《新概念英语》第一册第129课 Seventy miles an hour
时速70英里
【英音课文朗读】
【美音课文朗读】
【课文】
ANN: Look, Gary! That policeman's waving to you. He wants you to stop.
POLICEMAN: Where do you think you are? On a race track? You must have been driving at seventy miles an hour.
GARY: I can't have been.
POLICEMAN: I was doing eighty when I overtook you.
POLICEMAN: Didn't you see the speed limit?
GARY: I'm afraid I didn't, officer. I must have been dreaming.
ANN: He wasn't dreaming, officer. I was telling him to drive slowly.
GARY: That's why I didn't see the sign.
POLICEMAN: Let me see your driving licence.
POLICEMAN: I won't charge you this time.But you'd better not do it again!
GARY: Thank you. I'll certainly be more careful.
ANN: I told you to drive slowly, Gary.
GARY: You always tell me to drive slowly, darling.
ANN: Well, next time you'd better take my advice!
【课文翻译】
安:瞧,加里!那个警察正朝你挥手呢。他要你停下来。
警察:你认为你现在是在哪儿?在赛车道上吗?你刚才一定是以每小时70英里的速度开车。
加里:我不会开得那么快的。
警察:我是以第小时80英里的速度赶上你的。
警察:难道你没看见限速牌吗?
加里:恐怕我没有看见,警官。我一定思想开小差了。
安:警官,他思想没有开小差。我刚才正告诉他开慢点。
安里:所以我才没看见那牌子。
警察:让我看一看你的驾驶执照。
警察:这次我就不罚你款了。但你最好不要再开得这样快。
加里:谢谢您。我以后一定会多加注意。
安:加里,我刚才叫你开慢点吧。
加里:你总是叫我开慢点,亲爱的。
安:好啦,下次你最好还是听从我的劝告!
【生词】
【上期作业回顾】
一. 中英互译。把中文的句子翻译成英语,把英语的句子翻译成中文。
1. 北京作为2008年奥运会的举办城市而著名。
Beijing is famous as the host city of 2008 Olympic Games.
2. Guilin is famous for its beautiful mountains and water.
桂林以其美丽的山水而著称。
3. Whose prince charming is he?
他是谁的白马王子?
4. 这个老师就是徒有虚名。
This teacher is famous for being famous.
5. It will take me at least half an hour to walk to school in the rainy day.
下雨天我走路上学最少要用半小时。
二. 完成下列的反义疑问句,并翻译。
1. She is pretty, isn't she?
(肯定回答) Yes, she is. 是的,她长得漂亮。
(否定回答) No, she isn't. 不,她长得不漂亮。
2. She doesn't work hard, does she?
(肯定回答)Yes, she does. 不,她工作努力呢。
(否定回答)No, she doesn't. 是的,她不努力工作。
二【知识点讲解】
(一)单词扩展
1. track n. 跑道 如:track and field 田径,田径赛
小道,小径 a forest track 林中小径
2. overtake 追上,赶上,超过 No one could overtake him. 没有人能超过他
3. speed limit 限速
speed n. 速度 Our speed averaged at 70 mph. 我们的平均速度时70英里每小时。
(注意:mph=mile per hour 时速...英里,表示速度时,用介词at)
speed v. 超速行驶 Was I really speeding, officer? 警官,我真的超速了吗?
4. dream v. 做梦,思想不集中 dream a sweet dream 做了一个美梦
【搭配】dream about + n 梦见... dream of + n 幻想...
dream n. 梦 day dream 白日梦
5. charge v. 罚款
fine n. 罚款,罚金
charge 索价,要价 How much will you charge? 你开价多少?
6. wave v. 招手,挥手 wave to sb 向...招手
【搭配】make waves 兴风作浪,引起麻烦
三【课后作业】
中英互译,翻译下列句子。
1. 如果我努力,我就会超过他。
2. You must have been driving at seventy miles an hour.
3. 昨晚我做了个美梦。
4. 我们的平均速度时80英里每小时。
【作业时间】
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