(单词翻译:单击)
热身练习
【Warm up】
Warm up 热身练习
Comprehension 1
Decide whether these statements are true or false. 判断正误
1 Harry thinks Olivia is talented.
2 Fadi has been out with Magda a few times.
3 Harry thinks that he and Bindyu are very similar people.
4 Carlos is thinking about movng to China.
5 Harry is thinking of asking Sarah to marry him.
Comprehension 2
Match the sentences with the speakers. 从所给的人名中选出句子的说话者
Johnny Carlos Harry Fadi
1 Well, only, y’know, like...maybe...just a thought....
2 Probably – she’s in this café every day!
3 I think those girls have more interests than just shopping
4 Hey! Speak for yourself! I’m very successful!
听力文本
【Audioscript】
Episode 38: 。。。talking about girlfriends
Johnny: Hey guys! Did you hear about Magda?
All: No...
Johnny: She won a prize for her architecture!
All: That’s great!
Johnny: ...but it turned out she’d only designed the doorhandles for the winning building!
Harry: Ha ha ha...yeah, but c’mon, that’s not funny...she’s really talented! It’s a great place to start...
Johnny: What? Do you fancy her or something?
Harry: No! Get out of here! I’m just being nice...
Fadi: Yeah, Johnny, come on...
Johnny: Guys! I’m only joking – good on her, really! Talking of girlfriends...
All: Yeah?
Johnny: I hear you’ve been going out with Olivia, Fadi!
Fadi: Ok, yeah, just once or twice, though...she’s really nice.
Harry: Are you going to see her again?
Fadi: Probably – she’s in this café every day!
Harry: You know what I mean! Are you going to go out with her again?
Fadi: Oh...I don’t know...maybe...Anyway – let’s change the subject: what about you and Bindyu?
Harry: Yeah...it’s good, y’know, we’re really different as people, but we get on pretty well actually.
All: Carlos!
Carlos: Hello there guys! Only you lot today?
Johnny: Looks like it...don’t know where all the girls are today...
Fadi: Gone shopping probably...
Carlos: I think those girls have more interests than just shopping...they’re a pretty intelligent bunch of people!
Harry: That’s true actually....they’re all more successful than we are!
Johnny: Hey! Speak for yourself! I’m very successful!
All: (laugh)
Harry: In that case Johnny – you should buy us all a coffee!
Johnny: Ok then – Tony – a cappuccino for everyone please!
Tony: All right, all right...
Harry: So Carlos, we were just talking about girlfriends...
Fadi: Wait, Harry – you were talking about girlfriends...
Harry. Whatever! Have you seen Sarah again Carlos?
Carlos: Yeah...it was difficult at first – we’re quite different people...
Harry: Tell me about it...!
Carlos: But we both like cinema, and cooking - so we go out to see a movie, then go and get something to eat somewhere...it’s good....
Harry: Nothing more?
Carlos: Well, no...I’m taking it slowly. I’m a bit fed up with my job here, y’know...thinking about maybe giving it up and going back to Brazil...
Fadi: Really? Wow...well, we’d be sorry to see you go!
Harry: Yeah – we’d miss you!
Carlos: What about you and Sarah, Harry?
Harry: Well, I was just telling the guys, we’re getting on really well...I’m even..I mean...I’ve thought about...
All: What?
Harry: Asking her to marry me!
All: No!!!!!!!
Harry: Well, only, y’know, like...maybe...just a thought....
Johnny: Blimey – Tony – I think we’ll need those coffees extra strong!!!!
听力突破
【Glossary】
重点词汇语法讲解
Glossary
Talented (adj.) - being good at something adj. 有才能的，有天赋的
如：The ballet school offers free places to children who are exceptionally talented.
该芭蕾舞蹈学校给有特殊天赋的儿童提供免费学习的机会。
She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer.
她不但是摄影师还是个天才的音乐家。
To fancy someone - to like someone romantically 幻想
如：I fancy I have met you before.
我想我以前或许见过你。
Actually (adv.) - really adv. 实际上，事实上
如：He seems to be doing nothing, but actually he is just biding his time.
他看上去无所事事，其实却在等待良机。
This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow.
这棵树看起来又高又壮，实际上树干是空的。
A bunch (n.) - a group n. 串，束，捆，一群
如：Your friends are all just a bunch of nobodies.
你的朋友都不过是无名之辈。
To be fed up - To be bored 厌倦
如：She's fed up with being her husband's stooge.
她再也不愿意当丈夫的附属品了。
技能训练
【Exercise】
Vocabulary & Grammar
Vocabulary: Wordsearch
Find ten adjectives from the episode in this wordsearch.从下图中找出10个文中出现的形容词
Grammar
Order the words to make questons from the episode. 将下列给出的词组成一个问句
1 you something fancy do or her ?
2 again see you going to her are ?
3 with going are out you to again go her ?
4 and about Bindyu you what ?
5 Sarah again have you Carlos seen ?
答案与详解
【Answers】
Answers
Comprehension 1
1 True
2 False
3 True
4 False
5 True
Comprehension 2
1 Harry
2 Fadi
3 Carlos
4 Johnny
Vocabulary: Wordsearch
Grammar
1 Do you fancy her or something?
2 Are you going to see her again?
3 Are you going to go out with her again?
4 What about you and Bindyu?
5 Have you seen Sarah again Carlos?
