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我大概在一年前开始听写中级美语, by fits and starts, 好不容易才把148课听写完毕，现在开始听第二遍了。期间不知有pan的听写文本，最近看到，高兴之余也十分感慨，不过，我倒庆幸自己没有早看到，不然的话，就或许不会坚持下来独自完成这些听写了。我的听写文本或许与pan的稍有不同，希望也会有人喜欢哦。同时也希望有人指出我听写中的错误，不胜感谢。
注：听不懂的地方以省略号代之，希望有人帮我补上。

Lesson 1. Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
English is an international language. Therefore, it is necessary for us to learn it. It can be rewarding or just a waste of time. It's up to you. It depends on how you study it. Here are some tips about learning English.
First, don't be afraid to make mistakes. You will learn from them. Second, you must not be shy. Be thick-skinned and speak up! Finally, you must be patient. Remember, "Rome wasn't built in a day."

Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
Well, Rome doesn't refer to the city of Rome only. It refers to the Rome Empire. That is, the great country that Rome built more than two thousand years ago. It was a great empire and of course you can't build anything good or great in just a short time.
Now, I have this question, in what situation, we'll use this expression -- Rome wasn't built in a day. Please give us an example.
Well, let's say that your friend wants to learn how to do something, like typing or swimming, and at first, your friend feels a little discouraged, because it is not easy to learn a new skill, but you tell him: hey, come on, Rome wasn't built in a day. We want to encourage our friends with this saying. 谚语
He is a little bit discouraged. 有点泄气

English is an international language.
Well, we say that English is an international language because English is spoken around the world. Of course there are more speakers of Mandarin than of English, but English is spoken by more people in more countries than Mandarin is. So when you travel or do business or study overseas, you can always find English speakers and English TV programs and English newspapers. 普通话
In other words, English is a universal language. That is why we should learn it. 全球的，通用的
Bruce speaks beautiful Mandarin.

Therefore, it is necessary for us to learn it. necessary = important
It can be rewarding or just a waste of time.
it = learning English just = only
You stay here is only a waste of time.
Exercise is very rewarding for our health.
It pays to exercise. It is rewarding to exercise. 有所回报的，值得做的
Good one. 不错

It's up to you. 随你的便，由你决定
Well, if Peter asks me do you want to go to a restaurant first or see a movie first tonight, I might say: it's up to you.
Do we go to the movie first or should we go to a restaurant first? It’s up to you.
But I know the true answer; he enjoys eating more than anything.
Let's go to the restaurant first.
In our studio, we have a very small studio of here, and we have only two people here, that is Bruce and me. But Bruce is much too big, so we have little room left here.

It depends on how you study it.
If you learn English by fits and starts, you’ll get nowhere. 断断续续没有出息
My brother studied accounting by fits and starts, so he failed.

Here are some tips about learning English. tips 小贴士 about = on
tip (about) = advice (on)
If you give me a tip, I’ll give you some tips on how to learn English.
If you are in a restaurant, and you leave a little money for the waiter, we say that's a tip. But then Peter said, I’ll give you some tips about learning English,
Some tips = some advice. a good piece of advice tip 可数 advice 不可数
Mr. Bruce … before leaving, don’t forget to tip me before leaving. 给小费
He tipped me on how to learn English. tip someone on something 建议

First, don't be afraid to make mistakes.
= Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
I'm afraid to talk to him. I'm afraid of talking to him.
This is a good piece of advice.
Well, you have to speak or write a language to really learn it, if you make a mistake while speaking, usually the listener will understand you anyway. Because usually your mistake is just a grammar mistake, or maybe a vocabulary mistake, but usually we understand you. But if we don't understand you, we'll ask: ah? Or what do you mean? And then you can try again.
Only by making mistakes, can we learn something.

You will learn from them.
Second, you must not be shy.
Children are often shy around strangers.
This is often the case but there is some situation in which adults are shy. For example, each time Bruce is with me, he is shy.
That's not shy, that is embarrassed. Peter, you stink. 不及物动词

Be thick-skinned and speak up!
Finally, you mush be patient. 病人, 耐心的
A good teacher must be patient with his students. 对...有耐心

Remember, "Rome wasn't built in a day."

Substitution

It depends on how you study it.
It depends on when you do it.
It depends on where you go.

Do not be afraid to make mistakes.
Do not be afraid to ask questions.
Do not be afraid to speak up.

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Wonderful. Keep up the good job, Snowflower！

I am impressed, indeed.

