NEVER STUDY ENGLISH
TAPE I**situation X mrs. chow and andy
after talking on the phone with mrs. lee. ,mrs. chow talks to andy.
chow: andy, do you have any plans for sunday?
andy: no, mum. why?
chow: well. mrs. lee and i desided to take you and micheal to the movies.
andy: cool. which theater are we going to?
chow: we are going to meet them at the kinema theater.
andy: ok. but what movie are we going to see?
chow: you should watch a moive in English to practice your English listening.
andy: that's true. but even the movies in English all have Korean subtitles.
(but even the movie is in English,i 'll have Korean subtitles.)which one?hehe~
chow: well, you'll just have to not read them. do you promise?
andy: i promise. what movie are we going to see?
chow: i was thinking about "the beach".
andy: the beach? isn't leanatol dicapreal in that? (how to spell his name?)
chow: yes, he is. isn't he handsome?
andy: handsome? he looks like a girl! i hate him!
chow: but wasn't he handsome in Titanic?
andy: he was stupid in Titanic. he 's so skinny, just like a little girl!
chow: oh~~~okey! we can see something else. how about "sleepy hollow"? (3 behollow?haha)
andy: that's better. john depy is in that movie. he's so cool in the movie "dead man".
chow: great! then we'll watch "sleepy hollow".
andy: thanks. mum.
lesson74 you ought to learn to swim
m: do you know how to swim?f: no , i don't.
m: you ought to learn to swim.
f: why?
m: well, you 'll have to save me one day.
do you know how to ride a bicycle?
he is learning how to ride a bicycle. he is learning to ride a bicycle.
music can bring you happiness / music can make you happy.
do you know how to play the piano?/ play basketball?
no i don't.
you ought to learn.
why?
well ,music can bring you happiness./ exercise makes you heathy.
I don’t know where to go. we haven't decided where to go for lunch.
I don’t know whom to work with.
I don’t know what to do.
I don’t know which to buy.
lesson75 Michael's dream
Michael wanted to be a musician, but his mother wanted him to be a doctor.Michael didn't want to make his mother feel sad, so he decided to obey her.
Rather than play music, he studied medicine.
Unfortunately, Michael failed to graduate from medical school.
However, he isn't sad because he is now a famous musician.
i thought of him.
i expect/ want/ hope /wish to see him.
i wish him to do it.
he makes me happy./angry./ a good student./ a good boy./do it.
rather than study , he plays around all day.
he rather than i is wrong. (IS)
i rather than he am wrong. (AM) one half~~~hehe
lesson76 i want to be a doctor
f: what do you want to be when you grow up?m: i want to be a doctor.
f: why?
m: i want to help sick people.
what do you want to do when you grow up?
i want to be a soldier.
i want to protect our country.
i will visit my grandparents this weekend.
i am going to call on my grandparents this weekend.
lesson 77 Rome wasn't built in a day
Learning English is like building a house.Laying a strong foundation is the first and most important step.
In other words, you should read and speak English everyday.
Memorizing new words and phrases is also helpful.
Like building a house, learning English takes some time, so don't be impatient.
Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day.
i like to do it / i like doing it.
he is like a monkey.
riding bicycles is fun.
working with him is interesting.
he is helpful, so he is popular with us.
he must look after the patient.
a good teacher must be patient with his students. today we are going to do something special. we have a guest speaker on the air with us.i am going to ask him to tell us his own idea of learning english as a second language.
---hello,fred.
---hello,peter. thank you for letting me come here today.
---it's my pleasure to have the chance to talk to you. so..ah..i am going to ask you two questions.i hope that you can tell our listeners as to how to learn english efficiently. now , in general, chinese students are very passive or shy when they are learning english, they are afraid to ask questions. even if there's something they don't understand. so what suggestions would you like to give our listeners?
