(单词翻译:单击)
热身练习
【Warm up】
Warm up 热身练习
Comprehension
Decide whether these statements are TRUE or FALSE 判断正误
1 If Magda does well in her degree she will get a permanent job
2 Johnny is moving to Shanghai
3 Fadi doesn’t like his cousin
4 Harry has been offered a permanent job
5 Magda suggests that she and Sarah share a flat
6 The café is going to close down
听力文本
【Audioscript】
Episode 27: Bad news and good news
Olivia: Hi Magda! How was your first day?
Magda: Fantastic!
Olivia: Really!? I’m amazed...
Sarah: Yeah, you were so worried about your new job...
Magda: Well, I had some good news...
Olivia: Yeah? What?
All: Hi Johnny!
Johnny: Hi! I’ve got some good news...
Sarah: Makes two of you then!
Johnny: At least I think it’s good news...I’m not really sure...
Olivia: Tell us!
Magda: Can’t I tell you my good news first?
Sarah: Wow, this is getting complicated...and I’m afraid I’ve only got some bad news...
Magda: Oh no...what a shame! What’s the problem?
Olivia: Yeah, go on, bad news first, then the good news will cheer us up!
Sarah: OK, well, I had a row with my landlord, finally! And I’m moving out...
Magda: Oh no!
Sarah: Oh yes! So, I need a new flat...
Olivia: Again!!!
Magda: Oh dear...
Olivia: What a shame. I hoped it was going to work out...
Sarah: Yeah, but I didn’t get on with the landlord.
Magda: Have you told Fadi yet?
Sarah: No...I’m worried what he might think. The landlord is his cousin, after all...
Olivia: Well, let’s just wait until he comes in. I was going to tell him you weren’t happy – now I’ll tell him you’re leaving!
Magda: Is it good news time yet?
Sarah: Yes! Go on! What’s your good news?
Magda: I’ve been offered a job!
Johnny: Me too!
Olivia: Hang on! Wait a minute! You’ve already got a job, haven’t you Magda?
Sarah: And you have too, Johnny, haven’t you? You talk about it all the time...
Magda/Johnny: But...
Magda: Go on...!
Johnny: No, you first, please...
Magda: I’ve been offered a permanent job, with the same company! I’ll be a proper architect!
Olivia: Wow! That’s fantastic!
Magda: But...
Olivia: There’s always a ‘but’...
Magda: I have to get a distinction in my master’s degree...
Sarah: Phew...that’s not easy...
Magda: No, but I’m doing well...
Olivia: Fingers crossed then...
Sarah: Let’s hope!
Johnny: That’s amazing – I’ve got the same news!
Olivia: What? You’re going to be an architect?
Johnny: No!
Sarah: You’re doing a master’s degree?
Johnny: No!
Magda: What then?
Johnny: A job...I’ve been offered a new job!
Olivia: Yes, you said...
Johnny: And there’s a ‘but’...
Olivia: I told you there was always a ‘but’...
Johnny: It’s not in London...
Olivia: You’d have to leave...
Johnny: Yeah...
Olivia: Well, where is it? New York?
Johnny: No...
Magda: Paris? Berlin? Where?
Johnny: It’s back in China.
Sarah: Oh...Beijing? Shanghai?
Johnny: No, it’s in Chongqing.
Olivia: Where?
Johnny: Chongqing!
Magda:: Where’s that?
Sarah: Southwest China. It’s a really interesting place...growing really quickly...
Johnny: Yeah, it’s a great opportunity...
Olivia: But?
Johnny: But I love it here so much. I’m not sure I want to go back to China yet – I’d miss all my friends...
Olivia: You’ll have to choose!
Sarah: It’s big decision time! Oh no...here comes Fadi....and Harry.
All: Hi Fadi! Hi Harry!
Fadi: How’s it going everyone?
Olivia: Don’t ask...
Magda: I’ve been offered a new job, a really good job – if I get a good degree!
Johnny: I’ve been offered a new job, a really good job – but I have to go back to China!
Harry: Wow! Busy day everyone’s having...I’ve got some news too...
Olivia: Oh no...
Harry: Oh yes – I’ve been sacked!
Magda: “Sacked”?
Harry: Yes – I’ve lost my job, been made redundant, unemployed, no longer working!
Magda: Oh no!
Harry: Don’t worry – I don’t care. I hated that job anyway. I’ll soon find another job. A man with my skills and abilities is always in demand!
Johnny: Somebody from my company sacked you? Why?
Harry: I told them I wasn’t going to work at the weekend – Saturdays and Sundays. If I worked on Saturday and Sunday, when could I play football!? So I said ‘no’, and they said ‘goodbye’...
Magda:: What will you do now?
