Lesson Eight

Lesson Eight The Preface of Silent springAl GoreI Background information1.Al Gore2.Rachel Louise Carson3.DDTII. V ocabulary study1.albeit conj.& adv. =although/though/while[古语]尽管，即使，虽然（一般用来连接单词或短语，而不是从句）Albert fair, the girl was not sought after.You are to be given one method of communication with your rival, albeit indirect communication. Phrases:Albeit Mildly 尽管势头很温和Albeit Monotonous 尽管很枯燥Albeit Foggy 尽管很模糊Albeit Temporarily 尽管只是暂时Albeit Obtusely 尽管很笨拙Albeit Modestly 尽管幅度较小2.precursor 先驱；先行者；先兆Error is often the precursor of what is correct.错误常常是正确的先导。

Viewed as a precursor to a wider open data movement, it could be as important as any we have seen in the web era.它被视为更广泛的数据开放运动的先导，它将像我们在互联网时代看到的所有重要的事物一样重要。

U.S. officials also recognize that acute hunger and malnutrition can be the precursor for disease outbreaks.美国官员也认识到，严重的饥饿和营养不良可能是疾病暴发的前兆。

Lesson Eight Science Has Spoiled My Supper科学毁了我的晚餐I am a fan for Science. My education is scientific and I have, in one field, contributed a monograph to a scientific journal.我是个科学迷。

我是学科学的，曾为一份科学刊物写过某个领域的一篇专题文章。

Science, to my mind, is applied honesty, the one reliable means we have to find out truth.在我看来，科学需运用诚实，是我们发现真理的唯一可靠的手段。

That is why, when error is committed in the name of science, I feel the way a man would if his favorite uncle had taken to drink.因此在以科学的名义做错事时，我的感觉就像一个人最喜欢的叔叔染上酒瘾后的心情一样。

Take cheese, for instance.Here and there, in big cities, small stores and delicatessens specialize in cheese.以奶酪为例。

在大城市到处都有一些小店和熟食店专营奶酪。

At such places, one can buy at least some of the first –rate cheeses that we used to eat在这些地方，至少还能买到过去吃过的一些最好的奶酪---such as those we had with pie and macaroni (通心粉).比如我们在吃馅饼和通心粉时吃的奶酪。

Lesson Eight YouthListen to the tape carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard.1. M: My chemistry project is in trouble. My partner and I have totally differentideas about how to proceed.W: You should try to meet each other halfway.Q: What does the woman suggest?a. They should find a better lab for the project.b. The man should meet his partner's needs.c. They should come to a compromise.d. The man should work with somebody else.He agreed to meet them half- way.他同意对他们作一定的妥协。

2. M: What's the matter? You've been sitting there for ages just staring into space. W: I told the Brownings I'd send them a postcard. Now I don't know what to say. Q: What is the woman doing?a. Looking for a postcard.b. Visiting the Brownings.c. Filling in a form.d. Writing a postcard.3. M: I've noticed that you get letters from Canada from time to time. Would youmind saving the stamps for me? My sister collects them.W: My roommates already asked for them.Q: What will the woman probably do?a. She will no longer get letters from Canada.b. She will not give the stamps to the man's sister.c. She will save the stamps for the man's sister.d. She will give the stamps to the man's roommates.4. M: Next, shouldn't we get a telephone installed in the hall?W: Fixing the shower pipe is far more important.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?a. The man's attitude is more sensible than the woman's.b. They have different opinions as to what to do next.c. They have to pay for the house by installments.d. They will fix a telephone in the bathroom.5. M: I hope I won't oversleep. I've simply got to catch the first flight to New York.W: If I were you, I'd request a wake-up call from the hotel reception.Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?a. To ask for a wake-up call.b. To catch a later flight.c. To go to bed early.d. To cancel his trip.6. W: You know some TV channels have been rerunning a lot of comedies from thesixties. What do you think of those old shows?M: So-so, but the new ones aren't so great either.Q: What is the man's opinion on the new TV comedies?a. New TV comedies are not so good as old ones.b. New TV comedies are much better than old ones.c. TV comedies haven't improved since the sixties.d. TV comedies have improved a lot since the sixties.7. M: I heard that Park Electronics is going to be holding interviews on campus nextweek.W: Yeah. What day? I'd like to talk to them and drop off my resume.Q: What does the woman want to do?a. Get a job on campus.b. Take an electronics course.c. Visit the electronics company.d. Apply for a job with the electronics company.I'll drop this off on my way to the supermarket.我在去超级市场的途中将信寄出去。

Lesson 8 What’s the time?
一、核心词汇
1. 名词: time时间Sunday星期日
2. 数词: eight八
3. 形容词: late迟的
4. 副词: o’clo ck ......点钟
二、拓展词汇
1. 名词: rain雨plane飞机day日子zoo动物园
2. 动词: take带走
3. 数词: six六eleven十一twelve十二
4. 副词: again又
三、核心句型
—What's the time, please? 请问,几点了?
—It's eight o'clock. 八点了.
解读: 这组对话是用来询问和回答时间的.
举一反三: —What's the time, please? 请问,几点了? —It's three o'clock. 三点了.
四、了解句型
1. I'm late again. 我又迟到了.
解读: 此句是陈述句,用来表达自己迟到了.
2. It's Sunday today. 今天是星期日.
解读: 此句是表达今天是星期几的陈述句.
3. Take out your pen. 拿出你的钢笔.
解读: 这是一个祈使句.。

Lesson Eight Age 年龄Can I ask how old you are?我能问问您多大了吗？How old are you? Can I ask how old you are?May I ask how old you are? May I have your age? May I have your name? Would you mind telling me your age? What’s your age?What age are you?I just turned twenty-three.我刚满二十三。

I’m over 20. I just turned twenty-one. turn greenI was thirty on my last birthday.我三十岁出头了。

I was twenty on my last birthday.I’d say you are about twenty.我说你快二十了。

I’d say = I would say about = around I’m about twenty.I’m not quite twenty.I’m barely twenty.My birthday won’t be until next week. Twenty’s birthday is around the corner.I’m twenty. I’m twenty years old.Joanna is in her sixties, but she is ageing well.Joanna六十多岁了，但保养得很好。

Well, I’m in my twenties.My father is in his fifties.My mother is in her fifties. My grandmother is in her eighties.Guess how old I am.你猜我多大了。