eg.: On his way back to the Earth, the spacecraft was out of control.

在他们返回地球的途中，宇宙⻜船开始失去控制。

eg.: An era of cheap food has come to an end.

廉价⻝品的时代已经终结。

deal with=handle 处理

eg.: He has some unfinished business to deal with.

他还要处理⼀些尚未了结的事务。

I like to listen to music while I wash the dishes.

He wants to go, while she wants to stay.

While I find it to be too hot, many people enjoy spending time on the beach.

Let’s chat for a while.

Don’t look down!

She fell down the stairs.

There’s a great coffeeshop just down the street.

I’ve been feeling a bit down lately.

What is the total number of students?

There are two hundred students in total.

The company was a total failure.

The yes votes totaled more than fifty percent.

It’s a really nice place.

I can’t place your name.

The bookmark keeps me from losing my place.

There’s no place like home.

You shouldn’t have left without saying goodbye.

My life is meaningless without you.

He can’t see without his glasses.

It goes without saying that I will support you no matter what.

⼀会⼉

Most digital camera owners are male, while women prefer film.

⼤部分数码相机的主⼈都是男性，⽽⼥性偏爱⽤胶卷。

I sat on the chair to unwrap the package while he stood behind me.

我坐在椅⼦上拆包裹，当时他就站在我身后。

The two ministers have yet to meet, but may do so while in New York.

两位部⻓还未会⾯，但他们在纽约期间可能会⻅⾯。

And I care more about my friends than I care about strangers.

⽽且我对朋友的关⼼⽐对陌⽣⼈的关⼼多。

They hired a nurse to care for her.

他们雇了个护⼠来照顾她。

He wanted me to know that he still cared for me.

他想让我知道他仍然在乎我。

系⽹

It's a global network, and the Na'vi can access it.

这是全球的⽹络系统，纳威族能使⽤它。

Los Angeles-based Univision is a Spanish-language broadcast television network.

位于洛杉矶的”联合视野”是⼀家⻄班⽛语的⼴播电视⽹。

In business, it is important to network with as many people as possible on a face

to face basis.

在⽣意场上，与尽可能多的⼈建⽴⾯对⾯的关系⽹是重要的。

Just sit down, sit down. Put your seat belt on.

坐下，坐下 。把你的安全带系上。

A man came down the stairs to meet them.

⼀个男⼈⾛下台阶迎接他们。

We're going down a mountain.

我们向⼭下⾛去。

Computer viruses are a type of computer program.

计算机病毒是⼀种计算机程序。

The data are then fed into a computer.

这些数据之后被输⼊⼀台计算机。

The company installed an expensive computer system.

该公司安装了⼀套昂贵的计算机系统。

The three tests are about the three main parts of the course.

三次测验会考到本课的三个重点。

We waited three months before going back to see the specialist.

我们等了3个⽉后才回去⻅那位专家。

He sawed the wood into three pieces.

他把⽊头锯成三块。

Twitter gets 70 percent of its total ad revenue from mobile.

推特从移动客户端获得70%的总⼴告收⼊。

The companies have a total of 1,776 employees.

这些公司总共有1776名雇员。

This is a lie, it's a total lie.

这是⼀个谎⾔，

⼀个彻头彻尾的谎⾔。

And why are we always travelling around from place to place?

还有为什么我们总是得不停地从⼀个地⽅旅⾏到另⼀个？

The pain is always in the same place.

疼痛总是在同⼀个地⽅。

He was placed in a boarding school.

他被安置在⼀所寄宿学校⾥。

What is the end of that sentence?

那个句⼦的结尾是什么？

The report is expected by the end of the year.

这份报告预期年底前发布。

Nap time is about to end.

午休时间快结束了。

"Go after him, dog," she said."Go after him and get him!"

"跟着他" 她说，"跟着他，抓住他。"

They saw him at the meeting.

他们在会议上看到了他。

Bob says the collaboration makes him happy.

鲍勃说这次合作让他很开⼼。

Many people live without beds, without dressers, without tables and chairs.

很多⼈没有床，没有梳妆台，没有桌椅。

I don't like myself without a beard.

我不喜欢我⾃⼰⼀根胡⼦都没有。

He hurried by without speaking to me.

他匆匆经过, 没有跟我说话。

Only 42 ounces of potable water per employee per week.

每位员⼯每周只有42盎司的饮⽤⽔。

The car was travelling at 70 miles per hour.

那辆汽⻋以每⼩时70英⾥的速度⾏驶着。

How many words can you type per minute?

你⼀分钟能打多少个字？

What do you think their families think about me?

你觉得他们的家⼈怎么看待我？

Tell me, what do you think of my theory?

