L3-U1-P3-1 Listening : Buying a New Car 1 购买新车 1

Paul is a very successful businessman.

Paul是一位非常成功的商人。

He owns several restaurants.

他拥有几家餐厅。

All of them are doing well.

所有餐厅都经营得很好。

In fact, they are very profitable.

事实上，它们非常盈利。

To be profitable means that their income is more than their expenses.

盈利意味着收入大于支出。

As a result, he is making a lot of money.

因此，他赚了很多钱。

Paul wants to buy a new car.

Paul想买一辆新车。

He’s trying to decide which car to buy.

他正在决定买哪辆车。

He has plenty of money.

他有很多钱。

As a result, he isn’t worried about the cost.

因此，他并不担心价格。

He can afford an expensive car.

他买得起一辆昂贵的车。

On the other hand, he doesn’t want to waste money.

另一方面，他不想浪费钱。

He wants a car he can rely on.

他想要一辆可以信赖的车。

It has to be safe and reliable, especially in cold winter weather.

它必须安全可靠，尤其是在寒冷的冬季天气里。

If a car breaks down in bad weather, it can be very dangerous.

如果一辆车在恶劣天气中抛锚，可能会非常危险。

L3-U1-P3-2 Listening : Buying a New Car 2 购买新车 2

Paul wants to help reduce pollution and smog.

Paul想帮助减少污染和雾霾。

He would like to buy a clean car, something good for the environment.

他想买一辆环保的车，对环境有益的车。

He's thinking about buying a Texla.

他在考虑买一辆Texla。

The Texla is an all electric car.

Texla是一款全电动汽车。

It uses batteries instead of gasoline.

它使用电池而不是汽油。

There is no exhaust, so it doesn’t pollute the air.

没有尾气，所以它不会污染空气。

However, the car can’t go very far without recharging the battery.

然而，这辆车在不充电的情况下不能行驶太远。

To charge the battery, you can plug it in to an electrical outlet.

要给电池充电，你可以把它插到电源插座上。

Recharging the battery takes time.

给电池充电需要时间。

One of Paul’s friends has one and is quite happy with it.

Paul的一个朋友有一辆，而且对它非常满意。

He says it’s reliable and well-engineered.

他说这辆车可靠且设计精良。

There are also several charging stations near Paul’s office.

Paul的办公室附近也有几个充电站。

So he isn’t worried about that.

所以他并不担心这一点。

The cost for charging the battery is low.

充电的成本很低。

It’s less expensive than buying gasoline.

它比买汽油更便宜。

His wife, Kathy, also likes the idea of buying an electric car.

他的妻子Kathy也喜欢买电动汽车的想法。

She likes the idea of driving a clean car.

她喜欢驾驶环保车的想法。

So it makes sense.

所以这是有道理的。

In the future, there may be driverless cars.

未来可能会有无人驾驶汽车。

This may be very safe, but Paul doesn’t like them.

这可能非常安全，但Paul不喜欢它们。

He enjoys driving.

他喜欢开车。

He likes to be in control of his car.

他喜欢控制自己的车。

L3-U1-P3-3 Vocabulary : Spatial Relations & Needs 空间关系与需求

The man in the middle is the heaviest.

中间的男人是最重的。

The man in the middle is heavier than the other two.

中间的男人比其他两个更重。

The woman on the left is smarter than the man on the right.

左边的女人比右边的男人更聪明。

The man isn’t as smart as the woman is.

这个男人没有那个女人聪明。

The woman is standing under a bridge.

这个女人站在一座桥下。

The bridge is above the woman.

桥在女人的上方。

There is a bridge over the river.

河上有一座桥。

The river is flowing beneath the bridge.

河水在桥下流淌。

The water is flowing over a waterfall.

水流过瀑布。

The waterfall is very high and beautiful.

瀑布非常高且美丽。

People need passports to travel internationally.

人们需要护照才能进行国际旅行。

Without a passport, you cannot leave your country or enter another country.

没有护照，你不能离开你的国家或进入另一个国家。

You need a driver’s license to drive a car.

你需要驾驶执照才能开车。

It is against the law to drive without a driver’s license.

无证驾驶是违法的。

Many people use credit cards to buy things on credit.

许多人使用信用卡以信用方式购买东西。

When you have a credit card, you don’t need to carry cash.

当你有了信用卡，你就不需要携带现金。

Smart phones are very useful and can do many things.

智能手机非常有用，可以做很多事情。

You can use them to make phone calls, play games or go shopping on the Internet.

你可以用它们打电话、玩游戏或在网上购物。

We need to buy tickets in order to take a train, or watch a sports event.

我们需要买票才能乘坐火车或观看体育赛事。

You can often buy tickets online, and sometimes you can get a discount.

你通常可以在网上买票，有时还能得到折扣。

L3-U1-P3-4 Vocabulary : Places of Business 商业场所

Banks are where people can deposit or withdraw money.

