Topic 001 看電視 Watching TV Dad: Daniel, have you finished your homework? 爸爸：丹尼爾，你完成作業了嗎？ Daniel: Not yet, Dad. I am watching Ultraman instead. 丹尼爾：還沒呢，爸爸。我正在看《奧特曼》。 (Father gets angry and turns off the TV.) （父親生氣了，把電視關了。） Daniel: No, no, Dad. Please. This program is on only once a week. 丹尼爾：不，爸爸，求求您了。這個節目一個星期才放一次的。 Dad: Daniel, as a matter of fact, TV is bad for your health. 爸爸：丹尼爾，事實上，電視不利於你的健康。 Daniel: What makes you think that? 丹尼爾：您怎麼會這樣想呢？ Dad: It's full of violence and you are so young. 爸爸：電視上充滿著暴力行為，而你太小了。 Daniel: But there are cartoons on TV. Bees, big trees, seas, and a lot of other interesting things. 丹尼爾：但是電視上還有卡通片啊。蜜蜂，大樹，大海，還有其他很多有趣的東西。 Dad: Wait. What's the time, honey? 爸爸：等等。現在幾點了，親愛的？ Daniel: About 6:00. 丹尼爾：大概6：00了。 Dad: It's homework time now. Go and do your homework and then go to bed. 爸爸：現在是家庭作業時間。去做作業，然後上床睡覺。 (Father turns on the TV) （爸爸打開了電視） Dad: (murmur)American Idol, There you go. 爸爸：（自言自語）《美國偶像》來了！ Daniel: Dad, it's not fair. I am so disappointed with you! 丹尼爾：爸爸，不公平。我對你太失望了！ 經典背誦 Recitation Daniel: Hi, my name's Daniel. I like watching TV. There are a lot of interesting cartoons on it. I always watch the Ultraman after I finish my home work. Dad says TV is bad for my health. But he watches it everyday at 6:00. He likes watching the American Idol. It's not fair. I'm young. 生詞小結 program n.節目 as a matter of fact 事實上 health n. 健康 cartoon n. 動畫片，漫畫 honey n.蜜，寶貝兒 fair adj.公平的 disappointed adj.失望的 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 註釋 Ultraman 奧特曼 日本著名動畫片 American Idol 美國偶像 美國著名選秀類電視節目 Topic 002 奧運夢 Olympic Dreams 奧運就要來了，大家都在關注，阿美和丹尼爾正在討論奧運夢想，可是這對姐弟好像從來也談不到一塊兒。 難度係數：GESE3,PETS1 May: Hi, Daniel. 阿美：嗨，丹尼爾。 Daniel: Hi, May. Is dinner ready? 丹尼爾：嗨，阿美。晚飯準備好了嗎？ May: What's up? 阿美：怎麼了? Daniel: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. 丹尼爾：我餓了，我能吃下一匹馬。 May: Soon, Dad is watching TV. 阿美：快了，爸爸在看電視呢。 Daniel: What's on? American Idol again? 丹尼爾：什麼節目？又是「美國偶像」？ May: No, a show about 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. 阿美：不，是關於2008年北京奧運會的。 Daniel: Oh, yes, they are coming soon. 丹尼爾：噢，是啊，馬上就要開辦了。 May: You know, the Bird Nest is just not far from here. 阿美：知道嗎，鳥巢就離這裡不遠。 Daniel: Really? Can you imagine? We can see Beckham in 2008 right here! I am so excited. 丹尼爾：是嗎？你能想像嗎？2008年我們就能在這兒看見貝克漢姆啦！我很興奮！ May: Daniel, you are so boyish. Beckham is old at that time. 阿美：丹尼爾，你太幼稚了。貝克漢姆那個時候就老啦。 Daniel: You are a girl. Of course you are not boyish. What do you expect of the Olympics, sister? 丹尼爾：你是個女孩兒，你當然不幼稚啦。那你對奧運會有什麼期待，姐姐？ May: I want to be a volunteer in 2008. And I will give the foreign friends a big hand. 阿美：2008年我想成為一名自願者，我要幫那些外國朋友們大忙。 Daniel: How big are your hands? Even bigger than father's? 丹尼爾：你的手有多大？比爸爸的手還大嗎？ May: Wow, that's harsh, Danny. 阿美：哎呀，真讓我傷心，丹尼爾。 經典背誦 Recitation May: Hi, My name's May. I'm Daniel's elder sister. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is coming soon. We are very excited about it. Our home is not far from the Bird Nest. I want to be a volunteer in 2008. And I will give the foreign friends a 「big」 hand. I am so excited. 