空中英语2010年5月课文笔记.doc

Catalog
0501: EXPO 2010 SHANGHAI CHINA 1
0503: BAMBOO CLOTH – THE NEW COTTON 3
0504: BAMBOO CLOTH – THE NEW COTTON 4
0505: MYSTERIOUS MOUND IN AUSTRALIA DRAWS THOUSANDS 6
0506: MYSTERIOUS MOUND IN AUSTRALIA DRAWS THOUSANDS 8
0507: WHICH REALITY? 10
0508: WHICH REALITY? 11
0510: SUMMER MOVIES 13
0511: SUMMER MOVIES 14
0512: SUMMER MOVIES 15
0513: MOSQUITOES AND LASERS 16
0514, 0515: FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: MASTER COMPOSER 18
0517: SOCCER-THE WORLD’S GAME 22
0518: SOCCER-THE WORLD’S GAME 23
0519: ARCHITECTURE 25
0520: ARCHITECTURE 26
0521: FUN UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN 28
0522: FUN UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN 30
0524: EMILY OSMENT – DISNEY’S NEWEST RISING STAR 31
0525: EMILY OSMENT – DISNEY’S NEWEST RISING STAR 33
0526: CHOOSING AN MBA PROGRAM 35
0527: CHOOSING AN MBA PROGRAM 36
0528: WHAT’S IN A “NYM”? 37
0529: WHAT’S IN A “NYM”? 38
0531: LUKE’S BLOG 40

0501: EXPO 2010 Shanghai China
Better city, better life
2010 Shanghai Expo Facts
* The Shanghai Expo logo features a modified version of the character “world” (世) with the year 2010. This represents three people holding hands which symbolizes the big family of mankind.
* It is the first expo with in a developing country.
* It is the first expo with an online version.
* It is expected to draw a record number of visitors to Shanghai for an expo.
CONTENT：
Get a glimpse of city life in Brazil, Turkey, Finland and Israel on the same day without getting on a plane. Watch cultural performance and sample foods from around the world at your leisure. Sound too good to be true? With over 200 countries and international organizations taking part, Expo Shanghai makes this, and more, possible.
What is a world expo?
Every world’s fair traces its roots to the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. Held in London in 1851, the Great Exhibition introduced new inventions like an early form of the fax machine and the voting machine. Other inventions first revealed at world’s fairs include the ice cream cone and the X-ray machine.
This expo
From today until October 31, an estimated 70 million people will flock to Shanghai to explore this exposition. Centered on the theme of “city,” this expo will investigate the challenges and consequences of urbanization. What is the potential of urban life in this century? Visit the Shanghai Expo and find out!
GRAMMAR：
At one’s leisure ~ whenever one like 在此人有空、方便、或情況允許的情況下。
*Watch cultural performance and sample foods from around the world at your leisure.
*Take courses at your leisure and earn a master’s degree!
*Explore the natural wonders of the park at your leisure.
*Tour Shanghai at your leisure.
CHAT：
Expo就是exposition(博覽會)的縮寫，另外一個相關的字是exhibition(展覽會)，也可以用exhibit，ex: an art exhibit畫展。
exhibit也可以指展示品，像畫展中的一幅畫即可稱做exhibit。也可以指法庭中的證物，而不同的證物有不同的編號，ex: Exhibit A, Exhibit B。
VOCABULARY：
Glimpse (n.) 1. 一瞥，一看。2. 比喻某些簡略的瞭解讓你開始知道某事。(v.) 匆匆看一眼。
brief/fleeting/quick glimpse 匆匆一瞥。
*We only had (or caught) a fleeting glimpse of the river.
glimpse of/into/at ~ a brief idea or understanding of what something is like。
*This biography offers a few glimpse of his life before he became famous.
這個傳記在他成名前提供給大家一些簡略的瞭解他的人生。
*He glimpsed a village through the trees.
他們透過林隙隱約看見一個村莊。
Take part (idiom) take part in something (ph. v.) 參加或參與。
*Sherry refused to take part in the group discussion because she felt her ideas were rejected.
Sherry拒絕參加團隊的討論因為他覺得自己的意見被排斥。
*Many local businesses took part in the fundraising campaign.
許多本地的公司都參與了這次募款的活動。
Consequence [] (n.) con一起，sequ跟隨。後果，結果。
*The consequences of over-spending lead to financial difficulties.
花錢無度的後果就是要面對財物上的困難。
*I’m willing to accept the consequences of my decision.
我願意接受我的決定帶來的結果。
Potential (n.)[U] 潛能，潛力。
*The young child has singing potential. She has perfect pitch.
