工商管理专业英语UNIT1

大学工商管理专业英语教材IntroductionIn today's highly globalized and competitive business world, proficiency in English has become an essential skill for students majoring in Business Administration. The purpose of this article is to introduce a comprehensive and practical English textbook specifically tailored to meet the needs of students studying Business Administration in university settings. The textbook aims to enhance students' language abilities, business knowledge, and cross-cultural communication skills.Chapter 1: Introduction to Business AdministrationThis chapter provides students with a general overview of the field of Business Administration. It covers key concepts such as organizational structure, management functions, and the role of business in society. In addition to building a solid foundation of business knowledge, students will also be introduced to relevant English vocabulary and terminology commonly used in the business world.Chapter 2: Business CommunicationEffective communication is vital in the business environment. This chapter focuses on improving students' English language skills for various business communication purposes, including writing emails, making presentations, and participating in meetings. Practical exercises and real-life case studies are included to enhance students' understanding and application of business communication strategies.Chapter 3: Marketing and AdvertisingMarketing plays a crucial role in any business's success. This chapter explores marketing principles and strategies, including market research, segmentation, branding, and advertising. Students will learn to analyze marketing campaigns and develop English language proficiency in presenting marketing plans and strategies effectively.Chapter 4: International BusinessIn the increasingly interconnected global marketplace, understanding international business practices is essential. This chapter introduces concepts related to international trade, global economics, cultural diversity, and managing multinational enterprises. Students will develop language skillsfor negotiating, collaborating, and conducting business across different cultures and markets.Chapter 5: Financial ManagementFinancial management is a fundamental aspect of business administration. This chapter covers key topics including financial statements, budgeting, investment strategies, and risk management. Students will practice using English to analyze financial data, discuss financial performance, and make informed business decisions.Chapter 6: Human Resource ManagementThe success of any organization heavily relies on effective management of its human resources. Students will learn about recruitment processes, employee training and development, performance evaluation, and employee motivation. The chapter helps students develop English language skills inareas such as conducting job interviews, delivering employee feedback, and resolving conflicts in the workplace.Chapter 7: Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn today's society, businesses are expected to operate ethically and sustainably. This chapter explores the importance of business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Students will engage in discussions and debates, improving their English language proficiency while considering ethical dilemmas and the impact of business decisions on society.Chapter 8: Entrepreneurship and InnovationEntrepreneurship and innovation are crucial drivers of economic growth and societal advancement. This chapter introduces students to the world of entrepreneurship, including business planning, opportunity recognition, and managing a startup. Students will enhance their English language skills by developing business pitches, presenting innovative ideas, and analyzing successful entrepreneurial ventures.ConclusionThis English textbook for students majoring in Business Administration provides comprehensive coverage of key topics in the field. By integrating language learning with business knowledge, students will develop the necessary skills to excel in today's dynamic and competitive business environment. This textbook aims to empower students with effective communication abilities, cross-cultural competencies, and a solid foundation in business principles.。

Ⅰ. Explain the terms.1. Contingency approach2. Differentiation3. Objective4. Management pyramid5. Top managers6. Strategic goals7. Organizational behavior8. Operative goals9. Strategic group10. Threat of new entrantsⅡ. True and false statements.1. The three well-established approaches to management thought are the classical approach, which focus on the task of production and operation; the behavioral approach which focus on the task of managing people; and the management science approach, which focus on the task of managing work and organization.( )2. In solving problems, managers using the systems approach must view the organization as a dynamic whole but must try to anticipate the intended as well as unintended impacts of their decision. ( )3. in other words, the contingency approach seeks to match different situations with different management methods.( )4. It seeks to identify the characteristics of jobs, people, and organization, allowing managers to see the interdependence between the segments of an organization.