【温故知新】

【翻译练习】
1 Please translate the following sentences into English.

当我们正在举行野餐的时候,忽然大雨倾盆,未免大煞风景。

那天外出真好,美中不足的是天气很阴。

我喜欢那套房子,但美中不足的是离上班的地方太远

美中不足的是中间有一个双塔的旅馆挡住了部分海洋的美丽的景色。

我让历史科给烦透了--那些日期，战争之类的事。
太叫人厌烦了。

这是一顿很使人满足的饭。

我对现状根本不满意。

参考答案：
We were having a picnic, when suddenly there came a downpour, which was rather a fly in the ointment.

It was nice to go out for the day; the only fly in the ointment was the dull weather.

I like the house, But there's a fly in the ointment: I have to commute so far to work

Another hotel of two buildings seems to be a fly in the ointment, blocking part of the beautiful ocean view.

I'm bored by history dates and battles and all that stuff.

It is awfully boring.

It's a most satisfying meal.

I am not at all satisfied with the present situation.

【口语练习】
1 Please translate the following dialogue into English orally.
A : 真无聊。我一点儿都不喜欢我的新工作。
B : 你说什么？ 你对自己的工作不满意？
A : 对呀，我就是不满意。
B : 那你想干什么？你的新工作真是太好了：有趣味，薪水高，工作时间短。还有什么不足之处吗？
A : 但是我没有自由。

2 请把对话中的直接引语改为间接引语。
A : I'm so bored. I don't like my new job.
B : What did you say? You're not satisfied with your new job.
A : Yeah, I do.
B : What do you want? Your new job sounds too good to be true- interesting work, high pay, short hours. Is there any fly in the ointment?
A : But I have no freedom.

3 Topic discussion
Please talk about the present of your job?
What do you think of unsatisfying job?

【听力练习】
please listen to the recording and make a dictation.
A : I'm so bored. I don't like my new job.
B : What did you say? You're not satisfied with your new job.
A : Yeah, I do.
B : What do you want? Your new job sounds too good to be true- interesting work, high pay, short hours. Is there any fly in the ointment?
A : But I have no freedom.