Lesson 23 Sections One & Two

Section One: Dialogue 1 1. cover charge (s) --an amount of money you pay in some restaurants or clubs in addition to the cost of food and drink 服务费 cf. service charge (s) --an amount that is added to your bill in a restaurant to pay for the work of a waiter or waitress who services you 服务费，小费

Dialogue 1 2. starter (esp. BrE) --an small amount of food that is served before the main course of a meal appetizer (AmE) 3. dessert --sweet food eaten at the end of a meal

Dialogue 2 1. cashier --a person that customers pay money to or get money from in a shop or bank 2. no harm done (inf.) --used to tell sb not to worry because they have caused no serious damage or injury

Dialogue 2 3. traveler’ check/traveller’s cheque --an internationally accepted check for a sum in a specific currency that can be exchanged elsewhere for local currency or for goods and is usually guaranteed against loss or theft 旅行支票

Dialogue 3 1. spider --a small creature with eight thin legs. Many spider spin web

Dialogue 3 2. backstroke --a style of swimming in which you lie on your back 仰泳 3. rations -- a fixed amount of food that you are officially allowed to have when there is not enough for everyone. 配给量

Section Two: A) On a London Bus 1. conductor --a person whose job is to collect money from passengers on a bus or check their tickets 2. incident -- something that happens, esp. sth. unusual or unpleasant cf. accident --an unpleasant event, esp. in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes damages or injury

Section Two: A) On a London Bus 2. Fill in the blanks: 1) strange 2) yesterday 3) on a bus 4) get off 5) stood up and rang the bell 6) rang it twice 7) didn’t stop 8) shouted at him

Section Two: B) At the Travel Agency 1. sunbathing --the act of sitting or lying in the sun, esp. in order to get brown 2. What’s the point of…? --When you ask what the point of something is, or say that there is no point in it, you are indicating that a particular action has no purpose or would not be useful

Section Two: B) At the Travel Agency 3. bemused --showing that you are confused and unable to think clearly 4. split up --1) if a group of people split up or are split up, they go away in different directions; 2) if two people split up, they end their relationship or marriage

Section Two: C) At the Customs 1. customs --the place at a port or an airport where your bags are checked as you come into a country customs duty/duties c.f. custom --an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a community

Section Two: C) At the Customs 2. declare --1) to say sth officially or publicly 2) to state sth firmly and clearly 3) to tell the tax authorities how much money you have earned 4) to tell customs officers that you are carrying goods on which you should pay tax 3. liable (for) -- legally responsible for paying the cost of sth. （法律上）负有偿付责任

Section Two: C) At the Customs 4. clumsy --moving or doing things in a very awkward way 5. idiot -- a very stupid person 6. mean to -- If you mean to do sth., you intend or plan to do it

Section Two: C) At the Customs 3. Fill in the blanks. -- Okay, I’ve had enough. You can go. -- You mean that’s it? -- Please go away! -- Come on, Harry. He just told us we could go. -- Just a minute. May I see that jewellery, please? -- Oh, my God! You great clumsy idiot! --I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to. --You never do anything right. I don’t know why I marry you in the first place.