( )5. Between the two extremes of management practice and management science are many general who have contributed to the study of management. ( )6. In today’s innovative and competitive business environment, companies that strive to envision and define the future often haven’t an advantage over those that simply react to the present. ( )7. In many of today’s leaner company, fewer levers separate manag ers at the top and bottom. ( )8. Communication or exchanging information, is the most important and pervasive interpersonal skill that managers use. ( )9. Management is indeed in every type of organization. ( )10. In order to transform vision to reality, managers must define specific goals and objectives. ( )11. To meet these challenges, managers must possess certain skills that disable them to fulfill specific roles. ( )12. As the company grows, management can refer to the mission statement as a means of evaluating whether proposed actions are in line with the company stated purpose and values. ( )13. A starting point is to write a mission statement that defines how the organization exists and what it seeks to accomplish. ( )14. Technical skills are more important at lower organization levels.( )15. There are organizations that exist with balance sheets, capital assets, financial plans, or formal marketing strategies, but without people.( )16. Organizations are not random collections of people. ( )17. Organizations have many goals and operative goal are general and abstract. ( )18. Sometimes the coordination in organizations is a matter of absolute necessity rather than efficiency. ( )19. Individuals have intellectual and physical limitation which can only be overcome by organized group effort. ( )20. One important, although often implicit, official goal of all organizations is development. ( )21. Members must occasionally engage in innovative activities that go beyond their usual assignments. ( )22. Clearly these (often implicit) people-related operative goals are separate and independent from official goals. ( )23. Organizations are designed to continue achieve their goals even if certain members aren’t replaced. ( )24. One important, although often implicit, official goal of virtually all organizations is survival. ( )25. When there is little product differentiation, competition between present competitors is greater. ( )26. When strong product differentiation exists, the entry is easier. ( )27. Suppliers are especially important when their product is large part of buyer’s value added. ( )28. If buyers earn low profits and product involved is important part of their cost, then the bargaining will be less aggressive. ( )29. Different market segments need different bundles and different product. ( )30. An unattractive industry couldn’t lead the firm into withdrawal strategies or an attempt to form an alliance with competitors. ( )31. There are five interactive competitive forces that collectively determine an industry’s long-term attractiveness: present competitors, potential competitors, the bargaining power of suppliers and buyers, and substitute product. ( )32. New competitors add capacity to the industry and bring with them the need to gain market share, thereby marketing competition more intense. ( )33. Its impact can be significant, particularly when a limited number of suppliers service a number of same industries. ( )34. All four competitive forces just discussed above are affected by the passage of time; therefore, their strength varies as the industry passes from its introductory stage to its growth stage and on to maturity, followed by decline. ( )35. During the maturity period, competition forces are at their strongest, and many competitors are forced to exit the industry. ( )36. Management entails planning, organizing, coordinating, leading, and controlling resource to efficiently reach these goals. ( )37. In addition to setting goals and assuming various roles, managers also employskills that fall into three basic categories: information, technical and conceptual skills. ( )38. Managers around the world use more of a contingency to survive. ( )39. First-line managers set operational objectives, which define the results necessary to achieve both the tactic objectives and the strategic goals. ( )40. The field of organizational behavior is concerned with the influence that only formal grouping has on the individuals. ( )Ⅲ.Translate the following into Chinese.1. Learning about management is important for two reasons. First, our society depends on specialized institutions and organizations to provide the goods and services we desire. These organizations are guided and directed by the decisions of one or more individuals designated as “managers”. Second, individuals not trained as managers often find themselves in managerial positions. Many individuals presently being trained to be teachers, accountants, musicians, salespersons, artists, physicians, or lawyers will one day earn their livings as managers.2. All five competitive forces just discussed above are affected by the passage of time; therefore, their strength varies as the industry passes from its introductory stage to its growth stage and on to maturity, followed by decline. Competitive forces are apt to be weakest during the fast-growth period, thus, there are substantial opportunities for gaining market share. During the shakeout period, competition forces are at their strongest, and many competitors are forced to exit the industry. During the industry maturity, competitions typically slackens, but only if the industry leader holds a strong relative position.3．