时间:2018-12-17 作者:英语课 分类:全新版大学英语听说教程第四册


英语课

Unit4


PartB


How to Use an OHP


 


M: I want to use the overhead 1 projector 2 for my presentation. Could you show me how to use it?


W: OK, let me show you. Just watch what I do. I... I'll talk you through the procedure 3.


M: Thanks.


W: Right, well. First of all, you put the OHP on the table here, about 2 meters from the wall or the screen. Er...do you have a screen?


M: Er...no. I thought I'd just use the wall.


W: Oh, er...well, a screen's better, but I suppose this wall will be all right. It is sort of white. Anyway, let's try it. So, the next thing you have to do is press these buttons in and lift this part up until it snaps 4 into place.


M: I see.


W: And then turn it round so the head is facing towards the screen, I mean the wall, and now we can plug it in.


M: Right, and you switch it on?


W: Yeah. Then I press the switch here on the front...


M: Right.


W: There! And the light should come on.


M: Right, OK.


W: Yeah, there we are. So, you just place your transparency here on the glass.


M: OK, there, oh!


W: Oh, no! No, the other way up.


M: Oh yes, of course.


W: That's right, yeah. And to raise or lower the image you move this flap 5 up or down... There, that's better.


M: Right, OK.


W: And finally, to focus the image you turn this wheel to make it sharp. There we are, that's not too bad.


M: Oh, that's great, yeah. OK, thanks.


W: Oh, one more thing: whatever you do, don't keep switching it on and off. I'm going to switch it off now. Now, when you use it in your presentation, you should leave it switched on, with a piece of paper over the glass.


M: Right, I...er... I don't understand why you have to leave it on.


W: Well, the reason why you have to do that is that you don't want the bulb to fail. The bulb fails easily if the machine is on and off frequently. If it does, you'll have to replace the bulb, which will be very hot and you may not have a spare anyway. So that's about it. Any questions?


M: Erm...no, that seems all very clear. Thank you very much.


W: You're welcome. Oh, and I really do think you need to get a screen, by the way. The picture would be much brighter than on that wall, you know.


M: Oh, OK. Well, I'll ask Jim if he's got one.


W: Oh, good idea! And make sure he shows you how to put it up!


M: I will. Thanks again.


 


PartC


Additional 6 Listenings


How to Send an E-mail


M: I would like to send an e-mail to a friend of mine. Could you tell me how to do it?


W: Certainly. First, you choose the e-mail program on your computer and click New Message.


M: All right.


W: OK? Well, then you start typing the name of the recipient 7. The program remembers the name and completes the e-mail address. Well, if not, you look up the name in the address book or contact list. OK? Well, if you want other people to get copies of the same message, you send them 'CCs', which are copies of the message. OK? Then you press Return on the keyboard and then you type the subject of the message. Now, there's no need to put the date because that goes in automatically 8 when you send the message, together with the time. OK?


M: Oh, yeah.


W: Well, then you press Return again and start writing the message. Now, if you make a mistake, you just press Backspace to delete 9 the previous letter or word and then type it again correctly.


M: I see.


W: Now, when you've finished, you read the whole message through to make sure it looks right and contains the right information. Now, if you decide you want to change sentences around, you can copy sentences and paste 10 them in other places.


M: And...er...er...how about spelling and punctuation 11, er...that can be corrected automatically, can't it?


W: Well, yes and no. You can run your spell checker and that may bring up some mis-typings and things like that. But it definitely 12 won't catch them all, so you must read it through to check your spelling, too. And check your punctuation at the same time. Now if you notice a misspelt word, or if you want to change a word or something like that, double-click on the word and type the new word over it.


M: Fine. That's easy.


W: Hmm. And then it's ready to send. You just click on Send and it'll go off immediately. And the other person will find your message in their Inbox when they next go online to get their messages.


M: Right. Well, that sounds much easier than handwriting a message and faxing it.


W: Sure it does.


