电大英语听力教程 Book 3 Unit 3..ppt

电大英语听力教程 Book 3 Unit 3. Instructional Objectives After this unit, we should be able to: Learn some new words and phrases; Complain and deal with customer complaints Learn some other listening materials. Unit 3. Vocabulary (See Page 17.) thermos n. 保温瓶 lining n. 衬里 hectare n. 公顷 coral n. 珊瑚 reef n. 暗礁 organism n. 生物体、有机体 polyp n. 珊瑚虫 limestone n. 石灰石 preserve n. 保护区 restrict v. 限制、约束 Part One Core Listening Dialogue: I’d like my money back 我想退钱 Cooler:n. a device, container, or room that cools or keeps cool. 冷藏容器 Be dissatisfied with sth: be disappointed to 对某事不满意 e.g. It seems you are dissatisfied with my comment. Waterproof: 防水的。-proof ‘防…’ e.g. bulletproof, fireproof, shockproof Reduced items: items with discount 削价商品 I’ll tell you what: I’ll tell you what to do. Make an exception: take this as an unusual case to handle破例。 Please: v. make sb happy. 取悦，使高兴 e.g. If you want her to marry you, just try to ~ her parents. Part One Core Listening Passage 1 On the Move (迁移) The history of the United States is a history of people on the move: 美利坚合众国的历史就是一个人员迁移的历史。 Missouri River: 密苏里河 Rocky Mountains:洛矶山脉 Moved on: kept moving from place to place 不停迁移 The Mormons: 摩门教徒，一夫多妻主义者 Salt Lake City: 盐湖城，位于美国犹他州（Utah）。 Gold Rush: A rush of migrants to an area where gold has been discovered. 淘金热 The history of the US is still on the move: 美国的历史仍在迁移（双关语，既表示美国的历史仍然是迁移的历史，又暗示它是发展变化的历史)。 Part One Core Listening Passage 2 Clinton declares Underwater Nature Preserve in Hawaii 克林顿宣布夏威夷水下自然保护区 Wildlife: n. Wild animals and vegetation, 野生动植物 Hectare: n. A metric unit of area equal to 100 ares 公顷(等于100公亩) Coral reef: 珊瑚礁 Polyp: n. 珊瑚虫 Skeleton: n. The internal structure composed of bone and cartilage骨架, 骨骼 Limestone: 石灰石 Ban: v. to prohibit, especially by official decree(法令)；禁止。~ doing sth. 禁止做某事。E.g. ~ placing any material in the water. Part One Core Listening Passage 2 And it restricts fishing to recent and current levels: And the preserve order li