d賴世雄高級美語第1課

WelcometoRadioEnglishonSunday.

ThisisBruce.

/andthisisPeterLai.

/Welcometoourshow.Todaywe'regoingtolookatunitone,onpageone,butbeforewestart,let'sgiveyousomeideaofwhatyoucanexpecttolearnwithusonRadioEnglishonSunday.Wehavelotsandlotsofinteresting,usefulandinformativetopicsforyou.Wewillbetakingalookatsomeofthemostinterestingandimportantplacesintheworld,(as)someinterestinganimals,andcustoms,culture,alittlebithistory,too.AlltheseforyouonRadioEnglishonSunday.

/Bytheway,thisisanarticlefeaturedinthebiggestcityoftheworld,NewYork,isthatallright?

/Well,that'sthethingbiggestEnglishspeakingcityoftheworldandit'sthebiggestcityintheUS.

/AndBruceisquitefamiliarwiththecitybecausehewasbroughtupthereandfortunatelyhe'sstillaverygoodguy,right?

/Well,IloveNewYork,andwehavealotofinterestingthingsforyoutofindoutaboutthisgreatcityonourprogramtoday.

Well,whatwillwebedoingforyouforeveryarticleisreadingthemparagraphbyparagraph,andthengoingbacktogiveyoufirstthemainideaofeachparagraph,andthenPeterwillchoosesomeimportantorusefulphrasesforusspendalittlemoreattentionto.

Let'sVisitNewYork.

NewYork,NewYork,thecityissonice,theynamedittwice.ThesewordswereusedtodescribeNewYorkwhenitwasbyfarthelargest,richestandmostdevelopedcityintheUS.YewYorkstillremainsthelargestandmostfamouscityintheUStoday,butsomeofitsnicereputationhasfallenoverthepastthirtyyearswithstoriesof(wrappon>rampant)crimemakingheadlinesaroundtheworld.Howtruearethesestories?IsNewYorkstillaniceplacetovisit?Ifso,whatcanatouristdoinNewYork?Let'stakeacloserlookattheAmerica'spremiercity.

Thisparagraphtellsuswhatyoucanexpecttolearnintoday'sarticle.WehaveallheardofNewYork,ofcourse,andmostpeopleknowthatitisthelargestcityintheUS,butsomepeoplehavealsoheardthatithasakindofbadname--maybeadangerouscitytovisit.Well,isit?We'llfindoutwhenwetakeacloserlookatNewYorkintoday'sarticle.

本講座Pan將不再記錄中文的講解部分。

/tomakeheadlines,

/Ifyoudosomethingwhichmakesheadlines,youdosomethingwhichmakesthenews.PeoplestartwritingaboutitorputitonTVorhereontheradio.Soifsomethingisveryexcitingorimportant,wesaythatitmakesheadlines.

/Wow,that'sreallygross!That'sdisgusting!

/Peter'sstrangebehaviormadeheadlines.

"Premier"hasacoupleofmeanings.Hereitrefersasanadjective,somethingwhichisthebestorthemostimportant.ButaPremierisapoliticalpositionatorneartheheadofagovernment.

Sometimesitmeans"PrimeMinister".

/Yeah,itdependsonthecountry.The"Premier"isapositionwhichinsomecountriesasPresidentandinothercountriesisPrimeMinister.

/Butobviouslyhereinthearticle,thewordisusedasanadjective,meaning"thebest",the"numberone"city.

First,aspersonalandsocialsecurityarealwaysupmostinthemindsoftravelers,justhowdangerousacityisNewYork.Despitetheglaringheadlines,NewYorklocatedintheNorthEasternUS,isoneofthesafestcitiesintheUS.Infact,NewYorkState,whichincludsNewYorkcity,thus,"NewYorkNewYork,thecityissonice,theynamedittwice",ranksbelowotherbigpopulationstateslikeCaliforniainbothviolentcrimeofmuchconcerntothetouristsandpropertycrime.Othermajorcitieshavehighercrimerates,too.Thus,theforeigntravelerstoNewYorkcitycanfeelmoresecureherethaninmostotherlargemetropolitanareaoftheUS.

Nowinthisparagraph,weansweredthequestionwhichwelookedatinthefirstparagraph,howtruearethesestories.ThesestoriesaboutNewYork's(Wapponedrampant)crime,aretheytrue?Ormaybeeachheadlineistrue,butwhenwetakelookatthecrimerate,howmanycrimesperpopulationperyear?WefoundthatNewYorkcityisnotadangerouscitycomparedtomostotherAmericancities.California,Texis,(應(yīng)該是德克薩斯Texas）Florida,Chicago,..bigcitesandbigstateshavemuchhighercrimeratesthanNewYorkorNewYorkstate.InfacttheNorthEasternUS,東北，thisisthesafestregionoftheUS.

