[00:04.44]Language Function:
[00:06.53]Asking about TV Programmes.
[00:10.53]A:What's on Channel 8 at 8:30 tonight?
[00:14.42]B:As far as I can remeber,there's a sports programme on.
[00:19.62]A:Is there anything interesting on the other channels?
[00:23.72]B:I'm sorry I don't know.
[00:26.62]You can look up the programme in today's newspaper.
[00:30.62]A:Do you mind if I watch the sports now.
[00:34.61]B:Of course not.That's just what I want to watch.
[00:39.00]Some Useful Expressions
[00:43.00]channel
[00:44.20]频道
[00:45.40]as far as
[00:46.99]就
[00:48.59]quiz/kwiz/
[00:50.09]测验
[00:51.59]intelligence
[00:53.09]智力
[00:54.60]worth
[00:55.99]值得......的
[00:57.39]guide/gaid/
[00:58.74]指南;向导
[01:00.08]Listen Comprehension
[01:03.87]A.Listen and choose and appropriate response to what you're heard.
[02:33.29]B.Listen and fill in the blanks.
[02:38.09]New Constructions
[02:43.19]What is interesting in big cities now is the amount of(1)___.
[02:53.37]Old buildings are being pulled(2)___,
[02:57.45]and new ones are(3)___built to take their place.
[03:08.97]Work goes on(4)___on new roads and streets.
[03:19.05](5)___,construction workers dig tunnels(6)___.
[03:33.55]The face of a city keeps on(7)___evry day.
[03:42.75]Joe is one of the people(8)___work in the construction(9)___.
[03:54.74]Joe operates a big machine that is used to lift(10)___things.
[04:07.35]It is (11)___for constructing tall buildings.
[04:16.44]Text:The"Supermarketing"of America
[04:22.74]Drive through an American city or suburb,
[04:28.85]and you will see large spaces where huge stores are grouped together,
[04:37.94]sometimes even under one roof.
[04:42.64]The construction of new supermarkets and shopping centers
[04:50.95]has been continuing over the past forty years.
[04:57.85]Supermarkets continue to appear
[05:04.46]because they offer the consumera wide choice of products in one place
[05:13.86]anything from food to small appliances.
[05:21.46]Because so many goods are sold,
[05:26.95]supermarkets can offer lower prices than smaller neighbourhood stores can.
[05:38.05]The convenience and value of large stores and shopping areas
[05:48.76]have made them an essential part of the way Americans shop.
[05:57.17]With the rise of supermarkets and shopping centers,
[06:06.86]American society has experienced a number of changes.
[06:14.86]Most obviously, many small neighbourhood stores have disappeared,
[06:26.77]driven out of business by the larger stores.
[06:33.27]Another change is that Americans are now more isolated.
[06:42.68]In the neighbourhood store,
[06:47.88]the owner knew all about the customers and their families.
[06:54.67]People in the neighbourhood could gather and talk there.
[07:02.66]Now Americans shop in huge spaces,
[07:11.33]where no one knows anyone else.
[07:16.32]Supermarkets have made shopping more impersonal.
[07:25.02]It is clear that the number of supermarkets
[07:33.33]and large shopping areas is still increasing.
[07:39.13]The pattern of"bigger is better"will probably continue into the future.
[07:51.12]New Words and Expressions
[07:56.63]supermarketing
[07:59.83]在超级市场购物
[08:03.03]drive/draiv/ (drove,driven)
[08:05.08]开车
[08:07.13]suburb
[08:09.29]市郊
[08:11.44]group/gru:p/
[08:13.23]聚集;类集
[08:15.02]even
[08:16.76]甚至
[08:18.49]roof/ru:f/
[08:21.08]屋顶
[08:23.67]construction
[08:25.10]建筑
[08:26.54]consumer
[08:28.54]消费者
[08:30.54]choice
[08:32.63]选择;挑选
[08:34.72]appliance
[08:36.86]器具
[08:39.00]convenience
[08:41.10]方便
[08:43.21]essential
[08:45.15]必要的
[08:47.10]shop
[08:49.25]到店里买东西
[08:51.41]rise/raiz/
[08:53.71]增加
[08:56.01]society
[08:58.80]社会
[09:01.60]experience
[09:03.29]经历
[09:04.99]obviously
[09:07.19]显而易见地;清楚地
[09:09.38]disappear
[09:11.18]消失
[09:12.99]isolate
[09:14.84]使隔离
[09:16.70]owner
[09:18.15]所有人;业主
[09:19.60]gather
[09:21.59]集合;聚集
[09:23.59]impersonal
[09:25.54]没有人情味的
[09:27.48]clear
[09:29.18]清楚的
[09:30.88]increase/in'kri:s/
[09:34.13]增加
[09:37.38]pattern
[09:39.54]模式
[09:41.69]probably
[09:44.14]大概;很可能
