Level4.Unit1 PART1

Listening: Visiting a Friend1

Christina is on a two-week vacation.

This is the first vacation she has had for a long time.

The last vacation she took was more than two years ago.

Now she is visiting a friend in San Francisco.

Her friend and her husband are living near the center of the city.

He works for a start-up company in Silicon Valley.

While he is working, she works part-time at a department store.

Christina hasn't seen her friend for a long time.

The last time they saw each other was 3 years ago.

At that time, they were both working at a department store.

Then Christina quit her job and started her own business.

She designs women's clothing.

She has 2 employees now and her company is slowly growing.

Christina has come to San Francisco by herself.

Her husband didn't come because he has to work.

He tried to start a company 2 years ago but it didn't work out.

His company failed after only a few months.

So now he's working at another company and saving money.

Once he saves enough money he plans to start another company.

He doesn't want to give up.

This is the second time Christina has been to San Francisco.

The first time was when she was a high school student.

That was more than 10 years ago.

During that trip she was only in San Francisco for a few days.

After that she went to Los Angeles and New York.

This time she and her friend plan to relax and have fun.

Listening: Visiting a Friend2

Christina arrived two days ago, the day before yesterday.

Her friend met her at the airport and drove her to her apartment.

Her apartment is just North of the airport about 20 minutes from San Francisco.

It's a small apartment, but it's on a hill and it has a great view. 这是一个小公寓，但它在山上，视野很好。

Yesterday they went downtown and rode the cable cars. 昨天他们去市区乘缆车。

• went downtown到市区

• rode乘，骑，驾( ride的过去式 ); 穿越; 搭乘; 飘浮

• cable cars<美>缆车( cable car的名词复数 )

Christina was surprised by how steep the hills are.

• steep陡峭的，险峻的; 过分的，夸张的; 极高的; 急剧升降的; 浸泡; 使渗透

Then they walked along the ocean and ate lunch at a seafood restaurant.

From the restaurant, they could see the Golden Gate Bridge.金门桥

Tomorrow, they're planning to drive to Yosemite National Park. 约塞米蒂国家公园

By car, it's about 4 hours away.

Christina has never been there before, so she is excited.

She has heard that the park is very beautiful.

Her friend has been to Yosemite several times.

She says it's one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Christina just hopes that her friend is a good driver.

Vocabulary: Pains and Sickness

Headaches can be very painful and can last for a long time.

If you have a headache, your head hurts.

A sprained ankle 脚踝扭伤 can be so painful that you can't walk.

Someone with a sprained ankle may need to use crutches to walk.

If you have a sore throat, it may be painful to swallow.

A sore throat can be caused by viruses or bacteria.

A burn is an injury to the skin caused by fire or heat.

If you get too close to a fire, you will be burned.

An earache is a sharp, dull or burning pain in the ear.

Common causes of an earache include an infection, a change in air pressure or water in the ear.

A headache can be caused by an injury to the head.

Vocabulary: Landforms

Mountains are landforms higher than 2,000 feet, or about 600 meters, above sea level.

• landforms地貌; 地形( landform的名词复数 )

• above sea level海拔高度

Hills are like mountains, but not as tall.

Mountains are formed by forces deep within the Earth and are made of many types of rocks. 山脉是由地球深处的力量形成的，由多种岩石构成。

• formed成形的，成形加工的; 形成，构成，产生( form的过去式和过去分词 ); 是; 成形; 结成

• forces力( force的名词复数 ); 武力; 势力; 气力; 强制( force的第三人称单数 );

Rivers are streams of water that usually begin in mountains and flow into the sea.

河流是通常从山脉开始流入大海的水流。

• streams流( stream的名词复数 ); 一连串; 水流方向; 小河

• flow into流入; 渐

Many early cities were built alongside rivers. 许多早期的城市都建在河边。

Most of the world's water is in the oceans, which are large bodies of salt water.

世界上大部分的水都在海洋中，海洋是大量的咸水。

• large bodies大型菌体

• salt water咸水; 盐水，海水

The oceans are also an important source of oxygen. 海洋也是氧气的重要来源。

source根源，本源; 源头，水源; 原因; 提供消息的人; 获得; 发起; 向…提供消息; 寻

Desserts are areas of land that receive little or no rainfall. 沙漠是一块很少或没有降雨的土地。

The amount of rainfall in some deserts is so low that only a few plants can survive.

一些沙漠的降雨量很低，只有少数植物能存活。

• amount of rainfall雨水量

• plants工厂; (plural form of plant,plant的复数形式)植物，农作物; 植物( plant的名词复数 ); 发电厂; 幼苗; 种植( plant的第三人称单数 ); 建立; 移植; 在栽种

• survive幸存，活下来; 幸存; 比…活得长，经历…之后还存在; 幸免于难; 挺过; 艰难

A valley is a low, relatively flat area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

山谷是介于山丘或山脉之间的一个较低、相对平坦的地区，通常有一条河流流经山谷。

• valley流域; 山谷，溪谷，峡谷，谷地，深谷; 屋顶排水沟，屋面斜沟

• relatively相对地; 关系上地; 比较地; 较比

• flat area平面面积

• hills丘陵; 小山，山冈( hill的名词复数 ); 斜坡; 冈峦

Some valleys are formed by flowing water, and others are formed by glaciers.

一些山谷是由流水形成的，另一些则是由冰川形成的。

• valleys流域; 溪谷; 山谷( valley的名词复数 )

• flowing water活水

• glaciers冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )

Desert temperatures can range from cold at night to very hot during the daytime, often above 120 degrees F.

The place where a river begins is its source.

Dialogue: Eating Out

Have you eaten yet?

No, I haven't and I'm hungry.

Me too.

Let's go out for dinner.

Where to?

What about Joe’s Italian?

How many times have you eaten there?

I eat there a lot.

It's one of my favorite places.

I went there two weeks ago, and the service was terrible.

Really? then, let's go some places else.

What do you suggest?

How about the Royal Indian?

It's not far from here.

I've never heard of it, is it good?

Yes, I've been there several times, and I've never be end disappointed.

OK, let's try it.

I haven't eaten Indian food for a long time.

You won't be disappointed, and the prices are reasonable.

Ah, so you mean I'm going to pay.

Well, that would certainly be nice.

What about reservations?

If we get there early enough, we won't need them.

I hope you're right.

Don't worry.

If we have to wait, I'll pay the bill.