成人高等教育英语教材第一册11

UNIT 11 At the Information Desk of a Travel Agency¹

Integrated² Skills Development

Dialogues

A. I Prefer Warm Places
Nowadays more and more people are interested in spending their holidays abroad. So Mr. Wu is at a travel agency.
Agent: Good morning, sir. Can I help you?
Mr. Wu: I'd like to spend my holidays abroad.
Agent: Yes, sir. What place would you like to see?
Mr. Wu: I have no idea. I'm just bored with my hard work and want to relax.
Agent: Maybe you can take your holiday in Switzerland. You may enjoy skiing.
Mr. Wu: But it's too cold, I prefer warm places.
Agent: Then what about Australia? There is a lot of sunshine there all year round.
Mr. Wu: Good idea. And I can practice my English as well.

B. Where to Spend Our Holiday
This is the first summer vacation Wang Ping and Chen Wei, two overseas students, have in the United States, but they don't know where to go, so they come to the information desk of a travel agency.
Wang: We are on our holidays here. Could you give us some suggestions on what places to see?
Agent: Maybe you'll like the West Coast, L.A. and San Francisco.
Chen: What are they like?
Agent: Lovely.
Chen: What's there to see?
Agent: Hollywood, Universal Studios and Disneyland in L.A.
Wang: How is San Francisco?
Agent: It's probably the most beautiful town in the U.S. — all those hills, the bay, attractive old Victorian houses, and cable³ cars.
Wang: Thank you for your advice.

Passage
How Can you Get Travel Information?

There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. If your friends have been there, you can talk to them. They may give you detailed⁴ and vivid descriptions about the place. Most important of all, they can offer some valuable advice for the trip. For example, which part is more interesting than others? How can you enjoy yourself better? What should you pay more attention to? The advice is all from their own experience.
Another way is to consult a travel agency. An experienced⁵ agent may offer you a lot of information. Above all, they are always ready to help.
Besides, you can also read travel books. They are helpful too. Sometimes, they are better than a friend or a travel agency, because you can always read them whenever you want.

New Words and Expressions

abroad
ad. 在国外，到国外

advice
n. 劝告，忠告

agency
n. 代理处

agent
n. 代理人，代理商

bay
n. 海湾

besides
ad. 此外，还

bored
a. 厌烦的，厌倦的

cable
n. 缆车

consult
v. 请教（人），咨询

description
n. 叙述，描述

detailed
a. 详细的，

experienced
a. 有经验的

helpful
a. 有帮助的，有益的

information
n. 消息，资料

probably
ad. 很可能

relax
v. （指人）放松，轻松

ski
v. 滑雪

suggestion
n. 建议

sunshine
n. 阳光

vacation
n. 假期

vivid
a. 生动的

whenever
conj.无论什么时候

have no idea
不知道

be bored with
对……感到厌烦

all year round
常年，一年到头

as well
也

information desk
问讯处

cable car
缆车

most important of all
最重要的是

enjoy oneself
尽情快乐，过得愉快

pay attention to
注意

above all
最重要的，尤其

Merry Learning⁶

A Roddle

It runs up the hill, And runs down the hill, But in spite⁷ of all, It still stands still.
(Road)

Phonetics

ch在单词中的读音：
chip lunch chicken
change

ache chemist headache
character Christmas

mustache machine

Pronunciation and Intonation⁸

A: Where did John go?
B: He went to the boot store.
A: To the bookstore?
B: No, I said he went to the boot store.
A: Oh, I misunderstood you. I thought you said the bookstore.

1 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

2 integrated   

a.整合的，完整的

参考例句：

• A fully integrated low phase noise LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented.介绍了一种全集成的LC压控振荡器(VCO)的设计。

3 cable   

n.缆绳，索；电缆；电报；vt.电汇，打电报

参考例句：

• Don't forget to cable us as soon as you arrive.别忘了一到就给我发个电报。
• The worker attached a cable.工人连接电缆。

4 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

5 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

6 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

7 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。

8 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。