英语文化随身带

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英语文化随身带

Take-Away English

繁星供稿

Track 12

电台节目“英语文化随身带”文章短小精悍，内容包罗万象。将英语文化装进口袋里，利用闲散的时间随身翻阅，英语学习者可以在潜移默化中了解当代英语世界的生活和文化。

★听力练习（本文为美式发音）：

本文会读两遍，第一遍为正常语速，第二遍为慢速英语。

STEP 1：合上杂志先听一遍（正常语速），理解文章大意。

STEP 2：听第二遍（慢速），在画线部分填上所缺的单词或词组。

STEP 3：归纳文章重点，再用英语表达出自己的看法。

听力小tips：这是一则小故事，看看渔人和商人间的对话，你从中悟到了什么？

Whileon vacationin one of the 1._isles, a wealthy businessman was taking a morningstroll[漫步，闲逛]along the beach after breakfast.He arrived at apier[码头]just as a small boat wasdocking[入港].Inside thevessel[船], was a young fisherman with two freshly caught tuna fsh.

The businessmancomplimented[称赞]the fisherman 2._the quality of the fish, asking how long it had taken him to catch them.The fsherman said, “Oh, not so long.”

Then the businessman asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish, to 3._the fisherman replied that two fsh were enough to support his family’s needs for the day.

“So what do you do with the rest of your day?”

The fisherman said, “Well, Isleep in, I fish a little in the morning, then eat lunch with my 4._wife, take a nice longnap[小睡]in the afternoon, and thenwander[游荡，漫步]down into the village each evening to drink wine with my friends and have a few 5._.”

词组加油站

on vacation在度假

sleep in睡懒觉

shake one’s head摇头

scoff at嘲笑，藐视

around the globe世界各地

The businessmanshook his headandscoffed atthe fisherman.He said,“Look, let me help you.You’re doing this all wrong.What you should be doing is spending more time fshing each day.Then you can sell the 6._fsh you catch for aproft[利润], which you can use to buy a bigger boat.And with theproceeds[收益]from the bigger boat, you could buy several more big boats and startoperating[操作]a wholefleet[船队]of fishing boats.And then, instead of selling your fish to amiddleman[中间人], you can open your owncannery[罐头食品厂].Then you can 7._ the entire catch,processing[加工]anddistribution[配送].From there you can move to New York or Hong Kong,expanding[扩展]your operationsaround the globe.”

The fisherman thought about this for a moment, and then asked how long it would take.“About 20 years,” the businessman replied.

“And then what?” asked the fsherman.

The businessman laughed.“That’s the best part.At just the right time, you can announce an IPO, sell yourstock[股票]to the public, and 8._millions.You’ll be rich!”

“Rich, huh? And then what?”

The businessman replied, “And then you can retire and 9._to a small village near the 10._, where you can sleep in, fsh a little in the morning, eat lunch with your lovely wife, take a nice long nap in the afternoon, and then go into the village to drink wine with your friends and have a few laughs.”