English Pod 英语打卡学习内容拆解4.docx

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Apr.1-28

A:

I’msorelievedthatyouranklewasn’tbroken!

Ifeeljustawfulaboutthiswholething.Iwanna

makeituptoyou.Letmetakeyououttodinnertonight.Mytreat.

B:

Thatsoundsgreat!

I’dloveto!

Hereismyaddress.Pickmeupateight?

A:

Perfect!

B:

Thankyouforsuchalovelyevening!

Thefoodwasamazing,andIhadagreattime.

A:

Metoo.Youlooksobeautifultonight!

Iwishthisnightwouldneverend.There’ssomethingIhavetotellyou...

B:

Whatisit?

A:

Iwokeuptodaythinkingthiswouldbejustlikeanyotherordinaryday,butIwaswrong.Atwist

offatebroughtustogether.Icrashedintoyourlifeandyouintomine,andthismaysoundcrazy,butI’mfallinginlovewithyouMonica.

KeyVocabulary

relieved:

relaxedandhappythatsomethingdifficulthasbeenstopped

makeitup:

dosomethinggoodasabalancetoabadorhurtfulaction

mytreat:

Iwillpay

pickup:

gosomewhereinordertogetsomeoneorsomething

ordinary:

normal

twistoffate:

unplannedeventsthathasabigimpactonthefuture

crash:

hitsomethingcausingseriousdamage

fallinlove:

startbeinginlove

SupplementaryVocabulary

goonadate:

gotoaneventoractivitywithaboyfriendorgirlfriend

askyouout:

inviteorasksomeonetogoonadate（informal）

takeyouout:

invitesomeonetogoanddosomething

turndown:

declineaninvitation

lookforwardto:

anexpressiontoshowexcitementaboutsomething

seesomeone:

beinarelationshipwithsomeone

flirt:

behaveinawaythatexpressesasexualattractionforsomeone

Apr.3-29

A:

Dad,I’dliketoborrowsomemoney.

B:

Sure,Johnny,howmuchdoyouneed?

fivebucks?

A:

Comeon,Dad,Ineedthirtythousand.Iwannagetintothemarket.Youknow,I’mtiredofhearingallthisnewsabouttheeconomicdownturn,theinevitablerecession,peoplestuffingtheirmoneyintheirmattresses.Ilookatthisasanopportunity.Thisisachanceformetogetajumpstartonbuildingmynestegg.

B:

Idon’tknowaboutthat;withalltheuncertaintyinthemarketsrightnow,itwouldbeaveryunwisedecisiontoinvest.Idon’tknowifyou’reawareson,buttherehasbeenalotofturmoilinthemarketsrecently.Therehavealreadybeenhalfamil-lionlayoffsinthelastfewmonths,andwehavenoideahowtheproposedstimuluspackagewillimpacttheeconomy.There’sjusttoomuchinstability.Iwouldn’tfeelcomfortableinvestinginthisclimate.

A:

Butlookatitthisway,everychallengeisanopportunity.Andanyway,I’mnottalkingaboutinvestinginthedomesticmarket.Thereareemergingmarketsthatpromisegreatreturns.LookatChina,forexample;theyhave1.4billionpeople,halfabillionofwhomhaverecentlyenteredthemiddleclass.Herealone,theaggregatedemandforconsumergoodsrepresentsanamazingwealthgeneratingopportunity.

B:

Comeon,son,you’relookingatthistoonaively,theChinesemarkethasexhibitedagreatdealofinstability,andtheircurrencyhasbeendevaluedbyalmostawholepercentagepoint.

A:

Fine,then!

Ifthat’sthewayyoufeel,sobeit.Butyou’relosingoutonagreatopportunityhere.I’mgoingtogohitupMumforthecash.

KeyVocabulary

inevitable:

unavoidable

nestegg:

moneythatissavedtopayforsomethinginthefuture,usuallyahouse,orretirement

turmoil:

astateofconfusion,disorder,disturbance

stimuluspackage:

amountofmoneythegovernmentusestoimprovetheeconomy;stateofnotbeingstable,beinglikelytochange

emergingmarket:

nationsundergoingquickindustrialization;combined

devalue:

reducedinvalue

hitup:

askformoney

SupplementaryVocabulary

Depreciation:

andecreaseinthevalueofsomething

appreciation:

anincreaseinthevalueofsomething

inflation:

ancontinualincreaseinprice

developingeconomy:

growingeconomy

rapidlydevelopingcountry:

countriesundergoingquickindustrialization

industrializednation:

nationsthathavedevelopedfactoriesandbusinesses

April.2-30

A:

Oh,Armand,thankyouforsuchathoughtfulinvitation!

It’sreallyveryniceofyoutoinviteusoverfordinner,don’tyouthinkso,Ellen?

B:

Oh,yesofcourse!

We’dlovetocomeover.CanIbringanything?

C:

No,don’tworryaboutit;I’lltakecareofevery-thing.I’llseeyoutonight.Comewithanappetite...IknowIwill!

B:

Idon’twantgoovertohisplacefordinner!

Hegivesmethecreeps!

Whyonearthdidyouaccept?

A:

OhcomeonEllen,itwillbenicetogettoknowhim.Besides,he’snewtotheneighborhood,anditwouldberudetodeclinehisinvitation.

B:

Iguessso...Youalwaysropemeintothingslikethis!

C:

Ladies!

Thankyouforcoming!

Youlookdelicious...Imeanbeautiful.Pleasecomein.

A:

OhArmand!

Youaretookind!

B:

HowdidIgetmyselfintothis...

