Lesson Two

Key Verbs　关键动词：

achieve　取得，达到，实现

add　添加，相加，补充说，增添

adjust　调整，调节，适应，使习惯

So if you had really done a good job and achieved some high scores，where do you want to go？

——Oh，you know what，I've been dreaming to go to Peking University，because I was told that Peking University is the best one in China with a lot of famous professors.

Your introduction impresses me a lot.Please talk about your education background.

——Sure.I've had formal education in International Trade and achieved a bachelor's degree two years ago.

I've heard about the mini-car，called Tata Nano from India，but I don't know much about it in detail.

——It is very fuel efficient，achieving around 26 km per litre on the highway and around 22 km per litre in the city.

Do I need to add my work experience and voluntary work to my resume？

——Yes，you do.We need to know as much information as possible about you.Voluntary work is especially important for you.

Do you have three flights to Las Vegas every day？

——Yes，we do.We added that service last month.It only takes one hour from here to Las Vegas.

Do you want to add some flowers called baby's breath for that？They're equally popular now.

——Of course.Can I have it delivered to my girlfriend's house this afternoon？

The room is too cold.Could you turn up the air-con？

——Sorry，but air-con is part of a central processing unit，it can't be adjusted.Would you like to change to the corner？There is less draft.

First，you should keep a food diary.This is an important step.You will know how much calories you take in everyday.Then you can adjust your diet according to it.

——Good idea.That will help me eat less.

I'm sorry，your salary offer is a bit too low.But the problem is，the price of everything goes up nowadays.Once it goes up，it'll never come down again.

——That's true.But you'll have prospects，here.In three months' time your salary would be adjusted.After a year from now，you'll get two weeks' annual pay vacation.And the bonus……

I told the student if he wanted to change dorms again，it's not happening and that maybe it's time he learnt to adjust himself and act like an adult.He seemed to take it fairly well，I think.

——I guess you were right to say that.These college kids really need to grow up.

Notes to the text　课文注释：

high scores得高分；famous professors有名的教授；your introduction impresses me a lot你的介绍让我印象深刻；education background教育背景；formal正式的；a bachelor's degree学士学位；mini-car微型汽车；in details详情；fuel efficient油效高；per litre每立升；voluntary work志愿工作，做义工；resume简历（名），恢复（动）；Las Vegas拉斯维加斯；Baby's breath满天星（花名）；equally popular一样很流行；to have it delivered to把它送到；a central processing unit中央处理单元；there is less draft没那么多穿堂风；to keep a food diary记饮食日志；calories卡路里（热量）；salary offer建议工资；to have prospects很有前途；annual pay vacation年（有薪）假；bonus奖金，红利；dorms学生宿舍；it's not happening这还没发生过；it's time he learnt to adjust himself该是他学会调整自己的时候了；to act like an adult要像个成年人那样行事；fairly相当地；to grow up要长大成人

Practice　练习

Oral Translation　口头汉译英：

我来介绍一下自己，我2009年毕业于（to graduate）南京大学，我受过国际贸易的正规教育（formal education），我学完了全部课程，并获得学士学位。毕业之后，我在南京一家外贸公司工作了三年，在这三年里，我跟国外的客户建立了很亲密的关系（to form a close relationship with）。这是我的简历（resume），如果你需要加上我详细的工作经历（work experience），我会把我的工作经历放在简历里面。我想我明天就可以发邮件给你。

我昨天去参观一家玩具厂（toy plant），这家玩具厂是为学前（before school age）儿童生产智能（smart）玩具。他们设计（to design）的玩具不仅可以开发（to develop）孩子的学习技能（learning ability），还可以增加（add）他们的知识。他们的设计给我留下很深的印象（to make a deep impression on one）。但是最重要的是，他们使用环保材料（environment-friendly materials）生产玩具。这些产品在出厂前还要进行（to go through）严格的消毒（a strict sterilization）。

Paragraphs Recitation　背诵英语口语短文：

Do not worry about what you cannot remember，or cannot yet understand，or cannot say.It doesn't matter.You are learning and improving.The language will gradually become clearer in your brain（脑），but this will happen on a schedule（程式）that you cannot control（控制）.So sit back and enjoy.Just make sure you spend enough time with the language.That is the greatest guarantee（担保）of success.Learning a foreign language requires action（行动）.You may know all the learning tips（学习要点），but if you don't start doing things，you will achieve nothing.

Most schools ban（禁止）chewing guns（口香糖），but in a few years they might consider changing that rule.Why'scientists claim（声称）that gun chewing may be good for your health.It may even help boost（推动，促进）your test scores（考试成绩）.This exciting research is just beginning.And in the meantime，chewing gun companies are also experimenting（试验）with adding vitamins，minerals（矿物质），and medicines that could give gun the power to cure（医治）headaches and other diseases.Another study shows that people who chewed gun while memorizing（记忆）a list of words did about 25 percent better at recalling（回忆）those words than people who didn't chew gun.It makes sense（有理）that increased blood flow（血液流动）would help increase the memory.