《综合英语教程》课件第4章

PartOne：Listening

PartTwo：SpeakingPartThree：ReadingPartFour：Grammar分词PartFive：PracticalWriting

Note(便条)PartSix：TranslationSkills被动语态的翻译ReadingforPleasure

Proverbs&SayingsUnit

Four

Transportation

PartOne：Listening

Directions：Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingLetterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example：Youwillhear:

Youwillread: A．I’mnotsure.

B．You’reright.

C．Yes,certainly.

D．That’sinteresting.

Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C“Yes,certainly.”isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkContheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

[A][B]▬ [D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1．A.Hurryup.

B.Nothingleft.

C.Nomore.

D.Me,too.D.Me,too.I’msogladtomeetyouhere,Janet.2．A.Itcostme$20.

B.Itwasawasteoftime.

C.Ittookme3hours.

D.It’stimefordinnernow.B.Itwasawasteoftime.

Sally,whatdoyouthinkoftheplay?3．A.$14.

B.It’snexttothestation.

C.Sorry,Ihavenomoney.

D.Sorry,Idon’tknowtheway.

HowmuchisthetickettoNewYork,please?A.$14.4．A.You’reright.

B.Butit’sstillearly.

C.Whatdoyouthinkofit?

D.Whyareyousolate?

IthinkI’dbetterleavenow.It’sgettinglate.B.Butit’sstillearly.5．

A.Don’tyouknow?

B.Thanksalot.

C.NoProblem.

D.Itdoesn’tmatter.

Couldyougetusanotherroomonthisfloor?C.NoProblem.

SectionB

Directions：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes,Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,

CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

6．A.Goingshopping.B.Givingdirections.

C.Buyingfruit.D.Introducinghimself.

M:CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomeapples?W:Yes,godownthisstreetandyou’llseeafruitshoponyourright.Q:Whatisthemandoing?C.Buyingfruit.7．A.Ithasstoppedsnowing.

B.It’sgoingtosnow.

C.Ithasjustbeguntosnow.

D.It’sstillsnowing.

M:Isitstillsnowingoutside?W:Yes,itis.We’dbetterwaituntilitstops.Q:What’stheweatherlikenow?D.It’sstillsnowing.

8．A.Bycar.

B.Bytrain.

C.Byplane.

D.Byship.

W:YouknowIdon’tliketotravelbyplane.M:Yes,Iunderstand.Thenlet’sgotherebytrain.Q:Howwillthetwospeakersprobablytravel?B.Bytrain.9．

A.NoSmoking.

B.NoParking.

C.WetPaint.

D.KeepofftheGrass.W:I’msorry,sir.Youmaynotsmokehere.M:Oh,sorry.Ididn’tseethesign.Q:Whatdoesthesignmostprobablysay?A.NoSmoking.10.A.TheExportDepartment.

B.TheImportDepartment.

C.TheSalesDepartment.

D.ThePersonnelDepartment.W:WouldyoupleasetakethisreportovertotheSalesDepartment?M:Sure.I’dbeveryhappyto.Q:Towhichdepartmentwillthemantakethereport?C.TheSalesDepartment.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Almosteveryactivityinliferequirescommunication.Whenyoumakeaspeechatschool,

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yourfoodatarestaurant,ortellajoke,youarecommunicating.Learningtospeakandexpressyourthoughts

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isthebasicrequirementoforderclearlygoodcommunication.Butthereis

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tospeaking－onethat’softenneglected.That’s“listening”.Ifyoudon’tlisten,howwillyouknowwhattosaywhenyourworkmateneedshelporyourfriendisupset?So,trytorememberthatgoodcommunicatorslistentwice

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theyspeak.Maybethat’swhyGodgaveustwoearsandjustone

15.asmuchasanothermouth

Part

Two：Speaking

Thispartistotrainyourspeakingability.Readthesamplesandfinishthetaskstogetherwithyourgroupmembersorpartner(s).

Sample1

A:Excuseme,isthisthedinningcar?

B:Yes.Welcomehere.

