With the exception of/ Except New York, Americans own cars in American cities.

Well, New York is such a big and crowded city that having /owing a car is very inconvenient. so most New Yorkers do not own a car. But in other American cities, almost all the Americans own their own car.

inconvenient 不方便 不说:Are you convenient? 而说：Are you free/ available now? Is it convenient for you to do it now?

That he doesn't study makes me angry. 名词从句 that不能省 名词从句：①that ②Whether ③疑问词开头的名词从句where\\when…? (注意不能倒装，参考书本讲解） mercy killing 安乐死

I’ll side with you. vi 与with支持你 two sides to the argument be known to sb. 为某人所熟知 He is known to all of us. One is known by company he keeps. 观其友，知其人(凭借) That he divorced his nagging wife is not surprising.

be known as +身份 为人所知

be known for sth. Eg:Don’t you know? 你难道不知道？

Eg：The old man is known for his generosity.那个老人以慷慨闻名。 be faithful to sb. [sth.] 忠实于某人[某事]

Eg：It’s immoral to be unfaithful to your girlfriend.对女友不忠实是不道德的。 agrue over….为…争论

The old couple argued over trivial matters all day long. 那对老夫妇成天为一些芝麻蒜皮的小事争吵。

8. No Hearts or No Brains? P.52

Helen and Dick are talking about the previous article.

H: I don't understand how people can think Dr. Kevorkian is doing the right thing. D: Well, helping people die with dignity is not that(/so adv.) bad, is it?

H: Don't you know? Where there is life, there is hope. (where = if = as long as)

D: Come on.(省you should) Be realistic. Those people who want to die are suffering. It's better that they go(/die) quickly and painlessly. H: All you men have no hearts/sympathy. D: And all you women have no brains.

We teach our children to memorize/ remember their telephone numbers by heart. 默背 Peter is really a very kind man at heart. at heart 本性上?adv.

Bruce was simply making a example sentence. But anyway, I feel very very happy. I was beaten up again.被揍 beat one's brains 绞尽脑汁

\s\stayed(/sat) up all night and beat my brains, but I couldn't think of the answer. stay up / sit up 熬夜

\and one\or \plus one \ how much is one and/plus one?-- I see, finally after about five hours, I got the answer, that's \王\。

In his previous movie, Bruce Wallace was much better than in this one.

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I read an interesting article in the magazine yesterday. 文章

I still have several articles/=things to buy. I have too more things/articles to buy. 东西、物品

understand vt. vi. Yes, I understand.

understanding = considerate = thoughtful 体谅的

Well, that man is very understanding. Bruce is very understanding. An understanding teacher can help his problem students.

We can also say that young man is very understanding, that's why Mary loves him so much. That is spelled \And also there is another word that means the same, that's \

I like you very much, you've been so understanding. –That’s ok.

To my understanding, kangaroos live only in Australia. = To my knowledge, .... (放句首)就我所知

kangaroo 袋鼠 Well, if you don't have a rat, Bruce. If you don't have a kangaroo, let's put it this way, try to catch a rat and then get a bag for it, and then he would be a kangaroo. -- This is Peter's humor.

John is learning English, he is doing the right thing. you know that English is an international/universal language. So, we can say to our friends if they begin to learn English, we can tell them: you are doing the right thing.

Don't be afraid of making mistakes, while speaking English. Be thick-skinned, don’t worry what people say about your English.

Well, I beg your pardon? 文中that bad = so bad

反问句 Bruce, you are ugly, aren't you? No, I’m not. You are handsome, aren't you? Yes, I am.

Bruce, you've been working too hard, you work day and night, you've got only one hour for sleep. This is very dangerous, you are doing damage to your health. Take it easy, where there is life, there is hope.

Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成

If you do not work hard when young, you’ll suffer when (省you are)old. –I know that. Suffer vi.受苦 suffer from +疾病 “长期（患）…的疾病” Eg：My mother suffers from migraine headaches. (偏头痛) Thanks for joining us, welcome next time.