Harry: I have absolutely no idea! The future is an open book...
Sarah: Very poetic!
Fadi: Well Sarah, at least you’re ok...with your new flat and everything...
Sarah: Oh...er...well...
Olivia: Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that...cousin
Fadi: You wanted to talk to me?
Olivia: (whispering) Yeah, well, you see, Sarah’s a bit embarrassed...
Fadi: (whispering) What’s up?
Olivia: She wants to leave the new flat...she doesn’t get on well with the landlord...
Fadi: My cousin.
Olivia: Yes, your cousin.
Fadi: I’m not surprised!
Olivia: Eh?
Fadi: I said I’m not surprised! My cousin’s horrible! I can’t stand him!
Olivia: (laughs) Oh that’s a relief...
Fadi: Sarah – I’m sorry if I got you involved with my cousin...I thought you were desperate for a place to live...I know my cousin’s horrible!
Sarah: Oh, never mind Fadi – thanks for trying to help anyway...Now I need a new place to live though...
Magda:: If I get this job, I’ll have more money – we could get a place together...
Sarah: That’d be great...
Johnny: If I take the job in China, I’ll have to leave my flat...
Sarah: And we could move in...
Olivia: What a lot of ‘if’s’...
Sarah: It’s exciting...
Magda:: But also worrying...
Johnny: And confusing...
Harry: And that’s not all...
Fadi: What?
Harry: I’ve just been speaking to the owner of the café...
Olivia: And?
Harry: They’re closing down – next week!
All: What!!?? Oh…that’s terrible…no....what are we all going to do??
听力突破
【Glossary】
重点词汇语法讲解
Glossary
A row (noun) A verbal argument or disagreement 争吵，吵闹
如：We had a row about whose turn it was to clean the kitchen
我们吵了一架，都不愿去打扫厨房。
Permanent (adjective) Long lasting, not temporary 永久的
如：After having six temporary jobs she was delighted to get a permanent one
在换了6个临时性的工作之后，她希望找一个永久性的工作。
Proper (adjective) Appropriate, conforming, correct 合适的
如：Now I am getting a proper salary instead of just some pocket money
现在我有一份合适的薪水，而不是紧紧几个零花钱了。
A distinction (noun) marked superiority 卓越，优秀
如：She was an excellent student so it wasn’t a surprise to hear that she had got distinction in her exam
她是个全能的学生，因此听到她在考试中拿优秀，我一点儿也不吃惊。
To miss (verb) To feel sorry about the absence of somebody or something 想念
如：She missed her family a lot when she moved away to another town
搬到另一个镇上之后，她十分想念自己的家人。
A decision (noun) The act of deciding or making a judgement 决定
如：It was a difficult decision to make but she had to choose a winner
虽然很难选择，但是她必须得选出一个冠军。
技能训练
【Exercise】
Vocabulary & Grammar
Vocabulary one – Adjective + noun collocations
Match the halves to make common adjective + noun collocations 将合适的形容词与名词连线
First degree Good week Permanent decision Master's day Big job Next news
Vocabulary two - Colloquial expressions
Finish the colloquial expressions with a word from below 用所给的单词填空
crossed / time / worry / up / sorry / shame
1 What a
2 Cheer
3 Fingers
4 Decision
5 Don’t
6 I’m
Grammar one - -ed and –ing adjectives
Complete the gaps with the correct adjective 选择合适的形容词填空
1 Something ...... happened to me today (amazed / amazing)
2 Try not to be too ...... about the exam (worried / worrying)
3 It was an ...... situation (embarrassed / embarrassing)
4 She was ...... to hear the news (surprised / surprising)
5 What an ...... plan! (excited / exciting)
6 We are ...... because there are too many options (confused / confusing)
7 Is the film ...... ? (bored / boring)
8 The book was much more ...... (interested / interesting)
Grammar two – articles
Complete the gaps with a, an, the or / (no article) 用冠词填空
1 I’ve had .... row with my boyfriend
2 I don’t get on with .... landlord
3 I’m going to be .... architect
4 The job is in .... China
5 That’s .... excellent news
6 I hated .... job so I left
答案与详解
【Answers】
Answers
Comprehension
1 True
2 False (he may move to Chongqing)
3 True
4 False (he has lost his job)
5 True
6 True
Vocabulary one
First day
Good news
Permanent job
Master's degree
Big decision
Next week
Vocabulary two
1 What a shame
2 Cheer up
3 Fingers crossed
4 Decision time
5 Don’t worry
6 I’m sorry
Grammar one
1 amazing
2 worried
3 embarrassing
4 surprised
5 exciting
6 confused
7 boring
8 interesting
Grammar two
1 a, 2 the, 3 an, 4 (/), 5 (/), 6 (the)