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呵，谢谢Pan的鼓励，听了这么久中级美语，感觉听力是有所进步，不过其它方面还是很差，看来还是要努力才行啊。现在也开始听写高级美语，的确比中级难了好多，不过也更有成就感了。每次听写完再与Pan的文本比较一下，乐在其中:-)

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Snowflower，你能不能把你听写的中级全部都放在这个帖子下？最好是文本一个一个帖出来。我觉得你听写得比我的还详细。我自己都有点忘了，因为过去时间很长了。

如果能的话我加个精华，然后再固个顶。这样会有很多交流机会。

谢谢。

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好的，其实听写老赖针对课文解说的语言点并不困难，倒是在讲课中间老赖与Bruce的chat听写起来比较困难:-)
从今天开始每天两课，欢迎大家拍砖。

Lesson 2: How to Improve Your English
Mack is talking to his friend Don.
M: Hi, Don! How are you doing in your English class?
D: Not so well, I'm afraid.
M: What's the problem?
D: I'm not improving. Tell me, how come your English is so good?
M: Well, uh…I have an American girlfriend.
D: Aha! That's it. Now I know what to do. He runs off.
M: Hey, come back! I was just kidding!

Well, probably we like to hear you speak English only, so introduce yourself in English again. Hi, everybody, this is Bruce.
However, this is basically an English teaching program, so ... Of course ... Speak Chinese, but most of time, you'll explain the key points ... In English, so lesson two we have a little short dialog. Now, by the way, what is the meaning of this word, dialog?
A dialog is a conversation between two people. And that is spelled? Conversation or dialog? Ok, well, you can see it on page 9 here. But it is also spelled dialogue. So there are two spelling for this word. The pronunciation is exactly the same.
Or sometimes just one person, because sometimes I hear you talking to yourself.
Peter is going to be sent to a kind of hospital, funny farm.
funny farm: mental asylum 疯人院，精神病院
He was raised on the farm. raise 养育　他在农场长大
Yesterday Peter was sent to a nearby mental asylum, because he kept talking to himself.

How to Improve Your English？
He improves his English by studying everyday.
He studied everyday, so his English improved.
Improvement: you have made a lot of improvement in your Mandarin. Thank you Bruce for teaching me.
Because he studies hard, he has made a lot of improvement in his English.
Improve something = make a lot of improvement in something

Mack is talking to his friend Don.
What are you talking about?
The teachers were talking about the problem students. 问题学生
He is a problem student, he keeps causing trouble.
talk to (with) sb about sth vi. 谈话
talk sb into doing vt.说服
His girlfriend talks Mack into quitting smoking. 说服...戒烟
When he gave the speech, we realized he was just talking nonsense. 胡说八道

Hi, Don! How are you doing in your English class?
'Hi' as you just said is a greeting. If I see my good friends or sometimes my students, I will say hi. It's a friendly greeting. 招呼语
But hey means I want you to pay attention to me. I have something important to talk to you about or maybe to show you. Hey, come here. Hey, listen to me. But hey in this case is not in a quite polite, I would say. No, we should only use it between friends.
Hey, come here, I have something to talk to you about.
How are you doing? Ok and you? Fine, thank you.
How are you getting along? How are you doing? How are you? How have you been? Howdy? = hello
If you go to Texas or other southern states in the United States, many people will greet you with howdy.
Howdy? = How do you do? 回答也一样，用howdy或how do you do? 用于初次见面

Not so well, I'm afraid. 恐怕 I am afraid = I think = I guess
I'm afraid that I am not doing so well in my English class.
I'm afraid it's going to rain. So we can't go on the picnic.
I am afraid she is not good-looking. I am going to have a blind date. 相亲，盲目约会
Look into the mirror yourself

What's the problem?
What problem do you have with your English?
It seems that he has some problems with the work.
= What is the matter (with)? What is wrong? What is the problem (with)?
But be careful, 注意不可用What is the wrong?

I'm not improving. Tell me, how come your English is so good?
I have not been improving. I have not made any improvement.
How come = why 但how come后面语序不倒装
How come you look so ugly? Why do you look so ugly?
Where is the handkerchief? The truth hurts. 真话伤人。
Why is he late for class again? How come he is late for class again?
How come you failed your Chinese test? Why did you fail your Chinese test?
Because I goofed around. I didn't study at all. 浪费时间
He goofs around all day.

Well, uh…I have an American girlfriend.
Aha! That's it. Now I know what to do. He runs off.
Aha means I understand, I got it. For example, if you try to think of the answer to a problem, let's see, the capital of Canada is, aha, it's Ottawa. 渥太华
run off = run away

Hey, come back! I was just kidding!
= I was just joking.

