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adayinthelifeofjeff单词和正文部分

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togetup–togetoutofbed;toleaveone’sbed

*ThismorningIgotupveryquicklybecausethebabywascrying.

towakeup–toawaken;tostopsleeping

*Shealwaysleaveshercurtainsopensothatshecanwakeupwiththesunlight.

tohandle–tomanage;todealwith;tocontrol

*Areyousurethatyoucanhandletakingsixclassesthissemester?

covers–thelayersoffabricthatcoverabed;theclothmaterialthatcoversabedandthatkeeponewarm

*Whenmyhusbandsleeps,healwaysstealsthecoversandthenIgetsocoldatnight!

comforter–thetop-most,thickestcoverforabed,usuallymadeoffeathersorotherwarmmaterial

*Inthewinter,theysleepunderaverythickcomforter,butinthesummertheydon’tuseit.

lightblanket–athincoverforabed,madeofwool,cotton,orothermaterial

*WhenMarcossawMariasleepingonthesofa,hecoveredherwithalightblanketsoshewouldn’tbetoocold.

pillow–asoftcushionforone’sheadinbed,usuallyfilledwithfeathers,cotton,orothermaterial

*Whydopeopledecoratetheirbedswithsomanypillows?

Ionlyneedonetosleepon.

pillowcase–thefabriccoveringapillow;thematerialthatcoversapillowtokeepitclean

*Theyboughtnewpillowcasestomatchthecoloroftheirbedroomwalls.

sheets–twopiecesoflarge,thinfabricplacedonabed–onetolieonandonetolieunder

*Howoftendoyouchangethesheetsonyourbed?

tomatch–tohavethesamecolororcolorsthatlookgoodtogether;tomakeagoodcombination;tolookgoodtogether

*Doyouthinkthatthissweatermatchesthesepants?

togooff–tomakealoudnoiseverysuddenly

*Whenmyalarmwentoffat6:

00a.m.,Iwasinthemiddleofaverygooddream.

jarring–irritating,unpleasant,orannoyingtoone’sears

*Thechildrenwerefightingduringthecartripandtheirrgumentsbecameveryjarringtotheirparents.

buzzer–anelectronicdevicethatmakesalong,continuousbuzzingsound,similartothatofaflyinginsectlikeafly

*ManyTVgameshowsuseabuzzerwhenparticipantsansweraquestionincorrectly.

todrive（someone）nuts–tomakesomeoneangry,irritated,orcrazy

*Pleasestopsingingthatsongoverandoveragain.You’redrivingmenuts!

wake-upcall–ahotelservicethatcallsguestsatatimetheguestwantstowakethemupinthemorning

*Hemissedhisflightbecausethehotelforgottogivehimawake-upcall.

earlyriser–apersonwhoenjoyswakingupearlyinthemorning

*BecauseSamuelisanearlyriser,heusuallymakesbreakfastforhiswifesothatshecansleepalittlelater.

tooversleep–tosleeptoolate;tosleeppastthetimethatoneissupposedto

*Sashaoversleptandmissedherbiologyexam.Doyouthinkherprofessorwilllethertakeitanotherday?

tosleepin–tosleeplaterthanusual

*Teenagerslovetosleepinonweekends.Sometimestheydon’twakeupuntilnoon!

ESLPpresents"ADayintheLifeofJeff,"aspecial10-episodecoursetoteachyoueverydayvocabularyinEnglish.

ThisisDr.JeffMcQuillan,fromtheCenterforEducationalDevelopmentinbeautifulLosAngeles,California,andI'llbethehostforthisseries.Inthiscourse,you'lllearntheocabularyforeverydayactions,fromgettingupinthemorningtogoingtobedatnightandeverythinginbetween.

Eachlessonhasthreeparts:

first,astoryreadslowly;second,anexplanationofthestoryandthevocabularyweuse;andthird,thestoryreadatanormalspeed.Areyouready?

Let'sbeginwithlessonone:

“GettingUp.”

[Startofstory]

TheworstpartofthedayformeisdefinitelywhenIhavetogetup.Wakingup,thatIcanhandle.Butgettingup?

That,Ihate.ThecoversIhaveonmybedareheavy,mostlybecauseIhaveacomforteraswellasalightblanket.Isleepwithtwopillows,whichforsomereasonhavedifferentcolorpillowcases.Well,atleastthesheetsmatch.

Isometimeswakeupbeforethealarmgoesoff.Iliketokeepthealarmatalowvolume,withsomeclassicalmusic,nothingtoojarring.Myoldroommateusedtoliketheterriblebuzzerthatyoufindonmostalarmclocksnowadays,whichalwaysusedtodrivemenuts.AsIwassaying,Isometimeswakeupbeforethealarm,usuallybecauseofsomenoiseoutsidethehouse—acardoorslamming,analarmgoingoff,gunfire—well,okay,notgunfire,butman,ismyneighborhoodnoisy!

Ofcourse,whenI’mstayinginahotel,it’susuallyeasiertojustgetawakeupcallfromthehotelthansetthealarm.

I’mnotreallyanearlyriser,soIdon’tjumpoutofbedreadytotakeontheworld.Igetupveryslowly,usuallyonefootontheflooratatime.EveryonceinawhileI’lloversleep,butnottoooften.Ireallylovetheweekends,whenIcansleepin.