The grouping that characterizes organizations is of interest to the field of organizational behavior for several reasons. First, much of the work ( both intellectual and physical ) done in organizations is quite literally performed by groups, whether they are short-term task forces or formal work groups shown on an organizational chart. We are therefore interested in predicting and explaining the functioning of these groups and controlling them so that they function effectively. You will recall that the two-person news writing/news reading team was severely disrupted by Russ’s resignation. Secondly, everyone is aware that informal grouping occurs in all organizations. That is, friendships develop and informal alliances are formed to accomplish required work: Such grouping is not prescribed by the organization and not shown on the chart, but it can have an important impact upon goal achievement. Consequently, we are interested in how such groups’ form and what their exact impact is. Finally, the field of organizational behavior is concerned with the influence that both formal and informal grouping has on the individuals who enter organizations with their own particular needs and values.4. In addition to setting goals and assuming various roles, managers also employ skills that fall into three basic categories: interpersonal, technical, and conceptual skills. As managers rise through the hierarchy, they may need to strengthen their abilities in one or more of these skills; fortunately, managerial skills can usually be learned.Ⅳ.Translate the following into English.1．在这种情况下，为了使整个体系达到其目的，折中的做法是必要的。

Special English ReadingUnit 1The Evolution of Management as a Field of StudyPart 1 new words（computer，illustrative sentence）autobiography [ɔːtəbaɪ'ɒgrəfɪ] n. 自传；自传文学[ 复数 autobiographies ] we don’t have to speculate because the President tells us himself in his autobiography,Dreams from My Father.不必猜测，因为这位总统在自传中已经告诉了我们——《来自父亲的梦想》。

memoir['memwɑː]n. 回忆录；研究报告；自传；实录Until I read his memoir, I had no idea how difficultthe pressure-packed years had been for him, or how hard hehad been on himself, and me.直到我后来读了他的回忆录，才知道被压力重重包围的这些年他是多么艰难，而且他对自己和对我的要求是多么严格。

anthropologist[,ænθrə'pɒlədʒɪst]n. 人类学家；人类学者This is something I learned as an anthropologist–people loveto tell their stories.这是我作为一名人类学家所理解的----人们喜欢讲述自己的故事。

perspective n. 观点；远景；透视图adj. 透视的There is much that might be said about friendships.They allow us to seeourselves from the perspective of another.关于友谊的说法可能有很多种，这使得我们能从别人的观点里看到我们自己。

工商管理专业英语词汇与专题集结Unit 1 :The evolution of management as a field of studyPart 1：Glossary1、evolution n（生物进化，强调慢，由时间累加而成）change vt. 改变；交换 n. 变化；找回的零钱 vi. 改变；兑换revolution n 变革改革（工业变革、企业变革、思维变革）2、general adj 一般的，普通的；综合的；大体的 n. 一般；将军，上将；常规generalizable adj 课归纳的可概括的generalization n 概括generalize vi 形成概念 vt 概括推广generalized adj普遍的无显著特征的3、autobiography n自传自传文学biography n 传记档案个人简历4、memoir n回忆录5、extreme adj极其的extremely adv 极其地badly 极其地恶劣地非常地严重地heavily 沉重地猛烈地沉闷地（修饰可数名词）strongly 强有力地气味浓烈地（如酒的烈等）6、perspective n 观点视角 on the perspective of 以……视角respect n （可观存在的）方面aspect n（主观的）方面retrospect n 回顾 intro-- outro-- retro-- 后续7、turnover n流通量人员流失量资金周转 adj 可翻转的daily turnover 日产量annual turnover 年产量Takeaway 打包外卖8、approach（es） n 办法方法 vt 接近着手处理 vi 接近way（显而易见的）方法method（理论研究）方法Path（实现……路径）方法channel（营销方面）方法9、dynamize vt（考虑到通货膨胀等因素）增加（养老金、退休金等）价值使增加dynamical adj （连贯的）变化action 活动10、interdependent adj 相互依赖的互助的11、character n 性格特质characterize 描述（特征）Chinese character 中文汉子describe （文学）描述12、popularity n 普及声誉名望Populace n 大众民众popularization n 通俗化民众化13、reliance n 信赖信任受信赖的人或物 rely on 依赖依靠14、sufficient a 充足的15、sufficiency n 充足（可形容人自满自傲）16、alliance n 联盟联合17、complement n 补足物18、complementary adj 补足的补充的Part 21、 community n 社区社团（合法的）district n 区域地方行政communist n共产党共产主义 adj共产主义的communism n 共产主义communist party 共产党2、 social adj 社会的人际的socialism n 社会主义的社会主义者（socialist）3、 capitalism n 资本主义资本4、 imperialism n 帝国主义5、 CEO （chief executive officer）CFO （chief finance officer）COO （chief operation officer）CDO （chief design officer）6、agency n代理中介代理处travel agency 旅行社7、 managing director 总经理常务理事总裁8、 supervisor 主管9、 market share 市场占有率10、prevailing price 流行价格（基于市场的）on the prevailing price 吃回扣market cut （口语中不正当的、不合法的）回扣11、managerial competency 管理胜任能力12、insurance agency 保险机构13、task force 特别小组14、allocation of resource 资源配置15、sales associate 销售合伙人销售助理 peer 同事Unit 2：The scope of managementPart 1：Glossary1、 entail vt 使承担需要（必须的）伴随 n 零售批发entailment n 限定继承retail vt. 零售；转述 vi. 零售 n. 零售 adv. 以零售方式 adj. 零售的t ail n 尾巴2、conform v 使一致；使需要 conform to 遵照、符合Conformable a 顺从的、合适的、一致的Conformance n 顺应、一致Conformation n 构造Reform v 改革、改制Transform 变形Inform v 通知3、envision v 想像Vision n 视力、视觉、视野、远见Visible a 可见的Visionary n 空想家、梦想家Visibility n 可见物4、strive v 奋斗、争取Strive for 为……奋斗、争取（+目标或者物）Strive toward （常常+目标，朝……奋斗）Strive with +人与……一起奋斗5、mission n 使命（短期内不可实现）（难度很大）Task n 相当具体的任务（往往是上级下达的）Target n 任务目标Goal n （长期）目标Assignment n 任务分配（如大学作业，职位等）6、franchise n 代理、特许经营、特许经营权（如KFC或者HM)Dealership n 代理商、经营权Chain store 广泛性质的连锁（如绝味鸭脖）Territory sales （manager）大众化区域经理Territory dealership 区域经销权（代理商）7、tactical a （贬义）战术的（用手段完成）Tactic n 策略，战略Strategy n （褒义词）战略、策略Stick（y） a 小把戏、小技巧8、department n 部门的、院系的、科室Dept n 简写9、peer n 同级的同事Colleague n 同事Coworker n 团队同事（短期合作）10、foster v 促进、抚养、培养Promote v 职位晋升、销售的促销Promotion n 职位晋升、促销Enhance v 加强（没有strengthen程度强）Push v 强制推行或执行11、stakeholder n 持股人、股东Ower n 拥有者Partner n 搭档Manager n 管理者补充：informercial n 商业信息片Commercial n 商业，通过利益获取利润（贬义）Unit 3：What are organizations？