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Lesson 3: The City of Song
Listening to music is the favorite pastime of many people all over the world. This is especially true for people living in Vienna, the city of song. Being the home of Mozart, this city is the birthplace of classical music and the waltz.
Music fills the air in Vienna. Going to public concerts is often free of charge. And don't forget, Vienna is also home to the world famous Vienna Boys' Choir. No wonder people say Austria is always alive with the sound of music.

Vietnam 越南 Vienna 维也纳
Bruce, you know something, I should leave this lesson to you, because this lesson figures one country and that is Austria and this country has a lot to do with your background. Yes, that is right. So tell out this news: how come you have very close connection with this country. My mother was born in Yugoslavia but her mother comes from Austria, and I still have many relatives live in there. And I like to visit them every two or three years. 南斯拉夫Australia 澳大利亚 Austria 奥地利

The City of Song
The city of song refers to the city of Vienna.
You've been to the city before. Of course. Tell us something about this city,
Vienna is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen, I'm not kidding, it’s a very old and beautiful city, full of culture music and good beer.
potbelly 大肚皮
If you go out with Peter, because he is a big potbelly, you might feel embarrassed.
He is a potbelly.

Listening to music is the favorite pastime of many people all over the world. 消遣, 娱乐
(going) Jogging is my favorite exercise. 慢跑
Well, it is Peter's favorite exercise, not mine. And your exercise is eating. It's lifting heavy glasses of beer.
What is your pastime over the weekend? 这个周末
Well, you could say, what is your favorite hobby? Or how do you pass the time on your weekends? 每逢周末
What is your favorite pastime on your weekends? Well, let's see. Going to a restaurant and seeing a movie.
All over the world = across the world = around the world = throughout the world = the world over
Michael Jackson is famous the world over.

This is especially true for people living in Vienna, the city of song.
But here I'm a little bit curious again. Now that you just mention, you have something to do with Vienna, How come you don't know anything about music?
That is a good question. Peter means I can't sing, I like to listen to music, but I can't sing. You get to face the music. = you must face your problem. 面对问题，面对现实
= you must try to solve your problem. You should learn to sing.

Being the home of Mozart, this city is the birthplace of classical music and the waltz.
(Being) sick of learning, he ran away from home. 厌倦
Mozart was one of the most famous classical musicians. maestro 艺术大师
Bruce, where are you? Here, I am here, dad. Come here, I won't beat you.
What is your birthplace? Where were you born? In fact, I was born in Nanjing, Even though my hometown is in Guangxi province. 发源地，诞生地
classical 古典的 classic 经典的

Music fills the air in Vienna.
Sure, this is true. When you go to Vienna, especially in the summer time, you can hear music being played not from the radio or the CD player, but from people who play music on the street or in the pubs or in the concerts. You can hear music as you walk around the city. Or in other words, you can see some live shows on your own. 亲自地
live [laiv] 现场的 on live

Going to public concerts is often free of charge. Free of charge = free 免费
My favorite.
I work for Peter free of charge.
In other words, I am enslaved by Peter. But in fact, the truth is I am a slave to Bruce. 奴役
Don't be a slave to money. Don’t be enslaved by money.
Let me give our students a better example here.
This sample is free of charge.

And don't forget, Vienna is also home to the world famous Vienna Boys' Choir. 合唱团
The home of = be home to
Chore: He is a good boy, he often help his mum with chores.
You should do some chores. 家务，杂务
Chicago is home to some of the world's tallest buildings.
The island is home to some special birds.

No wonder people say Austria is always alive with the sound of music.
He studies hard, no wonder he pass the examination.
No wonder Bruce is in such good shape, he exercises every day.
in poor shape 身体状况不好 in good shape 健康情况良好
filled with = be alive with 充满着

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Listening to music is the favorite pastime of many people.
Reading is the favorite pastime of many people.
Biking is the favorite pastime of many people.

Going to public concerts is often free of charge.
Using public toilets is often free of charge.　使用公厕
Making local calls is often free of charge. 打本地电话

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Wonderful. Please keep going.