银行是人们可以存钱或取钱的地方。

You can also use online banking to pay bills, such as your credit card bill.

你也可以使用网上银行支付账单，比如信用卡账单。

Hotels are where travellers can stay overnight or for several days.

酒店是旅行者可以过夜或住几天的地方。

If you plan to stay at a hotel, you should make a reservation.

如果你打算住在酒店，你应该提前预订。

Restaurants are where people go to eat with friends or family.

餐厅是人们和朋友或家人一起去吃饭的地方。

There are many different kinds of restaurants, such as Indian, Italian, or Chinese restaurants.

有许多不同类型的餐厅，比如印度餐厅、意大利餐厅或中餐厅。

Repair shops are where people go to fix things which are broken or not working right.

修理店是人们去修理损坏或无法正常工作的东西的地方。

This repair shop fixes cars and can check to see if it is safe to drive.

这家修理店修理汽车，并可以检查它是否安全驾驶。

Coffee shops are a favorite place to meet new people or take a break from the office.

咖啡店是结识新朋友或从办公室休息一下的好地方。

They are usually less expensive than restaurants.

它们通常比餐厅便宜。

L3-U1-P3-5 Dialogue : Ordering Food from Home从家里订购食物

M: I’m tired of going out to eat. 我厌倦了出去吃饭。

Let’s eat at home tonight. 今晚我们在家吃饭吧。

W: OK. Are you going to cook? 好啊。你要做饭吗？

M: No, it’s too late. You know I’m not a good cook. 不，太晚了。你知道我不是个好厨师。

Let’s order something. 我们点些东西吧。

W: What do you have in mind? 你有什么主意吗

M: I was thinking about a nice big pizza. 我想要个大披萨。

W: Again? I had pizza last night. So, please, no pizza. 又来了?我昨晚吃了披萨。所以，请不要披萨。

M: OK, no pizza. 好吧,不要披萨。

Let’s order Chinese food, OK?我们点中餐好吗?

W: Sweet and sour? 糖醋吗? 

You always like sweet and sour. 你总是喜欢酸甜的。

I feel like eating something hot and spicy.我想吃点辛辣的东西。

M: OK. You order something hot and spicy, and I order sweet and sour. 好的。你点辣的，我点酸甜的。

I don’t want anything spicy. 我不想吃辣的。

 My stomach doesn’t feel good. 我的胃不舒服。 

It’s a bit upset.有点不舒服。

W: OK, if you want sweet and sour, then I’ll have that too. 好吧，如果你想吃糖醋，那我也要。

And I’ll make us a salad with lots of tomatoes. 我要做一份有很多西红柿的沙拉。

How long will it take for the food to get here? 食物到这儿要多长时间？

M: I don’t know. 我不知道。

 I’ll call and find out.我会打电话查清楚的。

W: Thanks. Hopefully it won’t take longer than an hour.谢谢。希望不会超过一个小时。

I’m getting hungry.我饿了。

L3-U1-P3-6 Dialogue : Are Selfies Good or Bad? 自拍是好是坏？

M: Hey, what did you do last night? 嘿，你昨晚做了什么？

W: I took a long walk from my hotel. 我从旅馆走了很长一段路。

M: You didn’t get lost? 你没迷路吗？

W: No, I didn’t. 不，我没有。

M: Where did you go? Anywhere interesting? 你去哪了？有什么有趣的地方吗？

W: I walked to river. 我走到河边。

There were thousands of people there.那里有成千上万的人。

M: You went to the river? 你去河边了?

How long did it take you to walk there? 你走到那儿花了多长时间?

W: It took around 20 minutes. 大约20分钟。

M: Did you see anything interesting? 你看到什么有趣的东西了吗?

W: I was really surprised by how many people were there. 我真的很惊讶有那么多人在那里。

W: Many of them were taking pictures and selfies. 他们中的许多人在拍照和自拍。

Lots of selfies.很多自拍。

M: Do you take selfies? 你会自拍吗？W: Sure, don’t you? 当然,你不拍吗?

M: Sometimes, but my girlfriend takes a lot of selfies. 有时会，但我女朋友喜欢自拍。

Then she shares them with her friends online. 然后她在网上和她的朋友分享。

I don’t understand why people like to take so many pictures of themselves. 我不明白为什么人们喜欢给自己拍这么多照片。

W: That’s because you are old-fashioned. 那是因为你太守旧了。

M: Hmm, I guess you are right. 嗯，我想你是对的。

These too much social media for me. 这些社交媒体对我来说太多了。

When I go to a restaurant, I see many people looking at their smartphones. 当我去餐馆的时候，我看到很多人在看他们的智能手机。

They don’t even look at the people they are with. 他们甚至不看和他们在一起的人。

W: Times are changing, my friend, whether you like it or not. 时代在变，朋友，不管你喜欢与否。