成人高等教育英语教材第一册05

UNIT 5 Passport

Integrated¹ Skills Development

Passage A passport

This is Mr. Lin's passport. Mr. Lin is a Chinese scholar. He will go to Japan for a research program. That's why he has the passport.
A passport is a small official book. It is a formal government document, A citizen of a country can obtain a passport from a special government agency. He must carry his passport when he travels abroad. A passport bears the holder²'s photo and an official seal. It provides the personal particulars about the holder such as his/her name, age, sex, nationality and so on.
To apply for a visa to go abroad, you must submit your passport together with some other application forms. Whether you enter a foreign country or return to your homeland, you need to show your passport to the customs officials. So, if you want to work, study or travel abroad, a passport is very important.

New Words and Expressions

abroad
ad. 在国外，到国外

agency
n. 机构，部门

application
n. 申请

apply
V. 申请

bear
V. 带有，佩有

citizen
n. 市民，公民

customs
n. 海关

document
n. 文件

government
n. 政府

holder
n. 持有者

nationality
n. 国籍

obtain
V. 获得，取得

official
a. & n.官方的，正式的，官员

particular
n. & a. 细节，详细情况，特别的

passport
n. 护照，通行证

personal
a. 个人的

provide
v. 提供

research
v. 研究

seal
n. 印章

scholar
n. 学者

special
a. 专门的，特殊的

submit
v. 上交，呈交

visa
n. 签证

research program
研究项目

government agency
政府机构

personal particulars
个人资料

and so on
等等

apply for
申请

go abroad
出国

application form
申请表

customs officials
海关官员

Merry Learning

A Riddle³

What has four legs but can't walk?
(A table)

Phonetics

u在单词中的读音：
up until unlike
unusual understand

use unit usually
universe university

Pronunciation and Intonation⁴

A: How old are you?
B: Nine ... but I'll be ten on May sixteenth.
A: I'm older than you! I'll be ten on May fourteenth.
B: Are you going to have a birthday party?
A: Maybe. I'll have to ask my mother.

1 integrated   

a.整合的，完整的

参考例句：

• A fully integrated low phase noise LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented.介绍了一种全集成的LC压控振荡器(VCO)的设计。

2 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

3 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

4 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。