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很高兴看到学习赖世雄中级美语的朋友。我今天刚听完第90课，大概在下个月能全部听完。
感觉这套教材确实很棒，听起来有趣并且不是很费力，但我想能坚持听完的人恐怕不多，而能全部听写下来的就凤毛麟角了，佩服！

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Lesson 4: He Who Hesitates Is Lost
Mike is in Vienna with his girlfriend Daisy.
M: Are you having a good time, Daisy?
D: Are you kidding? I’m having the time of my life. I loved the concerts.
M: Concert going is fantastic but what else can we do?
D: Biking along the banks of the river Danube could be fun.
M: It sounds like a great idea!
D: Let’s do it then.
M: You’re right. As they say, “He who hesitates is lost.”

He Who Hesitates Is Lost
We have this title, he who hesitates is lost. Now we have this word, he, in this case, he is a subject. 主语
he who = anyone who = anybody who = one who = those who (复数) 　凡是...的人
lost 输掉，走失
I am new here, I just got lost. 迷路
He who works hard will be successful. = Those who work hard will be successful.
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask me.
I was lost in the music. Sure, or you could also say: don’t talk to Morris now; he is lost in his work. He is absorbed in his work. 沉迷于
= He who hesitates is a loser. 失败者

Mike is in Vienna with his girlfriend Daisy.
It’s a very beautiful little flower, but remember if you’re talking about the flower, then you don’t capitalize the D. 雏菊
Probably they are on vacation there. 度假
I am sorry; I don’t know what vacation means. In my dictionary, there is not such word as vacation. This means that I work all day. Day and night for Peter.
While on vacation last year, I visited France and Italy.

Are you having a good time, Daisy?
Have a good time (in) doing something
He always has a good time camping. I had a good time dancing.
Bruce always has a good time working for me.
Have a hard time = have difficulty
Yes, example here would be: Foreigners have a hard time learning how to write Chinese characters. But Bruce can write at least one word. That is one. 中国字
Have a good time = have a great time = have a lot of fun = have lots of fun

Are you kidding? I’m having the time of my life. I loved the concerts.
kid 哄骗, 取笑, 开玩笑, 小孩, 小山羊 kids = children
How many kids do you have? Now, I am asking you this question. I have two kids, same as you.
Mr. Wang who lives next to me has three ears. Come on, you must be kidding (me).
I am having the time of my life. = I am having the greatest time. 一生中最愉快的时光

Concert going is fantastic but what else can we do?
going to the concerts = concert going
I have a band, put on a concert.
The artist will put on a new exhibit next month. Put on = hold put on 娱乐性，文教性
Hold a concert, hold an exhibit 但hold a meeting不可用put on a meeting
House cleaning is Peter’s favorite activity.
fantastic = wonderful = great 极好的
Mozart’s music is fantastic. cool, awesome, terrific 棒 ---- terrible, awful 烂
What do you think of the movie? It was terrific.

Biking along the banks of the river Danube could be fun. 多瑙河
could be -- can be -- must be -- is　肯定语句逐渐加强
bicycle = cycle = bike
I bike on weekend. I bicycle on weekend. I cycle on weekend.
Well, the movie is really fun. I like it very much.
Learning English is fun.
fun 有趣 = have a good time funny 滑稽
Bruce is fun, Peter looks funny.
He is a fun man to be with.
Fun, we always use it with have a good time, if you like to do something and it’s a good time, you say there is a lot of fun. But if something makes you laugh, then we said it’s funny.
make fun of: the students make fun of the new kid in the class. 取笑，嘲笑
Don’t make fun of people.

It sounds like a great idea!
= sounds like a great idea. = sounds good. = sounds great.
I wish going to use a different word, a verb of sense. 感官动词
Peter’s cooking tastes like garbage.
He picks up the garbage and throws it into the garbage can. 垃圾桶
Let’s go see a movie tonight. Sounds like a great idea!

Let’s do it then.
You’re right. As they say, “He who hesitates is lost.” = as people say
迟疑的人会丧失良机

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Lesson 5: Bungee Jumping
Bungee jumping looks like fun. It makes me nervous just to watch someone do it. It certainly takes a lot of guts to jump one thousand feet above the water with only a rope tied to your legs. It scares me just to think about it. However, it is something I really want to do one day.
Some people think I am crazy, they say to jump is foolish enough, but to have to pay for it is madness. I don’t agree. For me, to live a short and exciting life is far better than to live a long and boring one. What do you think?

