Never give up

put quality time into the review

complex vowel 双元音  vowel 单元音  consonant 辅音

later on we'll practice it more

kiosk 书报亭   Phone Booth 电话亭  conductor 售票员

来宾，餐饮的客人，游客： guest

大型商业合作的客人： client

大众型的客人，顾客： customer

cost sb a price 花费某人很难大价钱  Jamaica [dʒə'meikə]牙买加

main stream 主流   impersonation [im,pə:sə'neiʃən] 模仿秀，扮演

cross - talk 相声  cuisine [kwi'zi:n] 大餐，烹饪，菜肴

president suit 总统套房 

reserve a table for seventy people by aisle [ail] 通过，过道

if you were in my shoes  如果你在我的处境

leave for  远距离的去   arrive at  远距离的来

First class  头等舱   Economic class  经济舱   Business clasee 商务舱

on  installment  贷款，分期付款

by  credit card  刷卡   pay in crash  付现金   

downpayment 

We'd be willing to give you a 10% down payment.  我们愿意先付10％的定金

Hypothetically speaking 假设来说

The price would be ...  说价格的固定格式

-- We have a flight that leaves at 9am . How would that be ?

-- THis is perfect

-- How will you pay for the ticket ?

-- I will use a credit card

-- Would you like a morning or afternoon flight ?

-- I'd perfer a morning flight, but not too early.

-- When would you be leaving ?

-- I would like to inquire about a ticket to Detroit

You play favorites  你偏心

 

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update  vt, adj 更新，最新的，适时的，

1. update me with the newest information  告诉我最新的消息

2. we updated the kichen in the old house  我们更新了那旧房子里的厨房

3. I will keep you posted for any updated news. 一有最新消息，我会马上告诉你

posted  有地位的，消息灵通的

outdated  adj  已经不流行的，过时的

1. an outdated building  老式的建筑物

2. Her ideas on education are rather outdated now. 她的教育思想现在看来很陈腐

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coach: long distance bus   shuttle bus : 班车

means of transportation 各种交通工具

airplane 飞机   helicopter 直升机   balloon 热气球

cruise 游艇  submarine 潜艇

cable car 电缆车/有轨电车   cable TV 有线电视

remote [ri'məut] adj.

1. (时间上)遥远的; (亲属关系上)远的
The thing happened in the remote past. 这件事发生在遥远的过去
2. 远离的, 遥远的; 偏僻的  in the remote area 在偏远的地区
At night I like to look at the remote stars in the clear sky.
晚上我喜欢观看晴朗的夜空中遥远的星星
3. 冷淡的, 疏远的, 漠不关心的
Her manner was polite but remote. 她彬彬有礼, 却十分冷淡

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Would you rather travel by bus or by car ?

I'd rather travel by car, because it's more convenient

Would you perfer to travel by bike or on foot ?

I'd prefer to travel by bike, cuz it's faster.

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absolutely --  frequently 经常的 -- rarely 不经常的 --  never

Which means of transportation do you use most frequently. and which do you use most rarely ?

How do you prefer to travel to Beijing ? why ?

local 本地人  outsider 外地人 / 局外人  stranger 陌生人  passers-by 路人

you are not sure how to get there

Traveling by bus

You are a stranger traveling in Moscow. You wanna vist the kremlin but you are not sure how to get there.so you've decided to ask the passers-by how to get there

A: Excuse me, sir. Do you speak English ?

B: Yes, I do

A: Oh, that's great. I wanna ask you, does this bus go to the kremlin

B: No, it doesn't. It goes to Kremuno street

A: Could you tell me which bus goes to the Kremlin

B: The number 30 bus

A: Will I need to change buses to go from here to Kremlin

B: Yes. You should take 5 stops and then get off at the Natural Museum. And then take the number 243 bus.

汽车站 bus stop

上车  get in the car / get on the bus    下车  get on

A: Thank you. Could you tell me how much is the fare

fare means the money you pay for the transportation 车费

airfare 飞机票价  train fare 火车票价  bus fare 汽车票价

What's the bus fare in Tianjin ?  It's one point five RMB

B: It's 3 Rubbles. Remember to have the correct fare ready. There's no conductor on the bus.

have the correct money ready  拿正好的钱, 不找零

A: Ok, I see. Thanks a lot

B: You're welcome.

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still....to go   still two hours to go  还有两个小时

how many girlfriend have you had so far  到目前为止，你有几个女朋友了

How many language do you speak so far 

只有语言，才是 do you 而不是 have you had, 因为语言学完就不会忘了