美国人,获得英国牛津布鲁克斯大学英语教学专业的硕士学位,曾旅居中国7年,在几家大型英语培训机构担任英语口语教师和教学主管,并从事英语教材的开发和写作。现居英国,主持英语教学网站www.esl-lesson-plan.com,为英语教师提供咨询和交流的平台。此外,Carol还是BBC online、The Seoul Times、City Weekend等网站和杂志的特约撰稿人。
目錄:
前言
如何利用本书学好英语
生活必备200短句
200 Sentences for Everyday Use
见面寒暄 Greeting
表达好心情 Good mood
表达坏心情 Bad mood
赞扬和鼓励 Compliment and encouragement
同意和反对 Agree and disagree
喜欢和不喜欢 Like and dislike
说明决定 Intention
澄清观点 Clarification
谈论天气 Weather
上班下班 To and from work
餐厅 Restaurant
钱财 Money
银行和邮局 Bank and post office
开车 Driving
交通 Transportation
购物 Shopping
药店和医院 Drugstore and hospital
说说你自己
Talking about Yourself
01 你是哪里人?Where are you from?
02 你的星座是什么?What’s your star sign?
03 智商和情商 IQ and EQ
04 谈论个人经历 Talking about personal experiences
05 谈论家庭 Talking about families
06 谈论宗教 Talking about religions
恋爱和结婚
Love and Marriage
07 享受单身生活 Enjoying the single life
08 跨国恋 Intercultural relationships
09 情人节 Celebrating Valentine''s Day
10 订婚和婚礼 Engagements and weddings
11 婚姻之道 How to get and stay married?
居家度日
Around a Family
12 在家做饭 Cooking at home
13 家居装饰 Home decoration
14 居住环境 Around your home
15 我的爱车 My car
16 绿色生活 Living the green life
17 小病小灾 Common health problems
18 服用补品 Taking supplements
19 戒烟戒酒 Giving up cigarettes and alcohol
时尚生活
Fashionable Life
20 保持苗条和健康 Becoming slim and healthy
21 中性男和假小子 Metrosexuals and tomboys
22 名人出街服饰 Celebrity street style
23 一个新发型 A new hairstyle
24 珠宝和其他首饰 Jewellery and other accessories
25 在美容院 At a beauty salon
26 在化妆品店 In a cosmetics shop
27 整容之后 Post-op
业余时间
Free Time
28 酒吧、酒馆和俱乐部 Bars, pubs and clubs
29 参加派对 Attending a party
30 参加运动 Taking part in sports
31 看比赛 Watching a sports game
32 电子游戏 Computer games
33 艺术特长 Artistic skills
34 栽花种草 Gardening
35 养宠物 Keeping pets
36 加入俱乐部 Joining a club
我的心头好
My Favorites
37 我喜欢的食物 My favorite food
38 我喜欢的电影 My favourite movies
39 我喜欢的电视节目 My favorite TV programs
40 奥斯卡奖得主 The winners of the Oscar Awards
41 我喜欢的歌手 My favourite singers
42 我喜爱的运动队 My favourite sports teams
43 我喜爱的运动员 My favourite athletes
44 我梦想中的高科技产品 A dream high-tech gadget
45 狮子家族 A lion family
旅行见闻
Travelling
46 美妙的假期 A fantastic vacation
47 谈论酒店 Talking about hotels
48 露营之行 On a camping trip
49 自驾游 On a road trip
50 去海边 Going to the seaside
51 旅游纪念品 Souvenirs
工作和事业
Job and Career
52 电子商务 E-commerce
53 你挣多少?How much do you earn?
54 工作表现 Job performance
55 办公室闲话 Office gossips
56 社交网络 Networking
花钱有道
Getting a Good Buy
57 明智的投资 A wise investment
58 买房 Buying a house
59 网上购物 Shopping online
60 海外购物 Shopping abroad
61 智能手机 Smart phones
62 问题产品 Faulty products
文化生活
Cultural Life
63 舞台演出 Stage performance
64 古典音乐 Classical music
65 作家及其作品 Writers and their works
66 历史 History
67 伟大的哲学家 Great philosophers
校园生活
Campus Life
68 青少年问题 Teenage problems
69 网上学习 E-learning
70 学习一门外语 Learning a foreign language
71 中式教育和西式教育 Chinese and western education
72 被大学录取 Getting accepted to university
73 校园生活 Campus life
74 上课,作业和考试 Classes, essays and exams
75 工作和实习 Jobs and internships
数字化生活
Digital Life
76 谷歌 Google
77 推特 Twitter
78 脸谱 Facebook
79 非数码假期 A non-digital holiday
80 在线报纸 vs 纸质报纸 Online vs print newspapers
81 史蒂夫?乔布斯 Steve Jobs
82 苹果产品 Apple products
话说中国
Talking about China
83 风水 Feng shui
84 在工艺品店 In an arts and crafts shop
85 功夫和太极 Kung fu and t''ai chi
86 中国的节日 Chinese festivals
87 孔子学院 Confucius institutes
88 生肖 Chinese zodiac
89 中式服装 Chinese clothing
90 中医和西医 Chinese and western medicine
91 中国的经济腾飞 China’s economic boom
公共事务
Public Affairs
92 对经济的几点思考 Thoughts on the economy
93 公共慈善机构 Public charities
94 你投票给哪个党派? Which party are you going to vote for?