On this page, we have a new lesson, lesson five, and we have a picture here. This picture describes a person. And this person, or rather, this is not a person but an animal, but looks very familiar to me. What is it? It’s a wild Bruce. Wild boar. 野猪

Well, it’s not the case with Bruce. He would think that bungee jumping is something that we should do. So tell us some history about this activity. I think if I remember correctly, it originated in that country – New Zealand. That is right, it originated in New Zealand. To originate, simply means to start someplace, to start somewhere. New Zealand is an island nation in the south pacific. It’s an English speaking country. And it’s not very big in population but some of people there are really like have exciting fun time. So they have the idea that you could jump from a bridge or jump from a tall building with a rope tied to your leg. Just that we see here in the picture -- that is a rope tied to one of the wild boar’s four legs. And the rope will stop you from hitting the ground.
originate: Paper originated in china. 起源, 发生

Bungee jumping looks like fun.
It looks good. It tastes delicious.
It looks like fun. It tastes like fish.
look, sound, taste, smell (感官动词) + like + 名词

It makes me nervous just to watch someone do it.
watch, see, look at, hear, listen to, feel + 宾语 + 动词原形或动名词作宾语补足语
I heard him sing. I feel him touch my hand.
I heard him singing. I watch him doing it.
I watch him do it. I watch him doing it. do强调事实, doing强调正在进行

It certainly takes a lot of guts to jump one thousand feet above the water with only a rope tied to your legs.
have the courage to do sth = have the guts to do sth guts始终用复数
Billy doesn’t have the courage to ask Mary (to go) out for a date.
Appointment is for teachers or doctors or dentists
I’d like to have an appointment with you, doctor; I hope that I can see you at seven tomorrow morning. Will you be available then?
be available: are you available? 有空吗?
be tied to = be bound to bind – bound – bound
The poor dog is tied to the fence; it can’t run (away).
I hate his guts. 很恨他 I hate him very much. Guts 内脏

It scares me just to think about it.
He scared me to death. 吓死我了
Peter is scared of mirrors. Peter is scared of snakes.
He looked into the mirror and found that he looked much old. 照镜子
be scared of = be afraid of = be frightened of = fear
She is frightened of cockroaches. cockroaches = roaches 蟑螂
I fear him. I am afraid of him. I am frightened of him.
A be frightened of B = B frighten A
I frighten him. = you make him afraid. 我吓着他了
When Bruce appeared at midnight, I was frightened. He frightens me. 他把我吓坏了

However, it is something I really want to do one day.
If you work hard, you get somewhere one day.　有出息 get nowhere 没出息
one day = someday 将有一天
One day I meet john somewhere in the city. 有一天

Some people think I am crazy,
lunatic = crazy adj.精神错乱的, 疯狂的, 极端愚蠢的　n.疯子, 狂人, 大傻瓜, 疯人
Luna　月神，月
People used to think and some people still think that the moon will influence us. And they used to think the moon made people go crazy.
When the moon is full, don’t go out. 月圆　wolf man　狼人

They say to jump is foolish enough, but to have to pay for it is madness.
I don’t agree.　
I don’t agree with them. Agree with sb on sth
I agree with you on this point, but I disagree with you on that point.
I like Mary because she is a very agreeable person.
I like Mary because of her agreeable personality. 个性
agreeable = friendly and helpful and thoughtful 易相处的
The whether is agreeable today so let’s go biking. 宜人的

For me, to live a short and exciting life is far better than to live a long and boring one.
What do you think?

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It makes me nervous just to watch someone do it.
It makes Mary go wild to hear Michael Jackson sing.
It surprised me to hear my mum scream.

It scares me just to think about it.
It’s good for you to exercise regularly.
It’s essential to have a physical checkup once a year. 检查
essential = necessary adj.本质的, 实质的, 基本的, 提炼的, 精华的 n.本质, 实质, 要素, 要点

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Lesson 6: nothing ventured, nothing gained 不入虎穴, 焉得虎子
Lisa and bill are talking about their future.
What’s your goal in life, bill?
To fly in the sky and feel as free as a bird.
That’s easy.
What do you mean?
Go bungee jumping.
You must be kidding. It’s too dangerous.
Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

And the last line happens to be the title of this dialog.
Please tell us something about this saying. First of all, please paraphrase this and then later on, if it is possible, try to analyze its structure of this particular saying. 解释分析
Ok, first let’s talk about the meaning of “nothing ventured, nothing gained”, if we don’t try to do things in our life, we can’t learn about life or about ourselves. Some people are afraid to try anything new, and they know how to do what they already to know how to do, but they can’t learn anything new. Some new things may hurt us but some new things may help us too. Growing up is a learning experience. So we often encourage our friends to try something, find out about it. It’s right for you, it’s suitable for you. You’ll never know if you don’t try it, so nothing ventured if you don’t try anything. Nothing gained, you won’t learn anything. So you can’t gain any new ideas or experience.
Growing up is a learning experience. 成长是一种学习的经验。

