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新编英语教程第一册Unit07

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Unit 7

DIALOGUE I

On the Wheel

A: I heard about China being a "kingdom of bicycles". Now I know is no exaggeration. Everybody rides a bike here.
B: Yes, for many of us, cycling has become a way of life. Some of my American friends feel kind of alienated1 from the local people if they go around only in a car instead of on a bike. They often ride a bicycle for a change.
A: Yes, this is exactly what I felt during my first two months here. Well, "Do in China as the Chinese do," I said to myself. I went to a bike-store and bought a five-speed mountain bike. This has become my primary means of transportation in China. I ride it to school, to work, to the beaches and mountains... You find me everywhere on the bike. I'm looking forward to a cycling trip around the country some day.
B: Terrific2! Outdoor cycling will make you healthy and strong.
A: Absolutely. I love riding for another reason: to do my bit for the protection of the environment. I hope bicycles will become a preferred means of city transportation in America.
B: It's said that the United States is a country driven by automobile3 engines, and Americans are a people on the wheel. They don't feel like they are in charge of their lives unless they are in charge of the wheel.
A: That's no exaggeration. American life is, in a way, life on the motor wheel. Wherever you go, you'll see drive-ins, such as drive-in restaurants, drive-in banks, drive-in movies, and even drive-in churches. I believe Americans will have drive-in weddings and divorces soon.
B: Many people here seem to be envious4 of this bit of the American way of life.
A: I wouldn't consider that a healthy attitude. As a matter of fact, its quite disturbing and scary to realize that we are being reduced to a group of inactive machine-bound dwarfs5. You know, more and more Americans are firmly opposed to the advancement6 of the crashing and smashing7 motor wheel.
B: You're painting a picture of doomsday.
A: No. I'm serious. I don't mean we should give up automobiles8 altogether for bicycles. What I'm saying here is that we should discourage the use of private cars as much as possible to save our environment, and ourselves.
B: And to save our children and the future. But I heard city public transport in your country is not very convenient.
A: That's true. Getting around a city on public transport is generally not as easy as it is in most other countries, although a few cities have subways and some kind of bus service. This is one of the reasons why people choose to own a car, and live away from downtown.
B: Talking about staying away from downtown, how about a trip to the seaside for a change?
A: That's exactly what was on my mind.
B: Would you like to go there by bike?
A: You bet.


DIALOGUE II

Dialogue:
Two Chinese teachers (A and B) are sitting in the staff room, chatting with a teacher (C) from Britain.
A: I really hate Shanghai in the summer. It's so hot and the shops are always full of people. We never get any rain, do we?
B: No, but in the spring we do. In fact, we get too much rain then.
C: I really love the summer in England because it's usually quite sunny then.
B: What are the winters like in England?
C: Well, rather cold actually, and in January or February it usually snows.
A: I can't stand Shanghai in the winter, either! It's far too cold.
C: But you don't have any snow, do you?
A: No, even so, it's still cold. I think I'd much prefer to be in Beijing during the winter.
B: I prefer Beijing in the summer to Beijing in the winter. I love the parks in Beijing and I'm very fond of the kind of cooking they do there.
A: Are you? Oh, I'm not, I prefer the kind of food we have in Shanghai.
B: You're going to travel during your vacation, aren't you? Are you going by train or will you fly?
C: Well, I quite enjoy flying, but it's so expensive. Trains are cheaper, but I detest9 cigarette smoke and the trains are always so smoky.
B: No, I don't like it, either.
A: Don't you? I thought you did! You like smoking, don't you?
B: Well, I did, but I've given up smoking completely. Now I can't bear it.
C: Good! I'm glad to hear it!

READING I

My First Day at School

I was shy and half stiff10 when in the presence of a crowd, and my first day at the new school made me the laughingstock of the classroom. I was sent to the blackboard to write my name and address; I knew my name and address, knew how to write it, knew how to spell it; but standing11 at the blackboard with the eyes of the many boys and girls looking at my back made me freeze inside and I was unable to write a single letter.
"Write your name," the teacher called to me.
I lifted the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write my mind went blank, empty; I could not remember my name, not even the first letter. Somebody giggled12 and I stiffened13.
"Just forget us and write your name and address," the teacher coaxed14.
An impulse15 to write would flash through me, but my hand would refuse to move. The children began to titter and I grew red in the face.
"Don't you know your name?" the teacher asked.
I looked at her and could not answer. The teacher rose and walked to my side, smiling at me to give me confidence. She placed her hand tenderly upon my shoulder.
"What's your name," she asked.
"Richard," I whispered.
"Richard what?"
"Richard Wright."
"Spell it."
I spelled my name in a wild rush of letters, trying desperately16 to redeem17 my shyness.
"Spell it slowly so I can hear it," she directed me.
I did.
"Now can you write?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Then write it."
Again I turned to the blackboard and lifted my hand to write, then I was blank and void18 within. I tried very hard to collect my senses but I could remember nothing. A sense of the boys and girls behind me made me forget everything. I realized how completely I was failing and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead against the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud and prolonged19 laugh and my whole body froze.
"You may go back to your seat," the teacher said.
I sat and cursed myself. Why did I always appear so dumb when I was called to perform something in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any pupil in the classroom, and no doubt I could read better than any of them, and I could talk fluently and expressively20 when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange faces make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck burning, hearing the pupils whisper about me, hating myself, hating them.

