Lesson Two

Key phrases & Expressions　关键短语和表达方式：

account for　是……原因，解释，说明用途，占……比例

adapt to　使适应，使适合

addict to　沉迷于，醉心于，成瘾

after all　终究，毕竟，必定

See，a Chinese investor spent 2.1 million dollar for having lunch with Warrant Buffet.

——Oh，the“King of Stock”.That will account for a little bit.

I heard this expo is the largest in our industry.It must be pretty exciting to see so many participants from all over the world.

——It's all a great opportunity to see what the trends are in the industry.What's more，what we get from this expo will account for about 25％ of our annual sales.

I've just got a call.There is a heavy storm in Shanghai and the airport was closed three hours ago.

——Hm！I think that accounts for the delay of the flight to Shanghai.

I think it's OK，but it seems my roommate doesn't adapt to living with others.

——Don't worry.He may need a period of time to adapt to the new environment.

But for these inexperienced young people，running business is too risky.

——You can say it's risky，and you can also call it a challenge.Young people should adapt to the times.

That is life，and that is society.You must learn to adapt to the community，because you're part of it.Your life is so well off，there are many graduates live on less than 2000 a month，it is only you fear hardship.

——Well，OK，I will try to search for a job and live on myself.

Don't you think cellphone plays an important role in people's daily life，someone just addicts to it？

——Every cellphone owns a“on”and“off”button，users have to learn how to arrange their life，engineers won't be helpful.

“God of War”is one of the classical PSP games.I've never been addicted to a game except this one.

——I also like this game.What do you do with your PSP，besides playing games.

I go to Starbucks sometimes，but not as often as you do.I love the environment and its coffee，too.But I think it's too expensive.

——That's right.I just get addicted to the environment and the coffee，if not，I won't go there so often.

You ought to take a book to read on the train or boat.You should also bring your camera，and of course your bathing-costume.

——Hm！If you add much more，I'll have to take two cases after all.

One Pound！Probably it is a joke for the Fool's Day from the air company.

——Come on，there is long way from the Fool's Day.I believe it may be an ad for the company，after all，tickets at one Pound are very attractive.

Are we going to cook again？I hate cooking！

——We have no other choice，after all it is cheaper to cook by ourselves than to eat in the school cafeteria.We'll spend almost 10 pounds to eat there each time.We will run out of the money for this month

Notes to the text　课文注释：

investor投资人；Warrant Buffet华伦特·巴菲特；king of stock股神；that will account for a little bit就是这点原因；expo展览会；industry行业，工业；participant参加的人；trend潮流；what's more此外，更为重要的是；annual sale年销量；inexperiencedyoung people没经验的年轻人；running business is too risky经营企业风险太大；challenge挑战；to adapt to the times适应时代（的要求）；society社会；community社区；well off富有，富裕；there're many graduates live on less than 2000 a month还有许多毕业生靠每月不足2000元为生；It is only you（that，who）fear hardship只有你还怕艰苦；hardship艰难困苦；to play an important role in起着重要的作用；every cellphone owns a“on”and“off”button每台手机都拥有开关按键；to own拥有；“God of war”战神；classical PSP games经典的PSP游戏（PSP掌机站，用于游戏和电影下载）；Starbucks星巴克；Bathing-costume泳装；a joke for the Fool's Day愚人节开的玩笑；to have no other choice别无选择；school cafeteria学校食堂；to run out of money花光了钱

Practice　练习

Oral Translation　口头汉译英：

大学毕业后，我的父母决定送我去国外读书（to study abroad）。我也觉得到国外读书可以更好地锻炼（better train）自己，而且还可以取得（to acquire）硕士学位（master degree），我的父亲对我说：“你是家里的独子（only son），你的生活一直无忧无虑，你要学会适应国外生活。”他劝我（to persuade）要在美国找一家寄宿家庭（home stay），这样，我可以练习说英语，我可以学会如何和美国人一起生活。我想在假期我也会像其他海外学生一样，到餐厅洗盘子，当服务生（to wait the table）。

在我的公寓附近有一家星巴克，每天晚上有许多人到那儿喝咖啡。我喜欢喝咖啡，有时候我也去那儿。我喜欢那儿的咖啡，也喜欢那儿的环境（environment），但是我认为那儿的咖啡太贵了，这就是为什么我不常去的原因（so often）。我的朋友大卫迷上了那儿的咖啡和环境，他常常会给我打电话，邀请我去星巴克喝咖啡。当然他如果愿意请（to treat）我，我还是愿意去的，因为毕竟（after all）我不用付钱。

Paragraphs Recitation　背诵英语口语短文：

If you just moved to a new city or town and want to fit in（融入），or if you are preparing to go abroad to study and live off the campus，studying the local people's habits is important.By adapting to（适应）and joining in with the local customs（风俗习惯）and slang（俚语），your life in a new country，city or neighborhood can run smoothly.Slang is the use of informal（非正式）words and expressions that are considered standard in the speaker's dialect（方言）or language.Although slang may be common among young people，it is also used by people of all ages and social groups（社群）.

Wedding ceremonies（婚礼）in China now are organized into three categories（类）：Chinese-style，Western-style and a Chines-Western combination（结合）.Of the three，the most popular is the Chinese-Western combination，which accounts for about 80 per cent of all weddings.A typical combination-style ceremony will have the bride（新娘），dressed in white，accompanied by her father walking along a red carpet（红地毯）to the waiting bridegroom（新郎）where rings are exchanged in front of relatives and friends.This is followed by a wedding feast（婚宴）at which the new couple（一对）in Chinese traditional dress will toast（敬酒）the guests.