?Lesson 1 A private conversation?

the

the? [ei]?I can?t see the importance of the news.

the? [e?]?The man over there is my brother.

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none + of ? /n? n?v/?It?s none of your business.

I did not enjoy itt?e

went to the theatreto?

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private

adj. ?a private school / in private?

n. ?Saving Private Ryan

conversation

?have a conversation with sb about sthDon was deep in conversation with the girl.

?get into conversation with sb

theatre

?go to the theatrego to school / go to bed / go to church

seat

?take/have a seatPlease be seated now.

play

??play the piano

/??play football / chess

?play a role in?

attention

?pay attention toLadies and gentlemen, may I have your attention?

bear

bore, borne?I can?t bear the noise.

?= have?The document bears her signature.

business

?

on business

It?s none of your business?

get down to business

ahead of vs. in front of

ahead of?/His ideas were ahead of his time.

in front ofThere is a tree in front of the house.

in the front ofShe sat in the front of the car.

none

?

None of the apples are fresh.

none the + ??I am none the wiser after your explanation.

? vs. ?

? just now, a few days ago?I got very angry.

?He was reading when the phone rang.

-ly?angry ? angrily

hard ? hard, fast ? fast

get + ?She got tired after walking all day.

?? + + I enjoyed the play.

?

out of the question = impossible?Going there today is out of the question.

beyond question = Her honesty is beyond question.

He who laughs last laughs best.?

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?the?ahead of?in front of?bearbusiness?

1. Private adj.私人的

对比：private vs. public

When you say something is private, you mean it is not public.

场景：私人房间，禁止入内

Sorry, This is aprivate room. You cannot come in without my permission.

my room与private room的表意差别

词组：

1.私家车（听记）

造句：随着生活水平提高 ，在中国越来越多家庭有了私家车。（听记）

2.私人飞机 private plane, private jet

造句：空军一号不是一家私人飞机
，这架飞机是为美国总统特制的 。

Air Force One is not a private plane , but it is the plane specially-built for the president of the United States.

3.私立学校（听记）

造句：富有的家庭通常把他们的孩子送入私立学校
。

文化拓展：

私立大学与公立大学 private university and public university

小问题：你能写出几所美国私立大学和公立大学？

私有企业与上市公司 private company and public company

文化拓展：隐私禁忌

1）privacy n.隐私

造句：在网络时代，隐私很容易被侵犯。所以 ，我们要不仅要保护自己的隐私，而且要尊重别人的隐私 。

In the internet age, privacy is easily invaded. So we not only need to protect our privacy butrespect others’privacy.

和外国人交流时的隐私禁忌

1 、age 年龄

2
、income 收入

3、marital status 婚恋状况

privacy的延伸含义 独处 、清净

场景：奔波一天后的回家感受

造句：我真的很累
，我需要独处。（听记）

2. Conversationn.谈话

= an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts

词根记忆法：（听记）

con（ ）vers（ ）ation（ ）

常见的谈话类型：

1）talk

conversation is informal , and a talk can be either formal or informal.

正式谈判

和平会谈Peace Talks

六方会谈Six-party Talks

非正式谈话

造句：我和我的父亲长谈一夜
。（听记）

2）chat闲聊

造句：他喜欢和朋友在网上聊天。（听记）

3）gossip说闲话、八卦绯闻
、流言蜚语（尤其指涉及某人隐私）

gossip也指专门说闲话的人

造句：喜欢说闲话的人通常是个大嘴巴(听记）

IBM = International Big Mouth

BMW = Big Mouth Woman

3. Theatren.**院，剧院 ，戏院

文化拓展：西方戏剧

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 莎士比亚环球剧院

Broadway theatres 百老汇

Athens 希腊雅典

The Acropolis 雅典卫城

Dionysus 狄奥尼索斯酒神

Aeschylus 埃斯库罗斯悲剧之父

Tragodiaand Komoidia山羊之歌和狂欢之歌

悲剧和喜剧Tragedy and Comedy

Tragedy：

莎士比亚著名悲剧《哈姆雷特》《Hamlet》[?h?ml?t]

Comedy:

莎士比亚的《威尼斯商人》《The merchant of Venice》[?v?n?s]

文化拓展：**主题

1、science fiction

2 、horror film

3
、war film

4、action movie

5 、cartoon

6
、romantic film

7、Documentary

4. Playn.戏剧

歌剧：opera 比如莫扎特歌剧巅峰之作The Marriage of Figaro [fi’garo]

京剧：Peking Opera

音乐剧：musical

比如：百老汇Broadway的《Cats》

肥皂剧：soap opera ,也叫sitcom =situation comedy比如：《Friends》

电视剧：TV series

5. Loudlyadv.大声地

说话音量大小：

loudly 很吵（形容词loud）

louder 大声一点

aloud 出声

场景：（听记）

你打电话时
，对方默不作声：请说出声音来

说得很小声时听不见：对不起，我听不到你 ，能说大点声吗？

对方突然吼了一句：你现在能听见了吗！？

差点把你耳朵震聋了
，你说：嘿！你太吵了！不要大声说话！

6. Attentionn.注意力

常用句型：Your attention, please！！

场景：

Your attention, please!

