Listening
Yesterday's Schedule
Dan is a pilot.
pilot
英 ['paɪlət] 美 ['paɪlət]
n. 飞行员;领航员
adj. 试点的
v. 驾驶;领航;试用
He flies airplanes to all parts of the world.
This was his schedule yesterday, which was Sunday.
He woke up at 6:30.
After waking up, he got out of bed and brushed his teeth.
After that he took a shower.
He and his wife ate breakfast together at 7:15.
He had a big breakfast of eggs, potatoes and fruit.
They finished eating at 7:30.
After eating, he put on his uniform.
uniform
英 ['juːnɪfɔːm] 美 [junəˌfɔrm]
adj. 统一的;一致的;相同的;均衡的;始终如一的
n. 制服
vt. 使穿制服;使成一样
At 8:00 they left house and his wife drove him to the airport.
The traffic was heavy, so it took 45 minutes to get to the airport.
They arrived at the airport at 8:45.
After going through security, he checked the weather along the flight path.
security
英 [sɪ'kjʊərətɪ] 美 [sə'kjʊrəti]
n. 安全;保证;证券;抵押品
adj. 安全的;保安的;保密的
path
英 [pɑːθ] 美 [pæθ]
n. 道路;小路;轨道
At 9:30 he boarded the plane.
board
英 [bɔːd] 美 [bɔrd]
n. 董事会;木板;甲板;膳食
vt. 上(飞机、车、船等);
He and his co-pilot talked about the flight.
By 10:30 the passengers were all on board.
They pushed back from the gate at 10:45.
gate
英 [geɪt] 美 [ɡet]
n. 大门;出入口;门道
From the gate, it took 10 minutes to go to the runway.
runway
英 ['rʌnweɪ] 美 ['rʌnwe]
n. 跑道;河床;滑道
There were two airplanes in front of them, so they had to wait.
They finally entered the runway at 11:10, which was 5 minutes behind schedule.
Two minutes later,at 11:12, they took off for Beijing.
The flight from San Francisco to Beijing took 12 hours.
They landed in the afternoon, one day later.
In Beijing it was already Monday.
After leaving the aircraft, he took a bus to his hotel in Beijing.
aircraft
英 ['eəkrɑːft] 美 ['ɛr'kræft]
n. 飞机,航空器
He checked in at 6:00 pm and went up to his room.
When he got to his room, he took a shower.
Then he went downstairs and ate dinner.
After eating he went back to his room and watched some TV.
At 10:00 he went to bed and fell asleep.
The day after tomorrow, he'll fly back to San Francisco.
His wife and children will be happy to see him.
They always miss him when he is away.
Listening
Ben's Lunch
Ben often buys lunch at school.
He usually spends around 5 dollars for lunch.
Here are the prices of some of the things on the menu.
Sandwiches are a dollar 50 cents.
Ben likes sandwiches, but yesterday he ate two slices of pizza.
slice
英 [slaɪs] 美 [slaɪs]
n. 薄片;部分;菜刀,火铲
vt. 切下;把…分成部分;将…切成薄片
vi. 切开;割破
比较级 sliced
最高级 sliced
lices
英 ['slaɪsɪz] 美 ['slaɪsɪz]
n. 切片,切割(slice的复数形式)
v. 切成薄片(slice的三单形式)
A slice of pizza costs the same as a sandwich.
He also had some fruit.
He had banana, which was a dollar.
He was hungry so he also had a salad.
salad
英 ['sæləd] 美 ['sæləd]
n. 色拉;尤指莴苣
凉拌菜
The salad costs a dollar 25 cents.
He had a bottle of water from home so he didn't buy anything to drink.
Altogether his lunch cost 5 dollars and 25 cents.
He enjoyed his lunch because the pizza was good.
Vocabulary
Transportation
Airplanes are the fastest way to travel a long distance.
Airplane-travel is one of the safest way to travel.
this is a truck or lorry.
truck
英 [trʌk] 美 [trʌk]
n. 卡车;交易;手推车
vi. 驾驶卡车;以物易物
vt. 交易;以卡车运输
lorry
英 ['lɒrɪ] 美 ['lɔri]
n. (英)卡车;[车辆] 货车;运料车
Trucks carry and deliver many of the things we buy and use each day.
Buses are a good way to travel in a city.
A bus can carry many passengers and is less expensive than a taxi.
Buses can carry more passengers than a taxi or truck.