Part 1：Glossary1、beast n 事物2、organ n 器官organize v 指人或动物的组织organization n 组织3、contrivance n 发明（物）、机械、谋划contrived a 牵强的contrive v 设计、谋划、发明4、patronage n 所有顾客谢谢惠顾patrons n 老顾客crew n （飞机、火车、船）的工作人员staff n 员工（下级）teamplayer n （比赛）成员5、impact n 影响力Impact on 对……影响influence n 影响6、associate v 联合、结合associate with…………联合7、whim n 突然想起的念头（怪）、一时兴致idea n 清晰的注意（能被人接受）thought n 伟人思想hope （可实现的）wish （虚拟的）imagination n 想象illustion n 由药物酒精而产生的幻觉fancy n 意想不到的惊喜、新潮的、昂贵的（酒店、餐厅）fancied a 空想的fanciful a 空想的（东西）fantasy n 白日梦fantistico n 爱奇思怪想的人8、achieve v 获取、取得（正面的东西）attain v 获取achievement n 成就成果achievable a 可实现的9、soul n 灵魂、人、精髓（理论、思想……）lack soul 缺乏内涵ghost泛指真正的鬼魂10、virtue n 美德By virtue of 由于……/鉴于……virtual a 虚拟的11、survival n 生存、幸存survive （in） v 靠……维持；以……存活survivable a 幸存的survivor n 幸存者12、efficiency n 功效、效率、效能efficient a 直接生效的relieve v 缓解13、intellectual a 智力的intelligence n 由于学习知识，智力的提升Central intelligence agency （CIA）中央情报局（美国）intelligible a 明白易懂的intellect n 智力、理解力、知识分子、智力高的人、思维逻辑领悟力intellection n 智力活动Intellectual property 知识产权Intellectual works 脑力活动14、chart n （泛指）图表Curve n 特指曲线图pie n 指扁形图Table n 指财务报表Form n （需写个人信息）图表（如酒店入住）Graph n （带有图片说明）图表Part 2Aspect vs RespectSide （两面的）面 by your side 在你身边Field (具体的领域）领域Area （范围广）区域Factor （文章中提到的要点、具体某点）要素Facet （立体的面）建筑物的面Dimension （指空间交叉的维度）维度Lateral 指边的Unilateral 单边的、独边的Multilateral 多变的Marginal边缘化（国际关系……）页边Refer v 参考Refer to ……as 作为……提及Reference n 参考文献Profit—oriented 营利导向的Nonprofit 非营利的Profitable 可营利的Profit vs benefitProfit 贬义词是指营利以后给的好处Benefit 褒义词包含各方面的好处Unit 4：Developing quality and competitive advantagePart 1：Glossary1、innovation n 创新、革新innovative a 创新的，革新的（突破，不一定是史无前例的创新）Creative a 创造性、创新的（指方法、观点、思想的创新，前所未有的） Innovate v 创新、创造2、optimize v 使最优化（决策）Optimization n 最优化Optimistic a 乐观的Optimist n 乐观主义者Optimism n 乐观主义Optimistical a 乐观的、乐天的Optimistically a 乐观地、乐天地3、medieval a 中世纪的、（贬）原始的、仿中世纪的、老式的medievalism n 中世纪精神、中世纪性质4、usher v 宣告、展示介绍、开始、开创5、exoticism n 异国风情、情调strange a 由陌生不熟悉产生的奇怪weird a 对行为性格、事件超出常规的奇怪exotic a 由宗教或风俗所产生的奇怪6、strenuous a 艰苦的、需要付出巨大努力的（对应achieve）effort （努力程度最轻）努力struggle v （生死线上、不是一般的努力）挣扎7、artifical a 人工智能的、非真实的、伪造的fake n 赝品counterfeit n 仿制品、仿冒品knockoff n 名牌的仿制品copycat n 没有主见的模仿（包括人和物）Shanzhai 山寨山寨手机：Robinhood cellphone8、navigate v （航海领域、空中、陆地）导航navigation n 航行、航海navigable a 可航行的、可驾驶的、适于航行的navigability n 耐航性9、prototype n 原型、标准、模范stereotype v 使用铅板、套用老套、使一成不变 n 陈腔滥调、老套、铅板Unit 5：Competitive industry environment analysisPart 1：Glossary1、long-term 长期的2、aggregation a 集合体3、carbonated a 充了碳酸气的4、alignment n 结盟5、meaningless a 无意义的、无价值的6、withdrawal n 撤退7、interactive a 互相作用的8、nutrition n 营养9、pharmaceutical a 制药的10、niche n 产品或服务所需的特殊领域11、entrant n 参加竞赛者12、replenishment n 补给补充13、alleviate v 减轻14、shakeout 经济衰退Inventory list 库存清单 future deal 期货交易 stock deal 股票交易Spot deal 现货交易 trade mark 商标 executive director执行理事第六单元和第七单元的词汇全看专业英语题型解析：选词填空：看专业英语书每单元后面练习II、Vocabulary Review的选词填空部分，试卷题目为四选一，相对简单点，但是一定要记得词汇本身固有的搭配，可参照总结的词汇。

Unit 1 Self-introductionLesson 1-1: Letters of self-introductionYou are a number of the ‘Pen pals’ club at the school. The blub often receives letters from students of various countries. In those letters the writers all introduce themselves. They want to ask for pen pals. Now the director of the club is putting them up on the school bulletin board. You may choose your pen pal there. What will effect you decision? It can be age, gender, or interests. Read the letters below and choose the one you are interest in.‗I am a Finnish girl, and I an 19. I want to write to a pleasant Chinese student who can speak English. I also study English at school. What I like to do most after class is cooking, swimming, and collecting stamps. Please write to : PO Box 135, 00382 Helsinki, Finland.‘‗I am a Japanese boy, and I am 18 years old. I have English lesson at school and I like them very much. I would like a pen pal who is also leaning English so that we could exchange letters in English. My hobbies are pop music, football, and coin collecting. We can talk about our hobbies in our letters. Please write to me at this address: PO box 138, Tokyo, Japan.‘―I am Charlie Smith of the United States, and I am a college student. We have many subjects in our school, but I li ke Chinese best, and I think I‘m do ing pretty well in it. Moreover, I like Chinese language so much that I practice it even after class on my own. Now I am looking for a pen pal form Chinese so that we can write letters in Chinese. Perhaps we can exchange visits some day.I love travelling and I hope to see China with my own eyes some day. Write to me and tell anything and everything about your country. I am eager to hear all about it .‖New wordsIntroduction [,ɪntrə'dʌkʃən]n.介绍Pal [pæl]n.朋友(口),伙伴Club[klʌb] n. 俱乐部Various ['vɛəriəs]a.不同的,多方面的;各种各样的Introduce[,ɪntrə'dju:s]vt. 介绍;传入;引进Director [di'rektə]n.负责人,主管;理事Bulletin ['bulitin]n.公告;布告Board[bɔ:d] n.木板Affect[ə'fekt] vt.影响Decision[di'siʒən] n.决定;裁决Gender ['dʒendə]n.性别Interest['intrist] n.兴趣;利益;利息vt.使(某人)感兴趣Collect[kə'lekt] vt .收集,收藏Exchange[iks'tʃeindʒ]vt .交换,互换;交流Hobby ['hɔbi]n. 业余爱好Coin[kɔin] n. 硬币Address[ə'dres] n. 地址Subject['sʌbdʒikt] n. 学科,科目;主题Pretty ['priti]ad. 相当a.非常,Moreover[mɔ:'rəuvə]ad.而且,此外Practice['præktis]v. 练习n. 实践Eager['i:ɡə] a.热切的,渴望的,迫切的Exercise['eksəsaiz] v.PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONSpen pal 笔友ask fo r 要求,请求put up 张贴bulletin board公告栏;布告牌be interested in对…感兴趣PO box 邮政信箱would lik e想要pop music 流行音乐talk abou t 谈论do well 学得好;成功;做得好so … that (表示目的)为的是,以便;(表示结果)如此…以至于…,结果on one‘s own单独地,靠自己地;独自some day/ someday将来有一天,总有一天be eager to do sth. 热切期望做某事,渴望做某事,急切想做某事Look forward to doing热切希望Expect[iks'pekt]vt. 期望so … that (表示目的)为的是,以便;(表示结果)如此…以至于…,结果Proper namesFinnish ['finiʃ]adj. 芬兰的/人的/语的n.芬兰语Helsinki['helsiŋki]n. 赫尔辛基Finland['fɪnlənd]n. 芬兰Tokyo ['təukjəu]n. 东京Charlie smith['tʃɑ:lɪ][smɪθ]查理.史密斯United states 美国Other wordsComprehension [,kɔmpri'henʃən]n.