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和, 11 月常常就冷了,而且有時下雨。 漢 斯:冬季的天氣很冷嗎? 迪米特里: 12 月、 1 月和 2 月常常很冷, 有時還下雪。 Lesson 53 An interesting climate 有趣的氣候 Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is the favourite subject of conversation in England? 聽錄音,然后回答問題。在英國最受歡迎的話題是什么? HANS: Where do you e from? JIM: I e from England. HANS: What39。s the climate like in your country? JIM: It39。s mild, but it39。s not always pleasant. JIM: The weather39。s often cold in North and windy in the East. It39。s often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the south. HANS: Which seasons do you like best? JIM: I like spring and summer. The days are long and the night are short. The sun rises early and sets late. JIM: I don39。t like autumn and winter. The days are short and the nights are long. The sun rises late and set early. Our climate is not very good, but it39。s certainly interesting. It39。s our favourite subject of conversation. New Word and expressions 生詞和短語 mild adj. 溫和的,溫暖的 always adv. 總是 north n. 北方 east n. 東方 wet 參考譯文 漢斯:你是哪國人? 吉姆:我是英國人。 漢斯:你們國家的氣候怎么樣? 吉姆:氣候溫和,但也不總是宜人的。 吉姆:北部的天氣常常寒冷, 東部則常常利風(fēng)。 西部常下雨,南部有時則很暖和。 漢斯:你最喜歡哪些季節(jié)? 吉姆:我最喜歡春季和夏季。 因為此時白天短而夜晚長, 太陽升得遲而落得早。 雖然我們國家的 氣候并不很好, 但又確實很有意思。 天氣是我們最喜歡談?wù)摰脑掝}。 Lesson 55 The Sawyer family 索耶一家人 Listen to the tape then answer this question. When do the children do their homework? 聽錄音,然后回答問題。孩子們什么時候做功課? The Sawyer live at 87 King Street. In the morning, Mr. Sawyer goes to work and the children go to school. Mrs. Sawyer stays at home every day. She does the housework. She always eats her lunch at noon. In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends. They often drink tea together. In the evening, the children e home from school. They arrive home early. Mr. Sawyer es home from work. He arrives home late. At night, the children always do their homework. Then they go to bed. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper, but sometimes he and his wife watch television. New Word and expressions 生詞和短語 live v. 住,生活 stay v. 呆在,停留 home n. 家; adv. 到家 housework n. 家務(wù) lunch n. 午飯 afternoon n. 下午 usually adv. 通常 together adv. 一起 evening n. 晚上 arrive v. 到達(dá) night n. 夜間 參考譯文 索耶一家住在國王街 87 號。 早上,索耶先生去上班,孩子們?nèi)ド蠈W(xué)。父親每天送孩子們?nèi)ド蠈W(xué)。 索耶夫人每天呆在家里。她料理家務(wù)。 她總是在正午吃午飯。 下午,她總是會見她的朋友。她們經(jīng)常在一起喝茶。 傍晚,孩子們放學(xué)回家。他們到家很早。 索耶先生下班回家。他到家很晚。 晚上,孩子們總是做作業(yè),然后去睡覺。索耶先生總是讀報紙,但有時和他的妻子一起看電視。 Lesson 57 An unusual day 很不平常的一天 Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is Mr. Sawyer doing tonight? 聽錄音,然后回答問題。索耶先生今晚正在做什么? It is eight o39。clock. The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot. It is ten o39。clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops. It is four o39。clock. In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this after, she is drinking tea in the garden. It is six o39。clock. In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden. It is nine o39。clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he39。s not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he39。s reading an interesting book. New Word and expressions 生詞和短語 o39。clock adv. 點鐘 shop n. 商店 moment n. 片刻,瞬間 參考譯文 現(xiàn)在是 8 點鐘。孩子們每天都乘小汽車去上學(xué),而今天,他們正步行上學(xué)。 現(xiàn)在是 10 點鐘。上午,索耶夫人通常是呆在家里的,但今天上午,她正去商店買東西。 現(xiàn)在是 4 點鐘,下午,索耶夫人通常是在客廳里喝茶,但今天下午,她正在花園里喝茶。 現(xiàn)在是 6 點鐘。晚上,孩子們通常是做作業(yè),而今天晚上,他們沒做企業(yè)。此刻,他們正在花園里玩。 現(xiàn)在是 9 點鐘。索耶先生通常是在晚上看報,但今天晚上他沒看報。此刻,他正在看一本有 趣的書。 Lesson 59 Is that all? 就這些嗎? Listen to the tape then answer this question. Does the lady buy any chalk? 聽錄音,然后回答問題。這位女士有沒有買粉筆? LADY: I want some envelopes, please. SHOP ASSISTANT: Do you want the large size or the small size? LADY: The large size, please. LADY: Do you have any writing paper? SHOP ASSISTANT: Yes, we do. SHOP ASSISTANT: I don39。t have any small pads. I only have large one. Do you want a pad? LADY: Yes, please. LADY: And I want some glue. SHOP ASSISTANT: A bottle of glue. LADY: And I want a large box of chalk, too. SHOP ASSISTANT: I only have small boxes. Do you want one? LADY: No, thank you. SHOP ASSISTANT: Is that all? LADY: That39。s all, thank you. SHOP ASSISTANT: What else do you want? LADY: I want my change. 參考譯文 女 士:請給我拿幾個 信封。 售貨員:您要大號的還是小號的? 女 士:請拿大號的。 女 士:您有信紙嗎? 售貨員:有。 售貨員:我沒有小本的信紙,只有大本的。 您要一本嗎? 女 士:好,請拿一本。 女 士:我還要些膠水。 售貨員:一瓶膠水。 女 士:我還要一大盒粉筆。 售貨員:我只有小盒的。您要一盒嗎? 女 士:不了,謝謝。 售貨員:就要這些嗎? 女 士:就這些,謝謝。 售貨員:您還要什么嗎? 女 士:我要找的零錢。 Lesson 61 A bad cold 重感冒 Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is good news for Jimmy? 聽錄音,然后回答問題。吉米有什么好消息? MR. WILLIAMS: Where39。s