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懂你英语Levelunit
Level4unit1part1
Listening
Christinaisonatwoweekvocation.
Thisisthefirstvocationshehashadforalongtime.
Thelastvocationshetookwasmorethantwoyearsago.
NowsheisvisitingafriendinSanFrancisco.
Herfriendandherhusbandarelivingnearthecenterofthecity.
Heworksforastart-upcompanyinSiliconValley.
Whileheisworking,sheworkspart-timeatadepartmentstore.
-Howlonghasitbeensinceherlastvocation
–It’sbeenmorethan2years.
-Whatkindofcompanydoesherfriend’shusbandworkfor
–Astart-upcompany.
Christinahasn’tseenherfriendforalongtime.
Thelasttimetheysaweachotherwasthreeyearsago.
Atthattime,theywerebothworkingatadepartmentstore.
ThenChristinaquittedherjobandstartedherownbusiness.
Shedesignswomen’sclothing.
Shehastwoemployeesnowandhercompanyisslowlygrowing.
-HowlonghasitbeensinceChristinalastsawherfriend–Ithasbeen3years.
-WherewereChristinaandherfriendworkingbeforeshestartedherownbusiness
–Theywereworkingatadepartmentstore.
-HowlonghasitbeensinceChristinastartedherownbusiness
–It’sbeen3years.
ChristinahascometoSanFranciscobyherself.
Herhusbanddidn’tcome,becausehehastowork.
Hetriedtostartacompanytwoyearsago,butitdidn’tworkout.
Hiscompanyfailedafteronlyafewmonths.
Sonowheisworkingatanothercompanyandsavingmoney.
Oncehesavesenoughmoney,heplanstostartanothercompany.
Hedoesn’twanttogiveup.
-Whyhasn’tChristina’shusbandcomewithher
–Hehastowork.
-WhyisChristina’shusbandsavingmoney
–Hewantstostartanewcompany.
ThisisthesecondtimeChristinahasbeentoSanFrancisco.
Thefirsttimewaswhenshewasahighschoolstudent.
Thatwasmorethantenyearsago.
Duringthattrip,shewasonlyinSanFranciscoforafewdays.
Afterthat,shewenttoLosAngelesandNewYork.
Thistimesheandherfriendplantorelaxandhavefun.
-HowmanytimeshasChristinabeentoSanFrancisco
–ShehasbeentoSanFranciscotwice.
-HowlongdidshestayinSanFranciscoonherfirsttrip
–Afewdays.
Christinaarrivedtwodaysago,thedaybeforeyesterday.
Herfriendmetherattheairport,anddrovehertoherapartment.
Herapartmentisjustnorthoftheairport,about20minutesfromSanFrancisco.
It’sasmallapartment,butit’sonahill,andithasagreatview.
Yesterdaytheywentdowntown,androdethecablecars.
Christinawassurprisedbyhowsteepthehillsare.
Thentheywalkedalongtheocean,andatelunchataseafoodrestaurant.From
therestaurant,theycouldseetheGoldenGateBridge.
-Howlonghasshebeenhere
–Fortwodays.
TomorrowtheyareplanningtodrivetoYosemiteNationalPark.
Bycar,it’saboutfourhoursaway.
Christinahasneverbeentherebefore,sosheisexcited.
Shehasheardthattheparkisverybeautiful.
HerfriendhasbeentoYosemiteseveraltimes.
Shesaysthatit’soneofthemostbeautifulplacesintheworld.Christina
justhopesthatherfriendisagooddriver.
-HowmanytimeshasshebeentotheYosemite
–Never.
Vocabulary
Headachescanbeverypainful,andcanlastforalongtime.
Ifyouhaveaheadache,yourheadhurts.
Asprainedanklecanbesopainfulthatyoucan’twalk.
Someonewithasprainedanklemayneedtousecrutchestowalk.
Ifyouhaveasorethroat,itmaybepainfultoswallow.
Asorethroatcanbecausedbyvirusesorbacteria.
Aburnisaninjurytotheskincausedbyfireorheat.
Ifyougettoclosetoafire,youwillbeburned.
Anearacheisasharp,dullorburningpainintheear.
Commoncausesofanearacheincludeaninfection,achangingairpressure,orwaterintheear.
Mountainsarelandformshigherthan2000feetorabout600metersabovesealevel.
Hillsarelikemountainsbutnotastall.
MountainsareformedbyforcesdeepwithintheEarth,andaremadeofdifferenttypesofrocks.
Riversarestreamsofwaterthatusuallybegininmountainsandflowintothesea.
Manyearlycitieswerebuiltalongsiderivers.
Mostoftheworld’swaterisintheoceans,whicharelargebodiesofsaltwater.
Theoceansarealsoanimportantsourceofoxygen.
Desertsareareasoflandthatreceivelittleornorainfall.
Theamountofrainfallinsomedesertsissolowthatonlyafewplantscansurvive.
Avalleyisalowrelativelyflatareabetweenhillsormountains,oftenwithariverrunningthroughit.Some
valleysareformedbyflowingwater,andothersareformedbyglaciers.
ThePacificOceanisthelargestanddeepestocean,coveringmoreareathanallthecontinentsputtogether.
Deserttemperaturescanrangefromcoldatnighttoveryhotduringthedaytime,oftenabove120degreesF
Dialogue
M:
Haveyoueatenyet
W:
No,Ihaven’t,andI’mhungry.
M:
Metoo.Let’sgooutfordinner.
W:
Whereto
M:
WhataboutJoe’sItalian
W:
Howmanytimeshaveyoueatenthere
M:
Ieattherealot.It’soneofmyfavoriteplaces.
