主持人：陳銳

北京新東方學(xué)校優(yōu)秀英語教師，主教聽說速成，聽說讀寫，電影聽說強化等課程，有多年的英語聽說教學(xué)經(jīng)驗。陳銳老師主修英文專業(yè)，深刻了解英語學(xué)習(xí)的困難所在；并有豐富的口譯經(jīng)驗及體會。通過多年的經(jīng)驗積累，陳銳老師總結(jié)出一套適合中國學(xué)生自己的漢英學(xué)習(xí)法，更好的結(jié)合漢語來攻克英文。

文化面面觀When your child is flying unaccompanied

考考你小試牛刀

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Jessica: This is the best movie I've ever seen in my life.

Jonah: What's so great about it?

Jessica: You have to find her, Jonah. You have to go to her.

Jonah: Do you know how much money it costs to go to New York?

Jessica: Nobody knows. It changespracticallyeveryday. How much money do you have?

Jonah: 80 dollars.

Jessica: I have 42. That will probablycovertaxi cabs.

Jonah: But how would I get there?

Jessica's Mom: Honey, I have to run these tickets over to someone. Can youkeep an eye onthings at front until I get back?

Jessica: Sure, mom. Do you wanta window seat or an aisle?

Jonah: Window.

Jessica: Do you want a food plate?

Jonah: I don't know. Do I?

Jessica: I'd rather die than eat airplane food. I'm telling them you're twelve so that you can fly unaccompanied and the stewardess won't carry you around and stuff like that.

Jonah: Are you crazy? Who'd believe I'm twelve?

Jessica: If it's in the computer, they believe anything.

Jonah: Are you sure?

Jessica: Do you want me to say that you're really really short for your age and that they shouldn't say anything because it wouldhurt your feelings?

Jonah: Yeah that's a great idea!

妙詞佳句，活學(xué)活用

1. Practically

它的意思為“實際上”，在表達上和actually有一比。打個比方：
事實上，我每天要工作十個小時！
I have to work for practically 10 hours.

2. Cover

Cover的意思有很多，我們先從最常用的說起。大家比較熟悉的意思是“覆蓋”。通常情況下，我們習(xí)慣說cover...with... 我們今天所接觸的cover是完全不一樣的，它的意思是“包括”。“包括了出租車的費用”就是 cover taxi cabs.

3. Keep an eye on...

“看著點……”。“幫我看著點行李行嗎？”可以說成是：Can you keep an eye on my baggage?

4. A window seat or an aisle

買機票的時候會通常聽到的詞，“是靠窗的座位還是挨著過道的呢”？

5.Hurt your feelings

“傷害了你的感情”。對于此種表達我們還有其他的說法，比如：
I was hurt. I was hurt deeply.
我被傷害了，而且傷得還很深。