His plan didn’t work, so he had to write another one.

meditation [?m?d??te??n] n.打坐，冥想 meditate vi.打坐,沉思[?m?d??tet] He’s meditating over there. 打坐

We meditated on the problem and then figured it out. 沉思(与on 连用,to mediate on sth)

15. Don't Rely on Luck! P.93

Passing(To pass) exams is every student's dream. Failing them is their nightmare. So, to realize(/fulfill) their dreams, many students try anything(/anyway) (可加possible). They even go to fortunetellers, buy lucky charms and follow old customs.

In Korea, many students bury something personal in the university they want to enter. They believe（It’s their believe） that these things will act as magnets and \them into the university. Whether it works or not, nobody really knows. At least it does ease the students' minds about passing exams. Remember, though, you can't always rely on luck. There is no substitute for hard work.

Again, we have an article here, on page 93, we'd like to have Bruce read this lesson first, of course, together with the title.

This can never be too true, in fact, without hard work, you can't get anywhere. You will never be successful.

don't rely on luck 勿心存侥幸 As children, we rely on our parents. good luck !

lucky adj. I was lucky this morning, I found one hundred dollars on the sidewalk.--It was a \hundred dollar\bill. It was a hundred dollar bill, and I stepped on it, looked around, making sure that nobody was watching me. --When you picked up your foot, I took the bill. Working with Bruce is pleasant. Passing/ to pass exams is every student's dream. It is every student's dream to pass exams.

pass the exam fail the exam flunk the exam(俚=fail)

I failed the exam, I flunked the exam(俚). Don’t fail/flunk me, please! dream a sweet dream 做了一个梦

It is their nightmare(a terrible or a bad dream) to fail them.

Last night, I dreamed a sweet dream. Dream about/of + n. 或动名词(gerund) Last night, I dreamed about/of you. I dreamed about/of kissing Mary. I had a terrible nightmare last night. I dreamed of kissing Bruce. to realize their dreams = to fulfil(l) their dreams. 实现

I realized that I had forgotten my umbrella when it started to rain. parasol 阳伞[?p?r?s?l] be buried in 埋葬在…，埋首在（专注于）… My father is buried in a military [?m?l?teri] cemetery [?sem?teri]. Peter is always buried in his work.

That question is a little too personal,(个人隐私) I’m not going to answer that question. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

In Austria I acted as Peter's interpreter/or. 口译员 act as担任

You should know this, our listeners, that actually Bruce is part of an Austrian.

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I can speak only a little German. You are being modest.（此刻很谦虚） Nobody really knows whether it works (or not). Whether or not it works, nobody really knows. Peter works very hard. He does work hard. 的确

Bruce came here yesterday. Bruce did come here yesterday. ease(减轻 痛苦、负担） one's mind

though(adv 然而) = however. 后面有主语，引导副词从句时，翻译成“虽然”. Though he is nice, I don't like him.

He is nice. I don't like him, though. He is nice, though, I don't like him.

There is no substitute for sth/sb.没有替代物/无人可取代 There is no substitute for Bruce. part 2 substitution

To help the poor, he donates five percent of his salary every month. To improve his English, Sam try to make friends with foreigners. I don't want to be friends with him. I don’t want to make friends with him.交朋友（注意S） Nobody wants to be friends with him

16. Study or Flunk p.101

Kim bumps into her classmate, Pak.

K: What's the matter, Pak? You look depressed. Did someone just die or what? P: Well, someone is going to (die) soon. K: Oh, my God! Really? Who is it?

P: Me. I flunked the exam and my dad's going to kill me.

K: How come you flunked? I thought you did everything the fortuneteller told you to do.

P: I thought so, too. I was sure of passing (the exam). That's why I went to see him this morning.

K: Well, what did he say?

P: He said I flunked because I did everything very well except that I forgot one thing. K: What's that? P: I didn't study!

You should study. If you don't, then you'll flunk. you'll be flunked.

Of course, both are fine. I should say, both are terrible. I hope you don't flunk, and I hope you won't be flunked.

If you don't study, you will flunk(/fail).you will be flunked(/failed). well answered. Flunk, this word is quite useful in spoken English. flunk/fail ①vt. He flunked /failed the exam.

You’ll be flunked /failed. My teacher failed/flunked me.

但Don't fail/ disappoint me. = Don't let me down. 不要让我失望(此时不能用flunk) ②vi You’ll flunk /fail. He flunked /failed Well, you seem to have sth to add. so, let us know, please.

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Sure, you may have your report card from your school, and you have to show your report card to your parents, and your father may ask you: not bad, you have many passing grades, but you have one failing grade, in English. grade 分数

bump into=run into/across (口) encounter正式词

Yesterday while shopping, I bumped into/ran into/ ran across my old teacher. I ran across (ran into, bumped into ) an old friend yesterday. depressed 感到.. depressing 令人…

His words are encouraging. Peter, everybody says that you are very ugly, but I’ll say, you are very handsome. --Who is that crazy man?-- Peter, you look depressed, did I say something wrong？

The news are depressing.

His words are encouraging. I felt encouraged by his words. Is it hot in here or what? Is he crazy or what?

There is something/nothing the matter with him=There is something/ nothing wrong with him. Bruce is crying, there must be something the matter with him. what's the matter? --You took off your shoes. take off脱 put on穿

Who is he? 能看到的人. who is it?看不到的人. Who is it/there? It's me.

Of course, this is a little bit exaggerated here. Dad is not going to kill me. but, of course, I want to say this, simply because I did something terribly wrong. that's why my father is very very angry.

exaggerate v.夸大the story was exaggerated. You are exaggerating.