[Endofstory]

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showercurtain–alargepieceofplasticorcloththathangsfromtheceilingtothefloorinfrontofabathtuborshowertokeepwaterfromenteringtherestoftheroom

*ThismorningUncleKennyforgottoclosetheshowercurtain,sotherewaswateralloverthefloor.

tolatherup–tocoveroneselfwithsoaporone’shairwithshampoo

*WeranoutofhotwaterimmediatelyafterIlatheredup,soIhadtowashoffthesoapincoldwater!

shampoo–liquidsoapmadeforcleaninghair

*Peoplewithlonghairusemoreshampoothanpeoplewithshorthairdo.

torinseoff–tousewatertoremovesoapfromsomething

*Kelly’ssoncriedwhensherinsedhimoffbecausesheaccidentallygotsoapinhiseyes.

toshave–toremovehairfromthebodybyusingarazorthatcutsthehairneartheskin

*IntheUnitedStates,manywomenshavetheirlegstomakethemlook

smoother.

electricrazor–anelectronicdeviceforshaving

*WhenIwasachild,Ialwayswokeuptothesoundofmyfatherusingan

electricrazortoshavehisface.

handrazor–aplasticormetaltoolforshaving,heldinone’shand

*Whenhestartedshaving,heoftenhascutsonhischinbecausehedidn’tknowhowtouseahandrazor.

shavingcream–acream,foam,orlotionthatisputontheskinbeforeshaving

*IfIshavewithoutshavingcream,myskinbecomesredanditchy.

disposableblades–theflat,sharppieceofmetalinahandrazorthatcutsthehairandcanbethrownoutandreplaced

*Disposablebladesaremoreexpensivethantraditionalbladesbuttheyneverneedtobere-sharpened.

COMPLETETRANSCRIPT

WelcometoESLP's“DayintheLifeofJeff.”I'myourhost,Dr.JeffMcQuillan,fromtheCenterforEducationalDevelopment.

Inthefirstepisodeof“ADayintheLifeofJeff,”ItalkedabouthowIgetupeverymorning.Inparttwo,we'regoingtotalkabout“CleaningUp,”whatyoudointhemorningtogetreadytoeatandgotowork.Let'sgetstarted.

[Startofstory]

Igointomybathroomsometimearound6:

45a.m.Mysinkandmedicinecabinetareontheleftwhenyouentermybathroom.Thetoiletisnexttothat,withthetubinfront.Anyway,Iturnonthelights,andtrytofindthemouthwashinthemedicinecabinet.Ipourasmallamountintoacup,swishitaroundfor30seconds,gargle,andspit.Notpleasant,butnecessary.ThenIgetoutthefloss.WhenI’mdoneflossing,Ipulloutthetoothbrushandthetoothpaste.Ibrushandthenit’sofftotheshower.

Ipulltheshowercurtainaside,stepintothetub,andpullthecurtainback.Iturnonboththehotandthecoldwater,lookingfortheperfecttemperature.Ilatherupwithsoap,putsomeshampooinmyhair,thenrinseanddryoff.Nowit’sshavingtime.Iusedtoownanelectricrazor,butIfounditdidn’tshavecloseenough.SonowI’mbacktotheoldhandrazor.Ilatherupwithshavingcream,andIstarttoshave.Irinsetherazorandthrowthedisposablebladesinthetrash.It’sabout7:

00AM,andI’montobreakfast.

[Endofstory]

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coffeemaker–amachinethatmakescoffeebypassinghotwaterthroughgroundcoffeebeans

*Scotthasaverysmallcoffeemakerthatmakesonlytwocupsofcoffeeeachtime.

filter–athinpieceofpaperthatallowsliquidtopassthough,butpreventsthegroundcoffeebeansfromgettingthrough

*Thismorning,hiscupofcoffeehadalotofsmallpiecesofcoffeebeansinitbecauseheforgottoputthefilterinhiscoffeemaker.

thenightbefore–thepreviousnight;yesterdaynight

*Ialwayschoosemyclothesthenightbefore,sothatIcangetdressedmorequicklythenextmorning.

cupboard–awoodenboxwithshelvesandadoorthathangsonakitchenwallandisusedtostoreplates,glasses,andotherthings

*Pleasedrytheplatesandputthembackinthekitchencupboardabovethestove.

cereal–afoodmadefromgrains（wheat,oats,barley）thatiseatenwithcoldmilkforbreakfast

*I’veneverknownanyonewholikedtoeatcerealasmuchashedoes.Heeatsitforbreakfastanddinner!

tostore–tokeep;toputsomethinginaplacetouselater

*Whereshouldwestorethesebicycles?

Doyouhaveroominthegarage?

hamandeggs–atraditionalAmericanbreakfastoffried,saltedporkandeggs

*I’mliketoordersometoasttogowithmyhamandeggs.

stack–apileofobjectsrestingoneachotherthatgoesup

*Whenherboyfriendsawthatshewascarryingahugestackofbookstoherclass,heofferedtohelpher.

waffle–asquarepieceofthick,sweetbreadwithsmallsquareshapesoneachside,usuallyeatenforbreakfastwithsyrup,honey,orjam

*Tomakewaffles,youwillneedflour,sugar,salt,eggs,andmilk.

skimmilk–milkthathasnofat

*Sheaskedherassistanttogetheracupofcoffeewithalittleskimmilkandnosugar.

silverwaretray–acontainerthatholdsforks,knives,andspoons

*Oncetheforksaredry,pleaseputtheminthesilverwaretray.

newspaper–largepiecesofpaperprintedwithnewsandadvertisements,usuallyproduceddailyor