Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

Lesson37    The Olympic Games

The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. 'They will also be building new roads and a special railway line. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.

Lesson38    Everything except the weather

My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.

Lesson39    Am I all right?

While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert. He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr. Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.' No,' the patient answered,' I am Mr. JohnGilbert.'

will be doing  将来进行时，表示纯粹的将来时间发生某事

stadium /ˈsteɪdiəm/ 体育场馆

immense /ɪˈmɛns/ 极大地，巨大的

fantastic /fænˈtæstɪk/ 极好的

look forward 期待

Mediterranean /ˌmɛdətəˈreɪniən/ adj. 地中海的   n.地中海

settle down 定居、安顿下来、开始认真做;准备，开始（就寝）;舒适地坐下（或躺下）

shock /[ʃɑːk]/  震惊;休克;惊愕;

no sooner than 刚……  就……

No sooner said than done.    一说就做到了。

Almost immediately  几乎马上;随即,紧接着

bitterly  [ˈbɪtərli]  adv. 苦涩地；非常；伤心地；愤怒地

it was more than he would bear

hardly...when 固定词组，倒装结构。表示一件事紧接着另一件事发生，译为“一。。。就。。。”。时态上主句一般用过去完成时，从句用过去时。有时主句也可用现在完成时，从句用一般现在时。相当于as soon as

operation  [ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃn]  活动;手术;(有组织的)行动

certain 某人

patient 病人

relative [ˈrelətɪv]  亲戚，  相对的，相比较而言的;

inquire [ɪn'kwaɪr] 询问;调查;查究;审查;

今天读到第39课了，半个月前，当我开始这项持续力行动时，当天的任务是朗读第40课。经过半个月的努力追赶，我终于到达当时的起点了。当然，现在大部队已经朗读到第50多课了，我还得继续努力追赶功课。

文章越来越长了，有些当年学过的知识点已经忘得一干二净了，这些已经标注出来的固定搭配句式，需要加强记忆。