Unit 8

Embarrassing Moments

Wang HuiyaMarch 9th, 2012

the same dress

wardrobe malfunction

衣柜失灵走光

falling on stage

umbrella turning over

tossed by shoe

What are your embarrassing moments?

entering the wrong toilet

Useful Phrases and Expressions

be about to

show up

go ahead

pay off

make it

out of breath

正要做 ..

出现

正要做 ..

还清，偿还

成功做到

气喘吁吁，上气不接下气

have the guts to

snap at

argue over/about

in advance

有勇气做…

就…争论，辩论

对…厉声呵斥

事先

argue against 反对做…，不赞成

( 飞机 ) 起飞 take off

忙乱 make a big fuss （ about ）

be about to

show up

go ahead

pay off

make it

out of breath

正要做 ..

出现

正要做 ..

还清，偿还

成功做到

气喘吁吁，上气不接下气

have the guts to

snap at

argue over/about

in advance

有勇气做…

就…争论，辩论

对…厉声呵斥

事先

argue against 反对做…，不赞成

( 飞机 ) 起飞 take off

忙乱 make a big fuss

Ex. 6

1. fuss

2. justice

3. somehow

4. signaled

5. packed

6. barely

7. embarrassment

8. ultimate

9. abuse

10. determine

11. conspiracy

12. figured

Ex. 7

1. showed up

2. go ahead

3. pay off

4. make it

5. taken off

6. out of breath

7. arguing over, arguing over

8. on board

9. in advance

10. stumbled over

Ex. 9

the alarm clock (to ring in an hour)

a hotel room

a new Olympic record

a goal

a seat

set

设置闹钟 （一小时后闹铃响）

book

预订宾馆房间

set 创造奥运会纪录

set 树立、定目标

订一个位置book

your trip (to Spain for next month)book

安排好下个月去西班牙的行程

a good example (for us to follow)

树立一个好榜样（让我们学习）

set

a holiday 安排好假期book

standards (for teacher training)

设立、制定教师培训的标准

set

a table for (two)

two tickets (for the play)

a date for one’s wedding

book

book

set

预订一张双人桌

订两张（那部戏剧的）门票

确定好婚礼的日子

1. Once you _____________________( 已经安排好自己的旅行 ), don’t bother packing loads of clothes.

2. Rose _________________________ ( 为我们树立了一个好榜样 ) by letting people know that it’s never too late to be all you can

possibly be.

3. If you would like to ________________ ( 预订一张两人桌 ) for today, please phone us on 0131 556 6171.

4. Last year, I _________________( 为自己定了一个目标 ) to read one book each month -- each month’s book needs to be on a different topic.

5. I ________________________ ( 把闹钟定在六点半 ), and settled down for a couple of hours sleep.

have booked your trip

has set a good example for us

book a table for two

set a goal for myself

set the alarm clock for 6:30

6. She _____________________ ( 创造了一项新奥运会纪录 ) with that jump.

7. To search for and __________________( 预订酒店房间 ), first go to “Yahoo! Travel”.

8. Does the school _________________________ ( 为学生定下高标准 ) and stress continuous improvement over time?

9. Elton John _________________________ ( 已确定了婚礼日期 ): He and his longtime partner, David Furnish, will be getting married on Dec. 21.

10. To ___________________ ( 预订票子 ), simply call the theater box office directly, ask about seats and available dates, and buy a ticket with your credit card.

set a new Olympic record

book a hotel room

set high standards for students

has set a date for his wedding

book a seat /a ticket

Exercise 13

Translate the following into Chinese, paying particular attention to the underlined parts.

1. All of us know that the late luggage will be

the first off the plane.

2. Are you for or against the plan?

3. I paid fifty Yuan for the old bicycle.

4. What’s on the television tonight ?

我们都知道晚到的行李会第一个下飞机。

你赞成还是反对这项计划？

我花了 50元买了一辆旧自行车。

今晚有什么电视节目？

5. He went out with his hat on.

6. He is leaving for Beijing at 10 this morning.

7. Don’t be angry with me -- I’m on your side.

8. Sorry, I’m not with you – can you say that

again?

他戴着帽子出去了。

今天上午 10点他将动身去北京。

别对我生气，我是站在你一边的。

对不起，我不理解你的意思—能再说一遍吗？

Dictation

stressed

tick by

the check-in line

vacation

有压力的

( 时间 ) 流逝

办理登机手续处

假期

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Before listening, you may need to know the following words or expressions.

stressful

You’re sitting at home thinking about tomorrow’s

______________. Remember last time? Remember how

you felt when you arrived? __________, hot, tired,

needing a couple of days to ________?

　 Don’t _______ your bags a half hour before leaving.

You know those important papers, that book you

wanted to read. _________________________, and you’ll

find everything right there waiting!

　 There’s no worse way to start your journey than

sitting in traffic _________________ from the airport,

watching the minutes tick by.

plane journey

Stressed

recover

pack

Always pack the night before

a couple of miles

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Leave early. _______a lot of traffic and your journey

will take extra time. Then you’ll

_______________________ and near the front of the

check-in line. If you get your ________________ you’ll

feel even better!

Follow the above tips and you’ll arrive relaxed and

stress free, _____________ your vacation or business

trip.

Expect

arrive at the airport relaxed

first choice of seat

ready to enjoy

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