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Here is a bus schedule at a bus stop. 这是公共汽车站的公共汽车时刻表。 It has the schedule for 3 buses between 8:00 and 9:30 in the morning. 早上8:00到9:30有3辆公共汽车的班次。 Bus No.38 has a regular schedule. 38路公共汽车有固定的时间表。 It comes every 15 minutes.每15分钟来一次。 8:10, 8:25, 8:40, 8:55, 9:10, 9:25. Bus No.47 comes less often. 47路公共汽车不常来。 It comes at 8:20, 8:45 and 9:25.八点二十分，八点四十五分，九点二十五分。 Bus No.60 is the earliest bus. 60路公共汽车是最早的公共汽车。 It comes at 8:05, 8:30 and 9:00.八点零五分，八点半和九点。 Bus No.38 has stops at the main train station and the airport. 8路公共汽车在火车站和机场停靠。 Bus No.60 has stops at the main train station, but doesn't go to the airport. 60路公共汽车在火车总站有停靠站，但不去机场。 Bus No.47 doesn't go to either the main train station or the airport. 47路公共汽车既不去火车站也不去机场。Lisa just returned home from school. 丽莎刚从学校回家。 This is what she is going to do for the rest of the day. 这是她今天剩下的时间要做的事。 She's going to clean her room first. 她要先打扫房间. It's going to take her 10 minutes.要花她10分钟。 In about 10 minutes, at ten past four, she's going to practice the piano. 再过10分钟，四点十分，她要练习钢琴。 She usually practices for about 45 minutes. 她通常练习45分钟左右。 But today she's going to practice for an hour. 但今天她要练习一个小时。 Next week, there will be a piano competition. 下周将有一场钢琴比赛。 So she wants to practice more. 所以她想多练习。 After practicing, she's going to do some homework. 练习之后，她要做一些家庭作业。 She does homework until dinner time, which is at 6:00. 她做作业直到晚饭时间，也就是6点。 After dinner, she's going to wash the dishes. 晚饭后，她要洗盘子。 Then she's going to finish her homework. 然后她会完成她的家庭作业。 She usually does homework from 7:00 until around 8:30. 她通常从七点到八点半做作业。 But she has a lot of homework tonight. 但是她今晚有很多作业。 So she may work until 9:00 or later. 所以她可能做到9点或更晚。 After finishing her homework, she usually tests her friends. 做完作业后，她通常测验她的朋友。 But tonight, she's going to read. 但是今晚，她要去看书。 She's reading a very good book. 她正在读一本很好的书。 She started it last week. 她上周开始读的。 Tonight she's going to finish it. 她今晚就要读完。 After she finishes it, she'll turn off the light and go to sleep. 她读完后，就关灯睡觉。Winter is the coldest time of the year. 冬天是一年中最冷的时候。 Winter nights are long and the days are short. 冬季夜晚长而白天短。 Summer is the hottest time of the year. 夏天是一年中最热的时候。 Summer nights are short and the days are long. 夏季夜晚短而白天长。 Spring comes after winter and before summer. 春天在冬天之后，夏天之前。 Spring is when trees turn green. 春天是树木变绿的时候。 Autumn, or fall, comes after summer and before winter. 秋天在夏天之后，冬天之前。 Autumn is when trees turn many colors and leaves fall to the ground. 秋天是树木变成许多颜色和叶子落在地上的时候。 Some countries have a rainy season. 有些国家有雨季。 In rainy season it rains almost every day. 在雨季几乎每天都下雨。This boy has a broken leg. 这个男孩的腿断了。 