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Listening

Buying a New Car 1

买新车1

Paul is a very successful businessman.

Paul是一个非常成功的商人。

He owns several restaurants.

他有几家餐馆。

All of them are doing well.

他们都做得很好。

In fact, they are very profitable.

事实上，它们是非常赚钱的。

To be profitable means that their income is more than their expenses.

赚钱意味着他们的收入大于支出。

As a result, he is making a lot of money.

结果，他赚了很多钱。

Paul wants to buy a new car.

Paul想买一辆新车。

He’s trying to decide which car to buy.

他正在决定买哪辆车。

He has plenty of money.

他有很多钱。

As a result, he isn’t worried about the cost.

因此，他不担心费用。

He can afford an expensive car.

他买得起一辆昂贵的汽车。

On the other hand, he doesn’t want to waste money.

另一方面，他不想浪费钱。

He wants a car he can rely on.

他想要一辆他可以依靠的车。

It has to be safe and reliable, especially in cold winter weather.

它必须安全可靠，尤其是在寒冷的冬季。

If a car breaks down in bad weather, it can be very dangerous.

如果一辆车在恶劣的天气下抛锚，那就非常危险。

听力

Listening

Buying a New Car 2

买新车2

Paul wants to help reduce pollution and smog.

Paul想帮助减少污染和烟雾。

He would like to buy a clean car, something good for the environment.

他想买一辆绿色环保的车，对环境有好处。

He's thinking about buying a Texla.

他在考虑买一辆特斯拉。

The Texla is an all electric car.

特斯拉是一辆全电动汽车。

It uses batteries instead of gasoline.

它用电池代替汽油。

There is no exhaust, so it doesn’t pollute the air.

没有废气，所以不会污染空气。

However, the car can’t go very far without recharging the battery.

但是，如果不给电池充电，汽车就开不很远。

To charge the battery you can plug it into an electrical outlet.

要给电池充电，你可以把它插入电源插座。

Recharging the battery takes time.

给电池充电需要时间。

One of Paul’s friends has one and he is quite happy with it.

Paul的一个朋友有一辆，他很满意。

He says it’s reliable and well-engineered.

他说这是可靠和精心设计的。

There are also several charging stations near Paul’s office.

Paul办公室附近还有几个充电站。

So he isn’t worried about that.

所以他不担心。

The cost for charging the battery is low.

给电池充电的成本很低。

It’s less expensive than buying gasoline.

它比买汽油便宜。

His wife, Kathy, also likes the idea of buying an electric car.

他的妻子Kathy也喜欢买电动汽车的主意。

She likes the idea of driving a clean car.

她喜欢绿色环保车的想法。

So it makes sense.

所以这是有道理的。

In the future, there may be driverless cars.

将来可能会有无人驾驶汽车。

These may be very safe, but Paul doesn’t like them.

这些可能很安全，但Paul不喜欢。

He enjoys driving.

他喜欢开车。

He likes to be in control of his car.

他喜欢控制他的车。

词汇

Vocabulary

Spatial Relations & Needs

空间关系 & 需求

The man in the middle is the heaviest.

中间那个人最重。

The man in the middle is heavier than the other two.

中间那个人比另外两个重。

The woman on the left is smarter than the man on the right.

左边的女人比右边的男人聪明。

The man isn’t as smart as the woman is.

男人没有女人聪明。

The woman is standing under a bridge.

那个女人站在桥下。

The bridge is above the woman.

桥在那个女人的上方。

There is a bridge over the river.

河上有座桥。

The river is flowing beneath the bridge.

这条河在桥下流过。

The water is flowing over a waterfall.

水流过瀑布。

The waterfall is very high and beautiful.

瀑布很高很美。

People need passports to travel internationally.

人们需要护照才能出国旅行。

Without a passport, you cannot leave your country or enter another country.

没有护照，你不能离开你的国家或进入另一个国家。

You need a driver’s license to drive a car.

你开车需要一张驾驶执照。

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It is against the law to drive without a driver’s license.

没有驾驶执照开车是违法的。

Many people use credit cards to buy things on credit.

许多人用信用卡赊购东西。

When you have a credit card, you don’t need to carry cash.

当你有信用卡的时候，你不需要带现金。

Smart phones are very useful and can do many things.

智能手机非常有用，可以做很多事情。

You can use them to make phone calls, play games or go shopping on the Internet.

你可以用它们打电话、玩游戏或上网购物。

We need to buy tickets in order to take a train or watch a sports event.

我们需要买票才能坐火车或观看体育赛事。

You can often buy tickets online, and sometimes you can get a discount.

你可以经常在网上买票，有时还可以打折。

词汇

Vocabulary

Places of Business

营业场所

Banks are where people can deposit or withdraw money.