Nothing ventured, nothing gained
= If nothing is ventured, nothing will be gained,
You must have the guts to try something new. 勇气, 肠子, 内脏
Now we have this word guts, spell this word and tell us how to use this word.
Guts, 肠子, that is the original meaning of this, but we also mean courage when we say guts. For example, he don’t have any guts, means he is a coward, he is afraid to fight or afraid to try something. If someone has no guts then he has no courage, if you have not courage then you are a coward, 胆小鬼
cowardly: adj. 胆小的
He doesn’t have the guts to do something. = he doesn’t have the courage to do something.
= He has no guts to do something.
Courage is a non-count noun. 不可数
Pluck up one’s courage means to make yourself feel brave even though you might really feel cowardly. 鼓起勇气
Mark finally plucked up his courage and asked Pearl for a date. 珀尔, 珍珠
Of course, if it’s a girl’s name, capitalize p, but if you’re talking about the beautiful stone we find in the shell, then it’s not capitalized.

Lisa and bill are talking about their future.
What is your future plan? = what is your plan for your future? Well, I’ll eat more and sleep more.
If you don’t work hard, you’ll never be able to carve out a bright future. 雕刻，开创
By going to school and studying hard, Sam carves out a good career for himself. 生涯

What’s your goal in life, bill?
He attained a fortune by writing beautiful songs. 获得财富 attain = get = make
Peter desire to be a musician, Peter, stops goofing around. To attain your goal, you have to study hard. 渴望　鬼混实现目标
reach one’s goal: Sarah reached her goal by graduating with a master’s degree. 硕士学位
Sarah = Sara 莎拉 fulfill = fulfil
attain your goal = fulfill one’s goal = reach one’s goal

To fly in the sky and feel as free as a bird.
= my goal in life is to fly in the sky and feel as free as a bird.
My purpose is to see Mary. My plan is to see john. My plan is to learn English better.
Is后面不可用动名词短语　of course not, your plan can’t learn something.
I feel happy whenever I see you, Bruce. That is the first time you never say that.
His words imply that Peter is very mean, very sly, and very bad. 暗示凶恶的狡猾的
I feel as strong as a bull, Peter looks as large as a bull.
However, Bruce is not as handsome as Peter.　不如
We have another as ... As expression, Peter, which are students should know,
Peter and I are as busy as bees.

That’s easy.
Take it easy: don’t worry, don’t be nervous. Don’t be unhappy. 放轻松
We can also use easy as an adverb in this expression: easy come, easy go.
Well, that is talking about me and money. It’s easy for me to make money, and it’s just as easy for me to spend the money. I can’t seem to save any money. 来得快，去得快

What do you mean?
What do you mean by laughing at me? Ask anybody, and another example,
What do you mean by calling me at midnight? I just want to say hello.
I just want to say I love you.

Go bungee jumping.
You mush be kidding. It’s too dangerous. Kidding = joking
= you must be kidding me.

Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Well, I am afraid, I can’t do it, you know, I am very cowardly.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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Lesson 7: Doctor Death
Whether very sick people should be helped to end their own lives is a question many people can not answer. However, Dr. Kevorkian is an exception. That he has done this more than twenty times is known to everyone. Some say what he is doing is immoral. They call him Doctor Death. Others say what he is doing is merciful. They call it mercy killing.
Whether Dr. Kevorkian should be allowed to continue doing this is a real problem for the government. There seem to be two sides to the argument. Which side are you on?

We are talking here are do you have any purposes on the air? Yes, we do. We are tried to teach our students how to read and understand by listening these English lessons. So we are not simply chatting, in fact we do have a plan over here, that is we want to acquaint our students with more of English. Our plan is to teach English. 使熟知, 通知
It sounds spooky. It certainly does. 毛骨悚然
In the United States, Halloween is a spooky night.　万圣节前夕
Following is an article that has a title here. Doctor Death, this article sounds a little spooky. But we’ll find another about this, so we would like to have Bruce read this article first.

