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懂你英语L6Unit1
L6Unit1-1Listening事故和身体恢复
HarryBeechamworksforahi-techGermancompanybasedintheMunich.Lastmonth,hewasinanautomobileaccident.HewasonhiswaytoattendanimportantmeetinginNewYorkCity.HehadjustarrivedonaflightfromLondonandwastakingataxiintothecity.Theweatherwasterribleandtheroadwasicy.Hewasinahurrysoheaskedthetaxidrivertogethimintothecityassoonaspossible.Thetaxidriveragreedandspedupbutjustastheylefttheairport,thecarwasoutofcontrol.Itspunaroundandskiddedinto(滑入)thepathofanoncomingtruck.
Fortunately,thetruckwasgoingtoofast,sonobodywaskilled.Butthetaxiwasseverelydamagedandbothpassengerswereinjured.Thetaxidriversurvivedwithonlyafewinjuredbecausehewaswearingaseatbelt.
Thecaraccidentwouldn’thavebeenhappenedhadtheweatherbeenbetter.
Hadheputonhisseatbelt,hemightnothavebeeninjuredsobadly.
Hadtheweatherbeenbetter,theaccidentwouldn’thavebeenhappened.
Thetaxiairbaghadalsobeendeployed(使展开),absorbingmuchoftheimpact.However,Harry,whowasinthebackseat,havingputonhisseatbelt.Asaresult,hewasseverelyinjured,andhadtoberushedtothehospital.
Now,amonthlater,Harrystillcan’tremembermuchofwhathappened.Whenhefirstwokeupinthehospital,itwasseveralhoursaftertheaccidentandhewasn’tsurewherehewas.Thebadnewswasthathecouldn’tmovehislegs.Thiswasbecausehisbackhadbeenbrokenintheaccident.Thedoctorlatertoldhimthathemightneverregaintheuseofhislegs.Someofhisnervesinhisspine(脊柱)andlegshadbeendamagedbuteverythingelsewasOK.Now,Harryistryingtofigureoutwhattodo.Ifheworkshardandexerciseseveryday,therewillstillachancethathelegswillrecoverontheirown.Therearealsosomenewtreatmentsthatmighthelphisnerveregenerate.Still,heshouldbepreparedforthelongrecoveryandpossibilitythathemightneverwalkagain.Withouttheuseofhislegs,hewouldn’tbeabletocontinueworkinginthesameway.itwouldn’tbepossibletotravel,sohewouldhavetofindanotherwaytoattendthemeeting.Eitherthatorhewouldhavetolookforanotherwaytomakealiving.Harryhasagooddisabilityinsurance,somoneywon’tbeproblemforawhile.Butsoonerorlater,hewantstobeabletoearnsalivingagain.Ofcourseheisn’tplanningtogiveuponhislegs.Ifheworkshard,hemightstillbeabletoregaintheuseandlearntowalkagain.Someofhisnerveshadbeendamagedbuttherewasachancethattheywerehealed.Thenewdrugsbeingdevelopedmightmakeitpossibleforthenervestogrowback.Still,hehastofacethepossibilitythatnothingwillwork.Whateverhappens,Harryisdeterminedtothinkpositively.Evenhecan’twalk,hecanstillattendthemeetingallovertheworld.Withtechnology,hecouldbeanywhereandthereismuchthathecanstilldo.Luckily,hestillhastousehisarmsandhandsandhisbrainisstillfunctioning.Withtherightattitude,hecanfindawayforward.Thereisnoreasontodespairinorfeelingsorryforoneself.Thatkindofthinkwon’tsolveanything.Hejusthopesthathiscompanyoranotherwillgethimachancetoprovehimself.Hecouldstillbeavaluableassetforthem,comeormake.
Spunaround使…旋转(spin的过去式和过去分词)
L6Unit1-1Dialogue衣着和礼仪
Hey,whatdoyouthink?
doyoulikeit?
No,it’stooshort.Wecan’twearthattotheoffice.Ifyoudo,nobodywillbeabletoconcentrate.
Whataboutthisone?
That’stherightlengthbutIhatethecolor.Ihatepink.
Ok,I’llseeiftheyhaveitinanothercolorbutitisn’tcheap.
It’sokifyoudon’tbuyanythingforawhile.
Sure,thiswilllastforawhile.
Well,I’mgladyoulikeyourdress.Itlooksgreatonyou.
Youshouldgetsomenewclothestoo.Youneverbuyanythingforyourself.
IhaveanexpensivegirlfriendnowsoIcan’taffordit.butbesides,Idon’thavethetimetogoshopping.
Whatareyoudoing?
Areyoustaringatthatwoman?
What?
No,ofcoursenot.
Yes,youwere.Youwerestaringather.Howdoyouthinkitmakesmefeel?
Iwaslookinginthatdirection.
No,youwerestaringatherforseveralseconds.
I’msorrybutIcouldhelpit.
I’vetoldyoumanytimestostopthat.Andyou’regoingtostare,youshouldn’tdoitlikethat,soobviousandrude.
Ok,what’sthebestwaytostare?
Don’tstarefor4or5seconds.Justtakequicklook,2secondslong.Thenitisn’tsoobvious.
Sorry,myeyejustwentthat.I’mprogramlikethat.
That’snoexcuse.
anddon’tevertellmeyoudon’tlikepinkagain.She’swearingpink.Whyisitthatpinkissobadonmewhenyoucan’thelpstaringatsomeoneelsewhoiswearingpink?
Ididn’tnoticethatsheiswearingpink.
Ah,sotheclothesdon’tmatter.She’smoreattractivethanIam.Whydon’tyougositwithher?
Hey,comeon.Let’snotgetintoafire.
Ithoughtyouweregetbetter.Butyouneverchange.Youjusthaveinruinintheevening.