A:DoyouserveChinesefoodorwesternfood?

B:Chinese.WehavelotsofChinesedishes,noodles,riceanddrinks.

A:Thatsoundsgood.IlikeChinesefoodverymuch.Theyaredelicious.

B:Wouldyouliketoordernow?

A:Yes.Iwouldliketohaveavegetableandasteamedfish.

B:Isthereanythingelse?

A:Whatwouldyouliketorecommend?

B:Thefriedchicken,itisourspecialserviceonthetrain,cheapandtasty.

A:Ok,Iwouldliketohaveatry.

B:Anythingtodrink?

A:Abottleofbeer,please.Ithinkthat’senough.

B:Ok,waitamoment.I’llcomebacksoon.

参考译文

Task1

ReadSample1again,andworkinpairsorgroupstotalkaboutthefoodserviceonthetrain.Youmayrefertothefollowingexpressionsandphrases.

1.Wouldyouliketo…?

2.Takethistable.

3.Wouldyoumind…?

4.MayItakeyouorder?

5.Whichflavorwouldyouprefer?

6.AnythingelseIcandoforyou?

7.Mayyouhaveagooddinner!

8.That’sourhonor.

Sample2

A:Excuseme,Sir,wehavealreadypreparedyourdishes.Pleaseallowmetoexplainsomethingtoyou.TheChinesewayistoservethefoodfirstandthenthesoup.ShallIserveitnow,orafteryourdinner?Ifyoulike,we’llbringyouthesoupfirst.

B:That’sallright!WecometoChinatounderstandChinesecultureandtraditionalcustom.

A:Ok.Well,herearehottowelswepreparefor

passengers,hereyouare.

B:Thanks!

A:MayIserveittoyounow?

B:Ok!

A:Hereisyourchickensoupwithcorn,stir-firedromainelettuceinoystersauce,chef’sfiredrice.Thelastoneisthreefreshdelicioussoup,thisisveryhot.Pleasebecareful!

B:OK,thankyouverymuch!

A:Youarewelcome!ShallIbringsomegarlicandcaraway?

B:No,thanks!

A:Mayyouhaveagooddinner!

参考译文

Task2

Makedialoguesbyansweringthefollowingquestions:

1.Whatkind(s)oftransportdoyouusuallyuse?

2.Foryou,whatarethebenefits(advantages)ofusingthatformoftransportation?

3.Istransportationveryimportantwhereyoulive?

4.What’sthemostcommonmeansof(=formof)transportinyourhometown?

5.Whatdoyouthinkoftransportconditionsinyourhometown?

6.Howdoyouthinkthetransportsystemcouldbeimproved?

7.Doyouthinktransportationcosts(gasoline,subway,busandtaxifares,etc)areexpensiveinyourhometown?

8.Howhasthetransportsysteminyourhometownchangedinthepastfewdecades?

9.Howdoyouthinktransport(inyourhometown)willchangeinthefuture(or,inthenext20or30years)?

10.InChina,istransportationinbigcitiesthesameastransportationinsmalltownsandvillages?

PartThree：Reading

BeforeYouRead

Thefollowingaresomeofthemajormeansoftransportation.Trytonamethem.

Ⅱ.Workinpairsorgroupstotalkaboutthem:Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthesedifferentmeansoftransportation?Whatisyourbestchoiceifyougoout?

Text

A

Maglevs

Howdoesamagnettrainwork?Itfloatsonamagneticfieldandispulledbyalinearinductionmotor.Magnettrainsfollowguidancetrackswithmagnets.ThesetrainsareoftenreferredtoasMagneticallyLevitatedtrains,whichareshortenedtoMaglevs.AlthoughMaglevsdon’tusesteelwheelonsteelrailusuallyassociatedwithtrains,thedictionarysaysthatatrainisalonglineofvehiclestravelinginthesamedirection－itisatrain.

AMaglevtrainfloatsabout10mmabovetheguidewayonamagneticfiled.Itispulledbytheguidewayitselfratherthanonboardenginebychangingmagneticfields.Oncethetrainispulledintothenextpart,themagnetismchangessothatthetrainispulledonagain.Theelectro-magnetsrunthewholeguideway.

