澳大利亚广播英语讲座 第20期:讨论课余做工的事
日期:2013-11-10 11:45

(单词翻译:单击)

PROGRAMME 20

第一部分对话:讨论课余做工的事

Dialogue l
英语情景对话1

有几个高中学生在和老师进行讨论。一开始,他们讨论的是课余做工的事。

TEACHER: O.K. - working after school. Ah…Chris, you wo:k after school, don't you? What do you think of it?
CHRIS: I think it's good.It gives me a bit more spending money.
TINA: Hm...You may be right, Chris, but it can affect your schoolwork.
CHRIS:My school work's O.K.!
TINA:But you don't have any leisure time. It's all work,work,work!
CHRIS:I enjoy myself at work.I meet lots of different people.
TINA:Maybe,but I think people need leisure time.And with exams coming up you need all the time you can get.
PAUL:Right!
后来,他们又讨论关于考试的事。这一段,此处没有选印。不过如果你学了第Ⅱ部分所列词语,听广播时就没有困难了。
-HM... YOU MAY BERIGHT, CHRIS, BUT IT CAN AFFECT YOUR SCHOOL WORK.
-MY SCHOOLWORK'S OK...!

第二部分:英语词汇表达

leisure time 空闲时间
agree with 同意
do well 做得好,此处指考得好
get sick 生病
understand 了解
maybe 也许
either 也(用于否定句)
I couldn't agree more 我太同意了
It gives me a bit more spending money 这样可以多来点儿零花钱
Look at me! 就拿我来说吧
The thing is,some kids are bright 问题是,有的孩子很聪明
they don't do their best in exams 他们考试的时候,考不出真正的水平
We've got to do them 我们非参加(考试)不可
...with exams coming up 快要考试了
working after school 课余做工
It can affect your schoolwork 还会影响学习的
You need all the time you can get 所有的时间都得用上
*动词affect读音与effect(动词、名词)[ə'fekt]相同。请查名词effect的意思。实际上名词effect和动词affect是有联系的:to affect sth=to have an effect on sth)

IDIOM:

Let's agree to disagree 让我们同意结束讨论,各自保留自己的意见吧。

NAMES:

Chris (可能是女子名,是Christina或Christine的昵称;也可能是男子名,是Christopher的昵称。)
Tina (女子名;是Christina的昵称。)
Paul (男子名)

第三部分:课程

AGREEING AND DISAGREEING同意与不同意

关于怎样表示同意和不同意,我们在第6讲和第19讲里学了以下几个说法:

表示同意
I agree.
I think so too.
So do I.
Right.
表示不同意
I don't agree.
I disagree.
I don't think so.
That's true, but...
在这一讲里,我们要学习以下几个新的说法:
1.HALF.AGREEING WITH SOMEONE表示不完全同意
You may be right,but...(参看对话)
Maybe,but...(参看对话)
随后我们常常要提出相反的意见或论点。广播里有这样一段对话:
JOHN:I like this song. It's lively.
BARBARA: You may6e right but it's noisy.
2. AGREEING STRONGLY表示非常同意
表示非常同意,说法很多,常用的有:
Exactly.
I couldn't agree more.
3. BEING EXTR.A POLITE WHEN DISAGREEINC,客气地表示不同意
I don't quite aglee. (加了quite这个小词,句子就显得较为客气。)
请看下面这个例子:
BARBARA: I like music.
JOHN: I do too.
(请参看簿19讲第Ⅲ部分)
这个说法也可以表示同意,或者表示前面一句肯定的话相同的意思。
请注意,表示这样的意思,可以使用下面两个公式:
主语+ 助动词+ TOO 或 SO+ 助动词 + 主语
He likes music.
She does TOO
SO does she.
They'll come.
I'll TOO.
SO will I.
We've finished.
Paul has TOO.
SO has Paul.
You remembered Chris did TOO.
SO did Chris.

PRONUNCIATION CORNER

a)关于some一词的读音:
i)[səm]这是最常用的读法。some后面如有一个名词,而句子的重点也在这个名词,而不在于数量,就用这种读法。
I'd like some tea,thanks.(请注意,这种弱读形式是不能重读的。)
ii) [sʌm]表示的意思与(i)相同,但后面没有名词。
Yes,I'd like some,thanks.
iii) [sʌm]表示一定数量,但句子的重点在于说明只有“少量”,而不在于名词本身。
I've got some paper
(but not much).
iv) [sʌm]表示一部分,而不是全部。
Some of my friends.
Some people think...
Some kids get sick...
在上述(iii)和(iv)两种情况,some词总是重读的。
b)I couldn't agree more
在说这句话时,请注意第二个词与第三个词怎样连读。请反复练习。

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重点单词
  • disagreev. 不一致,有分歧,不适应,不适宜
  • understandvt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为
  • affectvt. 影响,作用,感动
  • lively活泼的,活跃的,栩栩如生的,真实的
  • pronunciationn. 发音