1. Rome Wasnt Built in a Day p.1. English is an international language. Therefore, it is necessary for us to learn it. It can be rewarding or just a waste of time. Its up to you. It depends on how you study it. Here are some tips about learning English. First, dont be afraid to make mistakes. You will learn from them. Second, you must not be shy. Be thick-skinned and speak up! Finally, you mush be patient. Remember, Rome wasnt built in a day. a little bit disencouraged universal Mandarin 普通话，国语Your stay here is just(or only) a waste of time.Exercise is a rewarding for our health.It is up to you. 随你吧by fits and starts. 断断续续地My brother studied accounting by fits and starts, so he failed.tip (about) = advice (on)tip somebody on something tip vt.建议a good piece of advice 不说: a good advicestink vi.臭be patient with somebody 对.有耐心2. How to Improve Your English p.9. Mack is talking to his friend Don. M: Hi, Don! How are you doing in your English class? D: Not so well, Im afraid. M: Whats the problem? D: Im not improving. Tell me, how come your English is so good? M: Well, uhI have an American girlfriend. D: Aha! Thats it. Now I know what to do. (He runs off.)M: Hey, Come back! I was just kidding! funny farm 疯人院 正式：mental asylumimprove sth = make a lot of improvement in sthtalk to(with) sb about sth vi. talk sb into doing vt.说服When he gave a speech, we realized that he was just talking nonsense.He is a problem studnet.greeting 招呼语How are you doing in .? or: How are you getting along? 近来怎么样？久违的老朋友还可以说：How are you? or How have you been?Howdy 美国南部招呼语 answer: Howdyblind date 相亲,盲目约会I am afraid (that省略) it is going to rain, so we cant go on a picnic. 我认为.(弱语气)Whats the problem (with)? = Whats wrong? = Whats the matter (with)?goof around 浪费时间，混时间Aha, thats it. = Aha, I get it. = I understand.kidding = joking3. The City of Song p.13 Listening to music is the favorite pastime of many people all over the world. This is especially true for people living in Vienna, the city of song. Being the home of Mozart, this city is the birthplace of classical music and the waltz. Music fills the air in Vienna. Going to public concerts is often free of charge. And dont forget, Vienna is also home to the world famous Vienna Boys Choir. No wonder people say Austria is always alive with the sound of music. Austria Australiapotbelly 大肚皮 He is a potbelly.jog 慢跑the world over adv.= around the world = throughout the world = all over the worldmaestro 艺术大师，名作曲家birthplace 发源地，诞生日classical 古典的 classic 经典的be free (of charge) 免费 This sample is free of charge.be enslaved by 被.奴役be home to / be homed of 发源地，老家chore 杂物(可数)no wonder + clause adv.难怪 No wonder Bruce is in such a good shape, he excercises every day.4. He Who Hesitates Is Lost p.21 Mike is in Vienna with his girlfriend Daisy. M: Are you having a good time, Daisy? D: Are kidding? Im having the time of my life. I loved the concerts. M: Concert going is fantastic but what else can we do? D: Biking along the banks of the river Danube could be fun. M: It sounds like a great idea! D: Lets do it then. M: Youre right. As they say, He who hesitates is lost. He who works hard will be successful. He means anyone. or: one, thoseI was lost in that music. 沉醉于 = be absorbed in ones workWhile on vocation last year, I visited France and Italy. 渡假Chinese character 中国字 不说 Chinese wordshave a lot of fun = have a good timea lot of concertThe artist will put on (hold) an exhibit next month. (put on 娱乐)fantastic = wonderful, great, awesome, terrific (cool for the young)aweful = terrible 糟Biking along the bank could be/can be/must be/is fun. Learning English is fun. fun 好玩(a good time) funny 滑稽 含义不同 fun man, funny manThe students made fun of the new kid of class. 嘲笑5. Bungee Jumping p.26 Bungee jumping looks like fun. It makes me nervous just to watch someone do it. It certainly takes a lot of guts to jump one thousand feet above the water with only a rope tied to your legs. It scares me just to think about it. However, it is something I really want to do one day. Some people think Im crazy. They say to jump is foolish enough, but to have to pay for it is madness.I dont agree. For me, to live a short and exciting life is far better than to live a long and boring one. What do you think? wild boar 野猪Paper originated in China. 起源于looks like tastes like 后接名词watch someone do/doing do强调事实 doing 强调正在进行guts (口语) = courage Bill does not have guts to ask Marry to go out for a date.be tied to = be bound(bind) to 被.绑在That poor dog is tied/bound to the fence, he can not run away.be scared of = be frightened of Peter is scared of snakes. He scared me to death.He looked into the mirror and found he looked much older.cockroach(es) 蟑螂get somewhere 有出息 get nowhere 没出息lunatic n.adj疯子 luna 月亮(拉丁文)I agree with you on this point, but I disable agree with you on that point.agreeable 相处容易的: I like Marry, b