這個年輕的孩子有歌唱的潛能。她有絕佳的音準。
*The new company has the potential to become the leading supplier of software in the industry.
這家新的公司有潛力成為這這個產業軟體供應商的龍頭。
Urban (adj.) 城市的。
Urbanize (v.) 使都市化。…+ ize表示使…化。
Urbanization (n.) 都市化。

0503: Bamboo Cloth – the New Cotton
Not only can you sit and walk on bamboo, but you can wear it too
CONTENT：
Furniture and flooring usually come to mind when we think of ways to use bamboo. Not many of us, though, think of bamboo clothing! But that might be changing with the popularity of an amazing fabric made from bamboo.
The process
How can a material used to make hard floors also be used to make soft cloth? In 2001, researchers in Beijing figured out that it’s all in the processing. Today, two main methods are used.
Mechanical
In the mechanical process, woody parts of the bamboo plant are crushed. The fibers are then combed and spun into thread. Afterward, color can be added and the threads made into cloth.
Chemical
The chemical process is the most common and uses the entire bamboo plant. The crushed fibers are “cooked” in chemicals and then turned into thread.
Some don’t like this process and worry that the chemicals may hurt the environment. However, others believe that the many benefits of this bamboo fabric outweigh the negatives.
CHAT：
The fibers are then combed and spun into thread.
Comb (n.) 梳子。To comb (v.) 1. 梳理。2. ~ + through地毯式的搜查，ex: The police combed the area. OR The police combed though the area.
片語: go over something with a fine-tooth comb(齒牙很密的梳子) -> 徹底的仔細的搜查某一個地方。
VOCABULARY：
Come to mind (idiom) 浮現腦海，令人想起。
*Do you know any good French restaurants? 你知不知道有什麼好的法國餐廳呢？
Nothing comes to mind right now. 現在想不太出來。
*The name “Bee Gees” comes to mind when you talk about the 70’s.
當你提到70年代的時候腦海就會浮現”Bee Gees”樂團的名字。
Processing (n.) 加工，處理。
*Processing camera film is a thing of the past since most cameras today are digital.
相機底片的沖洗已經是過去式了因為現在大多數的相機都是數位式的。
*This software can speed up data processing.
這個軟體可以加速電腦資料的處理。
Mechanical (adj.) 機械的，使用機械的。
*All the mechanical parts of this vehicle are imported from Germany.
這部車所有機械的零件都是德國進口的。
*The airplane crash was caused by mechanical failure.
這一次墜機事件是因為機械故障造成的。
Spin (v.) (~ + into)紡。
Thread (n.) (一段)棉，毛等線。
Outweigh (v.) 在重量、價值或重要性上超過(某事物)。
*The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. 利遠大於弊。
0504: Bamboo Cloth – the New Cotton
CONTENT：
The benefit
Cotton has long been known as the world’s wonder fabric for its comfort and many uses. But if bamboo cloth manufacturers have their way, bamboo may soon leave cotton in the dust.
Those who wear clothes made from bamboo say that they are as comfortable as cotton. These clothes feel like cashmere, yet they’re a lot less expensive. However, in terms of benefits, comfort and cost are just the beginning!
Some trees require around 60 years to grow. But bamboo can grow almost a meter a day. This makes it one of the world’s most renewable plants. It requires no chemicals and very little water for growth. These facts ease the minds of environmentalists.
Customers are pleased that the fabric absorbs moisture better than cotton and doesn’t hold odors in. it keeps wearers cool and dry. Plus, it can be thrown into the washer and dryer, and it comes out wrinkle-free!
No wonder so many people are now calling bamboo the new wonder fabric!
GRAMMAR：
Just the beginning，表示事情還不只如此，更多或更精彩的還在後面。
*There is more to your birthday surprise; this trip to the salon is just the beginning.
*I woke up late and I missed the bus so I was late to work; little did I know it was just the beginning of a very bad day.
MORE INFORMATION：
When you wash your bamboo clothes, it’s recommended you use a gentle, cold-water cycle. Then, to help your bamboo clothes last longer, let them dry naturally on a clothesline. If you do use an electric dryer, be aware that bamboo fiber draws moisture away from other types of fiber- meaning that your bamboo clothes may still be moist when all of your other clothes are dry.