Because Bruce has been with me, over the pass. .. let's see, almost 20 years or so. I guess.--you are exaggerating. then, how many years? about six.

Well, Bruce told me several times that his father was very strict with him, and once he flunked an examination, and then he got a very terrible punishment.--Well, he said I was useless, and then he sent me to work with Peter.--He was quietly disappointed, and that really hurt me. --So, that's why you started to turned over newly?, and then now you become what you are today. --Unfortunate. -- Stop exaggerating.

why倒装 how come不倒装 why is he crying? how come he is crying? Why did you steal my money?-->How come you stole my money? I thought so.我当时这样想 I think so.现在这样想

do you think that Peter is handsome? -- I think so.—Oh, That hurt. --I don't think so. (常用) --I think not.

sb be sure of +名词或动名词 = sb be sure that 从句 I’m sure of his support.= I’m sure that his will support me. I’m sure that it will rain today.

Bruce is a fine guy except that he is stingy.

What does this story want to tell us? --The most important thing about being a student is studying, not luck.

Now, we still have a couple of minutes left. so, we'd like to have this opportunity to ask Bruce to tell us something about how to prepare for an examination on behalf of students.

Well, the most important thing is to get enough rest and relax yourself before the exam, so that you can think well and then you must prepare your mind by reviewing all the material. of course, reviewing means to go over or to study again your notes. I used to study with my

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classmates, then we could ask questions and answer questions to help each other. So, first, help your body by relaxing, getting enough sleep, don't be nervous. second, get your mind ready by reviewing. these two steps will help you when you study.

And also while doing so, you are lucky to run into some problems you don't understand. In that case, you have to go to class to ask your teacher to help you out. This is something that is very very important. In other words, make sure that you have no doubts about anything that you are learning.

17. A Computer Car p.105

You are in a strange city. It's late at night and you're tired. But you can't find your hotel. You sigh(/utter) a deep sigh. It seems like(标准用as if) you are dreaming a terrible dream. What is happening?

This situation often happens to people who travel by car. But it may become a thing of the past. New auto computers are being designed to tell you how to reach your destination. A small screen in your car displays a map of the city and shows you where you are. Just give the computer(/key in) the name of your hotel. You'll see it on the map. To top it off, a voice will give you directions while you drive. With a car like this, what else would you expect.

With a car like this, what else would you expect.-- life will be comfortable. you should be satisfied.

That's also my age, seventeen.

You are in a strange city. In other words, you are in a city where everything is new to you. He is a stranger to music. 一点不懂 release me. 饶了我吧 Music is a closed book to Bruce. ? He knows nothing about music. Bruce is quite good at singing. You are lost in town 城中迷路

sigh a deep sigh(sign vi. n.)= sign= utter a sigh = heave a sigh叹了一口气 She uttered a sigh when he said no.

When he found that he had failed the test, he heaved a sigh. It seems like + 从句 like用于口语 写作用as if/though

Last night, I dreamed a sweat/terrible dream. Last night, I had a terrible nightmare. You talked as if(though)/like you have been to Japan before.

You should have told us in English.--You can use \In spoken English, when you are speaking, it doesn't matter, usually we say \speaking.

He looks, in this case, we say Bruce. Bruce looks like a monkey. prep.+n. It seems like you know everything. He looks like he already knows the truth.

You are in a strange city. What is happening?? We often use this at the beginning of a fiction story.

In that situation In a very bad situation

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In a dangerous situation, you should get/run away. / you should, first of all, remain calm. by+交通工具（bus/car/train） on foot

They reached the top of the mountain on foot. He arrived in Vienna by train. Vienna is a beautiful city. Now, let’s spell this word first.

As our just mention, that's a very beautiful city. Why is it so beautiful as a city?

One reason is because it is so clean and orderly, and another reason is there are still many buildings hundreds of years old.--very old buildings of historical value. The night of life is a lot of fun in Vienna. café—cafe [k??fe?], that's French, but we use it in English, too. In English we also say \shop\

be designed to: This road was not designed to carry heavy trucks.

This book is designed to help you with your writing/reading comprehension. The train’s destination is London.

reach one's destination It took us 3 hours to reach our destination. Please look at my screen, There are something on my screen I don’t understand. There are many computers on display at that trade show. display v. n. Just give the computer the name of your hotel.= Just key in the name of your hotel. 文中You'll see it on the map.= You'll see/ find where your hotel is on the map.

to top it off 更棒的是，此外more over/in addition/what more/what’s (far) better top v. I saw a building on top of the hill. top n.

We had a great meal/ The meal was wonderful. To top it off, the dessert was excellent. live/lead a happy life smile a sad smile

You sign a deep sign. Jane lives/leads a happy life. The old man smiled a sad smile. On Chinese new year, we get a bonus, to top it off, we get ten days off. Mike won the rates, to top it off, he broke the world record.

18. Nothing is perfect p.111

The computer in Dan's car is helping him (省to) reach his hotel. D: OK, computer, how do we get there? C: go(省for) one block and take a left. D: that looks easy. (He turns right.) C: Left! I said \

D: Sorry! Wow, you don't have to get so angry. C: I'm sorry. I guess I'm just having a bad day.

D: a bad day? You're a computer! How can you have a bad day? C: Well, I think I've got a virus.

D: Ha! And I thought computers could never be（/go） wrong.

Even computers sometimes make mistakes. This goes to show that we human beings are allowed to make mistakes, especially when we are learning English.-- especially when you are working with Peter.

Practice makes (whatever you are doing) perfect. 熟能生巧 make vt.省宾语

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