Lesson Sixteen
Key phrases & Expressions 关键短语和表达方式：
due to 由于，因为
end up（with）最终处于，结果会
enquire（inquire美国拼法）about 询问，打听
equip with 装备，配备，掌握知识
Don't be too long in the shower.The water shortage and the importance of water use is a big concern in China.
——Do you mean that China is a water deficient country？Is that due to water pollution？
I wonder why so many modern buildings were destroyed by the earthquake.Was it due to the flawed construction materials？
——Maybe.Prosecutors are investigating now.Let’ s wait and see.
I had some disabilities with my right leg due to a car accident when I was little.It is still bothering me.
——Well，in that case，I will give you a certificate on behalf of our school，and you may take it to the Student Affair Division，which may help you in the future.
Wow，so many students are crowding in—more than I expected.We're lucky to arrive an hour earlier.Or else we would definitely have problems getting good seats.
——I learned my lesson from the last experience.I didn't arrive early enough，so I ended up with a terrible seat.
It's not so easy for us foreign students to find a satisfying job here in UK.
——Yes！If we end up working as a waiter in a fast food restaurant，then I won't find that internship necessary.
You know，a friend of mine met his old girlfriend on line.Both of them were married with kids，they ended up divorcing their partners，getting back together and taking their kids with them.Now they have a new family with two kids from their ex-partners and a new one on the way！How about that？
——Unbelievable！I don't know if that would go down well in China.The neighbours would talk！
Hi！This is James Prichett.I want to inquire about my trip to Singapore，which is due to start in a week.I haven't received any confirmation from you since I paid the deposit three days ago.
——Well，generally，we are supposed to inform customers about their trips five days they set off，so it's still early.
Do you know when the train to London leaves？
——Sorry，I don't know.I'll call the railway station to inquire about the train schedule.
Ah yes，hello.I'd like to inquire about flights to Hong Kong from Kennedy Airport in New York，please.I'm off to a conference at the end of the month—Thursday 22nduntil Tuesday 25th.Could you tell me about the flight availability and prices？
——Certainly.Do you want to go economy，business，or first class？
I like studying on line，the net schools are equipped with many assistant methods.
——But，there's a problem that students having questions are not able to get prompt instructions，what do you do if you have any questions？
I'm told you have moved into a new office building.How about your company network？
——Yes.But we have to equip our company office with a network of workstations at every office as soon as possible.
If you want to live in the states，you have to equip yourself even with a second-hand car since you would be limited to your residence area without a car.
——But in such a fully-developed society，there must be a perfect public transportation system.
Notes to the text 课文注释：
don't be too long in the shower淋浴的时间别太长；water shortage缺水；big concern最关注的问题；water deficient country缺水的国家；water pollution水污染；to destroy破坏，毁灭；earthquake地震；flawed construction materials劣质建材；prosecutor检察官；to investigate调查；disability残疾；certificate证明；on behalf of our school代表我们学校；Student Affair Division学生处；to crowd in涌进来；or else要不然，否则；to learn lesson吸取教训；terrible seat很差的座位；I won't find that internship necessary我会感到这种实习没必要；internship实习；to divorce their partners与他们的伴侣离婚；kids from their ex-partners与前伴侣生的孩子；a new one on the way肚子里还怀着一个；unbelievable不可思议；to go down well in China在中国行得通；the neighbours would talk邻居们会说三道四；to be due to start in a week一周内一定要出发；to pay the deposit付订金；to set off出发；railway station火车站；train schedule火车时刻表；Kennedy Airport肯尼迪机场；to be off to出发去……；flight availability有航班空位出售；economy（business）class经济（商务）舱；net school网络学校；assistant methods辅助方法；prompt instruction即刻的辅导；workstation工作站；you would be limited to your residence area without a car没有车你就会被限制在你居住的区域内；to be limited to被限制；full-developed society充分发达的社会；public transportation system公共交通系统
Practice 练习
Oral Translation 口头汉译英：
中国是一个缺水的（water deficient）国家，缺水（water shortage）是中国的大问题，当然部分地区缺水是由于水的资源（water resources）受到污染，特别在中国的北部地区。十多年中国开展了（to carry out）一项伟大的工程叫做“南水北调”（South-to-North Water diversion）。为了（in order to）解决北方水资源不足，这个项目是把从南边的水调运到北边去（to divert water from south to north）。很快（pretty soon），我们就可以在北京喝到长江（Yangtze River）的水。尽管如此（nevertheless），我们仍然需要节约用水，保护水的资源，防止（to prevent...from）水污染。
我下周一要去香港参加（to attend）一个医疗会议。你能否帮一个忙，打电话给旅行社（travel agent），询问星期一上海虹桥机场出发的航班。我需要了解，有多少航班和价格。我想搭乘商务舱（business class）、上午的航班，顺便请问一下返程的航班，我计划星期五返回。还有（furthermore），再要旅行社帮我在香港商业区的酒店订一间房。我要待四个晚上，要包早餐哦（breakfast included）。
Paragraphs Recitation 背诵英语口语短文：
The Internet is an ever-increasing（日益增长）source of information.Some people even publish（发布）guides to their cities with information on hot local spots（当地热门景点）or things to do.Many travel websites may give you a great deal of free information that will make your exploring（探索）a new city quite simple.If you are driving，online mapping websites can simplify（简化）driving directions and get you to locations（位置）quickly.Blogs or online chats（网聊室）can also be a way to find out information about exploring a new city.Local online chats are often a great place to inquire about（询问）the best places to go，to stay or to dine.
A good teacher is someone who is able to attend to（照顾到）the students？needs and assist（协助）each student in the way that he or she learns best.A good teacher needs to be open to new ideas，be flexible，as well as stay true（忠实于）to the course syllabus（教学大纲）and not make sudden（突然的）changes due to a poor excuse.（借口）Also，it would be important if a teacher would be able to structure（架构好）class activities so that it is evenly distributed（平均分配）between lectures，group activities，class discussions.So there would be a variety of（各种各样）different learning methods helpful for every single student in the class.