生詞小結 What』s up怎麼了？ hungryadj. 飢餓的 Olympicadj. 奧林匹亞的（奧林匹克） imaginevt. 想像 excitedadj. 興奮的 boyishadj. 孩子氣的，幼稚的 volunteern. 志願者 give … a big hand給……很大幫助 strangern. 陌生人 註釋 Bird Nest 鳥巢 2008年北京奧運會標誌性體育場館 Beckham 貝克漢姆 原英格蘭隊隊長，國際足球巨星 You are a girl. Of course you are not boyish. 在這裡，boy 是男孩的意思 boyish 是孩子氣的意思，但丹尼爾說他姐姐是女孩（不是男孩），當然不是boyish，這是一種幽默的自嘲方式。 How big are your hands? 丹尼爾不知道上下文的意思，完全斷章取義，直接問姐姐的手有多大？ Topic 003 客人來訪 Vistors 利薩是丹尼爾家的遠房親戚，彼此有三年時間沒見過面了。她現在是北京大學一年級的學生，利用課餘時間去拜訪丹尼爾一家。 難度係數：GESE3,PETS1 Benjamin: Lisa, I'm so glad to see you. How are you doing? 本傑明：利薩，見到你真是太高興了。你好嗎？ Lisa: Fine. I miss you so much, uncle Benjamin. 利薩：很好啊。我非常想念您，本傑明叔叔。 Benjamin: Me too. We haven't seen each other for years. 本傑明：我也是啊。我們有好幾年沒見面了，是吧？ Lisa: It's been 3 years now. 利薩：是啊，我們有3年沒見了。 Benjamin: How time flies! Now you are a college student out of a little girl. 本傑明：時間過得多快啊！你現在都是個大學生了，不再是個小女孩了。 Lisa: How is aunty Shirley? 利薩：雪莉阿姨還好嗎？ Benjamin: Couldn't be better. 本傑明：好得不能再好了。 Lisa: How has May been? 利薩：阿美現在怎麼樣？ Benjamin: She's been good. She is in grade one in Joy Chain high school. And she dreams to be a volunteer in 2008. 本傑明：阿美很好。她在卓成高中讀一年級。她現在做夢都想當2008奧運會的志願者。 Lisa: That's great. How about little Daniel then? 利薩：那太好了。那麼丹尼爾怎麼樣呢？ Benjamin: He started to elementary school last year. He is counting the days to the Olympic Games. How are your parents doing? 本傑明：他去年上了小學，他現在天天盼著奧運會。你父母好嗎？ Lisa: Not bad. They plan to visit you next year. 利薩：還行。他們打算明年來看您。 Benjamin: Really, I'll be so excited to see them. Make yourself at home. Let me make some tea for you. 本傑明：是嗎？真是盼望與他們見面。你先坐，我去給你沏茶。 Lisa: OK, thank you, uncle Benjamin. 利薩：好啊，謝謝你，本傑明叔叔。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 經典背誦 Recitation Benjamin: Hello, I'm Benjamin, Daniel is my son. He started elementary school last year. And May is my daughter. She is a high school student. Shirley is my wife. Lisa is my brother's daughter. Lisa visits us sometimes. She is a college student now. We are so happy together. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 生詞小結 uncle n. 叔叔 each other 彼此 college n. 大學 aunty n. 阿姨 dream vt. 做夢 elementary school 小學 make tea 沏茶 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 註釋 He is counting the days. 他在數日子。意思是焦急地盼望。 功能性語句擴展 Functional structure ——問候句型 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 請朗讀以下句型，家長和孩子交替進行。 1． 打招呼（非正式） Hello. 你好。（回答）Hello. 你好。 Hi. 你好。（回答）Hi. 你好。 How're things going? 你怎麼樣？ What's up? 怎麼了？ How's everything? 怎麼樣了？ How's it going? 怎麼樣了？ 2． 打招呼（正式） Good morning. 早上好。（回答）Good morning. 早上好。 Good afternoon. 下午好。（回答）Good afternoon. 下午好。 Good evening. 晚上好。（回答）Good evening. 晚上好。 Good night. 晚安。（回答） Good night. 晚安。 How are you? 你好嗎？ How're you doing? 你好嗎？ Nice to meet you. 很高興見到你。（回答）Nice to meet you. 很高興見到你。 How do you do? 你好。（回答）How do you do? 很高興見到你。 3． 回答 Fine, thanks, and you? 很好，謝謝，你呢？ Good. Thanks, how about you? 