(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 of false.根据录音，判断正误
1 Fadi and Johnny are both businessmen.
2 Olivia has come into the café to see Fadi.
3 Harry took Bindyu to meet his parents the previous night.
4 Harry likes Bindyu’s family.
5 Bindyu’s family like Harry.
6 Harry has asked Bindyu to marry him.
听力文本
【Audioscript】
Episode 41: Time is money
Johnny: Hey Fadi! How’s it going?
Fadi: Fine thanks, Johnny. How are you?
Johnny: Good, but busy busy busy...as always! Time is money – you know what I mean?
Fadi: Oh yes, I do, I do...I’m a businessman myself, don’t forget!
Johnny: How could I? I’m one of your major shareholders!
Olivia: Hello everyone!
Johnny: Hi there!
Fadi: Come and sit over here!
Olivia: Just popped in to see Harry and Bindyu...
Fadi: Not me!?
Olivia: I see quite enough of you...!
Fadi: You can never have too much...
Johnny: What’s going on with Harry and Bindyu?
Olivia: Bindyu was taking Harry to meet her parents last night – for the first time. She was really nervous about it.
Johnny: Why was she so nervous? Harry’s a nice guy.
Olivia: Well, she says her parents are very traditional, quite old-fashioned...they might not approve of her having a boyfriend...
Johnny: I see....
Olivia: ...and here they are...!
Harry: Hi!
Bindyu: Hello all!
Olivia: Hello there you two! So...?
Bindyu: So...what?
Olivia: Come on! Tell all - how did it go?
Bindyu: With my parents?
Johnny: Yeah!
Bindyu: Oh! So everyone knows now, do they?
Olivia: You know how it is...
Harry: Well, there’s not much to know really – Bindyu’s family are all lovely people – very friendly, very welcoming...
Bindyu: Yeah...everything went fine – they really liked Harry, and were pleased for me...
Olivia: There! I told you there’d be no problem!
Fadi: Sounds like you’re in there mate!
Harry: Hope so...I’m thinking of popping the question...
Fadi/Johnny: No!!!!! Seriously?
Harry: Yeah....I want to ask her to marry me...
听力突破
【Glossary】
重点词汇语法讲解
Glossary
shareholder (n.) - a person who owns shares in a company n. 股东，股票持有人
如：The shareholders were summoned to a general meeting.
那些股东被召集去叁加股东大会。
The principal shareholder ask for a meeting.
主要股东们要求召开会议。
to pop in (v.) - to go into a place for s short time 离开一小会儿去某地
如：She often pops in for coffee.
她常来喝杯咖啡。
old-fashioned (adj.) - not modern adj. 老式的，老派的，守旧的
to approve (v.) - to say that something is correct v. 批准，赞成，同意，称许
如：We can't approve of this sort of thing/these sorts of things/things of this sort.
我们不能赞同这种事。
You can join the class if your parents approve.
如果你父母同意，你可以参加这个班。
to pop the question (expression) - to ask somebody to get married 求婚
技能训练
【Exercise】
Vocabulary & Grammar
Vocabulary 1
Find ten adjectives from the recording in the wordsearch. 找出10个录音中出现的形容词，首字母已经给出
Hints:
b _ _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o_ _ - f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
l _ _ _ _ _ f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ f _ _ _
p _ _ _ _ _ _ n _ _ _
Vocabulary 2
Match the two sides of these expressions from the recording.用所给的词填空
on? going? too much of a good thing.
how it is. money. go? there!
1 How’s it .............
2 Time is .................
3 You can never have .................
4 What’s going .................
5 How did it ................
6 You know .................
7 You’re in ............
Grammar
We use tag questions to confirm our understanding of something. Look at these sentences.用所给的词组完成下列反义疑问句
So everyone knows now, do they?
He isn’t going to ask here now, is he?
She will say yes, won’t she?
Put the tag quesions in the correct sentences.
will she? can’t I? won’t she? did they?
haven’t they? don’t you? isn’t she? is she?
1 You like him, .................
2 She isn’t sad, ..................
3 I can come, ................
4 She won’t tell anybody, ..............
5 She will marry him, ................
6 She is in love with him, ...............
7 They didn’t tell him, .............
8 They have bought the wedding present, ............
答案与详解
【Answers】
Answers
Comprehension
1 true
2 false
3 false
4 true
5 true
6 false
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
1 How’s it going?
2 Time is money
3 You can never have too much of a good thing.
4 What’s going on?
5 How did it go?
6 You know how it is.
7 You’re in there!
Grammar
1 don’t you?
2 is she?
3 can’t I?
4 will she?
5 won’t she?
6 isn’t she?
7 did they?
8 haven’t they?
