施心遠聽力教程第一冊第二版 unit 9課件

Unit9SectionOnePhoneticsA:Excuseme,(l)canyoutellmethewaytotheswimmingpool,please?B:1(2)can't,Fmafraid.I'mastrangerhere,yousee.But(3)whynotaskthatmanoverthere?(4)He'llbeabletotellyou,(5)I'msure.A:Whichone(6)doyoumean?B:Look,theoneoverthere,ontheother(7)sideoftheroad.A:Ah,yes.Ican(8)seehimnow.Thankyousomuch.ListeningandNote-takingFiguresreleasedtodayshowthataverageearningshavegoneupby60%overthelasttwelvemonths.Officialsourcessaythatthisisduetothegovernment'ssuccessfuleconomicpolicies,whichhaveledtomoreefficientmanagementandgreaterproductivity.Industrialoutputhasrisenby43%duringthelastyear,andexportshavegoneupby52%.Inflationisdowntoapproximately3%.Man:Mm.Well,thebestwayfromhereistodriveasfarastheroundabout--that'sstraighton,abouttwominutes'drive,Takethefirstturningleftoutoftheroundaboutandcontinueforaboutaminuteorsountilyoucometoajunction.Turnleftatthejunctionandyou'llseeNationalTheatreonyourfight.Youcan'tpossiblymissit.It'satall,whitebuilding.Woman:Thankyouverymuch.Leftoutoftheroundabout,leftatthejunctionandit'sontheright.Man:That'sit.

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(ShewantstogotheNationalTheatre.)2.Howwillshegothere?(Shewillgotherebycar.)3.Howlongdoesittake'?(Ittakesaboutthreeminutestodrivethere.)ApostmanWoman:Whattimedoyouleavehomeinthemorning,Tom?Tom:Ialwaysgetupat4o’clock.Ileavehomeatabout5o’clock.Andwhattimedoyoustartwork?Istartworkat5:30.Andwhatdoyoudowhenyougettothepostoffice?Isortmyletters.How,whatexactlydoyoumean“sortyourletters”?No,wedon’toftenmakeaseconddeliverythesedays;onlyatChristmastime.Butoccasionallywedeliverspecialletters…officialletters,orlettersadvertisingthings.Isee.Sowhattimedoyoufinishwork?Iusuallyfinishabout2o’clock.Doyoueverworkatnight?No,Ineverworkatnight.Betty,mywife,shedoesn’tlikemetoworkatnight.Thankyou,Tom.It’sapleasure.FFFFTFTFBackgroundinformationAlaska(/?’l?sk?/)isaU.S.statesituatedinthenorthwestextremityoftheNorthAmericancontinent.BorderingthestateisCanadatotheeast,theArcticOceantothenorth,andthePacificOceantothewestandsouth,withRussia(specifically,Siberia)furtherwestacrosstheBeringStrait.AlaskaisthelargeststateintheUnitedStatesbyarea,the4thleastpopulousandtheleastdenselypopulatedofthe50UnitedStates.TheBeringSea白令海，或譯為白林海。是指太平洋北部被阿拉斯加半島、阿留申群島、堪察加半島、西伯利亞和阿拉斯加圍成的一片水域，北端通過白令海峽與北冰洋相連。anorthernextensionofthePacificOcean,separatestwocontinents.Thesea(andstrait)arenamedforDanish-bornRussianmarinerVitusBering,whofirstspottedtheAlaskanmainlandwhileexploringtheareawithanexpeditionofRussiansailorsinthemid-18thcentury.