He can't walk without crutches. 他没有拐杖就走不了路。 This girl has a sore throat. 这个女孩喉咙痛。 She doesn't feel good because her throat hurts. 她感觉不舒服，因为她的喉咙痛。 This girl is vomiting. 这个女孩在呕吐。 She ate something bad so she's throwing up. 她吃了不好的东西，所以她在呕吐。 This boy has a fever. 这个男孩发烧了。 His temperature is 39.5 degrees Celsius. 他的体温是39.5摄氏度。 This girl has a headache. 这个女孩头疼。 She doesn't feel good because her head aches. 她觉得不舒服，因为她头疼。Tom: I really hate this cold winter weather. 我真讨厌这个寒冷的冬天。 Lisa: Really? I don't mind it. 真的吗?我不介意。 It's not so bad.没那么糟。 Tom: First, it's really cold. 首先，天气非常冷。 Second, I don't like the short days and the long nights. 第二，我不喜欢白天短，晚上长。 It's always dark. 天总是黑的。 Lisa: Sure, but it'll be over soon. 没错，但很快就会结束的。 Spring is coming and warmer weather. 春天来了，天气也暖和了。 Tom: Yes, and longer days. 是的，白天也更长了。 Lisa: What about summers? 夏天怎么样? Do you like hot weather? 你喜欢热天吗? Tom: I don't like summer weather either. 我也不喜欢夏天的天气。 Lisa: Is it too hot for you? 对你来说是不是太热了? Tom: Yes, it's too hot. 是的，太热了。 Every day is hot and humid. 每天都又热又潮湿。 So I always feel tired and thirsty. 所以我总是感到疲倦和口渴。 Lisa: Yeah, me too. 是的,我也是。 I take a shower twice a day.我一天洗两次澡。 Lisa: So which is worse, summer or winter? 那么，夏天和冬天哪个更糟糕呢? Tom: Good question. 好问题。 I guess I prefer winter. 我想我更喜欢冬天。What about you?你呢? Lisa: Well, I prefer winter too. 嗯，我也喜欢冬天。 I don't mind the long nights. 我不介意晚上长。 Lisa: Of course the best seasons are spring and autumn. 当然，最好的季节是春天和秋天。 Tom: Which of those do you prefer? 你更喜欢哪一个? Lisa: Between those two, I prefer autumn. 在这两者之间，我更喜欢秋天。 Tom: Why do you prefer autumn? 你为什么更喜欢秋天? Lisa: I love it when the leaves turn different colors. 我喜欢树叶变成不同颜色的时候。 Tom: I agree with you. 我同意你的看法。‘ I guess autumn is my favorite season too.我想秋天也是我最喜欢的季节。 Lisa: I was surprised, Tom. 我很出乎意料，汤姆。 I thought you would prefer spring.我以为你更喜欢春天。 Tom: Why is that? 这是为什么呢? Lisa：Everything is young and new in spring, right? 春天的一切都是那么的年轻和新鲜，不是吗? Tom：Well, maybe I'll change my mind. 好吧，也许我会改变主意。M：Excuse me, when is the next bus? 打扰一下，下一班公共汽车什么时候开？ W：To where? 去哪里？ M：To the train station. 去火车站。 W：Let's look at the bus schedule. 让我们看一下公共汽车时刻表。 M：Which bus goes to the train station? 哪路公共汽车去火车站? W：Buses 38 and 60 both go to the train station. 38路和60路公共汽车都开往火车站。 M：It's 8:59 now. So I just missed the NO.38. 现在是8:59。所以我错过了38路 W：Right. It came a few minutes ago.没错，几分钟前就来了。 The next bus to the train station comes at 9:00. 下一班去火车站的公共汽车9点来。 M：Yes, I hope it isn't late. 是的，我希望不会晚。 The traffic is heavy.交通很拥挤。 W：Oh, look, the number 60 is coming now, right on schedule. 哦，看，60号车来了，正点。 M：Great, thanks for your help. 太好了，谢谢你的帮助。 W：You're welcome. 不客气 Have a good day.祝你愉快 M：You too. 你也一样。

