洪恩环境英语第九册练习 lesson two

　　Welcome to Lesson.For this lesson,you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper.
As you know,in English there are some things that we say we do
and some things that we say we make.
Let's listen to three people talking about the things they do and the things they make.
I'm a housewife¹.I do a lot of housework every day.
I have to make breakfast for my family.
Then I make the beds.I do the laundry² and I do the ironing³ too.
Sometimes I do the yard work.After each meal,I have to do the dishes.
And I also have to tell the kids to do their homework for school.
It's not an easy life!I'm an office worker.I have a lot of work to do too.
I make phone calls all the time.I also make a lot of appoointments.
Of course,I try to do a good job and not make too many mistakes.
At least I try to do the right thing.I make a good living,
but I don't make a lot of money.
I'm a farmer.My wife and I do a lot of chores on our farm.
I have to do a lot of plowing⁴.
While my wife does the housework.I do all the heavy work around the farm.
I do my best,
but I don't think I make enough money to keep farming⁵ for the rest of my life.
Now repeat these sentences with make.
I make breakfast.I make the beds.I make phone calls.
I make appointments.I make a living.I make money.
I make mistakes.I make progress.And now repeat these sentences with do.
I do the housework.I do the yard work.I do the heavy work.
I do my homework.I do the chores.I do the laundry.
I do the ironing.I do the dishes.I do the plowing.
I do a good job.I do my best.I do the right thing.
Now you're going to hear a peoson mentioned and something that the peoson does or makes.
Put the two together to tell us what it is that the person does or makes.
For example,you hear...
The farmer...the plowing.And you say...The farmer does the plowing.or you hear...
His wife...breakfast.All you say...His wife makes breakfast.All right?Let's begin.
The farmer...the plowing.The farmer does the plowing.
His wife...breakfast.His wife makes breadfast.
She...the beds.She makes the beds.The farmer and his wife...the chores.
The farmer and his wife do the chores.
The office worker...a good living.The office worker makes a good living.
He...a lot of phone calls.He makes a lot of phone calls.
He...a good job.He does a good job.The housewife...the housework.
The housewife does the housework.
Now take your pencil and a piece of paper.But first just listen.Don't write anything.
You're going to hear Connie telling us about some of the things that she has to do or make today.Listen.
I have a busy day today.Let's see.
Before I go to work.I have to make breakfast.make my bed,and do the dishes.
I also have to do some ironing.
Then when I get to the studio⁶.I have to make a few appointments.
After that,I know I'll make a lot of phone calls and do a lot of work in the office.
Well,that's how I make money.And I really want to make a good living.
I also want to make progress in my career.
Oh,and when I get home,I'll have to do some yard work and do the laundry too.Whew!
Now take your pencil and your paper
You'll hear Connie tell us again about her day's work.
Don't write everything she says.Just write the things she says she'll do.
like do the dishes,and the things she says she'll make like make her bed.
OK.here's Connie again.
Before I go to work,I have to make breakfast.make my bed.and to the dishes.
I also have to do some ironing.
When I get to the studio.I have to make a few appiontments.
I'll make a lot of phone calls. and do a lot of work.
That's how I make money.I really want to make a good living.
I really want to make progress in my career.
Then,when I get home.I have to do some yard work and do the laundry too.
Now look at your paper and answer these questions about the things that Connie will do
and the things she will make today.
Question One.What two things she has to do before she goes to work?
She has to make breakfast and make her bed.
Question Two.What are the two things she has to do before she goes to work?
She has to do the dishes and do some ironing.
Qrestion Three.When Conie gets to the studio,what's the first thing she has to make?
She has to make a few appointments.
Question Four What's the second thing she has to make when she gets to the office?
She has to make a lot of phone calls.
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Question Five What are the three things that Connie wants to make in her career?
She wants to make money,a good living,and progress in her career.
Question Six When she gets home tonight waht are the two tings that Connie has to do?
She has to do some yard work and do the laundry.
Now let's listen to Mike and Connieas they wonder about how people lived on farms a long time ago.
I wonder how they lived on farms years ago.
How did they do the laundry without washing machines?
How did they do the ironing without electricity?
How did they make phone calls without telephones?
Come on.Let's find out.I made an appointment to interview someone at three.
Now listen and repeat.without washing machines how did they do the laundry
How did they do the laundry without washing machines?
With no washing machines?
How did they do the laundry with no washing machines?
With out electricity how did they do the ironing
How did they do the ironing without electricity?
with no electricity HOw did they do the ironing with no electricity?
Notice that you can say"without washing machines"or "with no washing machines".
You can also say"without electricity"or "with no electricity"
The meaning is about the same.
Now you're going to hear something people either do,
like laundry,or make like phone calls.Then you'll hear "without"or "with no.
Combine the two to ask a question staring with How did people...?
For example,you hear...The laundry...without.And you say...
How did people do the laundry without washing machines?
Or you hear...Phone calls...with no.And you say...
How did people make phone calls with no telephones?
All right,let's begin.The laundry...without.
How did people do the laundry without washing machines?
Phone calls...with no.How did people make phone calls with no telephones?
The dishes...without.How did people do the dishes without dishwashers⁷?
Clothes...with no.How did people make clothes with no sewing machines?
The ironing...without.How did people do the irnoing without electric irons⁸?
Dinner...with no.How did people make dinner with no electric stoves?
To end this lesson.
Listen to this converstaion which uses the following idiomatic⁹ expressions:
to pitch¹⁰ in.to do without,to give it my best shot¹¹,and to pass something up.Ready?Listen.
Tell me,what was it like to grow up on a farm?
It was hard,There were a lot of chores to do.
But everyone helped.Everyone pitched¹² in.That's how we did all the work.
But we were poor.and we couldn't buy everything we wanted.
We had to do without many things that other people had.
Did you ever want to be a farmer yourself?
I tried it for several years.I gave it my best shot.but it didn't work.
I couldn't make money as a farmer.so I sold the farm...unfortunately.
Why do you say "unfortunately"?
Because after I sold my farm,they found oil in the ground.
But it was too late for me.I passed up my chance to be rich.
Now repaet these expressions.Pitched in Everyone pitched in.
do without We had to do without many things.
gave it my best shot I give it my best shot.passed up I passed up my chance to be rich.
Now you'll hear a question followed by two responses.
Repeat the response that makes sense in each situation.For example,you hear...
Did you decide to accept the new job?No.I decided¹³ to pitch in.
No.I decided to pass it up.And you say...No.I decided to pass it up.or you hear...
Would you like to have lunch with me?
No.I'm too busy.I'll have to pass up lunch today.
No.I'm too busy.I'll have to pass up lunch today.And you say...
No.I'm too busy.I'll have to pass up lunch today.
All right,let's begin.Did you decide to accept the new job?
No.I decided to pitch in.No.I decided to pass it up.
No.I decided to pass it up.Would you like to have lunch with me?
No.I'm too busy.I'll have to pass up lunch today.
No.I'm too busy.I'll have pitch in lunch today.
No.I'm too busy.I'll have to pass up lunch today.
DO you need a television set in your hotel room?
No.I can pitch in without a television set.
No.I can pitch in with a television set.
No.I can do without a television set.
Did you really try to be a successful farmer?
Yes,I did.I passed it up.Yes.I did.I gave it my best shot.
Yes.I did.I gave it my best shot.
Well,I hope you've given this lesson your best shot.
Now you can go on to the next lesson.This is end of Lesson Two.