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海豹 Newsitem1 SixteengovernmentagenciesformwhatisknownastheintelligencecommunityintheUnitedStates.Fromtimetotime,thiscommunityputstogetherreportscalledNationalIntelligenceEstimatesthatdealwithforeignactivitiesandthreats.Thisweek,officialsreleasedmajorjudgmentsfromanewreportonIran’snuclearactivities.ThereportcomesastheBushadministrationhasbeentryingtowinsupportfornewinternationalrestrictionsagainstIran.OnThursday,NATOforeignministersexpressedsupportforaproposedthirdsetofsanctionsintheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil.ButRussiaandChinahaveresistedfurthersanctions.RussianandChineseofficialssaythenewreportwillhavetobeconsideredinthosediscussions.Bothcountries,aspermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil,couldvetoanyadditionalsanctions.Occasionally,awordcanhavecontradictorymeanings.Suchacaseisrepresentedbysanction,whichcanmeanboth"toallow,encourage"and"topunishsoastodeter."ItisaborrowingfromtheLatinwordsncti,meaning"alawordecreethatissacredorinviolable."InEnglish,thewordisfirstrecordedinthemid-1500sinthemeaning"law,decree,"butnotlongafter,inabout1635,itrefersto"thepenaltyenactedtocauseonetoobeyalawordecree."Thusfromthebeginningtwofundamentalnotionsoflawwerewrappedupinit:lawassomethingthatpermitsorapprovesandlawthatforbidsbypunishing.Fromthenoun,averbsanctionwascreatedinthe18thcenturymeaning"toallowbylaw,"butitwasn'tuntilthesecondhalfofthe20thcenturythatitbegantomean"topunish(forbreakingalaw)."Englishhasafewotherwordsthatcanrefertoopposites,suchastheverbsdust(meaningboth"toremovedustfrom"and"toputduston")andtrim

(meaningboth"tocutsomethingaway"and"toaddsomethingasanornament").veto[‘vi?t??]n

pl

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1.thepowertopreventlegislationoractionproposedbyothers;prohibitionthepresidentialveto2.theexerciseofthispowervb

-toes,-toing,-toed

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1torefuseconsentto(aproposal,espagovernmentbill)2.toprohibit,ban,orforbidherparentsvetoedhertrip1.aboutthedebateonnewinternationalrestrictionsagainstIran.2.FFTTFTNewsitem2PresidentHosniMubarak*hasdeclaredwaronpoorlivingconditionstoopenameetingofIslamicleadersfromdevelopingcountries.MrMubarakspokeaboutpromisesmadeatdieUnitedNationsMillenniumSummitMeetinglastyear.Hesaidthenationsoftheworldpromisedtoimprovetheconditionsoftheworld'spoorestpeopleby2015.Hesaidworldleadersmustworktokeepthatpromise.MalaysianDeputyPrimeMinisterAnwarIbrahim*toldtheIslamicleadersthebestholy*warforMoslemsistoworktoendpoorlivingconditions.TheleadersofBangladesh,Egypt,Indonesia,Nigeria,PakistanandTurkeyareattendingtheone-daymeetinginCairo.IranandMalaysiasentotherofficials.PresidentHosniMubarakinfullMu?ammad?osnīSaidMubārak,?osnīalsospelled?usnī

(bornMay4,1928),

EgyptianmilitaryofficerandpoliticianwhoservedaspresidentofEgyptfromOctober1981untilFebruary2011,whenpopularunrestforcedhimtostepdown.ThenewsisaboutthemeetingheldinCariowhichfocusesonendingpoorlivingrenditionsinIslamic'developingcountries.1.Whenandwherewerethepromisesmade?

(TheyweremadeattheUnitedNationsMillenniumSummitMeetinglastyear.)2.Whatdidthenationsoftheworldpromisetodo?(Theypromisedtoimprovetheconditionsoftheworld'spoorestpeopleby2015.)3.WhatisthebestholywarforMoslems?(ThebestholywarforMoslemsistoworktoendpoorlivingconditions.)4.Howmanycountriesareattendingthemeeting'?Whatarethey?

(Eightcountriesareattendingthemeeting.TheyareBangladesh,Egypt,Indonesia,Nigeria,Pakistan,Turkey,IranandMalaysia.)FederalagentsinLosAngeleshavearrested7Iranians.AmericanofficialshavechargedtheIranianswithusingfalseinformationtogainmoneyforterroristorganizations.TheofficialssaidtheIranianstoldpeopletheywerecollectingthemoneyforhumanitarianaid*.Instead,theofficialssaid,thegroupgatheredthemoneytobuyweaponsforaterroristgroupcalledthePeople'sMojahedin*.Thegroupissuspectedoftryingtooverthrow*theGovernmentofIran.Thearrestsweremadeaftera3yearinvestigation.Newsitem3Vocabularyoverthrow-theterminationofarulerorinstitution(especiallybyforce)v.t.1.todepose,asfromapositionofpower.2.toputanendtobyforce:tooverthrowtyranny.3.tooverturn;topple.4.tothrowpastorover.humanitarian[hju?’m?n?’t??r??n]adj

