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2007/03/05第116期

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	主題對話　A Short Cut For The New Semester

	重要字彙英檢聽力測驗重要片語		溝通概念建構表實例演練解　答

主題對話：A Short Cut For The New Semester1

Paul is daydreaming in biology2 class on the first day of the new semester.
Teacher: Huh, hum...Paul? Are you with us?
Paul: Huh? Oh, sorry, Teacher.
Teacher: Were you daydreaming?
Paul: Yes, I was.
Teacher: Excuse me?
Paul: I'm trying to practice using a new method3 as a means to remember things.
Teacher: How can not paying attention help one to remember?
Paul: Actually, I was following everything you said, Teacher. I was picturing4 what you were saying.
Teacher: Paul, we were discussing5 oxygen6. How do you visualize7 that?
Paul: In my mind, I was the oxygen. I was traveling in through my nose, into my lungs8, heart and throughout all my body.
Teacher: Sounds like quite a ride!
Paul: Totally9. It really made your lecture more interesting, and I won't forget the picture I made in my mind.
Teacher: Class, Paul has discovered a short cut for your studies. Instead of memorizing10 this semester, I want you all to learn "visualization11".
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　-Scott Provencal

重要字彙

1. semester n. 學期
2. biology n. 生物學
3. method n. 方法
4. picture v. 想像
5. discuss v. 討論
6. oxygen n. 氧氣

7. visualize v. (從心裡圖像) 想像
8. lung n. 肺
9. totally adv. 完全地
10. memorize v. 熟記
11. visualization n. 想像

英檢聽力測驗

1.(　 )______________________________________
A) English. B) History. C) Biology.
2. (　 )______________________________________
A) Sleeping. B) Visualizing. C) Studying.
3. (　 )______________________________________
A) The heart. B) Oxygen. C) The mind.
4. (　 )______________________________________
A) Remember. B) Memorize. C) Draw pictures.

重要片語

1. a short cut (for) 捷徑
I took a short cut to get to the station.
我走捷徑到車站。

2. be with 人明白某人的話 = be able to follow
I'm afraid I am not with you.
我想我不太明白你的意思。

3. pay attention (to) 注意、花心思
You have to pay attention to your work more.
你必須多花心思在工作上。

4. in my mind 在我心中
Your face is always in my mind.
你的臉孔總是在我心中。

5. quite a ride 真是好一段旅程！

6. instead of 不…而＝ rather than ＝ not
Instead of going to work, he went to a baseball game.
他不去工作而去看棒球賽。

溝通概念建構表

情境	常用溝通用語	回應方式
表示總結	A. Actually,...	Sorry, I wasn't aware... Thank you for clarifying... I'm glad to know... It's good to know... Sorry, my mistake. I stand corrected.
	B. In fact,
	C. I'm afraid...
	D. To tell you the truth, S +V...
	E. It might be more accurate to say...

實例演練

例１
A: Actually, company sales are not good.
事實上，公司的銷售狀況並不好。
B: Sorry, I wasn't aware there was a problem.
抱歉，我沒有意識到這個問題。

例２
A: I'm afraid that your work is not enough.
我恐怕你的工作績效不是那麼好。
B: I'm glad to know so that I can try to improve.
我高興能知道，這樣我就能試著改進了。

例３
A: To tell you the truth, I don't love you.
告訴你實話好了，我並不愛你。
B: Thank you for clarifying how you really feel.
謝謝你把你真正的感覺說出來。

例４
A: It might be more accurate to say that this team is the better one.
較正確的來說這支隊伍是較好的一隊。
B: I stand corrected.
我接受糾正。

解答

聽力測驗
1.(C) What class is Paul attending?
2.(B) What was Paul doing in class?
3.(B) What was the teacher discussing?
4.(A) What can visualization help you to do?

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