理解Comprehensible[,kɔmprɪ'hensəbəl] a.理解的Decisive [di'saisiv]adj.决定性的Decision [di'siʒən]n.决定Decide [di'said]v.决定Passage ['pæsidʒ]n. 信息Passenger['pæsindʒə]n乘客Director[di'rektə]n.责任人Direct [di'rekt] vt管理,指导Choice [tʃɔis]n.选择Choose[tʃu:z]vt. & vi. 选择Collection[kə'lekʃən]n收集Collect [kə'lekt]vt.收集Trend [trend]n趋势Consumer[kən'sju:mə]n消费者Consume[kən'sju:m]vt消费/耗Consumable[kən'sju:məbl]adj.n消费的, 消费appropriate[ə'prəupriit]adj适当的, [ə'prəuprieit]n挪用sales department销售部envelop[en'veləp]vt.包围, 笼罩, 包住envelope['envələup]n.信封toss [tɔs]vt. & vi.抛起扔; 投; 抛；(使)摇荡; 使颠簸Lesson 1-2 Introducing OneselfTo introduce oneself is to give information about oneself. This information usually includes your name, date and palace of birth, address, phone number, education, work experience, interests, hobbies and so forth. In this way you let others know who you are. When you do the self-introduction, you sometime concentrate only on one event, person, place, or experience in order to show a certain aspect of your life. Look at the following example of self-introduction.Good morning, everyone! This is our first lesson and I‘d like to introduce myself to you. My name is David Hume. Just call me David, please. I am form United States, and I wasborn into a teacher family. My father was a primary school art teacher. I was only boy among seven children in my family. That was enough to make me important, but my father loved me especially, because he knew his son was going to an artist. When I was small, I used to spend hours by myself drawing lovely small animals. If my mother sent me out to play in the square, I would go on drawing in the dust under the trees. One of my favorite models was my younger sister Linda. My father did not have much word to do at the school, so he was able to teach me in his spare time. In 2002, I graduate in art form Boston university. You know the story form there, I think. I love china and I love Chinese people. That is why I am here.New wordsInformation [,ɪnfə'meiʃən]n.信息,消息;情报Include[in'klu:d] vt.包括,包含Education [,edju:'keiʃən]n.教育Experience[iks'piəriəns] n.经历;经验,阅历vt.经历Aspect['æspekt] n.方面Following['fɔləuiŋ] a.下列的,接着的Primary ['praiməri] a.初级的;最初的Art [ɑ:t]n.美术;艺术Especially[is'peʃəli] ad.特别地Artist ['ɑ:tist]n.画家;艺术家Square [skwɛə]n.楼间空地;广场Dust [dʌst]n.尘土;灰尘Favorite .[ˈfeivərit]a.特别喜爱的n.特别喜爱的人或物Model ['mɔdəl]n.模特儿;模型Spare [spɛə] a.空闲的,多余的Graduate['ɡrædjueit]v.毕业['ɡrædjuit]arj.n.University [,ju:ni'və:siti]n.综合性大学concentrate['kɔnsəntreit]vt. & vi.专心于; 注意；集中, 聚集vt.浓缩forth[fɔ:θ]adv.向前, 往外Phrases and expressionsWork experience工作经验and so forth等等;诸如此类etc. and so as, etc.[it'setrə]et ceterain this way以这种方式concentrate on sth. 全神贯注于某事,专心致志于某事in order to为了,方便introduce oneself to sb.把自己介绍给别人be born into 出生于(家庭)used to do sth. 过去习惯/常做某事by oneself on one‘s ow n 单独地send(sb.) out让(某人)出去;派出,送出go on doing sth. 继续(不断)做某事graduate in … form …从….(学校)…(专业)毕业graduation 毕业Proper namesDavid hume['deivid] [hju:m]大卫.休姆Linda ['lində]琳达Boston['bɔstən]n波士顿Boston university波士顿大学OtherDrop out of school辍学seriously['sɪərɪəslɪ]adv.严重地;危险地;认真地;严肃地;真的(表示吃惊)；说真的；<非正>很;非常Christmas['krisməs]n.圣诞节proper ['prɔpə]adj.适合的; 适当的; 适用的;恰当的；遵守规则的; 正确的；严格意义的;固有特有的preposition[,prepə'ziʃən]n.介词be suppose to doNouns [naun] n.1.名词Elect [i'lekt]vt.(进行)选举, 推举；选择, 决定(做某事) 推选courage['kʌridʒ]n.勇气, 胆量fruit[fru:t]n.成果, 结果；水果; 果实equipment[i'kwipmənt]n.设备furniture['fə:nitʃə]n.家具committee[kə'miti]n.委员会communicate[kə'mju:nikeit]vt. & vi.传达/播,通知withcommunion[kə'mju:njən]n.交流,友谊communist[ˈkɔmjunist]arj.n.共产主义者,…的communitarian[kəˈmju:niˈtɛəriən]n共产主义/成员的community[kə'mju:niti]n.社会communize['kɔmjunaiz]v.使公有化proverb['prɔvəb]n.谚语,从所周的人或物inaccurate[ɪn'ækjərɪt]adj.不准确的situation[,sitju'eiʃən]n.环境,趋势bracket ['brækit]n.括弧框架,括号vt放入…括号government['ɡʌvənmənt]n.政府italicize[i'tælisaiz]vt.用斜体字排字,在字下划横线survive [sə'vaiv]vi.幸存,活下来vt.比…活得长, 经历…之后还存在survivor [sə'vaivə]n.幸存者;残存者;生还者survival[sə'vaivəl]n.幸存, 生存；残存的人[物]; 遗物; 遗风secretary['sekrətəri]n.秘书；书记；部长, 大臣airport['ɛəpɔ:t]n.航空站, 机场, 航空港why[hwai]adv.为什么int.呵唷, 哎呀, 嗨yeah['jeə]adv.( yes的俗音)；(用于表示对后说的话不相信)task[tɑ:sk]n.工作; 任务; 差事Michael smithNancy churchPhil wattsLinda brownBritainUnit 2 Meeting and introducing peopleLesson 2-1 Meeting and greeting customsPeople follow some customs in social situation. A younger person is usually introduced to an older one; a man is introduced to a woman; a guest to the host or hostess, and a person go a group. When making an introduction, we should mention the name of the person we respect first. When introducing a man and a woman, we should mention the woman‘s name first(unless the man is very old of very famous). When introducing two men of two women, we should put the older person‘s name first. If both are the same age, it is not important which the name comes first.People nod, smile and usually shake hands when they introduced to each other. In a business situation, men always shake hands with one another. But women do not often shake hands when they meet for the first time.Here are some different meeting and greeting customs around the world:In Chile, people usually shake hands when they meet for the first time. When two women first meet, they sometime kiss each other on the cheek. Women also greet both male and female friend with a kiss. Chilean men give their friends warm hugs or sometime kiss women on the cheek.Finns greet each other with a firm handshake. Hugs and kiss are only for close friends and family.People in the United States shake hands when they are first introduced. Friends and family numbers often hug and kiss on the cheek when they meet each other. In these situation, menkiss women but not other men.British people rarely keep hold of your hands for very long then they shake hands. But in many other countries in the world it is not polite to let go off hand to soon. Unfortunately, this makes many people think the British people are not friendly.New wordsGreet [ɡri:t]vt.