9. Be Thoughtful p.58

Being thoughtful simply (/just) means thinking of others before yourself. What you say or (省What you) do will have an effect on others. So it is important (/essential/ necessary) that you (省should) think before you say or do anything. In(可省) this way, you can avoid hurting others' feelings. Moreover, a thoughtless act or remark can spoil (/undermine/hurt) a perfect relationship.

Remember these rules(/ bear/ keep these rules in mind), If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything. Likewise (by the same token) if you think what you do will hurt others, don’t do it. After all, what goes around comes around.

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You are just chatting. but tell us what are you going to do today?

Today we are going to talk about an article on page fifteen eight. We call this article \thoughtful\

considerate ate?adj.和n.发音[it] v .发[eit]

IN a group whatever you do, you should (think of others)/be considerate/ thoughtful/understanding.

Children should be considerate of older people. be considerate of 体谅的

Bruce, everybody knows that you are stupid. I know this very bad, so, from now on, I’m not going to mention that word again. --How thoughtless ! you are thoughtless ! thoughtless 不体谅的

learning English is worthwhile. Don’t be so selfish. Think of others before yourself. Peter, don't be so selfish, thinking of others before yourself.

Yes, for example, when Peter invites me to dinner, first he eats my plate of food. He thinks of others' food first. so, he eats all my food and then he eats his own food. Mean:①That man is very mean, stay away from him. adj. 凶暴的

②Your stay here simply means wasting your time. v.后面+名词、动名词

③I meant to help Bruce but was turned down.主语人+mean+不定式，有意想要。。。 mean to do 打算做(人做主语) mean doing(或名词)意思是,意味着 When I say I mean to do it, I mean it. 我说要做这个事，我是说真的。 mean to do， plan to do, intend to do

have an effect/impact/influence on sb. or sth.

We now know that people have an influence on the weather. fuel 燃料

why do you say so? We now know that because there are so many people in the world and we burn a lot of fuel. We are changing the atmosphere, so, we are changing the weather. We are causing a lot of pollution also, so to speak.

it is important/ necessary/ essential that... 此句型，名词从句中主语后的should可省略 essential = necessary / important

It is important that he (should) be punctual.(注意省了should, be必须是原形动词) It's necessary that you (should) study hard. …. (In) this way, you’ll master English.

To learn English, first of all, you should get a very good dictionary, and then try to read it as much as you can every day, (in) this way, you are mastering English. For Bruce, Chinese is a piece of cake.

Is it difficult to eat a piece of cake? No, it's so easy. It's a cinch.-- means it's very easy to do. Well, swimming is nothing. I can swim because every day I keep on eating and now I’m very fat, even though I don't swim, I can float.

a piece of cake = It is a cinch(俚easy) Swimming is ~. float--Peter can float very well.

feeling 感觉 feelings 感情 When she scolded me, she hurt my feelings. scold 责骂 文中spoil= undermine 破坏(少用)，也可用hurt He made a very interesting remark about me.

Don’t say anything, keep silent, remain silent. silent adj. silence n.

there is a good point, Peter, many of my students say: keep silence. no, it should be \

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silent\

Remember these rules? bear/ keep these rules in mind bear/keep my words in mind. Bear sth in mind means don't forget sth or remember sth. \keep when use this verb.

likewise 同样地 =by the same token

Yesterday was a lousy day. By the same token, today doesn't look any better.

What goes around comes around. 种瓜得瓜 Whatever you do will come back to you.

What goes around comes around, this is another way for us to say: whatever you do will come back to you. for example, the Chinese often say: if you plant melon seeds, you will grow melons.

Do not expect too much of this child, after all he is only five. What是复合代词=the things which “所…东西”

Eg：What you ordered is not available. 你所点的东西卖完了。

What the child needs is love. 孩子所需要的是爱 疑问词引导的名词从句 p45

10. What Are Friends For? P.65

Jane meets her old friend, Fred. J: Hi, Fred! How's everything?