Flight BA766 is now boarding. （听记）

场景：当你宣布一件事，希望得到注意时（听记）

女士们先生们 ，可以注意一下吗？

我要作一个重要宣布 。

我就要结婚了
。

常用短语：

1）pay attention to sth. 关注

造句：我们应该对交通安全更加关注。

2）attract / draw one’s attention 引起关注

造句：**星球大战获得了大量关注 。

3）receive attention from 获得…关注

7. Business（n.）1.要关注或做的事 2.商业

1）商业
，一个企业

MBA = Master of Business Administration

A business person is supposed to bevery busy.

This is what “business ”is all about.

2）事情（你应该做或关注的事）= Things someone should be involved in

场景：主持人希望会议话题重回主线（请根据音频尝试翻译，答案在本讲最后）

Hey, ladies and gentlemen , please take your seats.

Let us get down to business.

名言警句

“The business of the American people is business.
”

——January 1925 President Calvin Coolidge

美国第30任总统卡尔文·库利奇

文化拓展

“美国人民的事就是商业
。”美国是现代商业最发达的国家 ，人们对商业机构尊敬
，因为美国的价值观当中崇尚自由竞争。认为这是保障自由平等的核心 。

Most Americans respect competitive business organizations, because they believe competition is the major source of equality and progress.

听记答案

私家车? private car

随着生活水平提高，越来越多家庭有了私家车
。

A growing number of Chinese families have private cars.

富有的家庭通常把他们的孩子送入私立学校。

Rich families usually send their kids to private schools.

我真的很累 ，我需要独处 。

I am really tired , and I need some privacy

我和我的父亲长谈一夜
。

I had a long talk with my father last night.

他喜欢和朋友在网上聊天。

He likes chatting with friends on-line.

喜欢说闲话的人通常是个大嘴巴 。

A gossip usually has a big mouth.

打电话场景：

Please speak aloud.

Sorry, I can’t hear you. Please speak louder.

“Can you hear me, NOW  ”

Hey，you are too loud. Don’t talk loudly.

Your attention, please! Flight BA766 is now boarding.

请注意！BA766航班就要登机了！

宣布场景：

Ladies and gentlemen , may I have your attention please ?

I would like to make an important announcement .

I have received an offer from Harvard.

我们应该对交通安全更加关注。

We should pay greater attention to traffic safety.

**星球大战获得了大量关注
。

The movie Star Wars has attracted massive attention.

主持场景：

女士们先生们
，请回到你们的座位上。

让我们言归正传吧 。

1. Last week I went to the theatre.

讲解

1）go to the theatre “去看戏”

不要字面理解为“去剧院
”

go to + place，place往往并不特指地点 ，而是表达”参加活动
，做某事 ”

如：go to church去做礼拜，go to bed 睡觉

如：

去看**：go to the cinema / go to a movie (美语口语) = go to see a movie 上学读书go to school? 上大学 go to college

Where did you go to college ?

I went to Zhejiang University.

读研究生（听记）

2）简单句中时间状语的位置

Last week, I went to the theatre.

= I went to the theatre last week.

注意:中文的时间放在前面或中间

对比例句 ，写出下句的两种语序形式

上周末
，我去了迪斯尼乐园
。（听记）

2.I got very angry.

讲解

get angry 表达变化过程 = become angry

体会作者的心情，由喜转怒的过程。一开始 ，心情很好
，而两个年轻人的聊天，把心情给搅和了 。

2.In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily.

讲解

最后in the end = at last = finally

最初in the beginning

忍无可忍I could not bear it any more.

这里用了I can’t hear a word  ，而不是
，I can’t hear any words.

Not …a ，比not …any 语气更强烈

场景：

小A ，向小B借钱；小A从来借钱不还
。

小B说： 我不会再给你钱了。（听记）

说的狠一点：

3.'It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'

讲解

在面对作者警告的时候，年轻人却粗鲁地说：It is none of your business.不管你的事 。这句话往往用于警告别人少管闲事
。

场景：

学校里有些学霸老是问你考了多少分
，你如果考的不好，不想让他知道：（听记以下对话）

不关你的事。

管好你自己的事 。[mind v.照料=take care of]

不要这么爱管闲事
。（Nosy adj. ['nozi]爱管闲事的）

In the story , the young man thought the author was very nosy.

最后一句：This is aprivateconversation .重音应落在哪个词？

听记答案

读研究生

go to graduateschool

上周末 ，我去了迪士尼乐园。

Last weekend, I visited the Disneyland.

I visited the Disneyland, last weekend.

我不会再给你钱了 。

I won’t give you any money.

说的狠一点:

I won’t give you a cent/penny.

不关你的事。

It is none of your business.

管好你自己的事
。

Mind your own business.

不要这么爱管闲事。

Don’t be so nosy.