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Here,"aspersonalandsocialsecurityarealwaysupmostinthemindsoftravelers,"ifsomethingisalwaysupmostinone'smind,

/yes?

/Whatdoesitmeanthen?

/AlthoughIamlivingalonehereinTaiwan,myfamilybackinNewYorkisalwaysupmostinmymind.

/Theyplaythemostimportantroleinmylife.

/That'sright.

/Tobeupmostinone'smind的用法。

Thenwhatispropertycrime?

/Goodquestion.Wehavethe"violentcrime"and"propertycrime"."Violentcrime"ofcoursewouldbesomebodyattackingyouonthestreetorinyourhotelroom,hurtingyouphysically."Propertycrime"wouldbethingsliketheft,somebodysteelingfromyouormugging,usingaknifeoraguntorobyouonthestreet,ormaybesteelyourcar.Thosethree,theft,muggingandcartheft,arepropertycrimes.

mug:被人用刀，棒子，槍等搶劫。另一意思是杯子。大杯。

mugging,Anassaultuponapersonespeciallywiththeintenttorob.

行兇搶劫對人身的襲擊，尤指帶有搶劫的傾向性

Iwasmugged.

Ok,let'sgetreadyforthethirdparagraph,aswefinishpageoneandgotopagetwo.

本Pan聽寫的賴世雄高級美語網(wǎng)上首發(fā)

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Besidessafety,whydomoreforeignersvisitNewYorkthananyotherAmericancities?TheanswerliesinthecharacterofNewYorkitself.Noothercityintheworlkismorecosmopolitan.Awalkthroughitshundredsofresidentialneighborhoodsislikewalkingaroundtheworlditself.PlacenameslikeChinaTownandLittleItalycanbefoundonanymapofNewYork.Butsmallerethnicneighborhoodsalsoabound.Also,allthesegroupssponsorannualorseasonalfestivalssothatnearlyeveryweek,oneormoreofthesepeopleswillsharetheirculturalexperiencesandfoodwithotherNewYorkers.

Sointhisparagraph,welearnedsomethingaboutthecharacterornatureofNewYorkasacity.Thekeywordhereofcourseis,cosmopolitan,thismeansthatthecityismadeupofmanymanydifferentgroupsofpeoplealllivingtogether.ChinaTown,everybody'sheardofthat,LittleItalyisalsoveryfamous.ButdidyouknowthattherearepeoplefromEgypt,andMoroccoand(Branzeo國名)andKorealivinginNewYork,too?Youcanfindjustaboutanygroupofpeoplelivingthere,andthisgivesNewYorkaveryrichculturalexperience.

/Yeah,wecanalsosay,thiscityissomethinglikeawindowontheworld.

/Greatexpression,Peter.Awindowontheworld.Ifyouwanttoseewhattheworldisreallylike,youdon'thavetogoaroundtheworld,youcanjustwalkthroughNewYork.

/NewYork,orNewYorkcityinthiscase,isawindowontheworld.注意介詞用on.

aboundin,

Thisriveraboundsinfish.這河里有豐富的魚，有大量的魚。盛產(chǎn)魚。

aboundin

盛產(chǎn),富于;充滿,多

aboundwith

盛產(chǎn),富于;充滿,多

Becauseofthisunsurpassed(acnick－－＞ethnic)diversity,therestaurantgoerwillfeelthathehasdiedandgonetoheavenwhileinNewYork.There'shardlyacuisineontheplanetthatisnotrepresentedhere.Evenbetter,manyoftheseexoticrestaurantsarereasonablypriced.OneisneverfarfromarestaurantinNewYork,there'rethousandsofChineserestaurantsalone.

ThisparagraphgivesusanotherexampleofhowcosmopolitanNewYorkis,andreallywhatthiswordmeans.Becausenowwecantalkaboutethnicdiversity,manydifferentgroupsofpeoplelivingtogetherinonebigcity,andweespeciallytalkedaboutthecuisine,whichareavailableinNewYork,thiswordmeansthecookingstylesofaparticularcountryorregioninacountry.China,forexample,isveryfamousforitscuisines,becausetherearemanydifferentkindsofcookingthatwecanfindinChina.InChinaTownandthroughoutNewYork,therearethousandsofChineserestaurantsalone.Ofcoursethere'rethousandsofotherkindsofrestaurantsthere,too.