KeyVocabulary

thoughtful:

showingconcernfortheneedsandfeelingsofotherpeople

appetitecommon:

aphysicaldesireoffood

givethecreeps:

makesomeonetofeelscaredanduncomfortable

gettoknow:

starttoknow,becomefamiliarwithsomeone

whyonearth:

expressiontoemphasizesurpriseorfrustration

decline:

sayyouwillnotorcannotdosomething

ropeinto:

convincesomeonetodosomething

SupplementaryVocabulary

makeyourselfathome:

politewaytoaskgueststomakethemselvescomfortable

hospitable:

beingafriendlyandcaringhosttotheguests

potluck:

apartythatrequireseverybodytobringfood

housewarming:

apartytocelebratemovingintoanewhome

Apr.4-31

A:

Hello,Samanthaspeaking.

B:

HiSamantha.ThisisAngelacalling.

A:

Oh,hiAngela,what’sup?

B:

I’mjustcallingaboutourmeetingtoday.Iwonder,isitpossibletorescheduleourappointmentintheafternoon?

IhaveabitofanemergencythatIneedtotakecareof.

A:

Letmesee,itshouldn’tbetoomuchofaproblem...

B:

I’mreallysorry,Ihopeitdoesn’tinconvenienceyoutoomuch,it’sjustthisthingcameup,and...

A:

Angela,youknowwhat,Ican’tmakeittoourmeeting,either.Whydon’twepostponeittotomorrowafternoonatthesametime?

B:

Soundsgreat.Seeyoutomorrow.

C:

Angela..Angela,lookup!

Seethatladyovertherewhoistryingonaredleatherjacket?

Isn’tthatSamantha?

B:

What?

Nowondershetoldmeshecouldn’tmakeittothemeeting,oh,no,Ithinkshesawme...

KeyVocabulary

what’sup:

whatisthematter

reschedule:

schedulesomethingforadifferenttime

inconvenience :

causeproblemortrouble

comeup:

occurinanunexpectedway

makeit:

come

postpone:

decidetodosomethingatalatertime

nowonder:

notsurprisingly

SupplementaryVocabulary

schedulingconflict:

twoormoreappointmentsscheduledatthesametime

calloff:

cancel

double-book:

havetwoappointmentsormeetingsatthesametime

pushback:

moveameetingorappointmenttoalatertime

raincheck:

apromiseoroffertodosomethinginthefuturethatisnotpossibletodonow

Apr.5-32

A:

Next,please.MayIhelpyou,sir?

B:

Hello,yes,I’dliketoopenabankaccount.

A:

Certainly,Icanhelpyouwiththat.Whattypeofaccountwouldyouliketoopen?

Achequingorasavingsaccount?

B:

Whatfeaturesdotheyoffer?

A:

Well,ifyoujusttakealookhere,see,withourchequingaccount,youcanhaveunlimiteddailytransactionsforasmallmonthlyfee,andoursavingsaccounthasahigherinterestrate,butyoumustcarryaminimumbalanceof$10,000dollars.

B:

Isee,well,IthinkI’mmoreinterestedinachequingaccount;Iliketohaveeasyaccesstomymoney.

A:

Alright,then,withthischequingaccountyou’llbeissuedadebitcardandachequebook.Willyourequireoverdraftprotection?

Thereisanextrafeeforthat.

B:

No,thatwon’tbenecessary.

A:

Inthatcase,I’llgetyoutofilloutthispaperwork;I’llneedyoursocialinsurancenumber,andtwopiecesofgovernmentID.Ifyoucouldjustsignhere,andhere,andhere;we’llbeallset.Wouldyouliketomakeadeposittoday?

B:

Yes,I’dliketodepositonebilliondollars.

KeyVocabulary

Feature:

interestingorimportantquality

chequingaccount:

aregularaccountfordailytransations

transaction:

anoccurrenceinwhichmoneyistransferredfromoneperson,oroneaccount,toanother

savingsaccount：

anaccountforpeopletokeeptheirmoney,usuallyoffersahigherinterestratebalance:

theamountofmoneyinabankaccount

access:

awaytogettosomething

debitcard:

acardforyoutotakemoneyoutofyourbankaccount

overdraft:

takingoutmoremoneythanwhatisavailableintheaccount

I’llgetyou:

awaytoaskpeopletodothings

I’llneedyour:

awaytorequestpeopletoprovidesomething

Ifyoucouldjust:

apolitewayofaskingpeopletodothings

Deposit:

anamountofmoneythatisputinabankaccount

SupplementaryVocabulary

creditcard:

acardtobuythingsandpayforthemlater

onlinebanking:

aservicethatallowspeopletodotransactionsonline

telephonebanking:

aservicethatallowspeopletodotransactionsbyphone

chequebook:

abookofchequesforusewithachequingaccount

termsandconditions:

anoutlineoftherulesandcompanypoliciesofaparticularproductorservice

highinterest:

asavingsaccountthatoffershigherthanusualinterestrate

teller:

apersonworkinginabank,whohelpscustomerswithdailytransactions

Apr.6-33

A:

Hasthegamestartedyet?

B:

Yeah,about5minutesago.

A:

Who’swinning?

B:

TheBulls,ofcourse!

A:

What!

Thatwasn’tafoul!

C’mon,ref!

B:

Don’tworry,Shaqalwaysscrewsupfreethrows.

A:

Youwereright!

Hedidn’tmaketheshot!

B:

Thatwasagreatshot!

Athreepointer,yeah!

A:

Didyouseethat?

Hetraveledandtherefdidn’tcallit!

B:

Thisrefneedsglasses.Heyref,openyoureyes!

Ican’tbelievehedidn’tseethat!

A:

Okay...endofthefirstquarter...Alright,I’mgonnamakeabeerrun.

KeyVocabulary

Fo