直捷英语(附mp3) Unit2:How to say time 时间的表达

[00:20.00]Unit 2 Lesson 1 Baby talk.
[00:10.90]Hi Sherise.Hello Sherise.Where's Sherise?
[00:51.38]Has Sherise gone to the movies? No,she hasn't.
[00:57.07]She's right here! Wuh-wuh-wuh... Excuse me? Oh! Good morning.
[01:04.46]Good morning,Wendy. Friend of yours? That's Sherise.
[01:09.84]Where's Sherise? Sherise is in the restaurant.
[01:15.43]The question is,who is Sherise? Nina's baby.
[01:20.14]Oh.And where is Nina? She's at a meeting.
[01:26.14]And where's the meeting? At the Children's Center.
[01:32.42]Nina's gone to a meeting at the Children's Center,and her baby is here?
[01:37.30]That's right.
[01:40.08]Has Sherise gone to the meeting? No,she hasn't.
[01:46.08]Why isn't Sherise at the Children's Center? Or at home,at Sherise's house?
[01:51.36]Nina's baby-sitter is sick,OK?
[01:54.86]Oh,So the baby-sitter's gone home.But not Sherise!Sherise is at work.
[02:02.26]Excuse me? Yes.Can I help...? Can I help you?
[02:07.73]Do you know where the Children'center is? Why,yes.

[02:18.41]Unit 2 Lesson 2 Time flies
[02:47.11]That's Thrusday,November 17th,at the hotel.
[02:51.31]All day? Yes. We start at 8:30 in the morning.
[02:55.70]With coffee. Yes.Coffee starts at 8:30 and ends at 9.
[03:01.01]... eight-thirty to nine.
[03:04.20]The opening address bigins at 9 o'clock sharp.
[03:07.58]Workshops run from 9：30 to noon. Then lunch.
[03:11.88]One hour? Yes.
[03:14.06]The second session¹ goes from one to about 4:15.
[03:18.96]Discussion ends at 4:45,then a small reception.
[03:23.16]Until what time? Oh... Sorry.
[03:27.96]That's my watch alarm.
[03:31.25]I have an appointment back at the hotel at eleven o'clock.
[03:34.25]Is it eleven already?
[03:36.43]No,no.Actually,it's 10:30.I set my watch half an hour fast.
[03:41.81]You're never late,are you? Never.I can't be!

[04:11.11]Unit 2 Lesson 3 The brochure²
[04:22.70]George,we can talk,but it can't take long.
[04:30.91]The baby's with Wendy. No problem.
[04:33.22]These are my ideas for the new brochure.
[04:36.60]Ok. So... what's this?
[04:47.78]It's the cover. I know that.
[04:51.29]What is this? Oh!
[04:53.28]It's a table,and those are floweres and that's a cup of coffee.
[04:57.86]And what's this here? It's a computer.
[05:01.06]That's a computer? I'm not an artist.
[05:05.35]Ok.so what's the idea?
[05:07.54]The Sheraton Boston is perfect for business meetings. Go on.
[05:12.53]Great lacation. Facilities. The is technology:computers and modems³.
[05:17.21]And that's us. We're the experts.
[05:20.81]It's a good thought,George. But I can't understand the drawings.
[05:25.01]Use the computer. Use the graphics⁴.
[05:28.30]Me? What not? Computers? They're a mystery!

 

1 session   

n.会议，开庭期，市盘，学期；adj.短期的

参考例句：

• This matter will go over until the next session.这件事将留待下次会议讨论。
• Congress is now in session.国会现在正在开会。

2 brochure   

n.假订本，小册子，小册

参考例句：

• Can I have a tour brochure?能给我一个观光册子吗？
• I want you to read the brochure completely.我想让你把这个小册子看完。

3 modems   

n.调制解调器( modem的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Yes, floppy day, as did 9600 baud dial up modems. 是的，当时软件是最主要的工具，还有9600波特拨号调制解调器。 来自互联网
• Extra settings for configuring BAD modems that cannot identify proper disconnect tone. 额外的设置，配置不好的调制解调器不能确定适当的断开的语调。 来自互联网

4 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。