Lesson 1 A Perfect Day?

Language Points

Objective

To master some phrases and sentence structures

Vocabulary Learning

1. switch on=turn on把开关打开；接通

switch off=turn off关掉；关上

switch over (to)...转换频道；

练习：

First, you should switch the machine on.

首先你要把机器电源接通。

He switched off the television because he did not like those television programmes.

他把电视机关了，因为他不喜欢那些电视节目。

I usually switch over to BBC2 to watch the latest movie review.

我通常转到BBC2看最新的影评。

2．at weekends=at the weekend在周末

on weekdays在工作日

练习：

Our office is closed at the weekend. = Our office is closed at weekends.我们办公室周末关闭。

Most school libraries are open on weekdays.

大部分学校图书馆工作日开放。

3． live this lifestyle过这种生活

live / lead a (happy/poor)...life 过......的生活

dream a ...dream做......的梦

练习：

Now farmers of China live a much happier life than before.现在中国农民过上了比以往更幸福的生活。

I dreamt a strange dream last night.我昨晚做了一个怪梦。

4． in the evenings = in the evening

on the evening of... = on ... evening

练习：

How about going to see a film on Sunday evening?

=How about going to see a film on the evening of Sunday?

Do you have to go to school on the evening of Saturday?

=Do you have to go to school on Saturday evening?

5. at one's desk = at desk在伏案工作

at the desk在书桌旁

at the table在饭桌旁

at table在吃饭