Lesson ThreeLesson Three

Outline

Section One: Dialogues

Section Two: Conversation & Interview

Section Three: Dictations

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Dialogues Conversations Dictations

Vocabulary

Spill: cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally （尤指无意中）溢出；泼出

Launderette: an establishment with coin-operated washing machines and driers for public use （投币式）自动洗衣店

Polish: make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it

擦，擦亮，抛光 improve, refine, or add the finishing touches

to 改进，使完美，润色

Miss:(Miss)a title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes

［用在未婚女子姓名前，或出于职业原因保留原姓名的已婚女子姓名前作为称呼］小姐

Ms: a title used before the surname or full name of any woman regardless of her marital status (a neutral alternative to Mrs or Miss)

［不考虑女性婚姻状况的中性称呼］ 女士 Mrs: the title used before a surname or full name t

o address or refer to a married woman without a higher or honorific or professional title

［用在已婚妇女的夫姓或姓名前］ 夫人，太太

Hitchcock: Sir Alfred (Joseph) (1899–1980), English film director. Acclaimed in Britain for films such as The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935), he moved to Hollywood in 1939. Among his later works, notable for their suspense and their technical ingenuity, are the thrillers Strangers on a Train (1951), Psycho (1960), and The Birds (1963) 希区考克，艾尔弗雷德（•约瑟夫）爵士 (1899–1980 ，英国电影导演，在英国因《三十九级台阶》 (1935) 等电影而享有赞誉， 1939 年他移居好莱坞；他的后期作品中，以悬念和技巧独创性著称的是惊险片《火车怪客》 (1951) 、《精神病患者》 [1960] 和《群鸟》 [1963] ）

Section One Dialogues

A bit long dialogues with multiple choices

Section Two Conversations

Conversation— missing words

Interview— multiple choices, missing words and questions

Section Three Dictations

Dictations

1. There is a small shop at the end of our road…

2. This evening I am going to the cinema…