---of course peter. you hit the name on my head.(???) this is the biggest problem that i've been encounted when i've been teaching here for over 3 years.most chinese students will not ask questions they are very anxious ?and passive. but not asking questions creates a lot of problems for the teachers especially.because if a teacher doesn't understand all things the students know ,they wouldnot spend special time explaining.so it's always very difficult and takes me a long time to try to understand what the students know and what they don't know.so if the students can get out of the habbit of not asking questions ,it would be a big rimit(???) to most of the teachers, i am sure.
---in other words, we should not be afraid of making mistakes.
---that's the second biggest point. making mistakes is not a problem. making mistakes is the way we natrually learn and by not making...by being afraid of making mistakes is probably a big mistake .and not making mistakes is in the first place. "You Hit The Nail Right on the Head"
hehe~~~the first sentense marked by ??? should be :
------------------you hit the nail right on the head.
passive
remit ?
anxious ?
[[i] 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-8-9 09:43 PM 编辑 [/i]] by being afraid of making mistakes is probably a bigger mistake.
and not making mistakes isn't the first place. ?
[[i] 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-8-10 08:30 AM 编辑 [/i]]
感谢...
---many people believe that one can only learn english well by being with foreigners or native speakers.but china is a very big country,which means that not every student has the chance to meet foreigners . would it be possable for,you know, the chinese students to learn english totally on their own?---well absolutely. this is probably the biggest mis-conception that most students have.in fact they think they need to speak to foreigners or native speakers ,and that is totally wrong.as you know, and i would share with your lessons in china,your story,peter you know how you learned speaking english , talking to yourself.30 year ago,there're not so many foreigners or native speakers here, so (continue) 30 year ago,there were not many foreigners or native speakers here, so you learned to make up fictitious friend and talk to yourself. now you can speak to your friends .the key is you must speak english constantly. you must say words and key phrases over and over and over again to get them right .if you don't speak you never learn.it's best example, so by...by constantly talking to your friends, form a club, that's my big suggestion.get your friends together,gather around and have a cup of tea, and just speak in english.
---well this is exactly what i did 30 years ago.
---thank you very much.
---thank you peter.and good luck to everybody learning english!
fictitious a. 假想的,编造的,虚伪的
and i would share with your lessons in china,your story×
--> and i would share with your listeners in china your story.
做了修改 :P 支持！
lesson78 Don't be discouraged
m: Your written English is fairly good, but your spoken English needs improvement.f: I know, but speaking English is difficult.
m: Don't be discouraged. Practice makes perfect.
write:
you should remember to write to me.
he is writing a book. / novel.
did you write the letter?
yes , i did.
i wrote the letter.
i have written the letter.
his written English is good.
speak:
he speaks English everyday.
he spoke English yesterday.
i have spoken English with him.
his sopken / written english is very good.
improve:
his english has improved.
if you learn english with him,your english will improve.
you can improve your english ,if you learn english with him.
you can improve your english ,if you speak the language everyday.
working with him is fun.
speaking english is fun.
learning english is fun.
the question is difficult. / easy.
he asked me a difficult question.
that's an easy question.
i felt discouraged when i heard it.
lesson 79 showing off
many people are fond of showing off.they always insist on footing the bill when they are out with friends.
they always think of impressing people with their wealth.
they seem to think that money can buy friends.
in fact, it can't.
instead of trying to show off, they should be themselves.
show off:
nobody likes him, because he likes to show off.
working with him/ riding bicycles/ learning English is fun.
be fond of = enjoy
i enjoy working with him/ riding bicylcles/ learning English.
i enjoy singing.= i am fond of singing.
insist on doing sth.
i insist on writing the letter.
foot the bill = pay the bill
it's your turn to foot the bill / pay the bill.
weath:-->wealthy
i grew up in the country.
he grew up in a wealthy /rich /poor/ family.
impress sb. with sth.
i was impressed with her elegance.
think:
i thought of you last night.
i have been thinking of studying abroad.
seem:
he seems to be friendly. / he seems friendly.
he seems to be a good student.
he seems to know that John will be coming.
think:
i think that he can do it.