Hey,comeon.I’msorry.
No,don’tsayanything,Idon’twanttohearit.
L6Unit1-1reading狼来了和野外生存
Onceuponatimetherewasamischievous(淘气的)youngboywhowasgiventhetaskoftendingaherdofsheeponahillsidenearavillage.Theboygrewtired(厌倦)andboredwhilewatchingthesheep,sohefoundwaystoamusehimself,suchasclimbingtreesorchasingsheep.Onedayhecameupwithwhathethoughtwasabrilliantidea.Heclimbedtothetopofatreeandshoutedtowardthevillage:
“wolf!
Wolf!
Helpmeplease!
”
Whenthevillagersheardhiscriesforhelp,theyrushedupthehilltorescuehimandchase(追捕)thewolfaway.Ofcourse,whentheygotthere,therewasnowolftobeseen,andtheboy,whowasstillinthetree,waslaughing.Thesheepweregrazing(吃草)peacefully.Annoyed.Thevillagersreturnedtothevillageandbacktotheirnormalactivities.
Afewdayslater,theboygrewboredagainandplayedthesametrickonthevillagers.Thistimethevillagerswerefuriousattheboy.Thatnighthewaspunishedbyhismotherforhisbadbehavior.
Forawhileafterthat,lifewentonasnormalandtheboybehaved.Hedidn’twanttobepunishedagain.Then,oneafternoonwhilehewastendingthesheep,henoticedthatthesheepwerebleating(小羊的叫声)andnervous.Hedidn’tknowwhatwascausingtheirstrangebehavior,soheclimbedatreetoseeifhecoulddeterminewhatwasgoingon.Whathesawfromthetreewasafrighteningsight,abig,hairywolfchasingafterthesheep.Terrified,hescreamedforhelp:
“wolf,wolf!
There’sawolfchasingthesheep!
”
Thistime,whenthevillagersheardhiscriesforhelp,theywereconvincedthatitwasanotheroneofhispranks(恶作剧).Nobodybelievedthattherewasreallyawolf,sotheyignoredhisfrantic(发狂的、发疯的)callsforhelp.Thewolf,havingnothingtofear,feasted(大吃大喝)onseveralofthesheepandthenslippedbackintotheforest.
Feaston尽情享受
Whatwouldyoudoifyoueverfoundyourselflostinthewild?
Tofindout,youcanjoinaweekendsurvivalcourseinAustralia’sOutbackDesert(内陆沙漠).Thisvastareaisfamousforitsharsh(残酷的、严厉的)desertclimate.
Tosurvive,yourfirsttaskwillbetofindwater,ararecommodityinthedesert.Animalssuchasantsandseed-eatingbirdsarestrongindicatorsofwater.Youcanalsocutandsuckmoisturefromtherootsandleavesofplants.Treeslikethedesertoak(橡树)haverootsnearthesurface.Butbecareful.Thebranchesofgumtreesarearichsourceofwater,buttheleavesarepoisonous,sodon’teatthem.Thebestplacetobuildashelterisinanareawiththeleastamountof(最少的)sunlight,likebetweensanddunes(沙丘)ortrench(沟).Tomakeatrench,digaholeenoughtoliedowninandusetheextrasandtocreateabarrierorwalloneachside.Thiscanhelptoshieldyoufromtheglare(刺眼)andscorchingheat(炎热的)ofthesun.nightscanbecold,soknowinghowtomakeafireisessential.Onewaytobuildafireistousethehanddrill(钻头)method.Thisisoneoftheoldestandsimplestwaystostartafire.Itinvolvesrollingastickbetweenyourhandswhilepressingitontoanotched(凹口的)pieceofwoodwithdrytinder(引燃物)below.Theideaistousefrictiontocreateenoughheattoignitethetinder,thiscanbealotofwork.
Asforfood,you’llhavetobeopen-minded.Someformsoflifecanbeuglytolookatbutcanprovideyouwithenoughproteintosurvive.Theymayeventastegood,likescrambledeggs(炒鸡蛋).
Shield
n.盾;护罩;盾形奖牌;保护人
vt.保护;掩护;庇护;给…加防护罩
scorch
vt.&vi.烧焦,烤焦
vt.使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯;使成焦土;痛骂
vi.烤焦;<非正>高速行驶
n.烧焦处,焦痕;枯萎,植物褐色斑点
scramble
vi.攀登,爬;争夺,抢夺;(植物)蔓延;[航]紧急起飞
vt.攀登,爬;把…搅乱;炒(蛋)
n.抢夺;混乱;攀登;[航]紧急起飞
L6Unit1-2Listening过去时和虚拟语气
NowthatyouhavestudiedEnglishatahighlevel,youneedtobeabletotalkaboutthelanguageitself.Oneofthebiggestareasofconfusionforstudentsisthedifferencebetweenthepasstenseandpresentprefect.Thepasstenseisindicatedbyuseofpasstensemarker,representV(d).herearesomeregularverbsandtheirpasstenseforms.So,asyoucansee,forregularverbs,thepasstenseformisindicatedbytheadditionof“ed”attheendoftheverbs.However,someofthecommonverbsinEnglishisirregular,soit’simportanttolearnthem.Herearesomeexamples.Altogether,thereareover200irregularverbsinnormaluse.Manypeoplethinkthatthepasstenseformonlyindicatesthepasstime.However,thereisonlyoneofthepossiblemeanings.Thepasstenseformisalsousedtoexpresssomethingthatisunlikelyorimaginary,fromthespeaker’spointofview.
Hereisanexample,
Hewisheshehadacar.
Thefactisthathedoesn’thaveacar,sotheuseofhadindicatesthatitisn’treal,it’simaginary.
Ifhehadacar,hecoulddriveustoschool.Ag