1 housewife   

n.主妇，家庭主妇

参考例句：

• The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.巧妇难为无米之炊。
• She was a housewife of experience.她是一个有经验的主妇。

2 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。

3 ironing   

n.熨烫；刚熨好的[待熨烫的]衣物v.熨平( iron的现在分词 )；用鱼叉叉（鱼）；用铁铸成；给…加铁具（以使牢固）

参考例句：

• to do the ironing 熨衣服
• I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。

4 plowing   

v.耕( plow的现在分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• "There are things more important now than plowing, Sugar. "如今有比耕种更重要的事情要做呀，宝贝儿。 来自飘（部分）
• Since his wife's death, he has been plowing a lonely furrow. 从他妻子死后，他一直过着孤独的生活。 来自辞典例句

5 farming   

n.农事；耕作

参考例句：

• He lives by farming.他靠务农过活。
• He is farming in Africa.他在非洲经营农场。

6 studio   

n.摄影棚（场）；演播室；画室；工作室

参考例句：

• They are building a modern studio.他们正在修建一座现代化的摄影室。
• He had to spend long hours in the recording studio.他不得不花很长的时间在录音室里。

7 dishwashers   

n.洗碗碟的人，洗碗碟机( dishwasher的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• modern labour-saving devices such as washing machines and dishwashers 诸如洗衣机和洗碗机之类的现代化省力设备
• You can buy refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, and other appliances there. 在那里可以买到冰箱、炉具、洗碗机和其他家电产品。 来自朗文快捷英语教程 1

8 irons   

n.镣铐；铁( iron的名词复数 )；坚强；铁器；铁制的工具v.熨平( iron的第三人称单数 )；用鱼叉叉（鱼）；用铁铸成；给…加铁具（以使牢固）

参考例句：

• Some thieves have eaten off their irons with mercury water. 有些窃贼用汞水腐蚀他们的镣铐。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• What caused the price of irons to slump? 钢铁价格暴跌是什么原因？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 idiomatic   

adj.成语的，符合语言习惯的

参考例句：

• In our reading we should always be alert for idiomatic expressions.我们在阅读过程中应经常注意惯用法。
• In his lecture,he bore down on the importance of idiomatic usage in a language.他在演讲中着重强调了语言中习惯用法的重要性。

10 pitch   

n.球场；声音的高低度；沥青；程度；v.投掷

参考例句：

• The pitch is too small to play football on.球场太小了，无法踢足球。
• People just pitch their rubbish over the wall.人们径直把垃圾扔过墙去。

11 shot   

n.炮弹，射击，射手；v.射击，发出，发芽；vbl.射击，发出，发芽

参考例句：

• He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
• All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。

12 pitched   

adj.（屋顶）有坡度的v.投( pitch的过去式和过去分词 )；用沥青涂；排列；把…定于特定角度

参考例句：

• The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
• This song is pitched too high for my voice. 对我的嗓子来说，这首歌的音定得太高了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。