1.havingtheinterestsofmankindatheart2.oforrelatingtoethical(道德的，倫理學的)ortheologicalhumanitarianismpretext

-somethingservingtoconcealplans;afictitiousreasonthatisconcoctedinordertoconcealtherealreasonstalking-horse;decoyVocabularySummary:FederalagentsinLosAngeleshavearrested7Iranianswhousedfalseinformationtogainmoneyforterroristorganizations.Suspect:7IraniansCrime:usingfalseinformationtogatherthemoneytobuyweaponsforaterroristgroupPretext:collectingthemoneyforhumanitarianaidOtherpossiblepurpose:tryingtooverthrowtheGovernmentofIran.OralworkChrisandJamesarediscussingcareers.Chris:I'dliketodosomethinginteresting,andsomethingthat'suseful.James:Whataboutmedicine?Haveyouthoughtaboutbeingadoctor?Chris:Well,yes.It'squiteagoodidea,butI'mnotsureIreallywanttobeadoctor.James:You'dalwayshaveasecurejob.Chris:Well,fairlysecure.Doctorslosetheirjobstoo,sometimes.James:Notveryoften.Andyoucouldcountonbeingwellpaid.Chris:Oh,Idon'tknow.Alotofdoctorsseemtobequitewellpaid.Butyoungdoctorsinhospitalsarepaidlessthansomefactoryworkers.James:That'ssuretochangesoon.Justimaginehowsatisfy,butitmustbetoknowyou'vesavedsomeone'srife.Chris:Yes,Iagree.Thatwouldbeverysatisfying.Butimaginebeingcalledoutinthemiddleofthenightthatwouldn'tbemuchfun,wouldit'?James:Well,youdidsayyouwantedtobeuseful.Chris:IsaidIwantedinterestingwork,too,Medicinewouldbequiteinteresting,butitdoesn'tappealtomethatmuch.James:Whatelsecouldyoudo,then?Chris:Whatdoyouthinkaboutteaching?James:ldon'tsupposeteachingisasgoodasacareerinmedicine,hutitcanstillbeafairlygoodcareer.Chris:Themoney'snotverygood,ofcourse,butteachers'salariesarefairlyhigh.James:Andteachingcanbequiteinteresting,Isuppose,ifyoulikewhatyou'reteaching.Chris:Yes,you'reright.Anduseful.Yes,Ithinkteachingisslightlybetterthanmedicine.Questions:1.DoesChristhinkbeingadoctorisagoodidea?(Yes,hethinksit'squiteagoodidea.)2.Doeshethinkadoctor'sjobissecure?(No,hedoesn'tthinkit'sfairlysecure.)3.WhatdoesChristhinkaboutdoctors'pay?(Hethinksalotofdoctorsseemtobequitewellpaid)4.Areyoungdoctorspaidbetterorworsetha0factoryworkers?(They'repaidlessthansomefactoryworkers.)5.DoesChristhinkmedicinewouldbeinteresting?(Yes.hethinksitwouldbequiteinteresting.)6.DoesJamesthinkteachingisagoodcareer?(Yes.hethinksit'safairlygoodcareen)7.Areteachers'salarieshigh?(Yes,they'refairlyhigh.)8.WhatdoesChristhinkaboutteachingandmedicine?(Hethinksteachingisslightlybetterthanmedicine.)Part2RetellingWhenmyhusbandwaspromoted,weputourhouseupforsale.Threeweekslater,itwasstillonthemarket.Ibecameabusyhousekeeper.Everyroomhadtobekepttidyanddisheshadtobewashedandputawaywhenused.Thenonedaythedoorbellrangunexpectedlyat8a.m.sleepily,IopenedthedoorandsawouragentstandingtherewithacouplefromNewYork.“Theyhadnotimetocall”,heexplained,“becausethecouplehadtocatchaplanehome.”Theth