WhatistheadvantageofMaglev?

Wellitsoundshigh-tech.Afloatingtraindoeshavesomeadvantagesoverusualsteelrailonsteelwheelrailways.Thefirstadvantageiseasyinkeeping.Becausethetrainfloatsalongthereisnocontactwiththegroundandsononeedforanymovingparts.Asaresulttherearenopartsthatwouldwearout.Thismeansintheorytrainsandtrackwouldneednorepairatall.ThesecondadvantageisthatbecauseMaglevtrainsfloat,thereisnofriction.Notethattherewillstillbeairresistance.Athirdadvantageislessnoise.Becausetherearenowheelsrunningalong,thereisnowheelnoise.Howeverairnoiseisstillthere.Thelastadvantageisspeed.Asaresultoftheabovethreeadvantages,itismorepossibleforMaglevtrainstotravelextremelyfast,i.e.500km/hor300mph.Althoughthisispossiblewithcommonrail,itisnoteconomicallyworkable.Anotheradvantageisthattheguidewaycanbemadealotthickerinplaces,e.g.afterstationsandgoingupahill,whichwouldmeanaMaglevcouldgetupto300km/h(186mph)inonly5kmwherenowtakes18km.Alsogreaterslopeswouldbepossible.

WhatisthedisadvantagewithMaglev?

ThereareseveraldisadvantageswithMaglevtrains.Maglevguidepathsaremoreexpensivethancommonsteelrailways.Theotherbigdisadvantageislackwithexistinginfrastructure.Forexample,ifahighspeedlinebetweentwocitiesisbuilt.Thenhighspeedtrainscanservebothcitiesbutmoreimportantlytheycanserveothernearbycitiesbyrunningonnormalrailwaysthatbranchoffthehighspeedline.Thehighspeedtrainscouldgoforafastrunonthehighspeedline,andthenslowrunfortherestofthejourney.Maglevtrainswouldn’tbeabletodothat;theywouldbelimitedtowhereMaglevlinesrun.ThiswouldmeanitwouldbeverydifficulttomakethebuildingofMaglevlinescommerciallyworkableunlessthereweretwoverylargeplacesbeingconnected.ThefactthataMaglevtrainwillnotbeabletocontinuebeyonditstrackmayseriouslyholdbackitsusefulness.参考译文

