北师大版高中英语模块1--Unit 1 Lifestyles Les4-2

[00:00.00]I go to the cinema almost¹ every weekend.
[00:04.23]My friends call me a "Movie fanatic²".
[00:06.97]Sometimes if the weather forecast³ is good ,
[00:09.23]my friends and I drive to the countryside⁴
[00:11.19]for a weekend break.
[00:12.75]We like to visit nice,
[00:13.84]quiet places far away from the city.
[00:16.57]and go walking where there are no shops.
[00:18.51]crowds or the tube⁵.
[00:21.00]Paul lives in small village in
[00:23.01]the north of England.
[00:26.44]I usually get up at four o'clock every morning
[00:28.48]when it's still dark⁶.
[00:30.10]I live and work on the farm
[00:31.39]so I don't need to travel⁷.
[00:33.31]After a big breakfast in my house,
[00:35.54]I walk out of the front door
[00:36.75]and I'm already⁸ at work.
[00:38.62]There are many things to do on the farm all day
[00:41.26]We don't have the same work hours
[00:42.74]that office workers in the city have.
[00:45.20]We do jobs when they need to be done
[00:47.13]and that could⁹ be early in the morning
[00:48.99]or late at night.
[00:50.70]I have cows,sheep,pigs and chickens on my farm.
[00:54.69]I also grow wheat¹⁰ and vegetables
[00:56.57]so there are many things to look after.
[00:56.57]

1 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

2 fanatic   

n.狂热者，入迷者；adj.狂热入迷的

参考例句：

• Alexander is a football fanatic.亚历山大是个足球迷。
• I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.我不是宗教狂热分子，但我是基督徒。

3 forecast   

n./vt.预测；预报

参考例句：

• Heavy rain has been forecast for tomorrow.天气预报明天有大雨。
• I never listen to the weather forecast.我从来不听气象预报。

4 countryside   

n.乡下；农村

参考例句：

• He's just come from the countryside.他刚从乡下来。
• He's going to work in the countryside.他将要到农村去工作。

5 tube   

n.（英）地铁；管，软管，隧道；vt.把…装管，使通过管子

参考例句：

• You may get to the railway station by tube.你可以乘地铁到火车站。
• Take care not to break the test tube!当心别把试管打碎了！

6 dark   

adj.黑色的；暗的；黑暗的

参考例句：

• The night is too dark for us to see.夜间太暗，我们看不见。
• The sky was dark blue and clear when the moon came up.月亮出来时，天空是深蓝色的，非常晴朗。

7 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

8 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

9 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

10 wheat   

n.小麦

参考例句：

• It's still too early to harvest the wheat now.现在割小麦为时过早。
• The farmer grows a lot of wheat.这位农民种了许多小麦。