'm too busy to busy to go shopping.I'm too busy to busy to go shopping.
Now you're going to tell us some things that you can't do
because you're too tired or too busy or too...something.
For example,you hear...Tired...get up at seven A.M.
And you say...I'm too tired to get up at seven A.M.
Or you hear...Busy...eat regular meals.And you say...
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.All right,let's begin.
Tired...get up at seven  A.M.
I'm too tired to get up at seven A.M.
Busy...eat regular meals.
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
Old...play with toys.I'm too old to play with toys.
Polite...call someone an idiot⁵.
I'm too polite to call someone an idiot.
Intelligent⁶...make that mistake.
I'm too intelligent to make that mistake.
Poor...buy an expensive car.I'm too poor to buy an expensive car.
Now listen to Jake as he makes some suggestions to Steven about how to take care of Peter.
Can't you just leave a bottle of milk next to his bed?
Peter isn't old enough to feed himself.He's only two months old.
When will he be old enough to feed himself?In a few years.
A few years!can't you just tell him to wait until morning?
Now listen an repeat.next to his bed
leave a bottle of milk next to his bed.
Can't you just leave a bottle of milk next to his bed?
Can't you just leave a bottle of milk next to his bed?
wait until morning tell him to wait until morning
Can't you just tell him to wait until morning?
Can't you just tell him to wait until morning?
When we make a suggestion,we often start with an experssion like
Can't you just ...?or Couldn't you just...?or why don't you just...?
They all mean about the same thing.
Now you're going to make some suggestions that start with he words
Can't you just,Couldn't you just,or Why don't you just.
For example,you hear...
I can't sleep at night.Can't...drink some warm milk.
And you say...Can't you just drink some warm milk?
Or you hear...I'm too tired to get up at seven A.M.
Couldn't ...go to bed earlier.And you say...
Couldn't you just go to bed earlier?
OK.let's begin.I can't sleep at night.
Can't...drink some warm milk.
Can't you just drink some warm milk?
I'm too tired to get up at seven A.M.Couldn't... go to bed earlier.
Couldn't you go to bed earlier?I don't have time to do all this research⁷.
Why...ask someone to help you.
Why don't you just ask someone to help you?
I don't remember Steven's phone number.
Can't...look it up in the phone book.
Can't you just look it up in the phone book?
I'm too short to reach that shelf.
Why...stand on that chair.Why don't you just stand on that chair?
I'm not strong enough to lift those heavy boxes.
Couldn't ...ask someone to lift them for you.
Couldn't you just ask someone one to lift them for you?
This is end of Lesson One.

1 crawl   

vi.／n.爬行，匍匐行进；缓慢(费力)地行进

参考例句：

• We learn to crawl before we learn to walk.我们学会走路之前先要学会爬。
• She slowed the car to a crawl.她把车开得很慢。

2 repeat   

n.重复，反复；vt.重复，复述；vi.重复；adj.重复的，反复的

参考例句：

• There will be a repeat of this talk next week.下星期将重播这次讲话。
• History will not repeat itself.历史不会重演。

3 alarm   

n.惊慌，恐慌；警报器；v.使……恐慌

参考例句：

• The man on duty rang an alarm.值班员发出警报。
• The alarm spread rapidly.警报迅速传开。

4 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。

5 idiot   

n.白痴，傻子，笨蛋

参考例句：

• Only an idiot would make such a thoughtless remark.只有草包才会说出这样没有头脑的话来。
• You are behaving like a perfect idiot.你表现得像个十足的白痴。

6 intelligent   

adj.聪明的，伶俐的，有才智的

参考例句：

• All human beings are much more intelligent than animal.整个人类都比动物聪明得多。
• She was intelligent enough to turn off the gas.她关掉了煤气,够机灵的。

7 research   

n.探索；调查；研究 vt./vi.调查；研究

参考例句：

• Research has shown that women live longer than men.调查表明女性比男性寿命长。
• The research group is ready to start its work.这个研究小组已准备好随时开始工作。