/Whatisyourfavoriterestaurantandwhereisit?

/Let'ssee,well,inChinaTownitself,youcangetalotofgoodCantonesecooking.ButI'lltellyou.Ithinkit'strueofanycountryifyoureallywantthetheverybestfoodofthecountry,youreallyhavetogobacktothehomecountryitself.Ihatetothis,buttheChinesefoodinNewYorkoranyotherAmericancity,Iguesswecan'treallyexpectittobeasgoodasbackinthehomecountry,andthat'sunfortunatelytrueofNewYork,too.

/unsurpassed,-->unrivaled,

Whenitcomestosinging,Bruceisunsurpassed."Whenitcomestosinging,"這個to是介詞，后面跟名詞或動名詞的。

/Brucewho?

/Besidestheinternationallyfamoussightseeingattractions,mostlyintheboroughordistrictofManhattan,suchastheStatueofLiberty,theWroldtradeCenterwithitstwoonehundredten-storytowers,WallStreet,theUnitedNations,andBroadway,manyotherinterestingplacesawaitthecurioustraveler.TheBronxZoointheNorthernboroughoftheBronxisoneoftheworld'sbest.TheboroughofQueensoffersagreatvarietyofethnicresidentialneighborhoods.BrooklyncontainstheBotanicalGardens,ConeyIsland,abeachwithanamusementpark,andJFKinternationalAirport.Finally,StalenIsland,thesmallestborougu,stillaffordsalookatwhatNewYorkusedtobelike,includingafarm!

/AfarminNewYork?Doesn'tsoundpossible?Afterwehearaboutalloftheworld-famousattractionsinthecity,mostpeoplethinkofManhattan,thatisthedowntowndistrictwhentheythinkofNewYork,butthere'reotherboroughsordistricts.Bronx,Queens,andBrooklynandStateIsland.

/Mmm,thelastword,"farm",

Iwasraisedonthatfarm,

Ifsomebodyjokinglysays,

"Iwasraisedonthatfunnyfarm,"thatexactlymeans精神病院._______這個在中級講座中也提到過。

/That'sright.Wholetyouout?

/

Forculturelovers,NewYorkhasmoremuseumsthananyothercity,butsomeofthesearenotinternationallyknown.Avisittoanyofthesehistorical,technical,ethnicoracademicmuseumsiswellworththetime._________________(在中級美語講座第23課中有這樣的用法,itmaybeworthyourwhiletodosomething)

NewYork'sart,music,danceandfashionscenesareameccafortheyoungandprofessionalalike.TheInternetwebsiteforspecificinformationonNewYorkcityandstatetourismistriplewdotIloveandwhydotstatedotandwhydotus.Atoll-freenumberfortouristsalreadyintheUSorCanadaisalsoavailableatoneeighthundred(call)and(whyas)電話名.

ThisparagraphtellsusthatthereismuchmoretoNewYorkthanlotsofgoodfood,manydifferentexcellentcuisines.ThemuseumsinNewYorkareworldfamouslike(Moma地名),Natural,History,museumand(Goodenhyn地名)Museumandsoon.Buttherereallyarehundredsofsmallermuseumsyoucouldlearnanythingyouwanted.TheartsalsoplayabigplaceinthelifeofNewYorkcity.LotsofpeoplegotoNewYorktoenjoytheart'sscene.Andifyouneedmoreinformation,weprovidethishereforyouattheendoftheparagraph.

/Tobea(megga)for...是什么什么中的勝地。

/Well,thiswouldmeanas(megga)isthemostimportantcityintheMuslimWorldandeverybodyissupposedtogothereatleastonceinhislifetime.A(Megga)forsomeplacemeansthatthisplaceistheplacewhichinterestsmostpeoleinaparticularfieldorinparticularareaofinterest.Let'sseehere...Miamiisa(Meka)forthesunlover.

/There'salotofsunshineoverthere.

這個什么Megga,Mekka,查了老半天，才發(fā)現(xiàn)正確的拼法Mecca.

mecca:

Aplacethatisregardedasthecenterofanactivityorinterest.

渴望去的地方作為活動或興趣中心的地方

Agoaltowhichadherentsofareligiousfaithorpracticeferventlyaspire.

向往的目標(biāo)具有強烈、執(zhí)著的宗教信仰的目標(biāo)和抱負

Aplacevisitedbymanypeople:

勝地：

ameccafortourists.

旅游者們的游覽勝地

Mecca:

AcityofwesternSaudiArabianearthecoastoftheRedSea.ThebirthplaceofMohammed,itistheholiestcityofIslamandapilgrimagesiteforalldevoutbelieversofthefaith.Population,550,000.