-Whyisshehungry
–Shehasn’teatenyet.
W:
Iwenttheretwoweeksago,andtheservicewasterrible.
M:
ReallyThenlet’sgosomeplaceelse.
-Whydoesn’tshewanttogotoJoe’sItalian
–Shewenttheretwoweeksagoandtheservicewasterrible.
M:
Whatdoyousuggest
W:
HowabouttheRoyalIndianIt’snotfarfromhere.
M:
I’veneverheardofit.Isitgood
W:
Yes,I’vebeenthereseveraltimes,andI’veneverbeendisappointed.
-What’sonereasonshesuggestsRoyalIndian
–It’snotfaraway.
-HasshebeentotheRoyalIndianbefore
–Yes,shehas.
M:
OK,let’stryit.Ihaven’teatenIndianfoodforalongtime.
W:
Youwon’tbedisappointed,andthepricesarereasonable.
M:
Ah,soyoumeanI’mgoingtopay.
W:
Well,thatwouldcertainlybenice.
-Howexpensiveistherestaurant
–It’sreasonablypriced.
M:
Whataboutreservations
W:
Ifwegetthereearlyenough,wewon’tneedthem.
M:
Ihopeyouareright.
W:
Don’tworry,ifwehavetowait,I’llpaythebill.
-Whatwouldhappeniftheydon’tgetthereearlyenough
–Theymayhavetowait.
Whenshewenttheretwoweeksago,theservicewasawful.
Shehasbeenthereseveraltimes.
Level4unit1part2
Listening
TodayChristinaandherfriendareenjoyingthemselves.
ThismorningtheygotupveryearlyanddroveoutofSanFrancisco.
TheycrossedtheBayBridgebeforetheearlymorningcommuteanddrovesouth.
Becauseitwassoearly,therewerealmostnocars.
-Howheavywasthetraffic
–Therewerealmostnocars.
Afterdrivingforanhourandahalf,theystoppedandhadbreakfast.
Theyorderedpancakesandcoffee.
Theyalsohadsomefreshfruit.
Whentheyfinishedeating,itwasseveno’clock.
Thentheygotbackintothecar,anddrovesouth.
Christinawantedtolistentomusic,sotheyturnedontheradio.
Anhourlater,theystoppedforgas.
Theynoticedthattherewasalsoachargingstationforelectriccars.
-Howdidtheyorderforbreakfast
–Theyorderedpancakesandcoffee.
-Whatdidtheydoaftertheyfinishedeating
–Theygotbackintothecaranddrovesouth.
It’snow1:
15(onefifteen),andtheyareinYosemitePark.
Theyhavebeentherefortwohours,since11:
15(elevenfifteen).
TheyarelookingatYosemitefalls,whichisthehighestwaterfallinthepark.
Thewaterdropsatotalof740metersfromthetopoftheupperfalltothebaseofthelowerfall.
-Whendidtheyarriveatthepark
–Theygotthereat11:
15.
Inanotherfifteenminutes,theyplannedtoeatlunchatamagnificentoldhotelinthepark.
Itwasbuiltin1927andhasagreatview.
Theywantedtostaytherebuttheycouldn’tgetreservations.
Togetaroomatthathotel,youusuallyneedtomakereservationsseveralmonthsinadvance.
-Whendoyouneedtomakereservations
–Youneedtomakereservationsseveralmonthsinadvance.
-Whycouldn’ttheygetreservations
–Theydidn’treserveearlyenough.
Theyplannedtostayintheparkuntilaroundfouro’clock.
Bythen,theywillhavebeenintheparkfornearlyfivehours.
ThentheywillgetbackintothecaranddrivebacktoSanFrancisco.
Theyplantoeatdinnersomewherealongtheway.
Ifthetrafficisn’ttoobad,theyshouldbebackinSanFranciscobyteno’clock.
-WhendotheyexpecttobebackinSanFrancisco
–Theyexpecttobebackby10o’clock.
-Howlongwouldtheyhavebeenintheparkiftheyleaveasscheduled–Fornearly5hours.
Earlytomorrowmorning,theyaregoingtocrosstheGoldenGateBridgeandgonorthalongthecoast.
Fromsomeplacesyoucanlookoutontheoceanandseewhalesandothersealife.
Christinahasneverseenawhalebefore,sosheislookingforwardtoit.
Andtomorrownighttheyhavesomethingspecialplanned.
Theyaregoingtowatchabaseballgame.
Christinahasneverseenabaseballgame,butshehasheardthatitisverypopularintheUS.And
theSanFranciscobaseballteamisoneofthebest.
-Whatdoesshehopetoseefromthecoast
–Shehopestoseewhales.
-Whataretheygoingtodotomorrowmorning
–TheyaregoingtocrosstheGoldenGateBridge.
Vocabulary
Aforceisapushorapullonanobject.
Aforcechangesthemotionofamovingobject.
Aforcecanbestrongorweakanditalwayshasadirection.
TheEarthisaplanetthatgoesaroundthesuninacircularorbit.
Thespeedofitsmotiondoesn’tchange,butthedirectionofitsmotiondoes.
TheEarthhasalayerofgasaboveitssurfacewhichhelpstosupportlife.
Atomsarethebuildingblocksofmatter.
Atthecenterofanatomisitsnucleuswhichhasapositiveelectriccharge.
Outsidethenucleusareelectronswhichhaveanegativecharge.
Asteroidsandcometsareobjectsthatobeyoursun,butaresmallerthanplanets.
AsteroidsthatpassclosetotheEartharecallednear-earthobjects.
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