大学英语口语（Week 1）【Hometown & Campus life】

在中国大学MOOC上学习的英语口语课程的相关笔记

http://www.icourse163.org/learn/NUDT-17004?tid=1002299019#/learn/content?type=detail&id=1003175340&cid=1003789893

• 主要记录针对不同场景中的高频词汇、句子和例子
• 每天再背一些单词，扩大词汇量
• 看一些美剧，加强日常听力练习，例如Modern Family，Friends，The Big Bang等
• 比较容易查找和后期翻看学习

1.Hometown

高频词汇：

food	weather	people	history
yummy	unfavorable	be enthusiastic about（热心）	bustling（繁华的）
mouth-watering	balmy(温和的)	inhabitant（居民）	be traced back to（追溯）
drool over（垂涎于，流口水）	changeable	be engaged in	heritage sites(遗产)
distinctive	stuffy（闷热的）	hospitable（热情友好的）
local snacks	freezing	talkative
	brisk（凛冽的）	forthright（直率的）

句子：

1. I grew up in….
2. I am native of…
3. my hometown is …
4. I was born and bred in …
5. I was born and raised in …
6. It’s chucking it down out there. 外面下着大雨呢。
7. It’s good weather for ducks.是个雨天。
8. I will not venture out in this downpour. 这么大雨，俺才不出门呢。
9. Everybody is out enjoying the balmy day. 今天大家都在外面享受好天气呀。
10. It’s said in the weather forecast that there will be a sun spell for 5 days.天气预报说连着5天都是天晴。
11. It’s rare to have such a lovely day in winter. Let’s go basking in the sun. 冬天难得天气那么好，咱们出去晒太阳吧。
12. It’s a scorcher today. 今天天真热。
13. I have walking in the open in dog days more than anything else.没有比三伏天还在露天走路更让我讨厌的事了。
14. I am soaked up in sweat in this muggy weather. 天这么闷热，我都一身汗了。
15. You’d better take a coat. It’s nippy out there.带件大衣哈，天挺冷滴、
16. It’s impossible to ride a bike against the biting wind.顶着这刀子风骑不了车。
17. It’s usually cold at this time of the year,but not frigid. 每年这时候天挺冷了，但是还不冻人。
18. It is distinguished by … 它以…为特色。

例子（长沙）：

My hometown Changsha, situated in the east and central part of Hunan Province and on the lower reaches of Xiang River, is a booming place and boasts the reputation of being one of the most livable cities. I have lived here since 1992. Here multi-storey office buildings and living quarters are springing up like mushrooms. Creating ornaments of modernity for the city. Dotted with quite a variety of restaurants with excellent and distinctive local cuisine, it attracts both natives and tourists from home and abroad in astronomical numbers. What’s more, New areas spread in an directions like spiLt water. However, the best thing about my hometown is the people. They are kind and hospitable. They try to help each other in hard times and share happiness in good times. Sometimes it feels like we are all one big happy family. Like other cities of our country, my hometown is becoming rich and prosperous. I love it very much, because it’s the place where I burned and grown up, and because I have numerous schoolmates, friends and relatives there.

2.Campus life

高频词汇：

on campus	off campus
freshman(大一新生)、sophomore(大二学生)、graduate(毕业生)、bachelor’s degree(学士学位)、master’s degree(硕士学位)、doctor’s degree(博士学位)、semester(学期)、presentation(介绍)、optional course(选修课)、compulsory course(必修课)、research report(研究报告)、book report(读后感)、thesis(论文)、schedule、achievement test(成绩测验)、assignment(作业)、scholarship(奖学金)、credit(学分)、seminar(讨论会)、	blockbuster movie(电影大片)、bank/government loans(银行、政府贷款)、canteen(食堂、小卖部)、endeavor(努力)、hint(暗示)、clubs、fraternities(兄弟会)、sorority(姐妹会)、part-time job、extracurricular(课外的、课余的)

句子：

1. May I introduce myself?/Please allow me to introduce myself.
2. Excuse me, may I join in your conversation?
3. Sorry, I couldn’t help overhearing, did you mention something about…?
4. Campus life exhibits an atmosphere of the vibrant pursuit of knowledge.
5. arrangement of schedules and curriculum(总课程)
6. arrangement of extracurricular activities
7. arrangements for spare time