NewWords

magnet/'mæɡnit/n.磁铁，磁体

shorten/'ʃɔ:tən/vt.缩短；减少；变短

vi.缩短；变短

steel/sti:l/ n.钢铁；钢制品；坚固

vt.钢化；使冷酷

adj.钢制的；钢铁业的；坚强的

wheel/wi:l/n.车轮；方向盘；转动

vt.转动；使变换方向；给……装轮子

vi.旋转；突然转变方向；盘旋飞行

direction/di'rekʃən/n.方向；指导；趋势；用法说明

onboard/'ɔn'bɔ:d/adj.随车携带的

adv.在船上；在飞机上；在板上

magnetism/'mægnitizəm/ n.磁性，磁力；磁学；

吸引力

advantage/əd'v:ntidV

/n.优势；利益；有利条件

vi.获利

vt.有利于；使处于优势

high-tech/'hai-'tek/n.高科技

adj.高科技的，高技术的；

仿真技术的

repair/ri'pə/ vi.修理；修复

vt.修理；恢复；补救，纠正

n.修理，修补；修补部位

friction/'frikʃən/ n.摩擦，摩擦力

note/nəut/ n.笔记；音符；票据；注解；

纸币；便笺

vt.注意；记录；注解

economically/ikə'nɔmikəli

/ adv.经济地；在经济

上；节俭地

workable/'wə:kəbl/adj.切实可行的；可经营的；

能工作的

thick/

ik

/

n.最拥挤部分；活动最多部分；

事物的粗大浓密部分

adj.厚的；浓的；粗大的

adv.密集地；浓浓地，厚厚地

slope/sləup/ n.斜坡；倾斜；斜率

vi.倾斜；逃走

vt.倾斜；使倾斜

disadvantage/disəd'vɑ:ntidV/ n.缺点；不利条件；

损失

existing/ig'zistiŋ/adj.目前的；现存的

infrastructure/'infrəˌstrʌktʃə/n.基础设施，下部构造

nearby/'niə'bai/adj.附近的，邻近的

adv.在附近

prep.在……附近

commercially/kə'mə:ʃəli/adv.商业地，贸易地

usefulness/'ju:sfulnis/n.有用，有效性

Phrases&Expressions

amagneticfield 磁场

alinearinductionmotor 线性感应发动机

guidancetracks 导轨

bereferredtoas 把……称为

wearout 磨损

intheory 理论上

airresistance 空气阻力

inplaces 在某些地方，有几处

belackwith 缺乏，不足

branchoff 分叉，叉开

Proper

Names

Maglev(MagneticallyLevitatedtrain)磁悬浮列车

ComprehensionoftheText

Ⅰ.Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestionsrelatedtothetext.

1.Accordingtothetext,whatisthedefinitionofatraininthedictionary？

Thedictionarysaysthatatrainisalonglineofvehiclestravelinginthesamedirection—itisatrain.2.Howdoesamaglevpulled?

3.WhataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofMaglev?

Itispulledbytheguidewayitselfratherthananonboardenginebychangingmagneticfields.Oncethetrainispulledintothenextpartthemagnetismchangessothatthetrainispulledonagain.

Advantages:1)Thefirstadvantageiseasyinkeeping.2)ThesecondadvantageisthatbecauseMaglevtrainsfloat,thereisnofriction.3)Athirdadvantageislessnoise.4)Thelastadvantageisspeed.Disadvantages:1)Maglevguidepathsaremoreexpensivethancommonsteelrailways.2)Theotherbigdisadvantageislackwithexistinginfrastructure.

Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowing.

1.Theword“Maglev”comesfrom_________.

A.meanlevel

B.maximumload

C.electro-magnet

D.MagneticallyLevitatedtrain

D.MagneticallyLevitatedtrain

2.WeknowfromthetextthatMaglevisatrainwhich________.

A.ispulledbyalinearinductionmotorontheground

B.followsguidancetrackswithmagnets

C.isalonglineofvehiclestravelingonrailinthesamedirection

D.usessteelwheelonsteelrailB.followsguidancetrackswithmagnets3．AMaglevtraincankeeponmovingbecause__.

A.themagneticfieldschangewhenthetrainispulledintothenextpart

B.ithasanonboardenginewhichcanchangemagneticfields

C.theguidewaysuppliesitwithelectro-magnetswhennecessary

D.ithasachangeablemagneticfieldsonboard

A.themagneticfieldschangewhenthetrainispulledintothenextpart

4．TheadvantagesofmayincludethefollowingEXCEPT_______.

A.beingeasyinkeeping

B.havingnofriction

C.havingnonoise

D.runninginhighspeed

C．havingnonoise5．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________isanegativefactorthatcannotbeavoidedeveninMaglev.

A.friction

B.airresistance

C.guideway

D.wheelnoiseB.airresistance6．

ItisstatedinthetextthatthebuildingofMaglevlineswouldbe_________.

A.limitedtowherehighspeedlinesrun

B.possibleifitisforcommercialuse

C.difficultwithexistinginfrastructure

D.possiblewhencitiesneedthemC.difficultwithexistinginfrastructure

Ⅲ．Fillintheblankswithoutreferringtotheoriginaltext.Thencheckyouranswersagainsttheoriginal.Afterthat,readthepassagealouduntilyoucansayitfrommemory.

AMaglevtrain

1

about10mm

2

theguidewayonamagneticfiled.Itis3

bytheguidewayitselfratherthan

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engineby

5

magneticfields.