Questions:


1. Where does the computer store the e-mail addresses of your friends?


2. What does "CCs" stand for? When do you use "CCs"?


3. What can you do if you want to change sentences around?


4. What can you do if you want the computer to check mis-typings?


5. What do you do if you want to change a word?


 


 


PartD


Layout 13 of a Letter


 


As we go through, I'm going to tell you the layout of a formal letter in English -- you might want to note this information down on a separate piece of paper. OK, the first thing is to write the sender's address in the top right-hand corner. OK. This has a set order with the number of the house or flat followed by the name of the street; and then underneath 14 that, perhaps the district if it's a big town, then under that the name of the town or city, with the postcode. And it's now common, quite acceptable 15, to write all this without any punctuation at all. And the address -- please write it now in the top right-hand corner -- is 12 Greenwood Avenue.


     And the next line is West Ealing (that's E-A-L-I-N-G). Next line: London W5-then a small gap 16 -- 6RJ. London W5 6RJ.


     Now leave a line, and then write the date directly underneath the address. Now you can do this in several different ways. You can put 10 September, or September 10, or just 10 dot 9 dot 2003. So use one of these methods and put today's date in the correct place.


     And now, if you want, you could write the address of the person you are writing to. If you do that, you put it on the left-hand side of the paper, and you would usually start the address at roughly 17 the same level as the date which is on the right-hand side.


     The next thing we write is the salutation. Our letter is to Sean White, and we begin Dear Mr. White -- please note exactly where it goes.


     Now, if you don't know the person's name you just put Dear Sir, or Dear Madam, or Dear Sir or Madam. In an informal letter you still use "Dear", but you start with the person's first name -- for example, Dear Maria or Dear Stephen or whatever.


     And at the end of the letter you sign off "Yours sincerely" -- capital "Y", but small "s". So could you write that now at the end of the letter, leaving a line first?


     Now, we put "sincerely" if we know the name of the person that we are writing to. But if you don't know the name, the traditional ending is "Yours faithfully". Now, this is the custom in Britain, although it is true to say that not everyone keeps to it, and I think in America they use different endings -- for example, they may finish a letter with "Truly yours".


     OK, if you are writing to a friend, then it's usually something like "best wishes", or often "love" if it's a member of your family or a very close friend, but not so common between two friends who are men. After the ending, in this case "Yours sincerely", leave a line, and then put your signature directly underneath. If your name is Maria Lee, write M. Lee underneath "Yours sincerely" Then type your full name below your signature. So do that now -- write your signature at the end of the letter. And that's it.


    


Questions:


1. According to the speaker, what should be included in the sender's address in a formal letter in English?


2. Which of the following is not an acceptable way to date an English letter?


3. What does the speaker say about addressing the receiver in a formal letter if we don't know the person's name?


4. What does the speaker say about the ways to end a letter?


5. When is it not advisable 18 to end a letter with the word "love"?


6. What is usually placed below the writer's signature at the end of a letter?


 



