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流利说懂你英语Level4unit1文本
Level4
Unit1Part1
Listening:
VisitingaFriend1
Christinaisonatwoweekvocation.
Thisisthefirstvocationshehashadforalongtime.
Thelastvocationshetookwasmorethantwoyearsago.
NowsheisvisitingafriendinSanFrancisco.
Herfriendandherhusbandarelivingnearthecenterofthecity.
Heworksforastart-upcompanyinSiliconValley.
Whileheisworking,sheworkspart-timeatadepartmentstore.
-Howlonghasitbeensinceherlastvocation?
–It'sbeenmoarent2hyears.-Whatkindofcompanydoesherfriend'shusbandworkfor?
–Astart-upcompany.
Christinahasn'tseenherfriendforalongtime.
Thelasttimetheysaweachotherwasthreeyearsago.
Atthattime,theywerebothworkingatadepartmentstore.
ThenChristinaquittedherjobandstartedherownbusiness.
Shedesignswomen'sclothing.
Shehastwoemployeesnowandhercompanyisslowlygrowing.
-HowlonghasitbeensinceChristinalastsawherfriend?
–Ithasbeen3years.
-WherewereChristinaandherfriendworkingbeforeshestartedherownbusiness?
–Theywereworkingatadepartmentstore.
-HowlonghasitbeensinceChristinastartedherownbusiness–?
It'sbeen3years.
ChristinahascometoSanFranciscobyherself.
Herhusbanddidn'tcome,becausehehastowork.
tworkout.
Hetriedtostartacompanytwoyearsago,butitdidn'
Hiscompanyfailedafteronlyafewmonths.
Sonowheisworkingatanothercompanyandsavingmoney.Oncehesavesenoughmoney,heplanstostartanothercompany.
Hedoesn'twanttogiveup.
-Whyhasn'tChristina'shusbandcomewitHhehhear?
stowo–rk.
-WhyisChristina'shusbandsavingmoHneyw?
ants–tostartanewcompany.
ThisisthesecondtimeChristinahasbeentoSanFrancisco.
Thefirsttimewaswhenshewasahighschoolstudent.
Thatwasmorethantenyearsago.
Duringthattrip,shewasonlyinSanFranciscoforafewdays.
Afterthat,shewenttoLosAngelesandNewYork.
Thistimesheandherfriendplantorelaxandhavefun.
-HowmanytimeshasChristinabeentoSanFrancisco–?
ShehasbeentoSanFranciscotwice.
-HowlongdidshestayinSanFranciscoonherfirsttrip?
–Afewdays.
Listening:
VisitingaFriend2
Christinaarrivedtwodaysago,thedaybeforeyesterday.
Herfriendmetherattheairport,anddrovehertoherapartment.
Herapartmentisjustnorthoftheairport,about20minutesfromSanFrancisco.
It'sasmallapartment,butit'sonahill,andithasagreatview.Yesterday
theywentdowntown,androdethecablecars.Christinawassurprisedbyhowsteepthehillsare.
Thentheywalkedalongtheocean,andatelunchataseafoodrestaurant.
Fromtherestaurant,theycouldseetheGoldenGateBridge.
-Howlonghasshebeenhere?
–Fortwodays.
TomorrowtheyareplanningtodrivetoYosemiteNationalPark.
Bycar,it'saboutfourhoursaway.
Christinahasneverbeentherebefore,sosheisexcited.
Shehasheardthattheparkisverybeautiful.
HerfriendhasbeentoYosemiteseveraltimes.
Shesaysthatit'soneofthemostbeautifulplacesintheworld.
Christinajusthopesthatherfriendisagooddriver.
-HowmanytimeshasshebeentotheYosemite?
–Never.
Vocabulary：
PainsandSickness
Headachescanbeverypainful,andcanlastforalongtime.
Ifyouhaveaheadache,yourheadhurts.
Asprainedanklecanbesopainfulthatyoucan'twalk.
Someonewithasprainedanklemayneedtousecrutchestowalk.
Ifyouhaveasorethroat,itmaybepainfultoswallow.
Asorethroatcanbecausedbyvirusesorbacteria.
Aburnisaninjurytotheskincausedbyfireorheat.
Ifyougettoclosetoafire,youwillbeburned.
Anearacheisasharp,dullorburningpainintheear.
Commoncausesofanearacheincludeaninfection,achangingairpressure,orwaterintheear.
Vocabulary:
Landforms
Mountainsarelandformshigherthan2000feetorabout600metersabovesealevel.Hillsarelikemountainsbutnotastall.
MountainsareformedbyforcesdeepwithintheEarth,andaremadeofdifferenttypesofrocks.Riversarestreamsofwaterthatusuallybegininmountainsandflowintothesea.
Manyearlycitieswerebuiltalongsiderivers.
Mostoftheworld'swaterisintheoceans,whicharelargebodiesofsalt
water.
Theoceansarealsoanimportantsourceofoxygen.