Whether very sick people should be helped to end their own lives is a question many people can not answer.
I helped my mother (to) wash the dishes last night. = do the dishes
do the laundry: Exactly right. Laundry means your dirty clothing, so if you wash the dirty clothes, we can say you will do your laundry. 洗衣服此时不用wash the laundry
end their own lives = put an end to their own lives.
come to an end: when the movie came to an end, many people were crying. 结束 = end

However, Dr. Kevorkian is an exception. 例外
Kevorkian, it’s not English, it’s, I think, from Eastern Europe.
Every rule has its exception. There is an exception to every rule. 每个规则都有例外
with the exception of = except
With the exception of New York, Americans own cars in American cities.
Well, New York is such a big and crowded city that having a car is very inconvenient. So most New Yorkers do not own a car. But in other American cities, almost all Americans own their own car. 不便的, 有困难的
Are you free / available now? 不可说Are you convenient now?
Is it convenient for you to do it now? convenient 常修饰事，不修饰人

That he has done these more than twenty times is known to everyone.
名词从句三种形式
1. That + 叙述句 That he doesn’t study makes me angry.
2. Whether
3. Where, what等疑问词 where he lives… What he will do … 不要倒装　

Some say what he is doing is immoral. They call him Doctor Death.
Others say what he is doing is merciful. They call it mercy killing. 仁慈的, 慈悲的
mercy killing = euthanasia 安乐死

Whether Dr. Kevorkian should be allowed to continue doing this is a real problem for the government.
There seem to be two sides to the argument.
= It seems that there are two sides to the argument,

Which side are you on?
I’ll side with you. 支持

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Whether very sick people should be helped to end their own lives is a question many people can not answer.
Whether the company should hire him is something the boss has to decide.
Whether the man killed his wife is something we’ll never know.

That he has done this more than twenty times is known to everyone.
That he divorced his nagging wife is not surprising. 离婚唠叨
That the prisoners escaped was an embarrassment to the guards.

He is known to all of us.
One is known by the companion he keeps. 观其友，知其人同伴, 共事者

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Lesson 8: No Hearts or No Brains?
Helen and Dick are talking about the previous article.
I don’t understand how people can think Dr. Kevorkian is doing the right thing.
Well, helping people die with dignity is not that bad, is it?
Don’t you know? Where there is life, there is hope.
Come on. Be realistic. Those people who want to die are suffering. It’s better that they go quickly and painlessly.
All you men have no hearts.
And all you women have no brains.

No Hearts or No Brains?
By heart: we teach our children to remember / memorize the telephone numbers by heart.
At heart: Peter is really a very kind man at heart. And Bruce was simply making an example sentence. But anyway, I feel very happy. That’s true. Think you very much.
at heart 本性, 心地 by heart 默背, 用心
beat one’s brains: 绞尽脑汁
I was beaten again. 被打
To beat one’s brains means to think very hard and long about something. For example, I stayed up all night and beat my brains, but I couldn’t think of the answer.
stay up = sit up 熬夜
One and one is how much? How much is one plus one?
Let me see, at finally, after about five hours, I got the answer. That is 王.

Helen and Dick are talking about the previous article.
In his previous movie, Bruce Willis was much better than in this one.
I read an interesting article in the magazine yesterday.
I still have several articles to buy. 东西 articles = things
= I have too more things to buy.

I don’t understand how people can think Dr. Kevorkian is doing the right thing.
An understanding teacher can help his problem students.
The young man is very understanding, that is why Mary loves him so much.
understanding = thoughtful = considerate 体贴的, 关切的, 考虑周到的
And also there is another word that means the same, that is thoughtful, that is a good one,
I like you very much, you’ve been so understanding. That is ok. 还好，没什么
to my understanding = to my knowledge 就我所知理解
To my knowledge, kangaroos live only in Australia. 袋鼠
Well, if you don’t have a rat, Bruce, if you don’t have a kangaroo, let’s put it this way. Try to catch a rat and then get a bag for it and then he will be a kangaroo. A rat in a bag, this is Peter’s humor.
John is learning English; he is doing the right thing. He knows that the English is an international language. international = universal
Remember lesson one, universal language. So we can say to our friends, if they begin to learn English, then we can tell them, you are doing the right thing,

Well, helping people die with dignity is not that bad, is it?
very lousy 有够糟 that bad = so bad
Practice. don’t be afraid of making mistakes while speaking English. Be thick-skinned. Don’t worried what people say about your English.
Where do you live? Where are you from? I beg your pardon.
tag question 反问句
Bruce, you are ugly, aren’t you? No, I am not.
Bruce is handsome, isn’t he?