1 overhead
adj.在头顶上的,悬空的;n.间接开支
  • A number of birds are circling overhead.很多鸟在头顶上空盘旋。
  • Many stars overhead are invisible to the naked eye.天上的许多星星是肉眼看不到的。
2 projector
n.投影机,放映机,幻灯机
  • There is a new projector in my office.我的办公室里有一架新的幻灯机。
  • How long will it take to set up the projector?把这个放映机安放好需要多长时间?
3 procedure
n.程序,手续,步骤;常规的做法
  • The results show clearly that this procedure is correct.事实充分说明这种做法是正确的。
  • It has passed through an interesting procedure of evolution.它经过了一个有趣的进化过程。
4 snaps
v.猛地咬住( snap的第三人称单数 );(使某物)发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开,关闭];厉声地说;拍照
  • The cloth flower snaps on with a special binder. 这布花是用一种特殊的粘合剂固定住的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • As the fish snaps at the bait, it gets caught on the hook. 鱼咬饵时,就被钓在钩上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 flap
n.垂下物,帽沿,袋盖;v.拍打,拍动
  • Although I moistened it,the flap doesn't stick to the envelope.我把信封弄湿了,可是信封口盖还是粘不上。
  • With a flap of its wings the sparrow flew off.麻雀忒儿一声飞了。
6 additional
adj.添加的,额外的,另外的
  • It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
  • I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。
7 recipient
a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器
  • Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
  • Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。
8 automatically
adv.不加思索地,无意识地,自动地
  • The machine cycles automatically.这台机器自动循环运转。
  • She had automatically labelled the boys as troublemakers.她不假思索地认定这些男孩子是捣蛋鬼。
9 delete
vt.删除文字,擦去(字迹)
  • If you delete 50 words,we can put the whole story on one page.如果你删掉50个字,我们可以把整篇报道安排在一个版面上。
  • I selected a file and pressed the Delete key.我选定了一个文件,按下了删除键。
10 paste
n.糊,浆糊,铅制玻璃;vt.粘贴,覆盖,猛击
  • Please paste these sheets of paper together.请将这几张纸粘在一起。
  • Stick the paper with paste.用糨糊粘纸。
11 punctuation
n.标点符号,标点法
  • My son's punctuation is terrible.我儿子的标点符号很糟糕。
  • A piece of writing without any punctuation is difficult to understand.一篇没有任何标点符号的文章是很难懂的。
12 definitely
adv.一定地,肯定地;明确地,确切地
  • The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛,这个队肯定会输。
  • I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前,我一定回家。
13 layout
n.布局,安排,设计
  • The robbers studied the layout of the bank.这伙强盗研究了银行的布局。
  • This map shows the layout of the plant.这张图展示了工厂的布局。
14 underneath
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
  • Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
  • She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣,里面套着一条连衣裙。
15 acceptable
adj.可接受的,合意的,受欢迎的
  • The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
  • Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.这座城市的空气污染程度曾高达可接受标准的四倍。
16 gap
n.缺口;间隔;差距;不足,缺陷
  • We must see that there is no gap in our defence.我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。
  • There is a gap of five miles between towns.镇与镇之间相隔五英里。
17 roughly
adv.概略地,粗糙地,粗鲁地
  • If you treat your coat so roughly,it will be worn out soon.你如果这么糟蹋你的外套,它很快就不能穿了。
  • The island is roughly circular in shape.这个岛屿大致是圆形的。
18 advisable
adj.可取的,适当的,明智的
  • It was advisable for you not to mention that.你不提及那件事是明智的。
  • I do not think it advisable to park our car here.我认为将我们的小汽车停放在此处是不妥当的。
学英语单词
A.P.C. (automatic power control)
actinomucor repens
ad hoc on-demand distance vector
ammonia ash
angiulo
anomalous line condition received
autotronic system
AVRCP
Badenheim
badger dog
balmifying
beck's hydrometer
Buckley ga(u)ge
commutation of penalty
comparative feeding experiment
compositive criteria
contracted curvature tensor
croson
curator-in-charge
cyclophosphamide(CP)
deleterious substances
design transition temperature
diluent agent
distelfinks
doltons
dry blast cleaning
duodena
empurple
entertainments tax
equivalent multiply rate
Euro-farmer
exit phase
extra bright
fulminants
grip strength
gyrostabilizers
hallettsville
hamsin
hemorrhagic white eye
heteropatriarchy
high annealing
hoarsened
human factors evaluation
inductive loop detector
krashen
Lagrange-Hamilton theory
legal situation
licuala spinosa
long-period test
Loose Credit
lyncury
machinery repairman
macrophthalmus abbreviatus
magnetic amplifier type magnetic core circuit
metritic
Mount Juliet
nagal
near drowning
Negri Sembilan
oblique grooving iron
orthogonal orthomorphism
overconnected
patinoes
pennsylvanias
Pinkertonian
planty
pnictides
Politzer's plug
polyynic
preferential direction
regulation of water intake
responsible accident
rhacomitrium cucullatum broth
rhinolaryngological
roes
Roncal, V.de
Schneider Trophy
sclerotium oryzae
seeder unit
seropneumothorax
service completion time
silden
sour mushroom
sputum tubes
stimulation-escape
supress
synchronous optical transmission
taarof
taylers
telescopic belt conveyor
tend on/upon
tenthredo formosana
tetramerous flower
thiocarbazides
track start
transmarginal inhibition
triangular oscillation blade
tubular boiler
verminous abscess
vestas
wallet-size
within-participants design