问候,向…致意Custom ['kʌstəm]n.习惯,风俗Follow['fɔləu] vt.遵从;跟随Social ['səuʃəl]a.社交的;社会的;爱交际的Situation[,sitju'eiʃən]n.场合;形势occasionHost [həust] n.主人,主持人vt.主办;担任…的主持Guest [ɡest] n.来客,vt款待vi作客Hostess ['həʊstɪs]n.女主人;女房东Mention['menʃən]vt.&n.提及,说起Motion['məuʃən]vt.(向…)打手势, 示意n.(物体的)运动；手势Respect[ris'pekt] vt.&n敬重,尊敬Unless[ʌn'les] conj.除非….Nod[nɔd] v.&n.点头Shake[ʃeik] v.&n.shook,shaken 摇动,摇Different ['difərənt]a.不同的,有区别的Cheek[tʃi:k] n.脸颊,脸蛋儿Hug[hʌɡ] v &n.hugged, hugged 拥抱Firm[fə:m] a.有力的;牢固的;坚决的Handshake['hænd,ʃeɪk]n.握手Rarely['rɛəli]ad.很少地,罕有的Polite[pə'lait]a.有礼貌的;客气的Unfortunately[,ʌn'fɔ:tʃənitli] ad.不幸地Phrases and expressionssocial situation社交场合occasion[ə'keiʒən]n.shake hands (with)与…握手one another互相each otheraround the world在世界范围内,在世界各地keep hold of握住for long长久地;长期地(多用于否定及疑问句)let go off 松开,放开Proper namesChile['tʃili]n.智利Chilean['tʃiliən]n.智利人,智利的Finn [fin]n.芬兰人Others wordsmanners['mænə]n.方式, 方法；态度；礼貌, 规矩；(人或物的)种类opinion[ə'pinjən]n.观点attitude['ætitju:d]n.态度, 看法；姿态, 姿势affair [ə'fɛə]n.发生的事情; 大事; 事件；事务, 事态event[i'vent]n.事件, 大事；运动项目privacy ['praivəsi]n.隐私extra['ekstrə]adj.额外的interrupt[,ɪntə'rʌpt]vt. & vi.打断keep hold ofinjure['indʒə]vt.受外伤suitable['sju:təbl]adj.适宜的necessary['nesisəri]adj.需要n.translate [træns'leit]vt. & vi.转换Lesson 2-2 Meeting and making friends on campusWhat con you do when you find yourself in the school without enough friends? You can try to meet and make friends on campus! It is not difficult task. There are several methods to master, and you may find it easy when you try them out.You can start by looking around at people in your classes, dorms and dining halls. You will see them very often. An easy way to start a conversation is to talk about everyone is interested in. For example, before of after classes, ask, ―did you get the assignment for next week?‖ or ― what did you think of the professor‘s theory of …?‖ This helps you start a conversation. Be sure to introduce yourself before the end of the conversation.If your campus has other dining places, such as a café of a small restaurant, them there will be more opportunitie s for meeting people. After you‘ve introduced yourself and talked about class, it‘s the perfect time to ask the other person to join you for a cup of coffee of dinner in one of these places. Once you are at the table, if should be easier to talk about where you‘re form, what your major is , what you think of the class, whether it is easy or hard, etc. It will be much easier to suggest meeting again in other places.There are many other places where you will see people over and over again. Join a club,interest group of sports team. This means joining a community, and it is also a good way to meet people. You can get a job writing for the school newspaper. Read the newspaper of go online to look for social events.Attend concerts and cultural events. All these help one meet people with common interests in a relaxed setting.New wordsCampus ['kæmpəs]n..n校园task[tɑ:sk] n.任务;工作method['meθəd] n.方法master['mɑ:stə]vt.撑握,精通n.主人；男教师; 院长；大师adj.精通的dorm[dɔ:m] n. dormitory['dɔ:mitri] n.宿舍;寝室conversation [,kɔnvə'seiʃən]n会话assignment [ə'sainmənt]n分配的..作业;任务theory['θiəri] n理论;学说café n 咖啡馆,小餐馆opportunity[,ɔpə'tju:niti] n良机,机会perfect['pə:fikt] a.完美的,无瑕的,级好的[pə'fekt]vt.使…完美; 改善once[wʌns] conj.一旦Major ['meidʒə]n a.专业Subject ['sʌbdʒikt]n.项目,科目[səb'dʒekt]vt.使服从, 征服, 制伏Suggest [sə'dʒest]vt建议Community[kə'mju:niti] n.团体;社区Event [i'vent]n.大事;事件Cultural['kʌltʃərəl]a.文化的;与文化有关的Common ['kɔmən]a.共同的,公共的;常见的__普遍的;一般的Relaxed [rɪ'lækst]a.轻松的;不拘束的Setting ['setiŋ]n环境,背景backgroundPhrases and expressionsMake friends with sb.与.交友on campus在校园里try out 试验look around/round寻找;到外看be sure to do sth. 一定/务必做某事,口语Such as =for example例如,像-用于举例join sb. For sth.与某人一起-做某事;加入whether … or …是… 还是…over and over (again)再三地,重复地interest group兴趣小组go online 上网hold a conversationlook for寻找(某人或某物)look up向上看; 抬头看;查找seek[si:k]vt. & vi.寻找; 探寻vi.企图; 试图vt.请求, 征求; 求教Other wordsideal[ai'diəl]adj理想的mainly['meɪnli:]adv.主要地direct[di'rekt] director[di'rektə]n.主管;负责人;理事employ[im'plɔi] employer[im'plɔiə]n. 雇主employee[,emplɔi'i:]n.雇员calculate['kælkjuleit] calculator['kælkjuleitə]n.计算器/者translate [træns'leit] translation[træns'leiʃən]n.译者;翻译器invent [in'vent] vt. inventor[ɪn'ventə]n.发明家articles 冠词pronouns['prəunaun]n.名词movie['mu:vi]n.电影award[ə'wɔ:d]vt.n.奖wounded[ˈwu:ndɪd]adj.伤员的practice makes perfect 熟能生巧statue of liberty自由女神像['stætju:] n.雕像, 塑像['libəti]n.自由, 自主；〈正式〉许可权looking-glass =mirror镜子indefinite[in'definit]adj.无限期的；不明确的prize[praiz]n奖vt.珍视, 珍惜soccer['sɔkə]n.英式足球mechanical[mi'kænikəl]adj.机械的engineering[,endʒi'niəriŋ]n.工程学mechanics[mɪ'kænɪks]n.机械学electrical[i'lektrikəl]adj.电的quotation[kwəu'teiʃən]n.