Lesson 84 On strike 罢工

 

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Who will be driving the buses next week?

Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer‘free rides’to people on their way to work. This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they  will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!

New words and expressions生词和短语

strike (title) /straik/ n. 罢工 

extent (1.7) /ik'stent/ n. 程度

busman (1.1) /'b)sm+n/ n. 公共汽车司机

volunteer (1.8) /v%l+n'ti+/ v. 自动提出，自愿

state (1.3) /steit/ v. 正式提出，宣布

gratitude (1.11) /'gr$titju:d/ n. 感激

agreement (11.3-4) /+'gri:m+nt/ n. 协议

Press (1.12) /pres/ n. 新闻界

relieve (1.7) /ri'li:v/ v. 减轻 

object (1.12) /+b'DNekt/v. 不赞成，反对

pressure (1.7) /'preM+/ n. 压力，麻烦

Notes on the text 课文注释

1  go on strike，举行罢工。

2  …is due to begin中的due有“定于(某时做某事)”的意思，后接不定式。

3  free ride，免费乘车。

4  to some extent，在某种程度上。

5  Only one or two people have objected that…，本句中only在句首，因为是修饰主语，因此句子的谓语并不用倒装语序。

参考译文

公共汽车司机决定下星期罢工。罢工定于星期二开始，谁也不知道会持续多久。司机们声称此次罢工将一直持续到就工资和工作条件问题达成全面协议的时候为止。多数人认为此次罢工至少会持续一个星期。很多私人汽车的车主正准备为乘车上班的人们提供“免费乘车”的服务，这将在某种程度上减轻对火车的压力。与此同时，有一部分大学生自愿在罢工期间驾驶公共汽车。所有的学生都是开车的能手，但在驾驶公共汽车之前，他们必须通过一项专门测验。学生们准备在两天后就接受测验。即使这样，人们仍会感到上班有困难。但到目前为止，公众已经向新闻界写信表达他们对学生们的感激之情了。只有一两个人提出反对意见，说学生们会把车开得太快！

Summary writing摘要写作

In not more than 80 words, describe what will happen next week. Write two different paragraphs using the points and connections given below.

用不超过80个单词的篇幅描述下周将会发生的事情，用下列要点和连词写出两段不同的文字。

Composition作文

Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below:

按以下思路写出两段文字，字数为150左右：

1  The strike began----the students drove badly----the buses were seldom on time----often crowded----the public complained----the busmen were pleased.

2  The students threatened to go on strike----they did so----this angered the busmen who returned to work.

Letter writing书信写作

The Conclusion. Complete the following sentences:

结束语：完成以下结束语：

1  I shall be looking…

2  I am very sorry for…

3  I hope you will…

4  I wish you…

5  Please give my…

Key structures关键句型

What will happen? 一般将来时(KS12，36，60)(复习第12，36，60课关键句型)

Exercises练习

A  Underline all the verbs in the passage which tell us what will happen.

划出课文中所有表示将要发生事件的动词。

B  Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:

用正确的动词填空，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案：

Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it ____ (last). The busmen have stated that the strike____ (continue) until general agreement____(reach) about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike____ (last) for a week. Many owners of private cars____ (offer)‘free rides’to people on their way to work. This____ (relieve)while the strike____ (last). All the students are expert drivers, but before they____(drive) any of the buses, they____ (have to) pass a special test. The students____(take) the test in two days' time. Even so, people____(find) it difficult to get to work. But so far the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students____(drive) too fast!

Special difficulties难点

Study the word order in the following sentences:

注意以下句子中的语序：

People are going to find it difficult to get to work. (11.10-11)

He thought it easy to pass the examination.

他以为通过考试很容易。

He considered it wrong that she should have to wait.

他认为她不得不等待是不对的。

I feel it right that he should be punished.

我认为他应该受到惩罚。

I think it wrong for people to behave like that.

我认为人们这样做是错误的。

Exercise练习

Supply the missing parts in the following sentences. Your sentences must be similar in form to those given above.

完成以下句子，你的句子必须与以上例句类似。

1  He thought it ____.

2  He finds it unnecessary ____.

3  ____to find a job.

4  She thinks it important ____.

5  ____for him to wait so long.

6  ____a good thing that ____.

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Comprehension理解

1  The busmen say they won't go back to work ____.

(a)until next Tuesday

(b)until they agree about their holidays

(c)until they have solved their problems

(d)until the students stop driving the buses

2  What will be the main effect of the strike?

(a)There won't be any buses on the road.

(b)Students will have to take a test.

(c)The trains will be crowded.

(d)There won't be many private cars on the road.

Structure句型

3  The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. That's when it ____.

(a)is going to begin

(b)began

(c)has begun

(d)will have begun

4  How ____? No one knows.

(a)long it will last

(b)long will it last

(c)it will last

(d)it lasts

5  The strike will last for a week. That's what ____people believe.

(a)most of

(b)the most of

(c)the more

(d)most

6  Before ____any buses, they will have to take a special test.

(a)to drive

(b)drive

(c)driving

(d)they will drive

7  One or two people have objected ____the students.

(a)at

(b)for

(c)to

(d)against

Vocabulary 词汇

8  They will go on strike. So they ____.

(a)will be fighting

(b)will be arguing

(c)won't be working

(d)won't be talking

9  No one knows how long it will last. They don't know how long it will ____.

(a)keep

(b)hold

(c)carry

(d)continue

10  It will last for at least a week. So it might be ____than a week.

(a)more

(b)less

(c)much less

(d)a good deal less

11  They've volunteered to drive buses. That's what they're ____to do.

(a)eager

(b)anxious

(c)willing

(d)impatient

12  The public has expressed its gratitude. People are ____.

(a)annoyed

(b)thankless

(c)surprised

(d)thankful

Sentence structure句子结构

Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text.

改写以下句子，然后对照课文第8-9行，核对你的答案。

University students have volunteered to drive buses during the strike. University students have volunteered to drive buses while ______________.