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【原文】
1)Man:
IhadthegirlsrunningincircleswhenIwasincollege.
Woman:
Ineverknewyouwerethecampushero.
Man:
Iwasn'
t.Iwasthewomen'
strackcoach.
2)Instructor:
Mr.Jenkins,whyareyoulate?
Student:
IguessbecausetheclassstartedbeforeIgothere.
3)Woman:
Doctor,youhavetocomeimmediately--mybabyswallowedsomecamerafilm!
Doctor:
Justcalmyourself,nothingwilldevelop.
4)Customer:
Waiter,thiswateriscloudy.
Waiter:
Thewater'
sokay,madam.It'
sjustthattheglassisalittledirty.
5)Woman:
Thebridewearswhiteonherweddingdayasasymbolofhappiness,forthisisthemostjoyousdayinherentirelife.
Man:
Whydoesthegroomwearblack?
Task2
Speakers
Preferences
Reasons
lstspeaker
French
Melodic;
easyontheear;
poetic;
arhythmtothelanguage;
rounded;
nosharp,jaggededges;
pleasing
2ndspeaker
DanespeakingEnglish
Beautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftquality
3rdspeaker
FrenchspeakingEnglish
Nicepronunciationof"
h"
and"
th"
;
verynice,steadyrhythms;
gentle;
lyrical
4thspeaker
Mediterraneanaccents
Mediterraneanculture;
givesEnglishlife;
beautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropean
5thspeaker
Swedishaccent
Makeshersmile;
sing-songy;
makesherwanttoimitate
Catherine:
IthinkfirstlyIfindtheFrenchlanguage,verymelodictolistento.It'
sveryeasyontheear,anditalmostsoundspoetic.Nomatterwhatkindofmoodtheindividualisin,who'
stalking,orwhatthey'
retalkingabout,thereseemstobearhythmtothelanguage.Andit'
srounded;
therearenosharp,jaggededgestothelanguage,soit'
sverypleasingtotheear.
Chris:
IthinktheaccentIreallylikeistheDanespeakingEnglish.TheysoundawfulwhentheyspeakDanish,butwhentheyspeakEnglishthere'
sabeautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftqualityaboutit.
Donald:
IlikethewaytheybringtheirFrenchpronunciationintoEnglish.Theycan'
tpronounce"
sandtheycan'
properly.AndIthinkthatactuallysoundsverynice.AlsoIliketherhythm:
theybringFrenchrhythmsintoEnglish--nice,steadyrhythmsandIlikethattoo.It'
sjustit,it...wheneverIhearaFrenchpersonspeakingEnglishitsoundsmoregentleandmorelyrical.
Lesley:
IthinkthemostattractiveforeignaccentsformeareMediterraneanaccentsbecausethey,ifyoulike,importtheirowncultureintotheEnglishaccentandgiveitalotoflifethatsometimes,thatkindof--thegesturesandeverythingthattheEnglishpeopledon'
thave,soyougetabeautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropeantogether.
Susan:
IliketheSwedishaccentbecauseit,itmakesmesmileandthewayit'
sspokenissosing-songythatyoucan'
thelpbutsmilewhenotherpeopleactuallyspeakit.Anditalwaysmakesyouwanttotryandputtheaccentonyourself.
Task3
spelling;
meaning;
history;
aslabofham;
alumpofbread;
hunkofsomethingtoeat;
astrongman;
abookofmaps;
thetopboneoftheneck;
Olympians;
holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands;
Sixteenth;
onthecoverofabookofmaps;
blessing;
Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodnight;
day’seye;
ithasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun;
theEnglishdaisyclosesatnight;
theEnglishlovedtheirdaisies.
Thespellingandmeaningofwordsareveryinteresting.Butwhat'
smoreinterestingisthehistoryofaword,orwhereitcamefrom.Let'
sexaminesomeofthewordsandseehowtheygotintoourlanguage.
LUNCHLunchperhapscomesfromanoldSpanishwordlonje,aslabofham.Wemayalsogetourwordfromaformoflump,maybealumpofbread,butwhetherlunchcomesfromhamorbread,itmeantahunkofsomethingtoeat.
ATLASAnatlasisastrongman,andalsoabookofmaps.ThestoryofthiswordbeginsalongtimeagoinGreece.TheancientGreeksbelievedthattheirgodshadoncebeenaraceofgiantscalledTitans.TheTitansfoughtwithanothergroupofgodscalledOlympians,andtheOlympianswon.AtlaswasaTitan.Hewaspunishedforfightingbyhavingtostandatthewesternedgeoftheworld,holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands,sothatitwouldnotfallontheworldandsmashanything.
AftertheancientGreekreligiondiedout,theideaofAtlaschanged.Fromholdinguptheskywithhisheadandhands,hecametobethoughtofasholdingtheworldonhisshoulders.Mercator,amapmakerofthesixteenthcentury,usedapictureofAtlasonthecoverofabookofmaps,soabookofmapscametobecalledanatlas.
Thewordhasstillanothermeaning.Thetopboneoftheneckiscalledatlasbecauseitsupportsthehead.
GOOD-BYEGood-byeisablessing;
origi