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thetrainispulledfloatsabovepulledonboardchangingonceintothenextpartthe

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changessothatthetrainispulledonagain.Theelectro-magnets

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thewholeguideway.magnetismrunexisiting

VocabularyandStructure

I．Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

wearout shorten economicdirection

intheoryexisting

repair

workable

commerce useful

1.Wehavetofindwaysofmakingthesystemworkbetter.

2.Misfortunesaretooaptto

friendship.

3.Hedroveinthe

ofthefarm.

4.Yourinvestmentmaymakeyou

independent,orevenbecomerich.

5.Ahappymarriageisanewbeginningoflife,anewstartingpointforhappinessand

.

6.Assumingthattheschemeis

,howwillyoubegintoimplementit?

Wearoutdirectioneconomicallyusefulnessworkable7.Theroadisbadlyinneedof

.

8.Thisnewdrugisnotyet

available.

9.Thenewhighway

thetrip.

10.Thisnewmethodshouldwork

,eventhoughitdoesn’tworkinreality.

repairshortencommerciallyintheory

Ⅱ.Trytofindawordoranexpressionfromthetexttofillintheblanks.

1.Isit

tofinishtheworkbyApril?

2.Hislifewasquite

.

3.Thismanwasstanding

whenthefighttookplace.

4.Didyou

thehatshewaswearing?

5.Canyou

mybrokensandal?workablecommonnearbynoterepair

Ⅲ.Choosetherightwordfromthefollowinggroupsofwordstofillineachblank.Changetheformifnecessary.Someofthewordscanbeusedtwice.

1.economy

economic

economicaleconomically

A.Theyboughtanoldhousefor

reasons.

B.Welivevery

.

C.Thiscaris

torunbecauseitdoesn’tusemuchfuel.

D.Thenation’s

isgrowingrapidly.

economiceconomicallyeconomicaleconomy2.useusefulusefulnessuser

A.Ourproducts,areknownby

throughouttheworld.

B.Shegaveussome

information.

C.Hemakesgood

ofhistime.

D.Well,uselessnesscanbeturnedinto

.

usersusefuluseusefulness3.shortshortenshortageshortening

A.Theletteristoolong.Canyou

italittle.

B.It’sonlya

way,soyoucanwalkthereinafewminutes.

C.Afterthehotsummer,therewasa

ofwater.

D.

periodofproductlifecyclerequirescompaniestoacceleratetheirtechnologicalupgrading.

shortenshortshortageShortening4.workworkableworkabilityworking

A.The

ofafarmerisdonechieflyinthefields,buttheworkofabusinessmanisdoneinanoffice.

B.Hewouldrapatthedeskwhenhehaddifficulty

outamathsproblem.

C.Theyheldthiswaytobe

.

D.Hemanagedtopersuadeusofthe

ofthescheme;nowwehadtopersuadetheboss.

workworkingworkableworkability5.commercecommercialcommercialization

commercialize

A.Thehotelownersare

thebeaches.

B.Theydrewupplansaimedatexpanding

.

C.Myfatherconsideredthe

ofChristmastobeasacrilege.

D.Idon’tlikesomany

breaksonTV.

commercializingcommercecommercializationcommercial6.resistresistantresistanceresister

A.Thenationwasunableto

theinvasion.

B.Thedefendersputupastrong

.

C.Theyimposedtheirgovernmentbyforceonthe

population.

D.Theonlydifferencebetweentheoppressorsandthe

liesinthemoralityoftheiraimsandideals.resistresistanceresistantresisters

Ⅳ.MatchthefollowingChinesetermswiththeirequivalentsinEnglish.