QuickServe is a home repair company. QuickServe是一家家庭维修公司。 It provides quick, reliable repair services to homes. 它为家庭提供快速、可靠的维修服务。 QuickServe handles plumbing and electrical issues 24 hours a day. QuickServe全天24小时处理管道和电力问题。 It also cleans roofs, fixes Internet connections and replaces broken windows. 还清洁屋顶、修复互联网连接和更换破损的窗户。 For a small fee, customers subscribe to the service. 顾客只需付少量费用就可以订阅这项服务。 Its main customers are the elderly, which means older people. 它的主要客户是上了年纪的人，也就是老年人。  Whenever customers have a problem, they can call for help. 每当顾客有问题时，他们都可以打电话寻求帮助。 There is also a small service charge for each service call.对每个服务电话也要收取少量的服务费。 The company was established five years ago, and is growing rapidly. 这家公司成立于五年前，目前发展迅速。 It started in one city, but it’s now in 5 cites. 它开始于一个城市，但现在在5个城市。 The company plans to expand to 10 cities within the next 24 months. 该公司计划在未来24个月内将业务扩展到10个城市。 In each city, there is a small central office in a low-rent area of  the city. 在每个城市，都有一个小的中心办公室在城市的低租金地区。 The central office handles the businesses, advertising, payroll and billing. 中央办公室处理业务，广告，工资和帐单。 It also takes calls from customers, either online or by telephone. 它还接听客户的电话，无论是在线上还是电话。 It takes calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 每周7天，每天24小时接听电话。 Sixty percent of the company’s employees work from their homes. 该公司60%的员工在家工作。 When a customer calls in to the central office, a service employee is contacted. 当客户呼叫中央办公室时，会联系服务人员。 The service employee then contacts customer and sets up an appointment. 然后，服务人员与客户联系并安排预约。 These service employees are highly trained and provide excellent service. 这些服务人员都受过良好的培训，提供优质的服务。 In emergencies, such as a serious plumbing problem, service can be provided within an hour. 在紧急情况下，例如严重的管道问题，可以在一小时内提供服务。 One reason for this is that the service employees live in different parts of the city. 其中一个原因是，服务人员居住在城市的不同地区。 They are not centrally located, so it’s quicker and easier for them to travel to a customer’s home. 他们不位于中心位置，所以对他们来说，去客户家里更快捷、更容易。QuickServe has an excellent reputation. QuickServe有很好的声誉。 Its prices are reasonable and its services are quick and efficient. 其价格合理，服务快捷高效。 The company’s service employees are clean, polite and efficient. 公司的服务人员干净、礼貌、高效。 In this type of business, person to person contact is the key to success. 在这类业务中，人际交往是成功的关键。 With each satisfied customer, more customers subscribe. 随着每一个满意的客户，更多的客户订阅。 Satisfied customers recommend QuickServe to their friends. 满意的客户向他们的朋友推荐QuickServe。 This kind of word-of-mouth advertising is very cost effective. 这种口碑广告是非常划算的。 Cost effective means that the results are good without paying a high price. 成本效益是指在不付出高昂代价的情况下取得良好的效果。 In other words, quality service provides its own reward to the company. 换句话说，优质服务本身就是对公司的回报。 The company takes great pride in being honest with its customers. 这家公司以对顾客诚实而自豪。 There are no hidden charges for their services. 他们的服务没有隐藏的费用。 As a result, the number of customers in each city is growing rapidly. 因此，每个城市的客户数量都在迅速增长。 With the aging population, there are more elderly people who need home repair services. 随着人口老龄化，越来越多的老年人需要家庭维修服务。 These people need to have confidence in the service provider. 这些人需要对服务提供者有信心。 They don’t want to be cheated. 他们不想被骗。 These people don’t mind paying a reasonable fee for high quality service. 这些人不介意为高质量的服务支付合理的费用。 High quality service should be rewarded. 高质量的服务应该给以报酬。 The company provides a range of service plans, each with a different subscription price. 该公司提供一系列的服务计划，每个计划都有不同的订阅价格。 The least expensive service plan is called the basic plan. 最便宜的服务计划称为基本计划。 This plan provides non-emergency services with a very low service charge. 该计划以极低的服务费提供非紧急服务。 The most expensive service plan is their VIP plan. 最昂贵的服务计划是他们的贵宾计划。 The VIP plan provides emergency services 24 hours a day with no additional service charge. VIP计划提供24小时的紧急服务，不收取额外的服务费。 It also provides rebates to customers who don’t call for any service during the year. 该公司还向全年没有申请任何服务的客户提供回扣。 In addition, QuickServe gives bonus points to customers for each year that they subscribe. 此外，客户每订阅一年，QuickServe就会给他们额外的积分。 These bonus points can be used to buy new appliances such as stoves and refrigerators. 这些积分可以用来购买新的电器，如炉灶和冰箱。 If the business continues to grow, the owners may decide to take the company public. 如果业务继续增长，老板可能会决定让公司上市。 This means that the public can buy shares of the company. 这意味着公众可以购买公司的股票。 It will then change from a privately-owned company to a public company. 然后，它将从一家私营公司转变为一家上市公司。 The owners believe that their business is successful and can expand around the world. 老板们认为他们的生意很成功，可以在世界各地扩张。 They also believe that taking their company public can make them rich. 他们还相信，公司上市可以让他们变得富有。Biology is the study of life, including its structure and evolution. 