Don’t you know? Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
= Don’t you know the saying? The saying is that
Where there is life, there is hope. where = as long as = if 只要
Bruce, you have been working too hard, you work day and night, and you’ve got only one hour for sleep. This is very dangerous. You are doing damage to your health. Take it easy. Where there is life, there is hope.
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成 will 意志, 决心,

Come on. Be realistic. Those people who want to die are suffering. It’s better that they go quickly and painlessly. 得了吧
= You should be realistic.
You’ll suffer if you don’t work hard when young, you’ll suffer when old. Yes, I know that.
When old = when you are old
go = die

All you men have no hearts.
And all you women have no brains.
hearts = sympathy 同情心

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Lesson 9: Be thoughtful 为别人着想
Being thoughtful simply means thinking of others before yourself. What you say or do will have an effect on others. So it is important that you think before you say or do anything. In this way, you can avoid hurting others’ feelings. Moreover, a thoughtless act or remark can spoil a perfect relationship.
Remember these rules, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything, likewise, if you think what you do will hurt others, don’t do it. After all, what goes around comes around.

And you are just chatting but tell us what you are going to do today? Today we are going to talk about an article on page 58, we call this article be thoughtful.
Considerate = thoughtful = understanding 体贴的
-ate作形容词或名词时读[it]，作动词时读[eit]
In a group, whatever you do, you should think of others. = you should be thoughtful.
Children should be considerate of old people. 体谅

Bruce, everybody knows that you are stupid, so I know it’s very bad, so from now I’m not going to mention the word again. How thoughtless, you are thoughtless. 欠考虑的

Being thoughtful simply means thinking of others before yourself.
Learning English is worthwhile. 值得做的动名词做主语或宾语
simply = just
Peter, don’t be so selfish. Think of others before yourself.
For example, when peter invites me to dinner, first he eats my plate of food, he thinks of others’ food first, so he eats off my food and then he eats his own food.
Mean: stay away from him, he is very mean. 凶暴的
You stay here simply means wasting your time.
I meant to help Bruce, but was turned down. 原想要，有意要拒绝
When I say I mean to do it, I mean it. 我是说真的
When I said I love you, I meant it.
mean to = intend to = plan to 想要
mean doing 意味着

What you say or do will have an effect on others.
Have an effect on sb (sth) 对…有影响 effect = impact = influence
We now know that people have an impact on the whether. Why do you say so? Well, we now know that because there are so many people in the world, and we burn a lot of fuel, we are changing the atmosphere. So we are changing the whether. And we are causing a lot of pollution also. So to speak. 可以这么说

So it is important that you think before you say or do anything.
necessary = essential = important , advisable 后面的that从句要用should + 动词原型
It is important that he (should) be punctual. 准时，守时
It’s necessary that you (should) study hard.

In this way, you can avoid hurting others’ feelings.
In this way = this way 这样的话
To learn English, first of all, you should get a very good dictionary, and then try to read as much as you can everyday. In this way, you’ll master English.
For Bruce, Chinese is a piece of cake for him. = It’s a cinch.
Is it difficult to eat a piece of cake? No, it’s so easy. It’s a cinch. It’s a cinch means it’s very easy to do. 容易做的, 有把握的事情
Well, swimming is nothing, I can swim because everyday I keep on eating and now very fat, even though I don’t swim, I can float. Swimming is a piece of cake. Peter can float very well.
feeling 感觉 feelings 感情
That man has no feeling.
When she scolded me, she hurt my feelings.

Moreover, a thoughtless act or remark can spoil a perfect relationship. 言行
remark一句话 spoil = undermine = hurt 破坏
He makes a very interesting remark about me. 说了一句有趣的话

Remember these rules, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything,
Keep silent = remain silent silence n.
Good point, peter, many of my students say: keep silence. Silent is an adjective, silence is a noun.
remember sth in mind = bear sth in mind = don’t forget sth = remember sth
bear = keep bear, which means to keep, when use it as a verb.
keep my words in mind = bear my words in mind

Likewise, if you think what you do will hurt others, don’t do it.
by the same token = likewise 同样的, 出于同样原因 token 表示, 向征, 记号
Yesterday was a lousy day, by the same token, today doesn’t look any better.
Today isn’t any better.
lousy = bad 污秽的, 恶心的, 生虱的
What do you think of that story? That’s pretty lousy.

After all, what goes around comes around. 毕竟，善有善报，恶有恶报
What goes around, comes around. This is another way for us to say: whatever you do will come back to you. For example, the Chinese often say: if you plant melon seeds, you will grow melons. 种瓜得瓜
Do not expect too much of this child. After all, he is only five.

Substitution

What you say or do will have an effect on others.
What you ordered is not available.
What the child needs is love.

It is important that you think before you say or do anything.
It’s essential that you abide by these rules. 坚持, 遵守
It is advisable that he (should) see a doctor immediately. 可取的, 明智的

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