1. Important Words & Expressions
Dictation
Role-play

2. Listen to the recording and fill in the following blanks.
Important Words and Expressions
Dictation
Listen to the recording and fill in the following
blanks.
All it takes is and you’ll wear your seatbelt.
one close-call
A policeman stops a driver and says to the driver, “Sir, you were Can I see your , please?”
speeding
license
I got a hundred-dollar this morning.
ticket

3. Important Words and Expressions
Dictation
Important Words and Expressions
Sure, you are right. I may be but I’m
not
hard-headed
thick-headed
Calm down! My car has broken down on the ; I have a lady passenger, and she’s
highway
going into labor
Somebody the rear end of my car.
bumped into

4. uestion: Q
Important Words and Expressions
What does “close-call” mean here in this sentence? What other phrases do you know which bear the same meaning as “close-call”?
ANSWER
It means a situation in which something dangerous, embarrassing etc. almost happens. Similar phrases are “a close thing” and “a close shave”.

5. T A 很悬，我们差点撞上那辆车。 That was a close thing! We nearly hit the other car!
ranslation T
nswer A
很悬，我们差点撞上那辆车。
That was a close thing!
We nearly hit the other car!

6. T A 超速行驶 快艇 最高限速 快速阅读 车速监视路段 speeding; speed boat; speed limit;
ranslation T
nswer A
超速行驶 快艇
最高限速
快速阅读
车速监视路段
speeding;
speed boat;
speed limit;
speed-reading;
speed trap

7. T A 无违章记录的驾驶证是得到这份工作的必备条件。
ranslation T
nswer A
无违章记录的驾驶证是得到这份工作的必备条件。
A clean driving license is essential in obtaining this job.

8. T A 返程火车票； 违章停车罚款通知单； 超速驾驶罚款通知单； 价格标签； 共和党候选人名单 return train ticket;
ranslation T
nswer A
返程火车票；
违章停车罚款通知单；
超速驾驶罚款通知单；
价格标签；
共和党候选人名单
return train ticket;
parking ticket;
speeding ticket;
price ticket;
Republican ticket

9. Q Do you know the meanings of “hard-headed” and “thick-headed”?
uestion: Q
Important Words and Expressions
ANSWER
“Hard-headed”
Do you know the meanings of
“hard-headed” and “thick-headed”?
means practical and able to make difficult decisions without letting your emotions affect your judgment (不感情用事的，讲究实际的，精明的).
“Thick-headed”
means extremely stupid (愚笨之极的).

10. Q Do you know any other compound nouns with the word “head”?
uestion: Q
Important Words and Expressions
ANSWER
Do you know any other compound nouns with the word “head”?
light-headed: 神志不清的，脚步不稳的，眩晕的
level-headed: 稳健的，头脑冷静的
muddle-headed: 糊涂的，头脑混乱的
swell-headed: 自负的，自命不凡的，神气活现的

11. Q Do you know the difference between highway, expressway and motorway?
uestion: Q
Important Words and Expressions
ANSWER
Do you know the difference between highway, expressway and motorway?
highway: 公路;
expressway/freeway: American English a wide road in a city on which cars can travel very quickly without stopping 高速公路;
motorway: British English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances, especially between cities 高速公路

12. Q Do you know the meaning of “labor” in this sentence?
uestion: Q
Important Words and Expressions
ANSWER
FOR EXAMPLE
Do you know the meaning of “labor” in this sentence?
It means the process of giving birth to a baby
(分娩).
Mary was in labor for 10 hours.
玛丽分娩了10个小时。

13. Q Do you know the meaning of the phrase “bump into” in this sentence?
uestion: Q
Important Words and Expressions
ANSWER
SIMILAR PHRASE
Do you know the meaning of the phrase “bump into” in this sentence?
Do you know any other phrases with the similar meaning as “bump into” ?
It means to hit someone or something accidentally.
crash into
smash into

14. Q Do you know another meaning of the phrase “bump into”?
uestion: Q
Important Words and Expressions
ANSWER
SIMILAR PHRASE
Do you know another meaning of the phrase “bump into”?
It also means to meet someone who you know when you were not expecting to (巧遇，邂逅).
come across

15. T A 今天上午我在城里遇到了汤姆。 I bumped into Tom in town this morning. ranslation
nswer A
今天上午我在城里遇到了汤姆。
I bumped into Tom in town this morning.

16. Important Words and Expressions
Role-play
Create a dialog with as many listed words and expressions as possible. Role-play the dialog.
license
a close-call
thick-headed
ticket
highway
speeding
bump into
go into labor

17. >> Sample:
Bob: Lucy, what’s the matter with you? You look miserable.
Lucy: My driving license was confiscated this morning.
Bob: Oh, that’s bad luck! But why?
Lucy: It wasn’t my fault. It was that pregnant lady.
Bob: What? A pregnant lady?
Lucy: Listen to me. This morning I bumped into a pregnant lady with her husband while I was driving on the highway. The lady was about to go into labor and her husband begged me to drive them to the nearest hospital. It was an emergency, so I helped them get into

18. >> Sample:
my car. But I was so thick-headed that I forgot to wear the seat-belt when I reentered the car.
Bob: Oh, that’s terrible.
Lucy: While I was driving, the lady screamed loudly and miserably in my car and her husband asked if I could drive faster. I became very nervous and anxious about whether I could get to the hospital in time. So I speeded up.
Bob: How fast were you driving?
Lucy: Well, it was about 60, or less.

19. >> Sample:
Bob: Sixty? Don’t you know the speed limit downtown is 40 miles an hour?
Lucy: Yes, that’s why I was stopped by the policemen. They said I was speeding, what’s worse, all the passengers didn’t wear seat belts. I explained the situation but they didn’t listen to me. Then we had a quarrel and they took my license.
Bob: Then who sent the pregnant lady to the hospital?
Lucy: The policemen.
Bob: Well, on a second thought, I think you were lucky. With that driving speed, it was very likely that you had

20. >> Sample:
an accident.
Lucy: You said it. It was a close call.