生物学是研究生命的学科，包括生命的结构和进化。 Biologists study how life survives and reproduces. 生物学家研究生命如何生存和繁殖。 Chemistry is the study of matter, including the structure of atoms and molecules. 化学是研究物质的学科，包括原子和分子的结构。 Chemists study how various substances interact with each other. 化学家研究各种物质如何相互作用。 Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. 天文学是最古老的科学之一。 Astronomers study the structure and evolution of the universe, including the study of stars, planets and galaxies. 天文学家研究宇宙的结构和演化，包括研究恒星、行星和星系。 Geology is the study of the structure and history of the Earth and other planets. 地质学是研究地球和其他行星的结构和历史的学科。 Geologists study different types of rocks, earthquakes and different layers of the Earth. 地质学家研究不同类型的岩石、地震和地球的不同层。 Mathematics is the study of numbers, shapes, patterns and change. 数学是研究数字、形状、图案和变化的学科。 Mathematics is used by all other branches of science. 所有其他科学分支都使用数学。Here are some types of terrible events that hurt or kill people. 以下是一些伤害或杀死人的可怕事件。 Earthquakes are caused by forces deep within the Earth. 地震是由地球深处的力量引起的。 During earthquakes, many people are often killed by collapsing buildings and bridges. 在地震中，许多人经常死于倒塌的建筑物和桥梁。 Floods happen when rivers rise and overflow their banks. 当河水上涨溢出堤岸时，就会发生洪水。 Floodwaters damage or destroy many houses and businesses. 洪水破坏或摧毁了许多房屋和企业。 Fires destroy buildings, land and forests. 大火摧毁了建筑物、土地和森林。 There are many causes for fire, including lightning. 引起火灾的原因有很多，包括闪电。 In a hurricane, high winds destroy buildings and sometimes cause flooding. 在飓风中，大风会毁坏建筑物，有时还会引起洪水。 Some hurricanes have winds of more than 200 miles an hour. 有些飓风的风速超过每小时200英里。 Car accidents happen when cars collide or when drivers lose control of their cars. 当汽车相撞或司机失去对汽车的控制时，就会发生车祸。 One of the main causes of car accidents is driving too fast. 交通事故的主要原因之一是开车太快。W: What’s in that big box you're carrying? 你搬着的那个大箱子里是什么? M: It’s a new desk. 这是一张新桌子。 I just bought it, and now I have to put it together.我刚买的，现在我得把它拼起来。 W: Do you need any help? 你需要帮忙吗? M: No, I don’t think so. 我觉得不需要。 I just need to get my tools. 我只需要拿我的工具。 I’ll need a screwdriver and maybe a hammer.我需要一把螺丝刀和一把锤子。 W: Don’t forget to read the instructions. 别忘了看说明书。 W: How are things going? 事情进展如何? M: I’ m almost finished. 我快做完了。 W: Something doesn’t look right to me. 我觉得有些不对劲。 The right side is higher than the left side. 右边比左边高。 M: Oh, you’re right. 哦，你说得对。 It looks like I put a couple of screws into the wrong places.看起来我把几个螺丝钉放错地方了。 W: So now you have to take it apart. 所以现在你得把它拆开。 M: Great, and I thought I was almost finished. 对，我以为我快完成了。 W: I told you to read the instructions. 我告诉过你要看说明书。 Did you read them? 你看了吗？ M: No, I didn’t read them. 不，我没看。 I hate to read the instructions. 我讨厌看说明书。 I looked at them, but they were confusing.我看着它们，但它们让我感到困惑。 W: Well, this is what happens when you don’t. 好吧，这就是你不看的后果。 You were too impatient. 你太没耐心了。 Anyway, what can I do to help you? 话说回来，我能帮你什么忙? M: Could you get another screwdriver and help me unscrew some of these screws? 你能再拿一个螺丝刀来帮我把这些螺丝拧开吗? W: OK, but next time please read the instructions. 好的，不过下次请仔细阅读说明。W: Do you ever look up at the sky and think about life and universe? 你有没有仰望天空思考过生命和宇宙? M: I did when I was a kid. 我小时候做过。 But I don’t do that very much anymore. 但我已经不怎么这么做了。 Why do you ask? 你为什么问？ W: Sometimes I feel like I’m lost in day-to-day details. 有时我觉得自己迷失在日常的细节中。 Then when I look up at the sky, I see the big picture. 然后当我仰望天空时，我看到了大画面。 I appreciate things more, even the little things.我更欣赏事物，甚至是小事。 M: You sound like a philosopher or a poet. 你听起来像个哲学家或诗人。 I felt like that too when I was a kid.我小时候也有这种感觉。 W: Don’t you feel like that anymore? 你不再有那样的感觉了吗? M: No, I don’t.没有 In fact, I try not to. 事实上，我尽量不这么做。 When I think about things too deeply, I get depressed. 当我把事情想得太深刻时，我就会感到沮丧。 It’s even a bit frightening.这甚至有点可怕。 W: Really? For me it’s just the opposite. 真的吗? 对我来说正好相反 Everything seems like a wonderful miracle.。一切都像是一个奇迹。 M: Doesn’t that frighten you a bit? 你不觉得有点害怕吗? The universe is so large and we are so small.宇宙如此之大，我们如此之小。 W: What I realize is how little we understand. 我意识到我们了解的太少了。 We just need to appreciate our lives and not get lost.我们只需要珍惜我们的生活，不要迷失方向。 M: Sometimes being lost isn’t so bad. 有时候迷失并不是那么糟糕。 Do you know the expression "ignorance is bliss"? 你知道“无知是福”这句话吗? W: Sure, I’ve heard it many times. 当然，我已经听过很多次了。 To be ignorant is to be happy.无知就是快乐。 M: Maybe it’s true. 也许是真的。 Maybe it’s best not to think or know too much.也许最好不要想太多或知道太多。 W: No, that’s not for me. 不，那不适合我。 I want to understand as much as possible. 我想要尽可能多的了解。 That’s why I became a scientist.这就是我成为科学家的原因。 M: Well, I respect your choice but it’s not for me. 好吧，我尊重你的选择，但这不适合我。 If understanding is painful, I’d rather not understand.如果理解是痛苦的，我宁愿不理解。