A.amagneticfield

B.airresistance

C.steelwheelrailways

D.alinearinductionmotor

E.guidancetracks

F.existinginfrastructure

G .MagneticallyLevitatedtrains

H.onboardengine

1.()线性感应发动机 2.()磁悬浮列车

3.(

)空气阻力

4.()现有的基础设施

5.()磁场

6.()车上的发动机

7.(

)钢轮铁轨 8.(

)导轨DBACHEFG

WordBuliding

Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwiththeappropriatewordorphrasegivenbelow.Eachwordorphrasecanonlybeusedonce.

crowd keep centre comfortablesafe

compartmentovernightrestfulsicktransport

Mywork

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meinHongKongmostoftheyear,butIdotrytogetawayforamonthinsummer－usuallyJuly.Nowasyouprobablyknowthat’skeepsthemainholidayseasoninEurope,thefavoriteplacesforholidayandthefamouscitiesareusuallyvery

2.ButI’mnotseeking(寻求)thesun－IgetplentyofsunshineinHongKong－andI’mcertainlynotseekingthecrowds!SowhenIgoonholidayIbuyaTrainPass(asortoftrainticket)thatallowsmefirstclasstravelonmostoftherailwaysofwesternEurope.Firstclass

3(车厢)arehardlycrowdedandtheyarevery

4.Ifcrowdedcompartmentscomfortableyou’regoingonan

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journeyyoucantakeasleepingtrainforsomeextramoney.Thereareusuallydiningcarsinthetrain.

Ifindthattraintravelis

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andinteresting.There’salwayssomethingtosee.IparticularlyenjoytravellingthroughSwitzerlandandItaly.Youcangetaverygoodideaofwhatacountryislikefromatrain;youdon’tgotoofastandyoustopquiteoften.Alsorailtravelis

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andIamnever

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onatrainasIamonaship!Thenthereareovernightrestfulsafesickalwayspeopletotalktoifyoufeellikeachat(闲聊).

ThereasonthatIseldomtravelbyplaneisquitesimple:astrainstationsareusuallybuiltinthecity

9,Idon’thavetoworryabouttransport(交通);

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canbeaproblemwhenarrivingbyair.

centretransport

Translation

I．TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1．一旦染上坏习惯，想改掉就难了。

2．他具备受过良好教育的优势。

Onceyougetintoabadhabit,you’llfindithardtogetoutofit.Hehadtheadvantageofagoodeducation.

3．请别再提这件事。

4．与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜，不如说它漂亮。

Don’trefertothismatteragain,please.Thesweatersheboughtwasbeautifulratherthancheap.Ⅱ．TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.

1．Theforestfirefannedoutinalldirections.

2．Passthecakeroundsothateveryonecantakeapiece.

森林大火向四面八方扩展开去。把蛋糕拿去传一圈，让每个人都可以分到一块。3．

Hetriedinvaintogetintocontactwiththelocalbranch.

4．

Iwenttoseehimyesterday,butunfortunatelyIwastoalockeddoor.

他试图与当地分部取得联络，但没有成功。我昨天去他家看他，不想吃了闭门羹。

TextB

Transportationisresponsiblefornearlyaquarterofallgreenhouse-gasemissionsworldwide.Butcomparedwiththeelectricitysector,littleefforthasbeenputintomitigation.Worsestill,transportemissionsaregrowingatafasterpacethanemissionsinanyothersector.EmblematicofthiscalamitousFixingBeijing’sTransportNightmaredevelopmenthasbeenthemotorizationofChinesemobility.Thirtyyearsago,Beijinghadfewerthan100,000motorvehiclesontheroad;nowtherearemorethan3.6million.

TheroadsoftheChinesecapitalcarryone-tenthofthecountry’scars,butthecityishometoonlyone-hundredthofitspopulation.Asaresult,Beijing’sarteriesarecloggedwellbeyondthemorningandeveningrushhours.Carsdelaynotonlyothercarsbutalsoovercrowdedbuses;ittakeshoursforcommuterstoarriveatwork.Airpollutioncausesasthmaandlungcancer.Morethan1,000peoplearekilledeveryyearafterbeinghitbycars,furtherdiscouragingcycling－themostenvironmentallysustainabletransitmodeinChinesecities,anduntilrecentlythemostpopularone.Pedestriansandcyclistsarenowencircledbybroadarteries,physicalbarriersthatimpedetheirmobility.Inshort,Beijingislivingatransportnightmare.

BeijingsuccessfullylimitedcartransportationaroundtheOlympicGameswithperiodicdrivingbans,whichwereextendedinamilderversionbeyondtheGames.However,suchmeasuresdonot