报价Unit 3 FamiliesLesson 3-1 Types of FamiliesGreat changes have taken place in the types of families over the last 100 years. In the past, parents, their children, and their children‘s children often lived together in a big family. Such a big family is called an extended family. In some places, the type of family even included relative by marriage, who are called in-law s, as well a s the sons and daughter of brothers and sisters, in other words, nephews and niece s.Nowaday s in many countries, the extended family is no longer very common. Instead, only two generation s, parents and children, live together. This is called a nuclear family, There are some reasons for that.First of all, young are becoming independent financially. Therefore, they are unwilling to depend on their parents. Secondly, these days the youth want to have their own privacy. Thirdly, children are supposed to become more independent and responsible, and develop a closer relationship with their parents.However, in the United States, the number of the nuclear family is also decreasing because of the influence s of some factor s such as divorce. As a result , there is an increasing number of single-parent familie s, or families with only a mother or only a father. In addition another kind of family is appear ing, which is called a blend ed family. This is a family in which two persons remarry. These two persons both once got divorced. But have children. In the new family, they make both groups of children live together.There is another type of family with double income but no kids, namely DINK. DINK family chooses not to have children for many different reasons. One of the reasons is that more and more young couples don‘t want to take too many responsibility. They just want more freedom for themselves.New wordsType [taip]n.类型v打字Extend[iks'tend]v. 扩充,延伸;延长Spread [spred]v.伸开spray[sprei]vt. & vi.喷n.浪花, 飞沫；喷雾Expand [iks'pænd]v 扩大,发展Relative['relətiv] n.亲戚Marriage ['mæridʒ]n.婚姻,结婚in-law ['ɪn,lɔ:]n.姻亲,亲家nephew['nefju:] n.侄子,外甥niece[ni:s]n.侄女,外甥女nowadays['nauədeiz]ad.现今,现在instead[in'sted] ad.取而代之,代替generation[,dʒenə'reiʃən] n.一代人;世代nuclear['nju:kliə]a.核心的;原子核的reason['ri:zən] n.原因,理由independent[,ɪndi'pendənt] a.独立的;不受约束的financially[faɪˈnænʃəlɪ] ad.经济上,财政上therefore ['ðɛəfɔ:]ad.因此unwilling [ʌn'wɪlɪŋ]a.不愿意的,勉强的depend[di'pend]vi.依靠,依赖Privacy ['praivəsi]n.独处而不受干扰的善,不受干扰的自由;个人权利,隐私Suppose[sə'pəuz]vt.认定;料想;假定conj.如果Responsible[ri'spɔnsəbl]a.有责任的,负责任的Develop [di'veləp]v.(使)发展,开发;生长Relationship[ri'leiʃənʃip] n.关系,关联However[hau'evə] ad.然而,但是Decrease [di:'kri:s]v减少['di: kri:s] n.减少,减少之量Influence['influəns]n.影响,作用vt影响Factor['fæktə] n.因素Divorce [di'vɔ:s]n.与…离婚Increase['inkri:s] n 增加[in'kri:s]v增大Reduce[ri'dju:s] v 减,减少Appear[ə'piə] v.出现;看来link v.显得, 似乎Blend[blend]vt.混合n.混合物Remarry [,ri:'mærɪ]v.再婚Double ['dʌbl] v.双重的,两倍的Double a. v.使加倍Income ['inkəm]n.收入,所得Namely ['neimli]ad.即,也就是Couple ['kʌpl]n.夫妻;一对,一双Responsibility [ri,spɔnsə'biliti]n.责任Freedom ['fri:dəm] n.自由,自主Phrases and expressionstake place 发生extended family近亲在内的大家庭as well as 和,以及in other words换言之no longer 不再nuclear family核心家庭first of all 顺序的首先be unwilling to do sth.不乐意做某事depend on 依赖,依靠be supposed to do sth.应该,被期望或要求做某事because of因为,由于as a result 结果single-parent family单亲家庭in addition 此外,另外take responsibility (for)为…负责任because of +nbecause 从句Lesson 3-2 Who can bridge the generation gap?—Grandparents!As grandparents, we are include in our family‘s daily lives. However, we are the ones that can bridge that generation gap in the family. Even though it is not an easy role for us to play, it is an important one, for we are more experienced in life, and more open-minded to what‘s happening in our families.Today‘s grandchildren, for example 12 and 13 years olds, are like 17 and 18 year olds. Wow, that is pretty terrible—and yet it can be pretty wonderful if they are guide d the correct way. It is important for us to be at hand and keep those lines of communication open.In my particular family, five kids and six grandchildren, my life definitely seems to be an ongoing soap opera. As a senior, I have learned to become more flexible and have become an important part in taking care of my grandchildren.My 18-year-old granddaughter had a huge difficultly in communicating with her mother and father. Thank goodness I keep an open door. I call ed a family meeting with her mother and did. Together, we work ed things out. It definitely helped that my children and grandchildren realize d that I would always be fare to both sides.As senior, we should not play any serious role. B ut remember, ―parenting‖ never stops. Believe me , I still get up, get out, and have a life. But we can never give up what we have worked so hard to protect–―the family.‖New wordsBridge[bridʒ]vt架起…桥梁Daily['deili]a.日常的Gap[ɡæp]n.差距;缺口Role[rəul]n.角色;作用Experienced[ɪk'spɪəri:ənst]adj.有经验的,老练的open-minded['əʊpən'maɪndɪd]adj无偏见的;愿意接受新思想的yet[jet]conj.然而,但是adv.还, 尚, 仍然；已经；甚至, 更guide[ɡaid]vt.引导;指导n.指导者；向导, 导游communication[kə,mju:ni'keiʃən]n.交流;通讯,联络particular[pə'tikjulə]adj特定地;特殊地definitely['definitli]adv.肯定地;明确地ongoing['ɔn,gəʊɪŋ]adj.正在进行的soap[səup]n.肥皂opera['ɔpərə]n.歌剧,剧senior['si:njə]adj.n年长的;长辈a.较年长的,(地位,级别)较高的flexible['fleksəbl]adj.灵活的,易弯曲的huge[hju:dʒ]ad巨大的,宠大的jcommunicate[kə'mju:nikeit]vt. & vi.沟通,交流cause[kɔ:z]n.原因,起因vt.成为…的原因; 导致；引起call[kɔ:l]vt. & vi.宣布召开,召集realize['riəlaiz]vt.认识到,体会到;实现fair[fɛə]adj.公平的,公正的serious['siəriəs]adj.严肃的;认真的,严重的;重大的protect[prə'tekt]vt.保护,保卫Phrases and expressionseven thought/if即使,尽管play a … role 扮演…角色at hand接近的,在身边line of communication沟通渠道soap opera肥皂剧,连续剧communicate with sb.与…沟通thank goodness谢天谢地work out弄懂某事,找出答案;理解solve[sɔlv]vt.处理be fair to 对…公平get up起床get out外出起动(参观,会友等)give up放弃even thought/if即使,尽管have difficulty (in ) doing sthOthers wordsfocus['fəukəs]vt. & vi.(使)集中, (使)聚集；调整(镜头, 眼睛)焦点[焦距]以便看清n.焦点, 焦距; 中心adjectives['ædʒiktiv]n.形容词adverb['ædvə:b]n.副词deaf[def]adj.聋的；不愿听的, 装聋的leafleather['leðə]n.皮, 皮革brilliant['briljənt]adj.闪光的, 明亮的；光辉的, 辉煌的steel[sti:l]n.钢, 钢铁vt.使坚强, 使坚定silk[silk]n.丝, 绸bright[brait]adj.光亮的, 闪光发光的；鲜艳/亮的；生气勃勃的, 愉快的; 幸福的；聪明的, 伶俐的；前途光明的brick[brik]n.砖, 砖块vt.用砖砌,用砖堵住Spanish-stylereject[ri'dʒekt]vt.拒绝, 谢绝; 驳回；舍弃, 排斥, 退掉['ri:dʒekt]n.被拒货品, 不合格产品probably['prɔbəbli]adv.