Overview of Earth

地球概况

Earth is where we all live.

地球是我们所有人生活的地方。

It is our home in the solar system.

它是我们在太阳系的家。

There is no other place for us to live.

我们没有别的地方可住。

Earth isn't just any planet.

地球不仅仅是一个行星。

It's a very special place.

这是一个非常特别的地方。

It's special because we depend on it for many things.

它很特别，因为我们在很多事情上都依赖它。

Because of its importance we need to take care of it.

因为它的重要性，我们需要照顾它。

We depend on the Earth for its air, its water and many of its natural resources.

我们依靠地球的空气、水和许多自然资源。

Natural resources, such as coal and oil, give us energy.

煤炭和石油等自然资源给我们提供了能源。

Other natural resources we depend on include forests and soil.

我们依赖的其他自然资源包括森林和土壤。

Forests provide clean air and wood for building houses.

森林供清洁的空气和建造房屋的木材。

Soil is needed to grow plants and keep them healthy.

种植植物和保持健康需要土壤。

We need to take care of these resources and not waste them.

我们需要照顾好这些资源，而不是浪费它们。

The Earth is a large, rotating sphere, about 4.5 billion years old.

地球是一个旋转的大球体，大约有45亿年的历史。

The equator, which divides the earth into two hemispheres, is about 40000 kilometers long.

赤道把地球分成两个半球，长约40000公里。

The Earth's diameter is 12756 kilometers.

地球直径为12756公里。

Its radius is half that, or 6378 kilometers.

它的半径是它的一半，即6378公里。

The radius is the distance from the Earth's center to its surface.

半径是从地球中心到其表面的距离。

Most of the Earth's surface is covered by water.

地球表面大部分被水覆盖。

The rest of the earth's surface is land.

地球表面的其余部分是陆地。

Just above the Earth's surface is the atmosphere.

在地球表面的正上方是大气层。

The atmosphere is a layer of gases about 500 kilometers thick.

大气层是一层约500公里厚的气体。

These gases include oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide.

这些气体包括氧气、氮气和二氧化碳。

This mixture of gases is the air that we breathe.

这种气体混合物就是我们呼吸的空气。

As we move about the Earth's surface, the air gets thinner.

当我们在地球表面移动时，空气变得稀薄了。

At high altitudes, the air is too thin to breathe.

在高海拔地区，空气太稀薄，无法呼吸。

At the edge of the atmosphere is space.

在大气的边缘是太空。

There is no air at all in space.