i think it is going to rain today.
i thought of Peter yesterday.
i thought of going swimming with Peter.
instead of:
rather than study, he plays around.
instead of studying, he plays around.
money isn't everything. 钱不是万能的。
money talks. 有钱能使鬼推磨
some people are good at singing, and some are good at dancing.
he is good at writing.
some people are afraid of watching horror movies.
turn off the lights before leaving the house. /before you leave the house/ /turn on the lights.
instead of waiting for his friends, he left by himself.
rather than wait for his friends, he left by himself.
lesson80 i am good at cooking
m: are you good at sewing?f: no. but i am good at cooking. what about you?
m: i'm not good at cooking. i 'm fond of eating.
cook:
she cooks very well.
she's a good / bad cook.
sew:
she's sewing a shirt.
she's sewing a pair of trousers / pants.
be good at = be versed in = be skilled in
she is good at cooking.
she is versed in cooking.
she is skilled in cooking.
mother cooked some dumplings for lunch.
what do you often have for breakfast?
i often have a bowl of noodles for breakfast.
what did you have for dinner last night?
i had some fish for dinner last night.
Flank is good at playing the piano, but he is terrible at singing.
mother sewed the buttons onto one of my shirts.
flute 笛子 guitar 吉他
think of =think about
lesson 81 a heavy price to pay
Tom's father died of lung cancer.he couldn't stop smoking.
he tried quitting several times.
however, whenever he saw someone smoking, he couldn't resist lighting up.
in the end, he gave up trying.
it's no using stopping one day and starting again the next.
he enjoyed smoking too much.
he certainly paid a heavy price,though.
a heavy price to pay:
if you keep on smoking, you 'll pay a heavy price.
died of:=pass away:
he died of liver cancer.
he passed away two days ago.
lung:
if you smoke, your lungs are dirty.
his lungs are dirty because he smokes.
the table is dirty, it's not clean.
he is a good student. (鼻音)
stop:
when i saw him, i stopped to talk to him.
i stopped to smoke. c.f. i stopped smoking.
try..:
when i get there, i 'll try to call you back. 设法做某事
if this way doesn't work ,you may try calling her.尝试做某事
he has been to beijing several times.
i have been to nanjing 3 times.
you should quit smoking.
whenever..can't resist/help doing sth.
whenever i see him, i feel happy./ get angry.
i saw him singing/ dancing.
whenever i see him, i can't resist/help laughing.
whenever i hear the music, i can't resist/help singing.
give up doing sth.
don't give up.
he has given up amoking.=he has stopped smoking. =he has quit smoking.
reason 讲理
i can't reason with him.
it's no use reasoning with him.
enjoy doing sth.:
i enjoy working with you.
i like/ love working with you. /to work with you. do you mind smoking somewhere else?
will you finish writing your term paper today?
did the man deny stealing the money?
it's no use crying over the spilt milk.
lesson 82 smoking isn't allowed
Betty is at the moives.m: would you mind putting out your cigarrete?
f: i'll just finish smoking this one,ok?
m: smoking isn't allowed in movie theaters.
f: oh. i am sorry.
usher n.引座员v. 引座 usherette 女引座员
she serves as an usherette at that movie house.
she serves as an english teacher at that school.
i went to the movie house the other day, it was quite dark inside. luckly there was an usher at the entrance ,he ushered me to my seat.
luckly i have 10 $.
cigarrete: ok:
let's go to the moives. = let's take in a moive tonight.
how many packs of cigarretes do yo smoke a day?
i smoke a pack of cigarretes a day.
you may stay here and i can do something, ok?
finish :
i 'll finish the work by 5 .
i'll finish writing the letter by 5 .
i believe he will be back by 5.
i am finished with my work. = i have finished my work.
allow:
there's a movie house / department store / supermarket in my neighborhood.
he /father allows me to do it.
he doesn't allow me to smoke. ....please go to my "赖世雄初级美国英语80-148" for the rest. 没有继续学了吗
ella :)