北师大版高中英语必修一模块1U1U2U3课文讲解.doc

实用标准 PAGE 精彩文档 课文原文 M1 U1 L1 A Perfect Day Passage 1 A Couch Potato ?Forty-three-year-old Brian Blakey from Birmingham is sitting on his sofa and telling me about his perfect day. [When I wake up ]I dont get up immediately. I turn on the television and watch the childrens programmes and old movies until about half past ten. Then I get up, go downstairs and switch on the TV in the living room. For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk, and I watch the news. In the afternoon, I often watch another old film – theyre showing some good ones at the moment. In the evenings, I often watch TV series or sport and the news again I like the main news at six oclock. At nine thirty, if there is a good play on BBC 2, I switch over and watch it. Then at night, I watch more films and I usually switch off the TV at about two oclock I never watch TV all night. I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day. I also do some exercise every day. I take Tina, [the dog], for a walk every afternoon. I dont go far, of course. I walk to the wall outside my house. I always take my portable TV and I sit on the stone wall [while the dog walks round in a circle]. Of course, I couldnt live this lifestyle without a good wife. Shes not here now (because shes working), but she always makes my meals. We havent got much money, you know, but were happy. Sit down and watch TV Heres the remote control. Youve got the world at your feet. And in your hand. Passage 2 A Workaholic Thirty-six-year-old Bob Black is sitting at his desk and working his way through his paperwork. I normally wake up about five minutes [before my alarm clock goes off]. As soon as I hear my alarm clock, I jump out of my bed. It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus. I am always the first person to get to the office. The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busier! Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the