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1 alienated Ozyz55     
adj.感到孤独的,不合群的v.使疏远( alienate的过去式和过去分词 );使不友好;转让;让渡(财产等)
参考例句:
  • His comments have alienated a lot of young voters. 他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
  • The Prime Minister's policy alienated many of her followers. 首相的政策使很多拥护她的人疏远了她。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 terrific 9pwwG     
adj.可怕的,极好的,非常的
参考例句:
  • The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
  • Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。
3 automobile rP1yv     
n.汽车,机动车
参考例句:
  • He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
  • The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
4 envious n8SyX     
adj.嫉妒的,羡慕的
参考例句:
  • I don't think I'm envious of your success.我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
  • She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。
5 dwarfs a9ddd2c1a88a74fc7bd6a9a0d16c2817     
n.侏儒,矮子(dwarf的复数形式)vt.(使)显得矮小(dwarf的第三人称单数形式)
参考例句:
  • Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. 新大楼使城里所有其他建筑物都显得矮小了。 来自辞典例句
6 advancement tzgziL     
n.前进,促进,提升
参考例句:
  • His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
  • The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。
7 smashing RikzJa     
adj.极好的;粉碎的;惨重的;活泼的adv.极好地v.打碎;捣毁;重击;撞毁(车辆)
参考例句:
  • We had a smashing time. 我们过得非常愉快。
  • While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the table-cloth off the table. smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself in the process. 你接电话时小孩把桌布扯了下来,把你最好的陶器打碎了一半,同时他还把自己磕破了。 来自《用法词典》
8 automobiles 760a1b7b6ea4a07c12e5f64cc766962b     
n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后,就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上,汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
9 detest dm0zZ     
vt.痛恨,憎恶
参考例句:
  • I detest people who tell lies.我恨说谎的人。
  • The workers detest his overbearing manner.工人们很讨厌他那盛气凌人的态度。
10 stiff 4G8z4     
adj.严厉的,激烈的,硬的,僵直的,不灵活的
参考例句:
  • There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。
  • You have to push on the handle to turn it,becanse it's very stiff.手柄很不灵活,你必须用力推才能转动它。
11 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
12 giggled 72ecd6e6dbf913b285d28ec3ba1edb12     
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
  • The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 stiffened de9de455736b69d3f33bb134bba74f63     
加强的
参考例句:
  • He leaned towards her and she stiffened at this invasion of her personal space. 他向她俯过身去,这种侵犯她个人空间的举动让她绷紧了身子。
  • She stiffened with fear. 她吓呆了。
14 coaxed dc0a6eeb597861b0ed72e34e52490cd1     
v.哄,用好话劝说( coax的过去式和过去分词 );巧言骗取;哄劝,劝诱
参考例句:
  • She coaxed the horse into coming a little closer. 她哄着那匹马让它再靠近了一点。
  • I coaxed my sister into taking me to the theatre. 我用好话哄姐姐带我去看戏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
15 impulse 6cWzP     
n.(一时的)冲动,冲力,脉冲,神经冲动
参考例句:
  • She wrote that letter on impulse.她一时冲动写了这封信。
  • I don't know how to resist my impulse.我不知道怎样抑制自己的感情冲动。
16 desperately cu7znp     
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
参考例句:
  • He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
  • He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
17 redeem zCbyH     
v.买回,赎回,挽回,恢复,履行(诺言等)
参考例句:
  • He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
  • The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。
18 void OpoyJ     
n.空虚,空白,真空;adj.空的,缺乏的,无效的;vt.清空,释放,取消,离开;vi.排泄
参考例句:
  • Suddenly the street was void of people.街道上突然间空无一人。
  • The treaty has been declared void.条约被宣布无效。
19 prolonged 7k6zsi     
a.长时期的;持续很久的
参考例句:
  • Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry. 长时间的罢工削弱了这个行业的活力。
  • prolonged exposure to harmful radiation 长时间接触有害辐射
20 expressively 7tGz1k     
ad.表示(某事物)地;表达地
参考例句:
  • She gave the order to the waiter, using her hands very expressively. 她意味深长地用双手把订单递给了服务员。
  • Corleone gestured expressively, submissively, with his hands. "That is all I want." 说到这里,考利昂老头子激动而谦恭地表示:“这就是我的全部要求。” 来自教父部分
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