Karen: Hi Helen. How are you?

Helen: Just fine, thanks Karen. How about you?

Karen: Really well, thanks. I'm glad I met you because I want to ask you for some advice.

Helen: No problem. Ask me anything you want and I will help if I can.

Karen: What is the best way to organize a lot of information for study?

Helen: Good question. I always find that if I make a summary of the information, it is easier to remember. Also a quick quiz can be very helpful.

Karen: Can you help me to make a small quiz now?

Helen: Sure, but remember that I will be keeping score!

凱倫：嗨，海倫，你好嗎?

海倫：還好，謝謝凱倫。你呢?

凱倫：很好，謝謝。看到你真高興，因為我想要你給我一些建議。

海倫：沒問題。你可以問我任何事情，我會盡量幫忙。

凱倫：整理學習資料的最好方法什么?

海倫：好問題。我一直認為給這些資料做一個小結(jié)記起來會容易一些。還有小測試也很有用。

凱倫：你現(xiàn)在能幫我做一個小測試嗎?

海倫：沒問題，可是記住我要記分的!

NEW WORDS(生詞)

1) Energy: power, willingness to do things

能量、精力

Traveling takes a lot of energy but you often see interesting things that make it worthwhile.

旅行非常耗費精力，但是你經(jīng)常能看到很多很精彩的事物，這樣就值得了。

2) Dynamo: machine that can keep going with little fuel

永動機、用少量燃油就可以運轉(zhuǎn)的機器

I always think that my teacher is a dynamo because he never seems to eat but can talk all day.

我覺得我的老師就是架永動機，因為他好象從來都不吃東西，卻能說上一整天的話。

3) Health foods: in sugar, salt and fats

健康食品，指低糖、低鹽、低脂肪的食品

Most health foods are good for you, but don't taste very interesting.

絕大多數(shù)的健康食品都對你的身體有好處，但它們的味道卻不怎么樣。

Dialogue(對話)

Jessie: Tina, do you think I have lost weight?

Tina: If you did, I am sure it's because of all the exercise that we have been doing together.

Jessie: Maybe. I have also been really careful with what I eat.

Tina: That's good but its important to eat enough food, or you can get sick.

Jessie: I know that! I am always careful especially when I do heaps of exercise.

Tina: What type of music do you like to listen to when you are exercising?

Jessie: Something with a lot of energy to really get me going.

Tina: How about I sing one of my favorite exercise songs for you?

Jessie: Just let me get settled and then fire away.

杰茜：蒂娜，你看我的體重是不是減輕了?

蒂娜：如果真是這樣的話，我相信一定是我們一起做的鍛煉起作用了。

杰茜：可能吧。我對自己吃什么這一段兒也確實很注意。

蒂娜：這很好，但是吃足夠多的食物也很重要，否則你就該生病了。

杰茜：這我知道。在這方面我是非常小心的，尤其是當我做大量的體育鍛煉時。

蒂娜：在做鍛煉的時候，你喜歡聽什么類型的音樂呢?

杰茜：我喜歡聽充滿活力的音樂，這樣能使我的運動堅持下去。

蒂娜：我為你唱上一首怎么樣?這也是我最喜歡的鍛煉歌曲之一。

杰茜：先讓我做做準備，你就開始吧。

NEW WORDS(生詞)

1) Holidays: a day or days when you don't have to go to work or college, but weekends are not usually called holidays

假期，通常不包括周末

My company gives me two weeks' holiday each year with pay.

我的公司給我每年兩周的帶薪假。

2) Sleep-in: stay in bed until late morning or early afternoon

睡懶覺

I used to love sleep-ins but now I get up early and have a big breakfast.

我以前很喜歡睡懶覺，但現(xiàn)在每天早上都很早起來吃早餐。

3) Luggage: bags and suitcases for clothes

行李

My girlfriend always takes too much luggage when she goes on holiday.

我的女朋友在休假的時候總是帶上太多的行李。

4) Scenery: the view of the surroundings

風景、景色

The beautiful scenery in Huangshan and Guilin are famous around the world.

桂林和黃山美麗的景色世界馳名。

Lesson: 課文

Holidays are a great way to release your stress, relax and recharge yourself ready for more work.

Some people like to stay at home and read or watch TV on their holidays while others travel to distant countries or visit their families. Generally speaking, there are two types of holidays - general and private. General holidays include Spring Festival, May Day, Christmas and Easter. Private holidays are given by your company and can be taken anytime during the year usually with pay.

Most Western countries have around 10 days general holidays each year and most companies give 4 weeks holiday per year with pay after you have worked for at least 12 months.

休假是你解除壓力、舒緩心情的一種好方法，通過休假你可以放松自己，這樣才能好地投入到工作中去。

有些人喜歡呆在家里讀書或者看電視來度過自己的假期，而有些人則喜歡利用這段時間到很遠的國家去旅行或去探望他們的家人。一般來說，假期大體分為兩種：公共假期和私人假期。公共假期包括春節(jié)、五一、圣誕節(jié)或是復活節(jié)等。而私人假期是指公司自定的帶薪假期。你可以在一年中的任何時間安排休假。

絕大多數(shù)西方國家每年的公共假期一般都有10天左右。而如果你工作滿一年，公司一般還會給你4周左右的帶薪假期。

Dialogue (對話)

Jeff: What did you do on your holiday Joan?

Joan: I caught a train to visit my family.

Jeff: Do they live a long way away?

Joan: The train took 18 hours, but I had a comfortable seat so it was OK.

Jeff: I suppose you could look out of the window and see lots of scenery?

Joan: That's absolutely right. I also have lots of new friends I met on the train.

Jeff: Did you have anyone to talk English with?

Joan: Several in fact. I realized that I needed to work on my English conversation skills some more.

Jeff: You could show me all of your holiday photos and explain them to me in English.

Joan: Terrific idea, Jeff. You can see the best parts of my holiday and I get to practice English.

Jeff: I can't think of anything I'd rather do right now. Shall we begin?

杰夫：瓊，你在假期中做了些什么?

瓊：坐火車去探望了我的家人。

杰夫：他們是不是都住的很遠呀?

瓊：坐火車要18個小時，還好我有一個很舒服的座位。

杰夫：我想你隔著窗子欣賞了很多外面的景色。

瓊：是的，而且我還在車上交了很多新朋友。

杰夫：你和別人說英語了嗎?

瓊：有幾個。我意識到我需要提高我的英語會話能力。

杰夫：你可以讓我看看你所有的假期照片，然后用英語給我講一講。

瓊：好主意!你可以了解我假期的精彩部分而我又可以練習英語。

杰夫：我想現(xiàn)在開始，不想做別的事情了，可以嗎?