洪恩环境英语第九册练习 lesson nine

　　LESSON NINE
Listen to this conversation between Jake Seltzer and Abbott Larkin.
Mr.Larkin,thanks for speaking with me.
Jake,I think you cover the business world very well.
Thank you,Mr.Larkin.I hope our viewers¹ agree with you.
Are you happy at WEFL,Jake?Well,I enjoy repoting.
Would you rather stay at WEFL or try for a job in New York City?
I'd rather try of a job in New York City of couse.
Now listen and repeat².
I think I think you cover the business world.
I think you cover the business world very well.
I think you cover the business world very well.
I hope I hope our viewers agree
I hope our viewers agree with you.
I hope our viewers agree with you.
Now you're going to hear a sentence that begins with "I thik"
and then gives an opinion.
Respond³ with a statement⁴ that begins with"I hope",
changing the sentence in the following way.
You hear...I think you do your job very well.
And you say...I hope I do.You hear..
I think you were an exellent host at the party last night.
And you say...I hope I was.All right.let's begin.
I think you do your job very well.I hope I do.
I think you were an excellent host the party last night.I hope I was.
I think you're being⁵ very polite to evryone.I hope I am.
I think you can probably be sure of getting a raise this year.I hope I can.
Now let's practice using some negatives.For example,you hear...
I think you're doing a terrible job.And you say...I hope I'm not .
Or you hear...I think you made a big mistake.
And you say...I hope I didn't.All right,let's begin.
I think you're doing a terrible job.I hope I'm not.
I think you made a big mistake.I hope I didn't.
I think we've just missed the plane for New York.I hope we haven't.
I think Mr.Larkin will be very late for his meeting.I hope he won't.
I think this exercise is too difficult.I hope it isn't.
Remember this part of Abbott larkin and Jake's conversation?Listen.
Are you happy at WEFL,Jake?Well,I enjoy reporting.
Now use that conversation to answer questions.For example.you hear...
Are you happy in school?And you say...
Well,I enjoy studying.Or you hear...Is Rita happy on the tennis court?
And you say...well.she enjoy playing tennis.
Remember that your answer must include the veb enjoy
followed by the gerund of another verb⁶.Ready?Let's begin.
Are you happy in school?Well,I enjoy studying.
Is Rita happy on the tennis court?well.she enjoy playing tennis.
Are those two actors happy in the theater?Well,they enjoy acting⁷.
Is Connie happy on an airplane?Well,she enjoys flying?
Is she happy in her car?Well,she enjoys driving.
Are you happy at a talbe full of food?Well,I enjoy eating.
Now listen again to the end of the conversation between Abbott Larkin and Jake Seltzer.
Would you rather stay at WEFL or try for a job in New York City?
I'd rather try for a job in New York City.of course.
Now you're going to make some questions that start with
Would you rather...?This time you'll hear the beginning of the question.
For example...Would you rather live in New York City or...?
And you complete the question any way that you think makes sense⁸.
For example,you could say...
Would you rather live in New York City or in Hartford?Or you could say...
Would you rather live in New York City or in Los Angeles?
Or you'll hear...Would you rather work in television or...
And you can say...Would you rather workin television or in radio?
Or you could say...would you rather work in television or in the movies?
Remember,it doesn't matter what you say if your question makes sense.
After you finish the question,
you'll hear an answer to the question you just asked.OK,let's begin.
Would you rather live in New York City or...
I'd rather live in New York City.I love the excitement⁹ of the place.
Would you rather work in television or...
I'd rather work in television.I love TV!In fact,I watch it all the time.
Would you rather have a lot of money or...
I'd rather have a lot of money.
That way I could buy most of the things I need.Except love,of course.
Would you rather own a hourse or...?
I'd rather own a house.I've always wanted to have my own house.
And I wouldn't have to pay rent!
Would you rather be living in a city or...?
I'd rather be living in a city,As I said before,New York is so exciting!
But so are most cities.
Would you rather meet the President¹⁰ of the United¹¹ States or...?
I'd rather meet the President of the United States.
That's the person I've most wanted to meet since I was a child.
This is the end of Lesson Nine.

1 viewers   

n.电视观众( viewer的名词复数 )；观看者；勘查孔；看片机（把幻灯片等放大观看的装置）

参考例句：

• The programme attracted millions of viewers. 这个节目吸引了数百万电视观众。
• Television allows viewers to experience an event without any loss of immediacy. 电视让观众可以即时经历某一事件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 repeat   

n.重复，反复；vt.重复，复述；vi.重复；adj.重复的，反复的

参考例句：

• There will be a repeat of this talk next week.下星期将重播这次讲话。
• History will not repeat itself.历史不会重演。

3 respond   

vi.回答，响应

参考例句：

• I offered him a drink but he did not respond.我请他喝酒，但他未作回答。
• I greeted him but he didn't respond.我跟他打招呼，他没答理我。

4 statement   

n.陈述；声明；综述

参考例句：

• The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
• Put down your statement in black and white.把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。

5 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

6 verb   

n.[语]动词

参考例句：

• The sentence is formed from a verb and two nouns.这句子由一个动词和两个名词构成。
• These are the finite forms of a verb.这些是一个动词的限定形式。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 sense   

n.侦测，感应，感觉，感官，意识，观念，情理，知觉，理智；vt.感觉，觉察，了解

参考例句：

• He has a strong sense of humor.他很有幽默感。
• He has a sense that somone is standing behind him.他有一种有人站在他后面的那种感觉。

9 excitement   

n.刺激；兴奋；激动

参考例句：

• His voice rose in excitement.他激动得声音提高了。
• He opened the door and ran out in great excitement.他打开门，非常激动地跑了出去。

10 president   

n.总统；总裁；校长；院长；会(社)长；主席

参考例句：

• They selected him to be president.他们选举他为总裁。
• The president's speech lacked sincerity.校长的演讲缺乏诚意。

11 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。