Desertsareareasoflandthatreceivelittleornorainfall.
Theamountofrainfallinsomedesertsissolowthatonlyafewplantscansurvive.
Avalleyisalowrelativelyflatareabetweenhillsormountains,oftenwithariverrunningthroughit.Somevalleysareformedbyflowingwater,andothersareformedbyglaciers.
ThePacificOceanisthelargestanddeepestocean,coveringmoreareathanallthecontinentsputtogether.
Deserttemperaturescanrangefromcoldatnighttoveryhotduringthedaytime,oftenabove
Dialogue:
EatingOut
M:
Haveyoueatenyet?
W:
No,Ihaven't,andI'mhungry.
M:
Metoo.Let'sgooutfordinner.
W:
Whereto?
M:
WhataboutJoeIta'liasn?
W:
Howmanytimeshaveyoueatenthere?
M:
Ieattherealot.It'soneofmyfavoriteplaces.
-Whyisshehungry?
–Shehasn'teatenyet.
W:
Iwenttheretwoweeksago,andtheservicewasterrible.
-Whydoesn'tshewantgtotoJoe'sItaliaSn?
hewen–ttheretwoweeksagoandtheservicewasterrible.
M:
Whatdoyousuggest?
W:
HowabouttheRoyalIndian?
It'snotfarfromhere.
M:
Iv'eneverheardofit.Isitgood?
W:
Yes,I'vebeenthereseveraltimes,andIrbeendis'apvpeoninetveed.-What'sonereasonshesuggestsRoyalIndian?
–It'snotfaraway.
-HasshebeentotheRoyalIndianbefore?
–Yes,shehas.
M:
OK,let'stryit.Ihaven'teatenIndianfoodforalongtime.
W:
Youwon'tbedisappointed,andthepersicarereasonable.
M:
Ah,soyoumeanI'mgoingtopay.
W:
Well,thatwouldcertainlybenice.
-Howexpensiveistherestaurant?
–It'sreasonablypdr.iceM:
Whataboutreservations?
W:
Ifwegetthereearlyenough,wewon'tneedthem.
M:
Ihopeyouareright.
W:
Don'tworry,ifwehavetowait,I'llpaythebill.
-Whatwouldhappeniftheydontgett'hereearlyenough?
–Theymayhavetowait.Whenshewenttheretwoweeksago,theservicewasawful.
Shehasbeenthereseveraltimes.
Part2
Listening:
ATriptoYosemitePark1
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.
Listening:
ATriptoYosemitePark2
Inanotherfifteenminutes,theyplannedtoeatlunchatamagnificentoldhotelinthepark.
Itwasbuiltin1927andhasagreatview.
Theywantedtostaytherebuttheycouldn'tgetreservations.
Togetaroomatthathotel,youusuallyneedtomakereservationsseveralmonthsinadvance.
-Whendoyouneedtomakereservations?
–Youneedtomakereservationsseveralmonthsinadvance.
-Whycouldn'ttheygetreservations?
–Theydidny'entoreusgehr.veearl
Theyplannedtostayintheparkuntilaroundfouro'clock.
Bythen,theywillhavebeenintheparkfornearlyfivehours.
ThentheywillgetbackintothecaranddrivebacktoSanFrancisco.
Theyplantoeatdinnersomewherealongtheway.
Ifthetrafficisn'ttoobad,theyshouldbebackinSanFranciscobyten
o'clock.
-WhendotheyexpecttobebackinSanFrancisco–?
Theyexpecttobebackby10o'clock.
-Howlongwouldtheyhavebeenintheparkiftheyleaveasscheduled?
–Fornearly5hours.
Earlytomorrowmorning,theyaregoingtocrosstheGoldenGateBridgeandgonorthalongthecoast.
Fromsomeplacesyoucanlookoutontheoceanandseewhalesandothersealife.
Christinahasneverseenawhalebefore,sosheislookingforwardtoit.
Andtomorrownighttheyhavesomethingspecialplanned.
Theyaregoingtowatchabaseballgame.
Christinahasneverseenabaseballgame,butshehasheardthatitisverypopularintheUS.
AndtheSanFranciscobaseballteamisoneofthebest.
-Whatdoesshehopetoseefromthecoast–?
Shehopestoseewhales.
-Whataretheygoingtodotomorrowmorning?
–TheyaregoingtocrosstheGoldenGateBridge.
Vocabulary:
Science
Aforceisapushorapullonanobject.
Aforcechangesthemotionofamovingobject.
Aforcecanbestrongorweakanditalwayshasadirection.
TheEarthisaplanetthatgoesaroundthesuninacircularorbit.
Thespeedofitsmotiondoesn'tchange,butthedirectionofitsmotiondoes.
TheEarthhasalayerofgasaboveitssurfacewhichhelpstosupportlife.
Atomsarethebuildingblocksofmatter.
Atthecenterofanatomisitsnucleuswhichhasapositiveelectriccharge.
Outsidethenucleusareelectronswhic
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