十天美国口语突破教程

Natalie: Okay. Thank you. I understand now. Librarian: Will there be anything else?

Natalie: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again! ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Words and Expression 1.syllabus

Usually, an instructor hands out the syllabus on the first day of class. If you are not sure when an assignment is due, check the syllabus. I need to buy all the books the instructor has listed on the syllabus. According to the syllabus, we have a quiz next week. 2.on reserve

All the library's books by M. Douglas White are on reserve for students in Chemistry 341.

Prof: I'd like to place these books on reserve for my physics class. Librarian: Certainly. Fill out this form, and I'll inform the librarian in the reserve room.

I need to spend a few hours in the library to read a textbook my instructor has placed on reserve.

I'm sorry. You are not allowed to take this book from the library. It is on reserve, so you must read it here. 3.to be) on one's way (to)

The incredible acting of Maya Thurston in her last three movies has caught the attention of movie lovers everywhere. Maya is on her way to becoming a star.

I saw Rita on her way to school. It was raining and she was carrying an umbrella.

Wife: Henry, if you don't leave now you'll be late for the train.

HUSBAND: Don't worry, hon. I'm on my way!

If you are on your way to the grocery store, could you stop at the pharmacy next door and buy some aspirin?

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第四天 Asking for the Way

Visitor: Can you tell me how to reach the bank please?

Policeman: Which bank? There are two: the Allied Irish Bank and the Bank of Ireland.

Visitor: I have an AIB pass card and I want to withdraw money from the bank.

Policeman: You need to go to the Allied Irish Bank which is near the local shopping centre, Dunnes Stores.

Visitor: How do I get there. I have no knowledge of this area. Policeman: Cross the road and turn left at the other side. Walk along the footpath until you reach the traffic lights. You will see a shopping centre on the right hand side. Walk across the road and turn right after the shopping centre. Keep going straight for about 100m and the bank is to your left.

Visitor: It sounds very complicated. How far is it from here?

Policeman: It's not so complicated. It's about five minutes walk from here. I can draw a map for you if you wish.

Visitor:Oh, I would really appreciate that . By the way will I be going North or South ?

Policeman: You will be going northwards. You are now in the the Western part of the city and the Allied Irish Bank is situated in the North East. Here's a rough sketch of the area.

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第五天 A VISIT TO THE ADVISOR

In this conversation, an international student has been asked to see her advisor. The advisor has something very important to discuss with the student.

------------------------------------------------------ Student: You wanted to see me?

Advisor: That's right. We need to have a serious talk. Student: About what?

Advisor: Your attendance--or rather, lack of it. Student: OK, so I've ditched class a few times . . .

Advisor: A few times? I've been told you've missed six out of eight times in two different classes! That's really setting yourself up to fail. Student: Oh, come on. Those classes are really boring!

Advisor: But they're also required, so that doesn't matter. You're about to be in big trouble.

Student: What's the big deal about missing some classes? Advisor: The big deal is that you're here on a student visa. Student: So?

Advisor: So if you don't attend class regularly, you won't be a full-time student--which your visa requires. You'll be out of status.

Student: What are you gonna do? Turn me in to the Immigration Police? Advisor: Oh, of course I'll have to report you if you continue missing your class, but I'm going to do something else first. Student: Like what?

Advisor: Like faxing your father.

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1. ditched class: intentionally missed class

2. setting yourself up to fail: doing (yourself) what is necessary to cause failure

3. . . . so that doesn't matter: . . . so that isn't important. 4. What's the big deal about missing some classes?: What's so important about missing some classes?

5. out of status: not meeting the requirements to keep your visa status ----------------------------------------------- Notes on Usage

1. You wanted to see me?

The student changes a statement to a question by using question (rising) intonation, not by using an auxiliary verb (did).

People often use this kind of question in conversational language to suggest that they think a statement may not be true or accurate. (The student means something like %using this kind of question, the student also suggests that she thinks there's no real reason for the advisor to want to see her.) 2. About what?

\also very common in conversational language. The full form would be something like \a serious talk about?\ 3. Your attendance--or rather lack of it

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conversational language. The advisor means \talk about your attendance--or rather, your lack of attendance.\ 4. OK, so . . .

Both OK and so are used very frequently in conversational language. Here, the student uses \. .\admits that she's missed class a few times.