Lesson Three

Key Verbs　关键动词：

admire　钦佩，赞美，羨慕，欣赏

advise　劝告，建议，正式通知

affect　影响，假装，受感动（用被动态）

Bella，I admire your courage，because you dare to admit your mistakes.

——Thank you.I'm glad to hear that.But really，I only want to be honest.

I plan to establish a charity fund here to help the poor.

——I can't help admiring you.If you need my help，let me know.I'm always at your service.

Did Bill take his girlfriend with him to a baseball game yesterday？

——Yeah.He's proficient at baseball.His girlfriend admires his wonderful explanations of the game.

I admire you a lot when you all wear the beautiful miniskirt and hot pants.That's really hot and youthful.

——I don't always wear those shorts.You know I just wear them when I get out for fun.

Ah.And if you had to give the new TVdirectors some specific advice when they set up the channel，what advice would you give them？

——I think I'd advise them to pay a lot of attention to the quality of the actual broadcast，you know，the sound system that people are very fussy about these days.

The power broke down when I was cooking with the rice-cooker.The rice might be half-done.

——I advise you'd better turn on the gas and finish your cooking.

Did they know the alcohol has potential danger to them？

——I think they did.We've advised them not to buy unlicensed alcohol again and again.And such tragedies happened many times every year in our country.

Must my bad tooth be pulled out？I don't want to lose one of my teeth.

——Actually，the decay of the tooth is much more serious than you expect.If you leave this bad tooth as it is，it will affect other teeth.

Does it affect your sleep，if you take a cup of strong coffee before going to bed？

——No.I'll go to sleep right away.And I'll have a sound sleep，too.

Why do you need to know that？

——Because it affects the cost of the insurance.An apartment on the ground floor isn't as protected as others and there's more chance of a break-in.

Notes to the text　课文注释：

courage勇气；honest坦诚的，不隐瞒；to establish a charity fund建立一项慈善基金；I'm always at your service随时为你効劳；a baseball game一场棒球赛；to be proficient at精通；wonderful explanations绝妙的讲述；miniskirt迷你裙，超短裙；hot pants紧身超短裤，热裤；shorts短裤；for fun闹着玩地，为了好玩；director导演，指导，主任；specific advice特别的忠告；channel电视频道，通道；the quality of actual broadcast实际的播出质量；sound system音响系统；to be fussy about过分挑剔，过分注意细节；the power broke down断电，掉电；half-done（underdone）半生不熟；unlicensed alcohol无证酒类，假酒；tragedy悲剧；to pull out拔出；tooth decay蛀牙；serious严重的；sound sleep睡个好觉；the cost of insurance保险费；an apartment on the ground floor isn't as protected as others and there's more chance of a break-in在底层的公寓没有其它楼层那么保险，遭窃的概率比较大

Practice　练习

Oral Translation　口头汉译英：

李明是我的同学，他学习非常努力，总是取得好的成绩（to achieve very good marks）。我也很钦佩他的工作能力。他是我们班的班长（monitor），他不但在班上组织了（to organize）许多学习小组，以便（so）同学们在学习上互相帮助。他还组织了许多课外活动（recreational activities），以便我们参加。因此，我们每天既能完成家庭作业，课后又能参加体育锻炼（physical training），他总是告诫我们（to advise），不要把今天的事留到明天去做（never leave today's work for tomorrow）。

饭后喝一杯茶，或者喝一杯咖啡，被认为（to be considered）是人生的一大乐趣（a kind of pleasure）。但是很不幸（unfortunately），喝浓茶、喝咖啡都会影响我的睡眠。如果我晚上想做一件重要的事情，我只要喝一点浓茶，我就必定（surely）彻夜难眠（to stay up at night），这真是确确实实（for sure）起作用（to work）。如果我跟朋友去咖啡厅喝咖啡，我只能叫一杯矿泉水（mineral water），或者一杯可乐，我可不敢沾（dare not touch）咖啡哦。

Paragraphs Recitation　背诵英语口语短文：

by consuming（消耗）less food，you'll get healthier.Not if you're underweight（体重过轻）——you probably need more food actually.But for those of us who have a few extra pounds，eating less is just what the doctor advised.Fewer calories（热量）means you'll lose weight，and if you add walking and cycling（骑车），eating less meat and consuming more plant foods（蔬菜），you'll definitely get healthier.Eating less food doesn't mean you need to starve（饥饿）yourself——just eat smaller portions.Eating slower is a good habit you have to learn and you'll save not only your waistline（腰围），but your budget and a lot of resources（资源）as well.

Modern architecture（建筑）was influenced（影响）by new technology，but that wasn't the only factor（因素）that affected the look of Modern architecture.Many architects（建筑师）working in this style（风格，款色）were trying to get away from（远离）the architecture of the nineteenth century.They thought it borrowed too much from the past.To them，it was outdated.（过时）.So they tried to make structures（结构）that represented（代表）values（价值）that were current（现代）.They got rid of（去除了）extra ornamentation（过分装饰）and simplified their buildings.