银行是人们可以存款或取款的地方。

You can also use online banking to pay bills, such as your credit card bill.

您也可以使用网上银行来支付账单，例如您的信用卡账单。

Hotels are where travellers can stay overnight or for several days.

酒店是旅客可以过夜或住几天的地方。

If you plan to stay at a hotel, you should make a reservation.

如果你打算住在旅馆，你应该预约。

Restaurants are where people go to eat with friends and family.

餐馆是人们与朋友和家人一起吃饭的地方。

There are many different kinds of restaurants, such as Indian, Italian or Chinese restaurants.

有许多不同类型的餐馆，如印度餐馆、意大利餐馆或中国餐馆。

Repair shops are where people go to fix things which are broken or not working right.

修理店是人们去修理损坏或不能正常工作的东西的地方。

This repair shop fixes cars and can check to see if it is safe to drive.

这家修理厂修理汽车，并检查驾驶是否安全。

Coffee shops are a favorite place to meet new people or take a break from the office.

咖啡店是人们结识新人或在办公室休息的好地方。

They are usually less expensive than restaurants.

他们通常比餐馆便宜。

对话

Dialogue

Ordering Food from Home

从家里点菜

M：I’m tired of going out to eat. Let’s eat at home tonight.

M：我厌倦了出去吃饭。今晚我们在家吃饭吧。

W：OK, are you going to cook?

W：好的，你要做饭吗？

M：No, it’s too late, you know I’m not a good cook. Let’s order something.

M：不，太晚了，你知道我不是个好厨师。我们点些东西吧。

W：What do you have in mind?

W：你有什么想法？

M：I was thinking about a nice big pizza.

M：我在想一个好的大比萨。

W：Again? I had pizza last night. So, please, no pizza.

W：又来？我昨晚吃了披萨。所以，请不要吃比萨。

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M：OK, no pizza. Let’s order Chinese food, okay?

M：好的，不要比萨。我们点中餐，好吗？

W：Sweet and sour? You always like sweet and sour. I feel like eating something hot and spicy.

W：糖醋吗？你总是喜欢酸甜的。我想吃辣的。

M：OK, you order something hot and spicy, and I order sweet and sour. I don’t want anything spicy. My stomach doesn’t feel good. It’s a bit upset.

M：好的，您点辣的，我点糖醋的。我不想吃辣的。我的胃不舒服。有点心烦。

W：OK, if you want sweet and sour then I’ll have that too. And I’ll make a salad with lots of tomatoes. How long will it take for the food to get here.

W：好吧，如果你要糖醋的，我也要。我还要一份有很多西红柿的沙拉。食物到这里要多长时间。

M：I don’t know. I’ll call and find out.

M：我不知道。我会打电话查的。

W：Thanks. Hopefully it won’t take longer than an hour. I’m getting hungry.

W：谢谢。希望不会超过一小时。我饿了。

对话

Dialogue

Are Selfies Good or Bad?

自拍是好还是坏？

M：Hey, what did you do last night?

M：嘿，你昨晚做了什么？

W：I took a long walk from my hotel.

W：我从旅馆走了很长一段路。

M：You didn’t get lost?

M：你没有迷路？

W：No, I didn’t.

W：不，我没有。

M：Where did you go, anywhere interesting?

M：你去哪儿了，有趣的地方吗？

W：I walked to river. There were thousands of people there.

W：我走到河边。那里有成千上万的人。

M：You went to the river? How long did it take you to walk there?

M：你去河边了？你步行到那里花了多长时间？

W：It took around 20 minutes.

W：大约花了20分钟。

M：Did you see anything interesting?

M：你看到什么有趣的吗？

W：I was really surprised by how many people were there.

W：我真的很惊讶那里有很多人。

W：Many of them were taking pictures and selfies, Lots of selfies.

W：他们中的很多人都在拍照和自拍，很多在自拍。

M：Do you take selfies?

M：你自拍吗？

W：Sure, don’t you?

W：当然，你不吗？

M：Sometimes, but my girlfriend takes a lot of selfies. Then she shares them with her friends on line. I don’t understand why people like to take so many pictures of themselves.

M：有时候，但是我女朋友很多自拍。然后她在网上和朋友分享。我不明白为什么人们喜欢为自己拍那么多照片。

W：That’s because you are old-fashioned.

W：那是因为你很守旧。

M：Hmm, I guess you are right. There are too many social media for me. When I go to a restaurant, I see many people looking at their smart phones. They don’t even look at the people they are with.

M：嗯，我想你是对的。我的社交媒体太多了。当我去餐馆的时候，我看到很多人在看他们的智能手机。他们甚至不看和他们在一起的人。

W：Times are changing, my friend, whether you like it or not.

W：时代在变，朋友，不管你喜欢与否。

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