PROGRAMME 32

第一部分对话：谈论退休

Norm不久就要退休了，他和 Doris打算到中国去旅行。这件事是这样说起来的：有一天，Doris在看旅游小册子……

Dialogue l
英语情景对话1

DORIS: You know, Norm, about a quarter of these tours are going to China.
NORM: Oh，are they?
DORIS: Yes, you know... I'd really like to go to China!
NORM: Would you?
DORIS: Yes. Helen went there last year. She thought it was marvellous.
NORM: Mmm? When I retire we can think about it... if we've got enough money.

Dialogue 2
英语情景对话2

后来，Norm把打算到中国去旅行这件事告诉了同事Fred。

FRED: What do you and Doris plan to do when you retire, Norm?
NORM: First... go on a trip. We should have enough money... We've been Saving for ages．
FRED：Any idea where you'll go?
NORM：Doris wants to go to China.
FRED：What about you?
NORM：I'm easy.Plenty of time to think about it，anyway．
FRED：Well…Half your luck!

第二部分：英语词汇表达

a half 一半（复数：halves）
a third 三分之一
a tour 一次旅行；旅行团
nought 零
go on a trip 旅行
retire 退休
Save 存钱
three quarters of Australia's population 澳大利亚四分之三的人口
we should have enough money 我们应该有足够的钱；我仍可能会有足够的钱
If we've got enough money 如果我们有足够的钱
I'm easy 我无所谓，我怎么都行

IDIOM:

Half your luck (= I wish I had half your luck) 我要有你一半那么幸福就好了

NAMES:

Helen (female)
Fred (male) (short for Frederick)

第三部分：课程

DECIMALS, FRACTIONS AND QUANTITY 小数分数数量

1．DECIMALS 小数
在英语里，小数点是point例如：
7.2读作seven point two ‘
.5读作point five
第二个例子也可以用0.5来表示，读作 nought point five
小数在统计材料中用得最多。例如：
The workers received a 6.5% increase in salary.
在报告体育成绩的时候也用得很多。例如：
The Australian runner; Raelene Boyle, ran 400 metres in 51.26 seconds.
请注意，小数点后面的数字换个位数字分开读。例如：
31.36 seconds thirty one point three six seconds.
506.819 five hundred and six point eight one nine.
2.FRACTIONS 分数
a) A half (1/2)
half 这个词，一般要加冠词。例如：
a half
one and a half
然而，如果表明某件东西的一半，通常不加冠词。例如：
half an hour
half (of) the job
half (of) my time
half of it/them
小数.5也可以用分数1/2来表示。
表示时间，可以说half past four等。
b)A quarter (1/4)
我们说a quarter of an hour
a quarter of it
a quarter of the book
表示时间，可以说a quarter past three 等。
c)其他分数举例
a third of my time
three fifths of the job
注意：
我们通常说a third, a fifth 等，但有时为了强调，也可以说one third 或one fifth。比如，在对比两个数字的时候，就一定要用one,而不用a:
Do you want one third or two thirds?
在读分数的时候，除了1/2(a half)和1/4(a quarter)以外，用基数词(one, two, three等)读分子，用充数词(third, fifth, sixth等)读分母。例如：
1/3=a third
=one third
2/3=two thirds
1/8=an eight
=one eight
3/8=three eights
3．A QUANTITRR FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE一定的数量
a)在广播里，Norm说道：
When I retire we can think about it if we've got enough money.
后半句话提出了一个条件，意思是如果他们有足够的钱，就可以考虑去旅行。+所谓“足够的钱”，是针对一定的目的而言的，在这里指的就是“去旅行”。下面再举几个例子：
I've got ENOUGH paint TO do the ceiling.
He caught ENOUGH fish FOR everyone.
There's ENOUGH paper TO write a letter．
如果enough所修饰的名词是可数名词，则要用复数形式。例如：
I've got enough books for everyone.
There are enough bananas for the whole family.
b) Plenty (of)的意思是“充足的”、“很多的”。例如：
There's PLENTY OF time FOR us to finish the job．
I've had PLENTY(OF food), thanks.