Level3_Unit2_Part3_Listening(1-2)

Listening

Paul's Overseas Trip 1

Paul's Overseas Trip 2

对话总结

Paul's Overseas Trip 1

There were a couple of reasons for the trip,One reason for the trip was for business,The other reason was for pleasure.这次旅行有两个原因,一个原因是因为工作.另一个原因是为了愉悦.

a couple of 两个,若干
reason for sth ...的原因
pleasure 愉悦,快乐,
The other 两个人或者两样事物中的另一个 another 指同类事物中的三者或三者以上的另一个
He has two daughters ,One is a doctor,the other is a teacher.
I want to have another piece of cake.
陈述理由
总起说明 There are ...(数字) reasons for ...
展开说明
One reason is...
The other reason is...

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The first reason is...
The second reason is...
...
The last reason is...

His passport was going to expire.As a result ,He needed to apply for a new passport.由于他的护照当时快过期了, 所以需要去申请一个新的护照.

过去将来时:从过去某一时间来看将来要发生的动作或呈现的状态
形式:1.主语 + be动词(was或were) going to + 动词原形+ 其他
2.主语 + would + 动词原形 + 其他
expire 到期
apply for 申请

He needed to apply for a visa to enter China.In order to apply for a visa,he needed his new passport.他需要申请一个护照进入中国,为了申请护照,他需要他的新护照.

visa 签证
in order to do 为了...

He had six weeks to get everything done.他有六周的时间搞定所有事.

get sth. done 搞定某事
He has two hours to get his homework done.

After applying for a new passport it took two weeks to get it.在申请一本新的护照后,需要两周时间来拿到它

after 在...之后 一般可以+doing 表示在做了什么事情之后
it takes + 一段时间 + to do sth 做某事需要多少时间

Once he got the passport ,he went to the Chinese consulate in Toronto and applied for a visa.他一拿到护照,就去了多伦多的中国领事馆去申请签证.

once 一...就...
consulate 领事馆 国籍+consulate
American consulate 美国领事馆

He filled out an application form and stood in a long line.他填写了一张申请表,然后站在了一条长队里

fill out 填写
application 申请(n) apply(v.) form 表格 application form 申请表
line 队伍

He was surprised by how many people were applying for visas.It took more than an hour to submit application.他很惊艳这么多人申请签证,他花了一个多小时才提交了申请表.

be surprised by ... 对...感到惊讶
submit 提交 submitted(过去式)

A week later he went back to the consulate to pick up his visa.To his surprise ,When he got there ,The consulate was closed.一周后他回到领事馆去取他的签证.令他惊讶的是,当他到那里的时候,领事馆关门了.

a week later 一周后
pick up sth.取某物
to+one's +情感名词 表示某人由于某事的发生,而唤起其内心的一种情感
to one's surprise 令人惊讶的是
to one's amazement 令人惊奇的是
to one's appointment 令人失望的是.

Paul was angry at himself for not checking the consulate's website.Paul对自己很生气对没有查看领事馆网站核实信息.

be angry at sb. for sth. 因某事对某人生气.

On its website ,the consulate's schedule was posted.There was a notice saying that the consulate would be closed that day.在领事馆的网站,日程安排是被公布的.那有一个告示说领事馆将于当天关闭.

notice 告示 布告(n.)
be posted 被发布
主语 + would + 动词原形 + 其他 过去将来时

Paul's Overseas Trip 2

He needed to extend his stay in japan.他需要延长在日本的停留时间.

extend 延长 ,可以直接加名词
I need to extend my visa.
stay 停留时间,逗留时间
Tom plans a short stay in Shanghai.Tom计划在上海呆一小段时间.

He needed more time for the meetings than a couple of days.Paul 需要更多的时间开会,而不只是几天.

need more time for sth. than + 一段时间
表示 对于某事需要比多少时间,更多的时间.
a couple of days 几天.

He didn't want to miss staying with a good friend of his.Paul不想错过和好朋友一起聚聚的机会.

miss 错过 miss + sth/doing sth. 错过某事
a good friend of his 双重所有格
结构:of + 名词所有格/名词性物主代词
作用:定语成分,放在名词后面,修饰前面名词
a book of mine.

Instead of staying for just a week ,He decided to stay for 10 days.他决定停留十天,而不是只呆一周.

instead of 替代 + n./doing
stay + 一段时间 停留多久

日期表达

what's the date today?
美式表达:It's July the eleventh.
英式表达:It's the eleventh of July.

The meetings in china were delayed by three days.在中国的会议被推迟了三天.

delay 延迟,延误
be + delayed +by +一段时间 被延迟多久
My plane was delayed by an hour.我的飞机延误了一个小时.

Together they will work on a business plan.他们将在一起制定一个商业计划.

together 一起
work on 生产,改进.
work on a business plan 制定一个商业计划