CHAT：
Washing machine 洗衣機，本文提及的the washer and dryer指洗衣機跟烘衣機，如果要講明確一點可以加clothes變成a clothes washer and a clothes dryer。洗碗機叫dishwasher。公共廁所的烘手機稱hand dryer。吹風機稱hairdryer或blowdryer。 the washer and dryer通常是指洗衣機跟烘衣機，所以要稱其他的機器，最好使用完整的名稱，避免混淆。
VOCABULARY：
Leave someone or something in the dust (idiom) 使望塵莫及，把某人某事遠遠拋在後面。
*Once the new cell-phone is available it’ll leave other competitors in the dust.
這種新手機一旦上市就會把其他競爭者遠遠的拋在後面。
*His problem-solving abilities leave me in the dust.
他解決問題的能力讓我望塵莫及。
Renewable (adj.) 再生的，可更新的。
*This kind of car uses renewable fuel.
這種車使用可再生的燃料。
*Many scientists are developing technologies that use renewable energy resources.
許多科學家正在發展使用再生能源的科技。
Moisture (n.) 水氣，濕氣。
*This kind of soil can retain more moisture than others.
這種土壤比其他土壤能夠保持更多的水分。
*He turned on the vent to let the excess moisture evaporate faster.
他把風扇打開讓多餘的水氣可以快一點蒸發。
Environmentalist (n.) 環保人士，環保主義者。
*The environmentalist launched out at great length on energy preservation.
這位環境保護論者就節約能源發表了一通議論。

0505: Mysterious Mound in Australia Draws Thousands
What is Uluru?
CONTENT：
Australians have all sorts of cheery nicknames for the thousands of miles of hot, hard continent that lie beyond the coastal crust(海岸線) where anybody with an ounce of common sense lives.
So why am I smack in the middle of the hardest, hottest spot of all, swatting flies and picking burrs out of my socks? Why am I standing in a parking lot with hundreds of other people staring silently at a mound of sandstone partially buried in a sun-baked dessert? Because it is the Rock. Ayers. Uluru. People are drawn from around the world to this odd bulge in the desert. It’s the most visited single spot on the continent.
Rebekah Francis, a feisty local tour guide who is one-quarter Aborigine, says she can tell people’s attitudes simply by what they call the place. “For the Aboriginal people, it is Uluru, a place to be revered and respected as a central part of their history and culture,” she says. “A lot of people respect that. But there are those from the Western cultures who come here to climb and conquer what they call Ayers Rock.”
CHAT：
Parking lot 戶外停車場，parking garage 室內的立體停車場。然而parking garage和garage不同，如果光講garage可能是指私人的車庫或是修車廠。英國人通常用car park來指停車場。
GRAMMAR：
要說明某個人的血統，可以用half或是quarter，比如中日混血，就是half Chinese and half Japanese，當然，四分之一的血統就用quarter了。
*If your one of great grand-parents is Italian, you are one-eighth Italian.
*Dave’s father is Swedish and his mother is German, so Dave is one-half Swedish and one-half German.
VOCABULARY：
Smack in the middle or smack dab in the middle (idiom) smack dab在這裡是adv.指準確地或恰巧地。本成語意思是正中間。
*When we visited Austria, we were smack in the middle of a big music festival.
我們去奧地利玩的時候，恰巧碰到他們大型的音樂節。
*We were smack dab in the middle of an argument when the boss came in the office.
我們正在爭論的時候，老闆剛好就進來辦公室了。
Swat [] (v.) 打，拍。~ swatted / swatting
*He was swatting flies with a rolled-up magazine.
他用捲起來的雜誌打蒼蠅。
*The hitter swatted the ball so hard that the bat broke.
這位打擊者擊球過重把球棒都打斷了。
Feisty [] (adj.) 據理力爭的，活躍的。
*Sean is a feisty advocate for equal rights for immigrants.
Sean是一位意志堅定的移民權倡導者。
*Janet is a feisty redhead who dares to say what she thinks.
Janet是一位據理力爭的紅髮女孩有膽量有話直說。
Continent [] (n.) 大陸，陸地，大洲。
Continental (adj.) 大陸的，大陸性的。
*a continental climate 大陸性氣候。
Crust (n.) 1. 麵包皮。2. 硬外皮，外殼。
*Cut the crusts off when you make sandwiches.
做三明治時要把焦皮切掉。
Burr [] (n.) 1. [植] 刺。2. (金屬或木材被鑽或切後留下的)毛邊。3. (英語某些方音)帶有濃厚的r音的口音。
Mound (n.) 1. 小丘，土墩。2. 要做的一堆事。
*There’s a mound of papers on my desk.
一堆要處理的文件在我桌上。
Bulge [] (n.) 1. 鼓起，凸起。2. (突然或暫時的)增長，增多 (v.) 鼓起，凸起，膨脹。
Bulgy (adj.)