95 对美国医疗改革的看法 Views on the US health care reform
96 政客丑闻 A politician’s scandal
97 罪与罚 Crime and punishment
98 悲剧瘟疫 Tragic epidemics
99 极端天气现象 Extreme weather events
100 另一个“地球”? Another earth-like planet?
內容試閱:
40 奥斯卡奖得主 The winners of the Oscar Awards
对话场景:朱利安和西娅讨论第82届奥斯卡各奖项得主,以及各个获奖影片。
Julian: Did you watch the Oscars this year?
Thea: Not in full—just a few clips online highlighting the best moments. The results were all over the news so it didn’t make much sense to watch it in its entirety.
Julian: I see what you mean. Did you see the part when Kathryn Bigelow won?
Thea: Yes, she was amazing. Can you believe that in 82 years, she is the first female Director to win an Oscar?
Julian: I think she said it best when she said, ‘There’s no other way to describe it. It’s the moment of a lifetime.’
Thea: Did you see how her ex-husband joined in on the standing ovation for her?
Julian: No, who’s her ex-husband?
Thea: You know the guy that was seated behind her? He worked on Avatar .
Julian: Oh, you mean James Cameron? I didn’t realise that they were married.
Thea: Yes, that’s his name. They were just married for a few years—from ’89 to ‘91 or something like that.
Julian: Interesting. Have you seen The Hurt Locker ?
Thea: Not yet, actually. But since it’s won Best Picture and five other awards, I think I’m going to have to see it. How about you?
Julian: Yes, I saw it a while ago. It was good, but I’m not that into war dramas, so I was actually hoping that Avatar would have won the Best Picture award.
Thea: You know, I didn’t really care for Avatar . Of course, I didn’t see it in 3D, so maybe that’s why I wasn’t as impressed as other people were.
Julian: Perhaps. What did you think about who won for best actress?
Thea: I absolutely love Sandra Bullock—I think she’s a fabulous actress, so I was really pleased that she won for The Blind Side . And Jeff Bridges won as best actor for Crazy Heart —that was very predictable.
Julian: Another not-so-surprising win was Up —it earned the third straight feature-animation Oscar for Disney’s Pixar Animation.
Thea: Yes, I heard that Pixar has now won five of the nine awards since the category was added by the Academy of…I forget what they’re called…
Julian: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?
Thea: Yes, that’s the one.
Julian: You know, going back to Avatar and The Hurt Locker , it’s interesting that you and I both backed the two films that tied for the Oscar lead!
Thea: You’re right—they both won nine nominations each. Maybe they should invite us to the next Academy Awards!
Julian: Wouldn’t that be a treat?
译文 Translation
朱利安:你看今年的奥斯卡颁奖典礼了吗?
西娅:没全看—只看了一些网上的精彩片段。结果在新闻上到处都可以看到,因此再看也没什么意义了。
朱利安:我明白你的意思。你看凯瑟琳?毕格罗得奖那段了吗?
西娅:是的,她太棒了。你相信吗,她是82年来第一个得奥斯卡奖的女导演。
朱利安:我觉得她说的这段话最好了:“无法用语言来表达,这是个至关重要的时刻。”
西娅:你看到她的前夫为她起立鼓掌了吗?
朱利安:没有,她的前夫是谁?
西娅:你知道坐在她后面的那个人吗?他导演了《阿凡达》。
朱利安:哦,你是说詹姆斯?卡梅隆吗?我没反应过来他们结过婚。
西娅:是的,就是他。他们只有几年的婚姻—好像是从1989年到1991年。
朱利安:有意思。你看过《拆弹部队》吗?
西娅:还没看呢。但是知道它得了最佳影片还有其他五个奖项后,我觉得我一定要看一看。你呢?
朱利安:是的,我前段时间看过了。电影挺好的,但我不是很喜欢战争片,所以我原本希望《阿凡达》能得最佳影片奖。
西娅:我不是很喜欢《阿凡达》。当然了,我没有看3D版的,这可能是我没有其他人印象深的原因吧。
朱利安:也许。你觉得谁应该得最佳女演员奖呢?
西娅:我特别喜欢桑德拉?布洛克—我觉得她是个很好的女演员,所以我很高兴她主演的《弱点》得了奖。杰夫?布里奇斯主演的《疯狂的心》也得奖了—这都是预期当中的。
朱利安:另一个不太让人意外的是《飞屋环游记》—它为迪士尼皮克斯动画公司拿下了连续第三个奥斯卡最佳动画长片奖。
西娅:是的,我听说学院批准此类奖项以来,皮克斯已经得了九个奖项中的五个了,我忘了叫什么学院了。
朱利安:美国电影艺术与科学学院吗?
西娅:是的,就是这个。
朱利安:有趣的是,我们都预测了《阿凡达》和《拆弹部队》会得奥斯卡奖。
西娅:很对—它们都获得了九项提名。也许下届颁奖典礼应该邀请我们俩!
朱利安:那会不会是一种特殊待遇呢?