F:Not so good(well),I'm afraid. Supporting (/Raising) a family is becoming more and more difficult these days.

J: What you say can't be more true. Everything is so expensive. I can hardly make ends meet (省by) myself.

F: Oh, really? Do you need any money? What I have is not much, but I can loan you some. J: I'm OK(I can get by/ I can survive.). Thanks for being so thoughtful anyway. F: What are friends for? 要不然要朋友干嘛？

…and also here, on page sixty five, there is a dialogue and this is something that we are going to talk about and notice this, we are here just to teach you or to help you with your English. --and today's lesson, lesson ten, is called \are friends for?\borrow money from.

In Bruce’s dictionary there’s no such word as lend.

Be careful, when I have no money, I have to borrow money from my good friend Peter, Peter is a kind man at heart, so he lends me money.

He’s trying to flatter me. Flattering/ flattery will not get you anywhere. flatter v.奉承 flattery n.

I will lend you some money. I will lend some money to you. I would like to borrow some money from you.

meet 遇见 meet with 遭遇 meet with trouble 遇到麻烦(with可不要)

1>meet (with) trouble/problems/difficultys 遇到麻烦in trouble 2>meet sb

3> We’ll have a meeting tomorrow. The chairman presided over the meeting.主持会议（chair the meeting）

4> Ok, I’ll meet you halfway. meet you halfway折衷-- I’ll compromise with you. This means

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if Peter wants to sell me something for twenty dollars,, but I don’t want to pay 20$, I want to pay only10$, but Peter suggests: I’ll meet you halfway, let's compromise. Let’s say fifteen dollars, ok? I’ll reach a compromise with you.

I’ll meet you halfway. 折衷= I’ll compromise with you. compromise n. v.妥协 Let's compromise 妥协 I’ll reach a compromise with you.

招呼语 greeting：(Jane greets Fred by saying: hi, how is everything?)

How are you? How have you been? How are you getting along? How is everything? How is everything getting along?

This verb is spelled g-r-e-e-t. This verb has a noun \forget to greet him when you see him. This is considered polite behavior. behavior un.

Well, in fact, you know, I have some trouble. I hate to tell you, now that you bring up this question, still I have to say: well, I’m not in a very good situation.

指坏的方面：I’m afraid that he didn't past the examination. I’m afraid也可置后 指好的方面：I think that he has past the examination. Peter is afraid/scared/frightened of snakes.

Many girls are frightened of cockroaches. cockroach(es) 蟑螂 support/raise a family 养家

The weather/It is getting warmer and warmer. To support? you can say I’ll back you up.

I’ll support you= I’ll side(vi.) with you=I’ ll take sides(n.) with you=I’ll back you up 支持 You’ll have my support.

What you say can't be more true./ What you say is really true.

can/could not be + 比较级 再......不过了 can’t 可改为couldn’t更客气 It couldn’t be better.

So, is it polite for me to say: Peter couldn't be fatter.—Well, Watch your language(=be careful what you say.)-- I’m trying to be thoughtful.-- I’ll fix you. I couldn't agree with you more.

Bruce, I’ve heard that your girlfriend is going to marry another. -- I couldn't care less.不在乎 =I don’t care at all. You should do your work (by通常省) yourself. hardly = almost not

Today many city couples both have to work, or they can't make ends meet. 收支平衡 The reason is quite simple, living in a city can be very expensive.

Do you need any money? ?Are you in need of any money? need v.?n.

We are in need of more parks in our city. = We need more.... be in need of= need

I’m badly(迫切的) in need of your love. and what’s your girlfriend’s response?-- couldn't care less.-- I’ve decided to dump you, I'll never change my mind. You stingy person. stingy 小气的 dump sb. loan[口语]=lend

I’m OK.= I can get by. I can survive.

What are friends for? --now that I’m your friend, I should do something to help you. Everyone likes to be friends with him. make friends 交朋友

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