*The graph shows a bulge in the price of meat.
圖表顯示肉類價格上漲。
*I can’t eat any more. My stomach’s bulging.
我一點兒也吃不下了，肚子都鼓起來了。
Aborigine [] (n.) 土著居民。
Aboriginal (adj.) （尤指人）從很早的時期（尤指殖民者到來之前）就居住於某地的; 土著的。(n.) 土著，土人。
Revere [] (v.)(文) 尊敬，崇敬，敬畏。
Reverent [] (adj.) 恭敬的，虔誠的。~reverently (adv.)
Reverence [] (n.) 敬愛，崇敬，敬畏。(v.) 尊敬，崇敬，敬畏。
*The professor was revered for his immense learning.
那教授學識淵博備受敬重。
*Still her boys had a very reverent remembrance of a most vehement chastisement she once bestowed on them.
直到如今，孩子門回一起遭她痛責一事，還不由肅然起敬呢。
Ounce [] (n.) (口) ~ of sth 少量，一點。
*There’s not an ounce of truth in his story.
他說的沒有一點兒是真的。
Draw (v.) (a) ~ sb (to sth) attract or interest sb 吸引某人; 使某人感興趣。(b) ~ sth (from sb) produce (a reaction or response) 產生（反應或回應）:
*Her screams drew passers-by to the scene.
她的叫喊聲把路人都吸引到現場。
*draw tears, applause, laughter 使人落淚，博得掌聲，引人捧腹。
*The idea has drawn much criticism from both sides.
那主意招致雙方的大量批評。

0506: Mysterious Mound in Australia Draws Thousands
CONTENT：
Uluru’s ancient mysteries begin with its geology. Uluru is likely two-thirds buried, with the invisible part jutting bellow the surface at an 80-degree angle.
The Rock is a magical place for the Aboriginal people – a place to be respected, best-visited through a six-mile Base Walk around the perimeter. But climbing the 1,141-foot-high Rock has been a goal of generations of white Australians and other tourists.
Climbing the Rock is banned during high heat, strong winds or thunderstorms. When the trail is open, the hike takes the physically fit about one hour up and down – sometimes it involves stepping backwards on the steep crevices. Those who are more cardio-challenged should count on a four- to six-hour round trip.
I choose to stay on ground level, partially out of respect for the wishes of the Aborigines. Also, I stay partially out of the knowledge that an average of one person a year dies on the hike, either from heart attack or falling on the steep, sometimes slippery trail. Making it to the top isn’t my personal obsession, so no point in endangering my fragile hold on existence.
CHAT：
One-way trip 單程的旅程。如果是往返的旅程稱round trip，因為妳到目的地後還會往返(turn around)原點，而round trip 也可以指來回票，即roundtrip ticket。Roundabout指圓環是英國人的用字，美國人稱圓環rotary or traffic circle。Roundabout (adj.) 兜圈子，迂迴或委婉的。Ex: 有時得罪人，要say something in a roundabout way 用委婉的方式表達一件事。
VOCABULARY：
Jut (v.) ~ out 凸出，伸出。~ jutted / jutting
*Her hip bones jutted out because of her birth defect.
因為天生的缺陷她臀部的骨頭是凸出的。
*The balcony of the hotel room juts out above the garden.
旅館房間的陽台伸展到花園的上空中。
Perimeter [] (n.) 1. 周圍，邊緣。2. 周長。
*The police set road blocks around the perimeter of the town to stop the fugitive from running away.
警方在城鎮的周圍設下了路障防止這個逃犯逃走。
*A river runs along the perimeter of his village.
沿著這個村莊的周圍有一條河流。
*The perimeter of the football field can be calculated with a formula.
足球場的周長可以用公式來計算。
Ban (v.) 禁止，發禁令。~ banned / banning。
*This movie was banned in Mainland China.
這部電影在大陸被禁了。
*The player is banned till the competition is over.
這個球員被禁賽一直到這個比賽結束。
Crevice [] (n.) (岩石，牆壁等的)裂縫，缺口。
*Every crevice in these walls has been filled with putty.
這堵牆的每個裂縫都用油灰撲蓋上了。
Cardio-challenged (adj.) 心臟不好的，心臟無力的。
Count on ~ 1. If you count on something or count upon it, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans. 預計，預期。2. If you count on someone or count upon them, you rely on them to support you or help you. 依賴。
*You can count on me to lend a hand.
看我的，我會幫妳。
Obsess [] (v.) If something obsesses you or if you obsess