[00:04.91]Language Function:
[00:07.81]Expressing Gratitude For help
[00:11.21]A:Thank you very much for your help.
[00:16.40]B:I'm glad I was able to.
[00:20.11]A:I really don't know what would have happened without your help.
[00:24.92]B:Don't mention it.
[00:27.40]A:Thank you once again.
[00:30.62]B:Think nothing of it.
[00:33.80]Listening comprehension
[00:38.22]A.Listen and choose an appropriate response to what you're heard.
[02:22.00]B.Listen and fill in the blanks.
[02:27.28]Coming to Big Cities
[02:33.18]Many people(1)__to big cities without knowing(2)__.
[02:46.97]Aciaty attracts them just(3)__its size.
[02:57.27]People(4)__think that they will find(5)__there.
[03:07.95]Some of them have dreams of(6)__in the arts or in music,
[03:15.37]but others just want to be(7)__where are always a lot of things(8)__.
[03:29.27]Many of them(9)__in offices of factories,but some end up(10)__at all.
[03:41.26]Text:Harold's Marbles
[03:45.57]Harold was playing marbles yesterday with other boys in the street.
[03:54.37]I stopped to watch them.
[03:58.05]They were playing "for keeps".
[04:01.87]The other boys were older than Harold,
[04:08.06]and were taking advantage of his youth and ignorance.
[04:13.96]As a result, I noticed that Harold's marbles grew fewer and fewer,
[04:22.16]while the other boys' pockets grew fatter and fatter.
[04:28.36]Pretty soon Harold had no marbles at all.
[04:35.36]Then he began to cry.
[04:40.06]"Crybaby! "shouted the big boys as they made off with the marbles
[04:48.16]and left poor Harold alone and unhappy.
[04:53.17]I was sorry for the little fellow,
[04:59.05]although I felt that he had learnt a good lesson.
[05:04.33]So I called him to me and dried his tears.
[05:11.14]" Here is some money,Harold, " I said.
[05:17.44]" Go buy yourself some more marbles, and when you have them,
[05:24.23]keep them to play with,but don't play for keeps;
[05:30.84]that is gambling and a gambler deserves to lose."
[05:37.53]"But those boys gambled and they didn't lose," sobbed Harold.
[05:46.33]"They kepttheir own marbles and took mine too."
[05:51.92]"Yes,"I replied,"but they will lose
[05:58.61]when they meet some bigger and brighte boys in their turn.
[06:04.62]"What does that mean?"said the boy.
[06:09.50]"Oh, you will find out soon enough,my boy,"said I.
[06:16.32]"Remember, a gamble always loses in the end. "
[06:23.61]New Words and Expressions
[06:28.41]Harold
[06:30.26]哈罗德
[06:32.10]marble/'ma:bl/
[06:33.23]玻璃弹子
[06:34.37]advantage
[06:36.41]优势
[06:38.45]take advantage of
[06:40.14]利用
[06:41.84]youth
[06:43.54]青少年时期;年轻
[06:45.24]ignorance
[06:47.13]无知
[06:49.03]result
[06:50.42]结果
[06:51.82]as a result
[06:53.81]作为结果
[06:55.79]fat
[06:57.58]肥胖的;装得满满的
[06:59.37]make off
[07:01.05]匆匆离开
[07:02.74]unhappy
[07:04.78]不愉快的
[07:06.81]fellow
[07:08.16]家伙;小伙子
[07:09.51]although
[07:11.20]虽然
[07:12.90]dry/drai/
[07:14.65]使干，变干
[07:16.40]tear
[07:18.15]眼泪
[07:19.90]gambling
[07:21.76]赌博;投机
[07:23.61]gamble
[07:25.36]赌博
[07:27.11]gambler
[07:28.46]赌徒
[07:29.80]deserve
[07:31.70]应该得到
[07:33.59]lose/lu:z/ (lost,lost)
[07:34.88]受损失
[07:36.18]sob
[07:37.63]呜咽 哭诉
[07:39.08]reply/ri'plai/
[07:40.77]回答;答复
[07:42.47]turn
[07:43.67]轮流;交替
[07:44.87]in the end
[07:46.52]最后;终于
