Transcript Document 7824077

New Concept English 2
Class arrangement:
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Brief introduction of the new words
Listening of the text
Detailed analysis of the text
Oral discussion
Lesson 1 A Private Conversation( 私人谈话)
New words:
1.private: adj.私的，私人的，个人的
2.conversation: n.会话，谈话；会谈
3.theatre: n.剧场，戏院
4.loudly: adv.响亮的，大声的
5.angry: adj.生气的
6.attention: n. 注意
7.bear: v.容忍
8.bussiness: n.事
9.rudely: adv.无礼地,粗鲁的
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Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good
seat. The play was very interesting. I did not
enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were
sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got
very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned
round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily.
They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could
not bear it.
I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said
angrily.
'It's none of your business,' the young man said
rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.
Last week I went to the theatre.上星期我去看戏。
*theatre (theater AmE)剧场，戏院
go to the theatre 看戏去
eg: Shall we go to the theatre tonight, I have got two tickets.
cinema n.电影院 eg: There are few fine cinemas in the city.
go to the cinema 看电影去。
Useful words:
1. drama: 剧本, 戏剧 eg. He is writing a new drama.
2. show business : 表演业
3. play-acting : 假装; 矫饰 eg. It’s just play-acting, don’t
believe him.
I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did
not enjoy it.我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣
赏。 
interesting adj .引起兴趣的，有趣的
eg: This man is very interesting.
The book is so interesting that I do not want to put it down.
interested adj. .对…感兴趣的
be interested in sth/ doing sth
eg. I am interested in sports.
乔教授对集邮非常感兴趣.
Professor Qiao is very interested in collecting stamps.
enjoy v.享受…之乐，欣赏，喜爱
enjoy doing sth
enjoy swimming 喜欢游泳。 How did you enjoy your trip 旅行如何？
enjoy one's dinner 饭吃得津津有味。
A young man and a young woman were sitting behind
me. They were talking loudly.一青年男子与一青年女子
坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。
behind prep.&adv. 在…后面
eg. She stood behind a tree.
behind the times 落伍, 赶不上潮流
eg. I am sorry to say, my dear, your clothes are a bit behind the
times.
behind someone’s back 暗中的,秘密的
eg: She says nasty things about you behind your back.
back of ( in back of ) 在…后面
eg: He hid in back of the house.
eg: What is back of his strange behavior?
在前面 :
in front 在前面adv.
eg: I will go in front, you come after.
in front of 在…前面 prep
eg: He was standing in front of me.
in the front of 在…(整体内部的)前面
eg: He is sitting in the front of the car with the driver.
ahead 向前 adv.
eg: Wait here, I will go ahead and see if everything is all
right.
ahead of 在…之前prep.
eg. She is ahead of all the other girls in her class in English.
I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned
round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They
did not pay any attention. 我非常生气，因为我听不见
演员在说什么。我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却
毫不理会。
actor 演员, 男演员
actress 女演员
waiter侍者
waitress女侍者
host主人, 节目主持人
hostess女主人
steward (轮船、飞机)服务员
stewardess 空中小姐
I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman
angrily. They did not pay any attention. 我回过头去怒
视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。
turn round (around) 转身
turn away
turn up
turn back
turn down
turn in
turn off
turn to
turn out
look at 看着 stare at 瞪眼看得…；瞪眼看 (带感情色
彩)
pay attention (to) eg: My father pays special
attention to my studies.
In the end, I could not bear it.
I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily.
'It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a
private conversation!'.
最后，我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听
不见了！”
“不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！”
bear v. 忍受, 忍耐, 经得起〔主要用于否定句〕
it’s none of your business
不管你的事
private:
私生活 private life
家庭教师 private teacher
个人的事，私事 private business
这是私下只跟你一个人讲的
This is for your private ear.
exercises
1. Last week the writer went to the theatre. He was___the theatre.
a. to b. at c. into d. on
key: b
2. The young man and young woman were sitting behind him. He was sitting___them.
a. before b. above c. ahead of d. in front of
key: d
3. The young man and woman paid no attention___the writer.
a. to b. into c. on d. at
key: a
4. An ___thing happened on the trip back. But he is not___in what I told him about it.
a. interested b. interesting
key: b, a
5. The bank turn___his request(请求) for a loan(贷款).
a. up b. round c. down d. in
key: c
turn down 扭小(灯火等), 拒绝考虑，拒绝(某人)
turn round 旋转；回头；调向，转向
turn up 向上；朝天；出来，来到；出现，出席
turn in使向里；上交，递入。
Discussions
 personal
experience of going
to a theater/cinema
 westerner’s “private space”
 westerner’s black humor
Private space:
英国人和中国人与人交往的方式不同
英国人性格的显著特点之一是人与人之间要保持
有一定距离的
* 作为同事之间，只能有工作之间的交往，而
从
不涉及私人空。
* 在公共场所如果有多余的座位，英国人会尽
量隔开坐。
* 他们特别忌讳与别人发生身体上的接触，不
经意碰到别人通常都会道歉。
* 去朋友家一般都会事先打好招呼。
Black humor
a form of humor that regards human
suffering as absurd rather than pitiable,
or that considers human existence as
ironic and pointless but somehow comic.
“黑色幽默”的嘲笑讽刺表现得很含蓄，带有寓
言性质。作家并不明确作出道德、政治的评价，
而是让读者从这些冷隽的幽默和喜剧形式的笑
声中，领悟出某种含蓄的寓意来。
Dear white, something you got to know 亲爱的白种人，有几件
事你必须知道。
When I was born, I was black. 当我出生时，我是黑色的
When I grow up, I am black. 我长大了，我是黑色的
When I’m under the sun, I’m black. 我在阳光下，我是黑色的
When I’m cold, I’m black. 我寒冷时，我是黑色的
When I’m afraid, I’m black. 我害怕时，我是黑色的
When I’m sick, I’m black. 我生病了，我是黑色的
When I die, I’m still black. 当我死了，我仍是黑色的。
you---white people, 你---白种人
When you were born, you were pink. 当你出生时，你是粉红色
的
When you grow up, you become white. 你长大了，变成白色的
You’re red under the sun. 你在阳光下，你是红色的
You’re blue when you’re cold. 你寒冷时，你是青色的
You are yellow when you’re afraid. 你害怕时，你是黄色的
You’re green when you’re sick. 你生病时，你是绿色的
You’re gray when you die. 当你死时，你是灰色的
And you, call me “color“? 而你，却叫我「有色人种」？
Thank you for listening, see you next
time