告诉我，你认为我的理论怎么样？

I think the husband and wife misunderstand each other.

我认为这对夫妇未能真正地互相了解。

And then you gotta take the metro north train.

然后你得坐⼀辆北上的列⻋。

The plan mostly benefits people in the North and Midwest.

该计划使北部和中⻄部的⼈们最为受益。

Co-education is very common in North America.

男⼥同校的现象在北美⾮常普遍。

Martineau said current efforts simply won't be enough to meet the demand.

⻢蒂诺说⽬前的措施还不⾜以满⾜这⼀要求。

I felt a current of cool air blowing in my face.

我感到⼀股凉⽓吹在脸上。

They measured the strength of an electric current.

他们测量了电流的强度。

There is a big challenge, a big question to answer.

那⾥有⼀个很⼤的挑战，

⼀个⼤问题要回答。

Her husband was a big man.

她丈夫是个身材⾼⼤的男⼈。

The new hospital is a big building.

这所新医院是⼀座⼤建筑物。

All I know is I fought the law and the law won.

我只知道，我跟法律对抗，但法律还是赢了。

Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law.

猥亵电话和恐吓电话是违法的。

Disobeying the law can lead to trouble.

不守法可能会引起麻烦。

We increase control or we lose control. That's a fact.

我们要么加强控制，要么失去控制，这就是现实。

All the newspapers are under government control.

所有的报纸都处在政府控制之下。

This is a catastrophe beyond human control.

这是⼀场⼈类⽆法控制的灾难。

In fact, water cannot change. Pure water will continue to be pure water.

事实上，⽔永远不会改变。纯粹的⽔将⼀直都是纯粹的⽔。

The smells from the kitchen made our mouths water.

厨房⾥的⾹味馋得我们直流⼝⽔。

The water pipes are all iced up.

⽔管⾥⾯结了冰。

I'm comparing each terminal's user history with the server history.

我在⽐较终端⽤户历史和服务器历史记录。

He had a history of drinking problems.

他有酗酒的记录。

She has a passable knowledge of history.

她的历史知识还可以。

II. Grammar 语法

Pronouns represent nouns that are known or clearly understood.

代词是代替已知的或被⼈们清楚理解的名词。

根据⼈称代词在句⼦中充当的成分可分为主格⼈称代词和宾格⼈称代词。

1. Subject pronouns: I, we, you, he, she, it, they

主格⼈称代词:我，我们，你，他，她，它，他们

eg.:

I love that show. 我喜欢那个节⽬。

It is one of my favorites. 它是我的最爱之⼀

。

2. Object pronouns: me, us, you, her, him, it, them

宾格⼈称代词:我，我们，你，她，他，它，他们

eg.:

The man smiled at me. 这个男⼈对我笑。

We should welcome them. 我们应该欢迎他们。

3. Two main challenges for Chinese learners:

中国学⽣⾯临的两个主要的挑战:

he/she 他/她

Subject vs. object (“she”vs.“her”) 主语vs.宾语（“她”vs.“她”）

4. There are other types of pronouns (question words, possessives). We’ll talk about them later.

还有其它类型的代词（疑问代词、物主代词等）。我们稍后再谈。

Exercise:

I like my husband, but I don’t love____.

I love my daughter, even when____is naughty.

My brother and I fight a lot, but____ are still good friends.

If you miss your friends from high school then you should call ___.

Answers:

1. him 2. she 3. we 4. them

III. Pronounciation 发⾳

今⽇发⾳: 单元⾳介绍 Monophthongs

1. 发⾳时，⾆位、唇形、开⼝度始终不变的元⾳叫单元⾳。

以下是⼀张元⾳⾆位图:

2. Different ways of organizing:

Position: front, central, back

⼝腔的部位:前部、中部、后部

Position: close, mid, open

嘴型的位置:闭合、半张开(闭合）、张开

Length: long, short? (no)

按照发⾳的⻓短分: ⻓⾳和短⾳？ （不）

“Roundedness”

圆唇有⽆

Tenseness :Tense, lax?

松紧度:紧⾳，松⾳？

3. 我们⼀起做⼀些单元⾳的发⾳练习:

/ɑː/ October, grandma

/ɔː/ bought, sauce

/ɜː/ bird, word

/iː/ be, people

/uː/ who, fruit

/ʌ/ monkey, double

/ə/ about, people

/ɪ/ gym, busy

IV. Homework 今⽇功课

1. 读3遍对话

2. 读词汇例句

3. 回答对话问题

 What did Julia’s father, Andrew’s father and their friends do together?

 What are some of your favorite activities to do with friends? What do you like about doing them?

复习上⼀节课和第⼆节课:读⼀遍课⽂、读词汇例句（⼀句）