Lesson 4 An exciting trip
激动人心的旅行
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，
He is in Australia.
他正在澳大利亚。
He has been there for six months.
他在那儿已经住了6个月了。
Tim is an engineer.
蒂姆是个工程师，
He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
正在为一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。
He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.
他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车，现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯。
He will soon visit Darwin.
他不久还将到达尔文去，
From there, he will fly to Perth.
从那里，他再飞往珀斯。
My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
我弟弟以前从未出过国，因此，他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心。
单词：
receive a letter 收到信
firm n. 商行，公司
a great number of 许多
different adj. 不同的
abroad adv. 在国外
Alice Springs 艾利斯·斯普林斯（澳大利亚首都）
Darwin 达尔文（澳大利亚地名）
Perth 珀斯（澳大利亚地名）
engineer 工程师
语言点：
1、firm 公司，同义词company；如果说法律公司一般用 law firm
2、a great number of 许多，后面跟可数名词，可以用a great many代替；
a great amount of 后面接不可数名词
3、have been to someplace 去过什么地方，目前已经回来了
have gone to someplace 已经去了，还未回来
4、go / travel / study / live abroad ；abroad副词，可以与不同动词组成不同含义；
5、find sth adj 发现什么怎么样 e.g. I find this book very interesting.
6、take a trip to 区那里旅行 e.g. I'm planning to take a trip to Tibet（西藏） next month
关键句型：
现在完成时；
与现在完成时常连用的副词：
just e.g. I have just arrived by train.
already e.g. he has already left.
since e.g. I haven't heard from him since then.
not...yet e.g. The train has not arrived yet.
so far e.g. The weather has been good so far.