Ships transport freight such as oil or automobiles across the oceans.
transport
英 [træn'spɔːt; trɑːn-] 美 ['trænspɔrt]
n. 运输;运输机;狂喜;流放犯
vt. 运输;流放;使狂喜
freight
英 [freɪt] 美 [fret]
vt. 运送;装货;使充满
n. 货运;运费;船货
automobiles
英 ['ɔːtəməbiːlz] 美 ['ɔːtəməbilz]
n. [车辆] 汽车,发动器(automobile复数);
Some ships carry passengers on ocean cruises
cruises
英 美
n. 游艇;邮轮旅游;油轮公司(cruise的复数)
v. 游览(cruise的三单形式);航行
Ambulances carry sick or injured people to a hospital.
ambulance
英 ['æmbjʊl(ə)ns] 美 ['æmbjələns]
n. [车辆][医] 救护车;战时流动医院
If someone is in an accident, call for ambulance.
One very famous passenger ship was the Titanic.
titanic [tai'tænik; ti-]
泰坦尼克号(英国豪华客轮,首航赴美时于1912年4月14日夜间触冰山沉没,死1517人)
Vocabulary
Sickness & Injuries
This boy has a cut on his figure.
He cut his figure with knife, so now it's bleeding.
bleed
英 [bliːd] 美 [blid]
vt. 使出血;榨取
vi. 流血;渗出;悲痛
This girl is coughing.
cough
英 [kɒf] 美 [kɔf]
n. 咳嗽,咳嗽声;咳嗽病
vt. 咳出
vi. 咳嗽
She is coughing because she has a bad cold. This boy has diarrhea.
diarrhea
英 [,daɪə'riə] 美 [,daɪə'riə]
n. 腹泻,痢疾
He ate something bad so his stomach hurts.
stomach
英 ['stʌmək] 美 ['stʌmək]
n. 胃;腹部;胃口
vt. 忍受;吃下
vi. 忍受
This person is dead.
He is dead because he was hit by the car.
This man is drunk.
drunk
英 [drʌŋk] 美 [drʌŋk]
v. 喝酒(drink的过去分词)
adj. 喝醉了的
He's drunk because he drank too much wine.
He wasn't careful crossing the street.
He has to go to the toilet again and again.
He wasn't careful enough with the knife, so he cut himself.
Never drive when you're drunk.
Don't cause an accident and kill somebody.
Dialogue
Earth & Seasons
Lisa:Can you help me?
Here's a homework question.
Tom:Sure, I'll help you if I can. What's the question?
Lisa:What would happen to the seasons if the earth stop rotating?
Tom:Stop rotating?
You mean the earth would always face the same direction?
Lisa:Right, so a day would be a year-long.
Tom:Wow, that's a difficult question. So each season would be one fourth of year?
Lisa:I don't know, I'm not sure.
Tom:During the summer the Sun would always be up. It would be very hot.
Lisa:And during the winter, it would always be dark, right?
Tom:Yes, I think that's right.
Lisa:Maybe there wouldn't be any spring or fall.
Tom:Hey, I don't know.
Lisa:OK, let's check that on the internet.
Dialogue
Ben&Lisa's lunch
Tom:Hey, why are you sitting there? Where's your lunch?
Lisa:I left it at home.
Tom:Let's go to the cafeteria and get lunch together.
Lisa:No, I can't.
Tom:Why not?
Lisa:I don't have any money. I left my money at home too.
Tom:That's OK, I have enough money. You can pay me back tomorrow.
Lisa:Thanks, I'm hungry.
Tom:What would you like?
Lisa:That pizza looks good.
Tom:I had pizza yesterday, and it wasn't very good. It didn't have much taste.
taste
英 [teɪst] 美 [test]
n. 味道;品味;审美
vt. 尝;体验
vi. 尝起来;有…的味道
Lisa:How about the sandwiches?
Tom:Sometimes they are OK. The hot dogs are usually good and they never bad.
Lisa:So what are you going to get?
Tom:I think I'll have a hot dog and a banana. I'm tired of pizza and noodles.
tired
英 [taɪəd] 美 [ˈtaɪrd]
adj. 疲倦的;厌倦的,厌烦的
v. 疲倦;对…腻烦(tire的过去分词形式)
Tom:What about something to drink?
Lisa:Oh, just water. The soft drinks have too much sugar. I don't want to gain weight.
gain
英 [geɪn] 美 [ɡen]
n. 增加;利润;收获
vt. 获得;增加;赚到
vi. 增加;获利
Tom:OK, I'll have the same thing.
Lisa:Great, so the total cost is how much?
Tom:2 hotdogs, 2 bananas and 2 bottles of water. That's 6 dollars.
Lisa:Do you have enough?
Tom:No problem, I've got 10 dollars.
Lisa:Thanks again, I'll pay you back tomorrow.
Tom:No problem, don't worry about it.
Lisa:My mom isn't going to be happy.
Tom:Why is that?
Lisa:She made my lunch and I left it at home.
Tom:Oh, I see. My parents unlike that too.