麥加沙特阿拉伯西部城市，位于紅海沿岸。它是伊斯蘭教創(chuàng)始人穆罕默德的誕生地，是伊斯蘭教最神圣之地，也是篤信伊斯蘭教的虔誠教徒的朝拜中心。人口550,000

Nomatterwhatyourinterestis,ifitcanbefoundintheurbanenvironment,ifcanbefoundinNewYork.Itseightmillioncitizenshailfromeverycorneroftheglobe.Buttheyareunitedinaloveroftheirchallengingbutrewardingcity.Asthelocalstheresay,sure,you'llhavetobealittlecrazytoliveinNewYork,butyou'llbenutstoliveanywhereelse.

Thisparagraphpointsoutthatthecitypopulationiseightmillion,themetropolitanpopulationissixteenmillion,andNewYorkofferseverythingtoeverybodythatcouldbefoundinacity.

/tohailfromsimplymeans"comefrom".

/Exactly!Thisisamorecolloquialusage,to"hailfrom",mostpoeplesay"IcomefromorIamfromsuchaplace",butyoustillhearsomeonehailsfromthatpartofthecountry.

____________Pan.2003.2.

____________Pan.2003.11.3重聽校正。

1,rampant,

2,ethnic,

3,borough,這個鳥字簡直是美語專有的。

Aself-governingincorporatedtowninsomeU.S.states,suchasNewJersey.

自治市鎮(zhèn)，自治區(qū)美國一些州，如新澤西州享有自治權(quán)的市鎮(zhèn)

OneofthefiveadministrativeunitsofNewYorkCity.

紐約行政區(qū)紐約市五個行政區(qū)的一個

AcivildivisionofthestateofAlaskathatistheequivalentofacountyinmostotherU.S.states.

阿拉斯加行政區(qū)在阿拉斯加州等同于美國其他州中縣的行政單位

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medittwice")ranksbelowotherbig-population.StatesIikeCaliforniainbothviolentcrime(ofmuchconcerntothetourist)andpropertycrime.Othermajorcitieshavehighercrimerates,too.Thus,theforeigntravelertoNewYorkcitycanfeeImoresecureherethaninmostotherlargemetropolitanareasoftheU.S..

Besidessafety,whydomoreforeignersvisitNewYorkthananyotherAmericancity?TheanswerliesinthecharacterofNewYorkitseIf.Noothercityintheworldismorecosmopolitan.AwalkthroughitshundredsofresidentialneighborhoodsislikewaIkingaroundtheworIditself.PlacenameslikeChinatownandLittleItalycanbefoundonanymapofNewYork,butsmallerethnicneighborhoodsalsoabound.Also,allthesegroupssponsorannualorseasonaIfestivals,sothatnearIyeveryweekoneormoreofthesePeopleswilIsharetheirCulturalexperiences(andfood!)WithotherNewYorkers.

Becauseofthisunsurpassedethnicdiversity,therestaurantgoerwilIfeelthathehasdiedand,gonetoheavenwhileinNewYork.Thereishardlyacuisineontheplanetthatisnotrepresentedhere.Evenbetter,manyoftheseexoticrestaurantsarereasonablypriced.OneisneverfarfromarestaurantinNewYork.TherearethousandsofChineserestaurantsalone.

Besidestheintemotionallyfamoussight-seeingattractions--mostlyintheborough(district)ofManhatta--suchasthestatueofLiberty,theWorldTradeCenterwithitstwoll0-storytowers,WallStreet,theUnitedNations,andBroadway,manyotherinterestingplacesawaitthecurioustraveler.TheBronxZoointhenorthemboroughoftheBronxisoneoftheworId'sbest.theboroughofQueensoffersagreatvarietyofethnicresidentialneighborhoods.BrooklyncontainstheBotonicalGardens,ConeyIsland(abeachwithanamusementpark),andJ.F.K.IntemstionalAirPort.Finally,StatenIsland,thesmallestborough,StillaffordsalookatwhatNewYorkusedtobelike,includihgafarm!

Forculturelovers,NewYorkhasmoremuseumsthananyothercity,butsomeofthesearenotinternationallyknown.Avisittoanyofthesehistorical,technical,ethnic,oracademicmuseumsiswellworththetime.NewYork'sart,music,dance,andfashionscenesareameccafortheyoungandprofessionalalike.TheinternetwebsiteforspecificinformationonNewYorkcityandstatetourismiswww.iloveny.state.ny.us.Atoll-freenumberfortouristsalreadyintheU.S.orCanadaisalsoavailab