大概; 或许; 可能gradually[ˈgrædjʊəlɪ] adv.1.逐步地,渐渐地,渐进的reunion[,ri:'ju:niən]n.团聚,团圆cousin['kʌzn]n.堂/表兄弟/姊妹as a matter of fact实际上,不瞒你说You bet.俗—当然/真的/的确Hawaii[hə'wɑ:i:]n.夏威夷Single['siŋɡl]adj.单身Divorced[dɪˈvɔ:st] adj.离婚Separated['sepərit]adj.分居['sepəreit]vt. & vi.分开, 隔离Widowed[ˈwɪdəʊd]adj寡居Unit 4 Home and hometownLesson 4-1 HomeBill and Barri Hamilton didn‘t imagine that they would make their home at an old school house someday. One day they drove to Martindale. It is a small town located in south-west of the U.S.A. They came for a German car. Bill has a business of buying and selling old cars. Then they found the Martindale schoolhouse and fell in love with it. It was for sale and they wanted to buy it. Some local people were worried that their loved schoolhouse would be a lot of different, but the Hamiltons said they felt like its doorkeeper s.At last they bought it. They make the old schoolhouse into their comfortable home. They built a garden and a swimming pool behind the house. They built two kitchen s, three bathroom, four toilet s, four drawing-room s and eight bedroom s inside it. They even had a dancing-hall in the central part of the house and they repair ed the playground. Most importantly, the schoolhouse looks almost the same as it was before.Small-town life, especially living in an old school, might seem an unusual choice for the Hamiltons. So they stared their new country life. Barri Hamilton says she and her husband have made many friends in Martindale. She didn‘t make so many friends in the city though she lived there for 30 years.Buying the school was a ―sensitive thing‖ for some resident s, because so many had been educate d there. ―It‘s important that Bill and I explain to everybody that we feel like thedoorkeepers of this school,‖ Barri says. ―When we are gone, we‘ll leave it in better shape that when we found it.‖New wordsImagine[i'mædʒin]vt.料想;设想suppose[sə'pəuz]vt.料想; 猜想; 以为；假定, 假设conj.如果Locate[ləu'keit]vt. & vi.使坐落于;将(某物)设置在某处Business['biznis]n.买卖,商业,贸易Schoolhouse['sku:l,haʊs]n.校舍Sale[seil]n.出售,销售Local['ləukəl]adj.本地的,地方的Worried[ˈwʌrɪd] adj.担心的,忧虑的Beloved[bi'lʌvd]adj.深受的,亲爱的Doorkeeper['dɔ:,ki:pə]n.看门人Comfortable['kʌmfətəbl]adj.舒适的,舒坦的Kitchen['kitʃin]n.厨房Toilet['tɔilit]n.卫生间,厕所drawing-room客厅,起居室['drɔ:ɪŋ,ru:m]n.绘画, 制图；图画, 图样bedroom['bed,ru:m]n.卧室,房间dancing-hall舞厅central['sentrəl]adj.中间的,中央的repair[ri'pɛə]vt维修,修理n.修理,修理playground['pleiɡraund]n.操场,运动场importantly[im'pɔ:təntli]ad重要的是;自以为了不起地unusual[,ʌn'ju:ʒuəl]adj.不平常的,与众不同的choice[tʃɔis]adj.n选择sensitive['sensitiv]adj.敏感的;灵敏的resident['rezidənt]n.居民adj.educate['edju:keit]vt. & vi教育explain[iks'plein]vt. & vi.解释;说明explanation n.gone[gɔ:n, gɔn]adj.离开的;逝去的shape[ʃeip]n.状态;形状,样子Phrases and expressionsbe located in位于,坐落在fall in love (with sb. Of sth.) 喜欢,爱上(某人/某物)for sale 待售,出卖be worried (about)担心,忧虑feel like sth. / doing sth. 想要某物,想要做某事make … into 使转变为;把…制成swimming pool游泳池the same … as =in the same way与…一样small-town life小镇生活leave sth. in good shape使…保持良好状态Proper namesBill比尔[bɪl] n.比尔(男子名, William 的昵称)Barri hamiltom芭莉.汉密尔顿Martindale马丁德尔(地名)German['dʒɜ:mən]adj.德国(人)的n.德语的;德国人Other wordsprobable['prɔbəbl]adj.很可能的, 大概的; 或有的condition[kən'diʃən]n.条件fresh [freʃ]adj.新鲜的electricity[ilek'trisiti]n.电,电流；热情have difficulty (in ) doing sthmake 制造,制作;使….;赚(挣)钱;铺(床)make friends whithmake…into 将…改变成;将…转变成make one‘s home at/in 把家安在sattle downLesson 4-2 Waterford, My hometownWaterford is the oldest city in Ireland. It‘s walled city and it was built by the Vikings in 853, and was later extended by the Anglo Normans.During the 18th century, the industry of the city developed, most famously its glass industry. Today the port in Waterford is still one of Ireland‘s busiest ports.Waterford is located between Dublin and Cork. One can take a day trip to both of these cities. Get ting to Waterford is easy. You can go there by bus of by train. There is a small airport located just outside the city but there are only a few flight s. A day‘s trip around Waterfod City is very possible on food though buses can be taken.Waterford castle is a beautiful place to visit. It is a huge building on its own island. However, if you can‘t afford to stay for a night, It is a wonderful thing to have afternoon tea there.The new library of Waterford City is a good place for reading of just for relaxing. Also, you may surf the Internet for free there. The City Square is beside it. If you are in Ireland around the beginning of August, make sure you go to Sproi in Waterford. There is one ofIreland‘s greatest street festival s in Sproi, and over 40.000 people attend it . All weekend long there are street parades, concert s and entertainment s. Waterford may be quiet but for this weekend it really comes alive!I‘m look ing forward to greeting you at my hometown.New wordsCentury['sentʃuri]n.世纪Industry['indəstri]n.工业,产业Famously['feiməsli]ad.出名地,久负盛名地Glass[ɡlɑ:s]n.玻璃;玻璃杯Port[pɔ:t]n.港口pot[pɔt]n.罐, 锅, 壶airport ['ɛəpɔ:t]n.n.飞机场flight[flait]n. n.航班;飞行possible['pɔsəbl]a.可能的castle['kɑ:sl]n.n.城堡afford [ə'fɔ:d]v.担负得起,买得起library ['laibrəri]n.图书馆relaxing[ri'læksiŋ]a.使人放松的internet ['intənet]n.互联网august [ɔ:'ɡʌst]adj.n.八月festival ['festəvəl]n.n.庆祝活动;节日attend [ə'tend] v.出席,参加concert ['kɔnsət]n.音乐会entertainment[,entə'teinmənt]n.娱乐;招待quiet ['kwaiət]a.安静的quite[kwait]adv.完全地;整体地;十分地;相当alive[ə'laiv]a.有活力的;活的Phrases and expressionstake a day trip一日游get to 到达,抵达surf the internet上网[sə:f]n.拍岸浪花vi.滑浪, 作冲浪运动for free免费the city square市政广场make sure确保;查明street festival街头庆祝活动come alive活跃起来look forward to sth/doing sth.盼望,期待做某事Proper namesWaterford沃特福特Ireland['aɪələnd]n.爱尔兰Viking维京人['vaikiŋ]n.海盗,北欧海盗,〈口〉斯堪的纳维亚人。