很好，謝謝，你怎麼樣？ Not bad, you? 不賴，你呢？ Couldn't be better. 好得不能再好了。 Great. 好極了。 Just so so. 一般化。 Nothing new. 沒什麼新鮮事。 Same old, same old. 老樣子。 Awful. 糟透了。 Topic 004 激勵 Encouragement 利薩離開之後，阿美和媽媽聊起了利薩，利薩取得了英語口語競賽的一等獎，而阿美卻想哭，為什麼呢？ 難度係數：GESE4,PETS2 May: Lisa wins the first prize in the English speech contest of her college. 阿美：利薩在她大學裡的英語口語競賽中得了第一名。 Mom: Really? That's really wonderful. I'm so happy for her. 媽媽：是嗎？那真是太棒了。我真為她感到高興。 May: But I always feel disappointed. I have many problems with English learning. 阿美：可是我總是感覺很失落。我學英語時遇到了很多問題。 Mom: Honey, cheer up. 媽媽：親愛的，振作一點。 May: I feel confused about the grammars. 阿美：很多語法我都搞不清。 Mom: I'm sure you'll do fine if you try your best. 媽媽：我確信只要你努力，你一定會做好。 May: And my writing is not good. I feel so frustrated. 阿美：而且我作文寫得不好。我很失落。 Mom: Be confident, and never give up. 媽媽：自信一些，別放棄。 May: I know that, mom. But sometimes I'm just sad. 阿美：我知道的，媽媽。可是有的時候，我就是難過。 Mom: Keep your chin up. Remember? Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 媽媽：昂首挺胸。記得嗎？有志者，事竟成。 May: Yes, mom. You are right. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. I will keep going. 阿美：是，媽媽。您說的對。有志者，事竟成。我會繼續努力的。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 經典背誦 Recitation Shirley: Hello, I'm Shirley, Daniel and May's mother. Benjamin is my husband. May is not happy today. She is upset. She has some problems in learning English. And her writing is not so good. She feels disappointed. Hey, honey, cheer up. Be confident and never give up. Remember! Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 生詞小結 the first prize一等獎 speech contest演講比賽 wonderfuladj. 極好的，棒的 problemn. 問題 cheer up振作起來 confusedadj. 困惑的，迷惑的 grammarn. 語法 confidentadj. 自信起來 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 註釋 Keep your chin up. 這句話直譯是：「抬起你的下巴」，意譯為「振作起來」。 Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 這句話直譯是「對於一顆有毅力的恆心來說，沒有什麼不可能」，意譯為「有志者，事竟成」。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 語法小結 Grammer ——時間的表達方法 1． 美式語法，直接讀數字 9:00 讀作 nine 或 nine o'clock 8:01 讀作 eight o one 9:15 讀作 nine fifteen 9:32 讀作 nine thirty two 2． 英式讀法，用past 和 to 來輔助計算讀數字 (1) 當分鐘數小於或等於30分鐘時 表達法是「幾點過幾分」，先說表示分鐘的數字，然後說past, 最後說表示小時的數字。如： 9:01 讀作：one past nine 9:15 讀作：fifteen past nine 或 a quarter past nine 10:30 讀作：thirty past ten 或 half past ten (2) 當分鐘數大於30分鐘時 表達法變成「差幾分幾點」。先說表示差幾分的數字，然後說to，最後說表示小時的數字，如： 8:32 讀作：twenty eight to nine 9:45 讀作：fifteen to ten 或 a quarter to ten Topic 005 社區佈告欄 Bulletin 阿美和丹尼爾放學回家，在佈告欄處看見了停電通知。停電了，丹尼爾就看不了他最愛的動畫片《奧特曼》了，同時爸爸也看不了《美國偶像》了。於是兩人決定帶著家裡的小狗芭比去玩。 難度係數：GESE3,PETS1 Daniel: Oh, come on, Ultraman! 丹尼爾：噢，天哪，《奧特曼》！ May: What's up, Bro? What's in the bulletin? 阿美：怎麼啦？弟弟。佈告欄上面說的是什麼？ Daniel: It says that there will be a blackout from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in our neighborhood today. 丹尼爾：佈告欄上說社區今天晚上5點到7點要停電。 May: Blackout? Even the TV has the limit. 阿美：停電？就連電視也不能看了。 Daniel: (starting at May angrily) Don't you know you will look like a monster in the blackout? 丹尼爾：（怒視著看阿美）難道你不知道你現在看起來就像黑暗中的魔鬼嗎？ May: Oops, no, Daddy can't watch American Idol, either! 阿美：啊，爸爸也看不了他的《美國偶像》了！ Daniel: That's not the point. Come on, can you imagine that there will be no electricity on such a hot day? 丹尼爾：那根本就不是重點。拜託，你能夠想像在那麼熱的天沒有電的情況嗎？ May: Oh, my god! No air-conditioner! 阿美：噢，天哪，空調也用不了了！ Daniel: OK, since you are the smart one, can you come up with a better plan? So that we won't be baked like cookies here. 丹尼爾：既然你很聰明，你能想出一個更好的計劃嗎？這樣的話我們就不會像被烘烤的餅乾一樣了。 May: How about playing Barbie out there in the neighborhood? 阿美：那麼帶小狗芭比一塊兒去社區玩怎麼樣？ Daniel: Barbie? You know, I might be seven, but I'm not a girl. 丹尼爾：芭比？雖然我只有七歲，但是我又不是女孩子。 May: Do you have a better plan? 阿美：那麼你有更好的計劃嗎？ Daniel: All right, all right. 丹尼爾：算了，隨便。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 經典背誦 Recitation May: When blackout happened in our community my little brother Daniel couldn't watch his favorite cartoon Ultraman, and my Dad couldn't watch American Idol either. So they would say blackout is a disaster. But for me it's fine. I'd just play out with our dog Barbie. And that is really fun. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 生詞小結 limit n. 限度，限制 air-conditioner n.空調 monster n.怪物 smart adj.聰明的，漂亮的 blackout n.停電 bake vt.烘，烤 electricity n.電 bulletin n. 公告 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 註釋 bro. = brother You know I'm seven, but I'm not a girl. 在這一句中，丹尼爾認為只有女生才會和小狗一起出去玩。 Topic 006 天氣 Weather 外面天氣比較涼爽，阿美和丹尼爾一塊兒帶著他們家的狗芭比來到了社區的院子裡玩耍。兩人聊起了各自喜歡的天氣，他們都會喜歡什麼樣的天氣呢？ 難度係數：GESE3,PETS1 May: Hurry up, Daniel, it's Barbie time. 阿美：快點，丹尼爾，現在是芭比時間。 Daniel: All right, Sis! 丹尼爾：知道了，姐姐。 May: Come on, it's cool outside. 阿美：哎呀，外面真涼爽。 Daniel: I really wish Mom and Dad were here with us. 丹尼爾：真希望爸爸媽媽也和我們一塊出來。 May: Hey, Daniel, what's your favorite weather? Snowy or sunny? 阿美：對了，丹丹，你最喜歡什麼天氣呢？下雪天還是晴天？ Daniel: Me? Er, I like hot weather, just like today. 丹尼爾：我？嗯，我喜歡熱天，就像今天一樣。 May: What? Are you crazy? 阿美：什麼？你瘋了嗎？ Daniel: I like to watch Barbie sticking her tongue out. 丹尼爾：我就喜歡看芭比吐它的舌頭。 May: Ew, Danny, gross! 阿美：丹丹，你真是噁心！ Daniel: By the way, what's your favorite weather? 丹尼爾：那麼，你最喜歡什麼樣的天氣呢？ May: I love snowy, because it is very very romantic. 阿美：我最喜歡下雪天，因為非常浪漫。 Daniel: Look, is that Tom? 丹尼爾：看那是湯姆嗎？ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 經典背誦 Recitation Daniel: My sister May and I play with Barbie out in our neighborhood every day in summer. The weather outside would be cool. Mom and Dad would sometimes go out with us too. But actually, I like hot weather very much. Because I enjoy it when Barbie is sticking her tongue out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 生詞小結 cooladj. 涼的，涼快的 favoriteadj. 最喜愛的 weathern. 天氣 stickvi. 伸出，刺 tonguen. 舌頭 grossadj. 令人厭惡的 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 單詞擴展 Vocabulary Builder 表達天氣的單詞 基礎詞彙 fine 晴朗的 hot 熱的 cold 冷的 rainy 下雨的 windy 有風的 snowy 下雪的 cloudy 多雲的 sunny 陽光充足的 提高詞彙 foggy 有霧的 breezy 有微風的 muggy 悶熱的 humid 濕潤的 chilly 寒冷的 freezing 嚴寒的 downpour 傾盆大雨 drizzly 下毛毛雨