【英语趣味课堂】沙滩时光-Beach Life
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语趣味课堂
英语课
Todd: Trevor, do you like the beach?
Trevor: I love the beach. The beach is great.
Todd: OK. Why do you love the beach?
Trevor: It's nice fresh 1 air, beautiful water, you can play in the sand, and my hobby is surfing 2, so I like to go surfing.
Todd: Oh..nice. How often do you go surfing?
Trevor: I try to go as 3 often as possible 4, usually every weekend.
Todd: OK. When do you go to the beach? Saturday? Sunday?
Trevor: Usually early on a Saturday morning. Try to beat 5 the crowds 6.
Todd: OK. What do you do at the beach besides 7 surfing?
Trevor: Oh, just relax 8 on the sand, watch the people, maybe have a swim, throw a frisbee 9.
Todd: OK.
Trevor: Things like that!
Todd: How long have you been surfing?
Trevor: Since 10 I was 11 ten years old.
Todd: Wow, since you were ten. That's great! -- What do you take to the beach, when you go?
Trevor: A towel, and my hat, my sunscreen, my surfboard, wetsuit, some food and water, and maybe a radio.
Todd: OK. Now, you are from Australia. How are the beaches
different in Australia than Japan?
Trevor: The beaches are much bigger and white sand, clean water, very nice.
Todd: OK. Well, sounds good. Thanks a lot Trevor.
Trevor: OK. Catch you later 12.
学习内容：
Learn Vocabulary 13 from the lesson
hobby
My hobby is surfing.
A 'hobby' is something that you do in your free 14 time because it makes you happy. Notice the following 15:
He never had 16 a lot of time for hobbies.
Her new hobby is making jewelry 17.
beat the crowds
Try to beat the crowds.
If you arrive at a place, like a shopping mall 18, before a lot of other people then you have 'beaten 19 the crowds.' Notice the following:
On days when there is a big sale 20 at the shopping mall, my grandmother always arrives early to beat the crowds.
If you go to the fair 21 today, you should go early to beat the crowds and the heat 22.
besides
What do you do on the beach besides surfing?
'Besides' is similar 23 to other than. The example is asking, what other activities 24 do you do on the beach? Notice the following:
Do you have any other hobbies besides reading 25?
Do you want anything else besides fish for dinner?
sunscreen
Trevor takes his towel, hat and sunscreen to the beach.
'Sunscreen' is a lotion 26 that protects 27 you from the dangerous light of the sun. Notice the following:
How strong is your sunscreen?
Don't forget to put on sunscreen before you go to the beach.
catch you later
OK. Catch you later.
'Catch you later' is an informal 28 way to say "I'll see you later." Notice the following:
I'll catch you later, after I finish work.
When he walked by our beach towels, he smiled and said 29, "Catch you later.
adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流
- The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
- Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？
n.冲浪运动v.冲浪(surf的ing形式)
- Hawaii was the birthplace of surfing. 夏威夷是冲浪运动的发源地。
- If the waves are big enough, we'll go surfing. 如果海浪大，我们就去冲浪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
conj.按照；如同
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
adj.可能的
- It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
- They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。
n.打，敲打声，拍子；v.打，打败
- You can fight him,but can you beat him?你可以打他，但是你能击败他吗？
- The dry grass caught fire, but we beat it out.干草着火了，但我们将它扑灭了。
n.人群( crowd的名词复数 )；群众；一群；听众
- eager crowds outside the stadium 体育场外急不可耐的观众
- The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。
adv.此外；并且；prep.于…之外；除…以外
- He had other people to take care of besides me.除了我以外，他还需要照料其他人。
- Besides English, he has to study German and French.除英语外，他还要学德语和法语。
n.飞盘(塑料玩具)
- We always go to the park on weekends and play Frisbee.我们每个周末都会到公园玩飞盘。
- The frisbee is a light plastic disc,shaped like a plate.飞盘是一种碟形塑料盘。
adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从
- He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
- I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。
adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的
- He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
- This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。
n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表
- How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
- You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。
adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地
- I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
- There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。
n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随
- The following is the full text.全文如下。
- Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
- I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
- The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
- The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
- Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
n.（美）购物中心，大商场
- I am going to the mall the day after tomorrow.我后天去大型购物中心。
- Are you going to go to the mall?你要去大型购物中心吗？
adj.被打败的；锤薄的；耗损的，常走的；筋疲力尽的v.（心脏等）跳动( beat的过去分词)；击打；（风、雨等）吹打
- They were comprehensively beaten in the final. 他们在决赛中一败涂地。
- She was often beaten by her drunken husband. 她常常遭到酗酒丈夫的毒打。
n.出售；卖出；廉售；贱卖
- The book will be on sale next month.这本书将于下个月上市。
- I got this hat on sale;it was very cheap.我在大减价时买到这顶帽子，价格很便宜。
adj.公平的，晴朗的，美丽的；(皮肤，毛发等)浅色的；白皙的；n.展览会，市集
- I think it is not fair.我认为那不公平。
- And never I'd seen a girl as fair.我从没见比她更美丽的女孩。
n.热，热度，高潮；vi.加热；激昂；发热；vt.把…加热；使激动
- I can not stand great heat.我受不住高温。
- He hit his son in the heat of the moment.盛怒中他打了儿子。
adj.类似的；同样的
- The two boys look very similar.这两个孩子看上去很相似。
- A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.猫和虎在很多方面相似。
n.活动( activity的名词复数 )；活力；活动力
- the enlargement of the company's overseas business activities 公司海外业务的扩展
- Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage. 有些商业活动是为间谍活动提供掩护。
n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的
- Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
- He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。
n.洗剂
- The lotion should be applied sparingly to the skin.这种洗液应均匀地涂在皮肤上。
- She lubricates her hands with a lotion.她用一种洗剂来滑润她的手。
v.保护( protect的第三人称单数 )；防护；投保；关税保护
- It protects the rights and lifestyle of Hong Kong people and delineates our obligations. 这保障了香港居民习惯的生活方式和权利，也界定了香港居民的义务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The ozone layer surrounding the earth protects our skin from being hurt by the ultraviolet rays. 环绕地球的臭氧层保护着我们的皮肤免受紫外线的伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.非正式的，不拘礼的，通俗的
- I got an informal reception.我受到了非正式接待。
- The leaders met over informal lunches.领袖们在非正式午餐时进行会晤。