太空中根本没有空气。

Water on Earth

地球上的水

Most of the Earth’s water is in the oceans.

地球上的大部分水都在海洋中。

The two largest oceans are the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

两个最大的海洋是太平洋和大西洋。

Unfortunately, we can’t drink ocean water.

不幸的是，我们不能喝海水。

This is because ocean water has too much salt.

这是因为海水含盐太多。

Fortunately, there is also water in lakes and rivers.

幸运的是，湖泊和河流中也有水。

This water isn’t salty, so we can drink it.

这水不咸，所以我们可以喝。

Only about 2% of the world’s water is fresh water.

世界上只有2%的水是淡水。

Without fresh drinking water, we can’t live.

没有新鲜的饮用水，我们就活不下去。

A person can’t live for more than a few days without water.

一个人没有水不能活几天以上。

Rivers are important.

河流很重要。

Most rivers begin in mountains and end in the oceans.

大多数河流始于山脉，止于海洋。

The water flows from high ground to low ground.

水从高地流到低地。

At first, rivers are small and are called creeks or streams.

起初，河流很小，被称为小溪或小溪。

As water enters from other streams, a river grows.

当水从其他溪流流入时，河流就会生长。

Some rivers become very large and long.

有些河流变得很大很长。

The longest river in the world is the Nile River, in Africa.

世界上最长的河流是非洲的尼罗河。

It’s almost 6,500 kilometers long.

它将近6500公里长。

As for water volume, the Amazon is the largest river.

至于水量，亚马逊是最大的河流。

The volume of water flowing through it per second is more than in any other river.

每秒流过它的水量比任何其他河流都大。

Another use of rivers is for energy.

河流的另一个用途是能源。

The energy of falling water is used to produce electricity.

落水的能量被用来发电。

This use of water supplies over 20% of the world’s electricity.

这种用水供应了世界20%以上的电力。

Rivers are also important for agriculture.

河流对农业也很重要。

Without water, farmers cannot grow food.

没有水，农民就不能种植粮食。

And of course rivers can be used for transportation.

当然，河流也可以用来运输。

River boats are used to carry things to inland cities or lakes.

内河船用来把东西运到内陆城市或湖泊。

Things We Enjoy Doing

我们喜欢做的事件

This man goes running 5 days a week if the weather is good.

如果天气好，这个人一周跑步5天。

On the weekends he runs 10 kilometers unless the weather is bad.

在周末，除非天气不好，否则他跑10公里。

This woman really enjoys reading, especially works of fiction.

这个女人真的很喜欢阅读，尤其是小说。

She has read hundreds of books.

她读了数百本书。

This young couple enjoys watching old movies such as Titanic.

这对年轻夫妇喜欢看老电影，如《泰坦尼克号》。

They both cried when it sank and many people went down with the ship.

当船沉没时，他们都哭了，许多人和船一起沉没。

These young boys enjoy playing sports on the weekend.

这些小男孩喜欢周末运动。

Sometimes they play basketball and sometimes they play football.

有时他们打篮球，有时他们踢足球。

This young man eats too many sweets, so he is overweight.

这个年轻人吃太多糖，所以他超重了。

He needs to eat fewer sweets and exercise more.

他需要少吃甜食，多运动。

Continents

大洲

Here are 6 of the Earth's 7 continents.

地球7大洲中的6个。

Asia is the largest continent both in land and in population.

亚洲是陆地和人口最多的大陆。

Asia covers 30% of the Earth's land area.

亚洲占地球陆地面积的30%。

Africa is the second largest continent.

非洲是第二大洲。

Of all the continents, Africa has the youngest population.

在所有大陆中，非洲人口最少。

Europe is to the west of Asia and is the second smallest continent.

欧洲位于亚洲西部，是亚洲第二小洲。

Europe is to the birthplace of classical music and some of the world's greatest art and literature.

欧洲是古典音乐和一些世界上最伟大的艺术和文学的发源地。

North and South America are bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean.

北美洲和南美洲西濒太平洋，东濒大西洋。

The first human beings to live in the Americas came from Asia more than 15,000 years ago.

第一个生活在美洲的人类是15000多年前从亚洲来到美洲的。

Australia is the world's smallest continent and the world's largest island.

澳大利亚是世界上最小的大陆，也是世界上最大的岛屿。

Australia is surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans.

澳大利亚被印度洋和太平洋包围。

A Driverless Car

无人驾驶汽车

M1：Hey, look at that.

M1：嘿，看那个。

M2：Look at what?

M2：看什么？

M1：Look out the window. Do you see the young lady in the red dress?

M1：往窗外看。你看到那个穿红衣服的年轻女士了吗？

M2：Yeah, I see her. Wow, she is beautiful and hot. Look at the way she walks.

M2：是的，我看到她了。哇，她又漂亮又性感。看看她走路的样子。

M1：Yes, no one behind her. Look in the car that's following her.

M1：是的，她后面没有人。看看跟在她后面的车。

M2：I'd rather look at the young lady.

M2：我宁愿看那个年轻的女士。

M2：So what's so special about the car?

M2：那这辆车有什么特别之处？

M1：Look at the driver, do you see one?

M1：看看司机，你看到了吗？

M2：No, I don't. There isn't anybody driving the car.

M2：不，我没有。没有人开车。

M1：Right. It's one of those new driverless cars.

M1：对。这是那种新型的无人驾驶汽车。

M2：Maybe it's the woman's car. It's following her.

M2：可能是女人的车。它跟着她。

M1：I don't know. Maybe you are right.

M1：我不知道。也许你是对的。

M2：Now that's a smart car. Maybe I'll go outside and follow her too.

M2：那是一辆智能车。也许我也会出去跟着她。

M1：Hey, get back to work.

M1：嘿，回去工作吧。

Calling Customer Service

呼叫客户服务

Answering machine：Thank you for calling our customer support.

应答机：感谢您致电我们的客户支持。

Please listen to the following menu to help us direct your call.

请听下面的菜单帮助我们指引您的电话。

Please say or press #1 to pay your bill.

请说或按1支付您的账单。

Please say or press #2 to upgrade your service plan.

请说或按2升级您的服务计划。

Please say or press #3 to report a technical problem.

请说或按3报告技术问题。

Please say or press #4 if you want to hear this choice again.

如果你想再次听到这个选择，请说或按4。

Customer：I don't want any of these choices.

顾客：我不想要这些选择。

Answering machine：You may also go to our website for help.

应答机：您也可以到我们的网站寻求帮助。

Customer：I went to your website but it didn't help. I want to speak to a human being.

顾客：我去了你的网站，但没用。我想和一个真人说话。

Answering machine：Your business is very important to us.

应答机：你的生意对我们很重要。

Answering machine：Please say or press #5 or hang up to end this call.

应答机：请说或按5或挂断以结束此呼叫。

Customer：None of these. I want a human being. I want to cancel my service.

顾客：这些都不是。我想要一个真人。我想取消我的服务。

Answering machine：Please wait while we connect you to a service representative.

应答机：请稍候，我们正在为您接通服务代表。

Customer：Finally. This is what they call customer service?

顾客：最后。这就是他们所说的客户服务？

Answering machine：To assist our representative, please say your first and last name.

应答机：为了协助我们的代表，请说出您的姓和名。

Customer：Tom Smith.

顾客：汤姆·史密斯。

Answering machine：We hear Tom Smith. If this is correct, say or press #1. If this is not correct, say or press #2.

应答机：我们听到汤姆·史密斯的声音。如果这是正确的，请说或按1。如果这不正确，请说或按2。

Customer：1.

顾客：1。

Answering machine：Thank you. For security purpose, what was your father's middle name?

应答机：谢谢。为了安全起见，你父亲的中间名是什么？

Customer：he didn't have a middle name.

顾客：他没有中间名。

Answering machine：Thank you. A customer service representative will be with you shortly.

应答机：谢谢。客户服务代表很快就会来。

Answering machine：I'm sorry but our offices are closed. Please call back during business hours. Our business offices are open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm. Thank you for calling.

应答机：对不起，我们的办公室关门了。请在营业时间回电话。我们的营业处是星期一到星期五营业，从上午8:00到下午6:00。谢谢你的来电。

懂你英语还是比较靠普的，会根据你目前的英语水平做一个测试，然后建议你从哪个level开始。这样不会让你没有头绪。懂你英语真的会返钱，但是相对比较难的。想返钱的话，要求学习效率和天数，如果只是奔着返钱去的话，最好是从低于测试两级开始，这样更容易些。我目前打卡400天，level5，有时间就打卡，只是做为平时练习的一种方法，没有特别去想着返钱。