Lesson Fifteen
Key Verbs 关键动词：
cover 盖上，覆盖，包括，占地，遮掩，走完（一段距离）
crash 撞车，坠毁，猛撞人，（股票）狂跌
create 创造，引起，创建
Yes，in the next couple of lectures I'll be covering the format and structure of a psychology paper and tips for writing each section.
——Thank you.Dr Reed.I feel much more confident in getting started now.Thank you for taking the time to see me.
According to the kilometer rate of the taxi，it costs 10 yuan to start with，the initial charge covers the first 3 kilometers，then it's 2 yuan for every kilometer.
——Yes，we traveled 25 kilometers.Our fare will be 54 yuan in all.
Looking at your application，I'd say you have a better than excellent chance to get one of our academic scholarship.But I have to tell you that our scholarships only cover your tuition and living expenses.Travel and entertainment are those you have to cover on your own.
——That shouldn't be a problem for me，sir.I think I can manage travel expenses and any other thing that pops up by myself.
Yes.I really like working there，but my salary just isn't enough to cover the basics.Living expenses keep going up，but my salary stays the same.I can hardly afford food and rent.
——I see.When is your contract up on your company？
Tom，my computer crashed when I opened an email attachment yesterday.
——It might have been infected with a virus，Julia.As you know viruses are most easily spread via email attachments.That's why it is essential that you never open email attachments unless you know who it is from.
What happened to you，Marry？
——I was working on my term paper when the computer suddenly crashed and all my work went down the drain.
Look！There's a jet plane landing right now.It's moving so fast.Do you think it's going to crash？
——Nonsense，it won't crash.Watch how carefully the pilot brings the plane down.Travelling by jet is quite safe.
It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the purpose of a business is to make money.It's easy to make money in the short run，but the real purpose is to create value for both yourself and your customers.That's what keeps people coming back.
——That's great thinking！You really sound like you know what you're doing.
Do you think nuclear power plants might create pollution and be harmful to the environment？
——No，they might not.Fossil fuel releases carbon dioxide when burnt.Uranium does not release any non-environmental-friendly stuff.It is really a clear energy.
Mark，you can also create your own chat area on the net for any topic you wish to talk.
——Well，I'd like to set up a chat room talking about study and sports.
Notes to the text 课文注释：
the format and structure of a psychology paper心理学论文的格式和结构；tips for writing each section书写每一节的提要；to feel confident in感到充满信心；the kilometer rate of the taxi出租车的毎公里资费；the initial charge起步价；a better than excellent chance绝佳的机会；academic scholarship学院奖学金；tuition and living expenses学费和生活费；travel and entertainment are those you have to cover on your own旅游和娱乐开支要靠你自己解决；to pop up不断涌现；to cover the basics支付生活基本费用；living expenses生活开支；contract合同；to be up满期，到期；email attachment邮件的附件；to be infected with a virus受到病毒感染；to be spread扩散开来；via通过，经由；essential必不可少；term paper学期论文；to go down the drain流入下水道，付之流水，打水漂了；a jet plane landing right now喷气式飞机现正着陆；nonsense废话，瞎说；the pilot机师；to fall into the trap of thinking that the purpose of a business is to make money陷入一种陷阱，认为做生意的目的就是为了挣钱；in short run短时间内；to create the value创造一种价值；that's what keeps people coming back这就会保持有回头客；nuclear power plant核电站；pollution汚染；environment环境；Fossil fuel releases carbon dioxide when burnt燃烧矿物燃料就会释放二氧化碳；Uranium铀；stuff物质；chat area网聊区；topic主题，题目
Practice 练习
Oral Translation 口头汉译英：
在期终考试前，英语老师帮我们复习了（to review）这学期所学过的语法。她还给我们提供了（to provide with）许多选择题（multiple choices）和答案，英语老师说下一堂课她会涉及（to cover）语法的关键点。我们觉得这样的复习对我们很有帮助（to be helpful to），我们感到更有充分的信心（to have full confidence）取得（to acquire）好的成绩（good scores）。不过，最重要的是，考试的时候不能紧张（to be nervous），不能粗心大意。
如果你认为，做生意的目的（the purpose of making business）就是为了挣钱，那么你就错了。短期来说，你挣钱很容易，但是长期来说，你无法赢得（win the heart）客户的心，你就要亏钱（to lose money）。如果你改变一下，你的目的是为你自己和你的客户创造价值。你们双方就会创造双赢（win-win situation）的局面，你就会有回头客，客户就会信任你（to have confidence in you）。
Paragraphs Recitation 背诵英语口语短文：
Did you know the word“mandarin”（国语）is connected with Macao and Portuguese（葡萄牙）？When Portuguese traders（商人）and sailors（海员）first arrived in Macao in the 1500s，they noticed（注意到）that very-important-looking officials（官员）who came from North and spoke a different language would come to order（下令）the local Cantonese-speaking（说广东话的）people around.The Portuguese asked the local people who the officials were and they said that they were the people who gave commands（命令）.So the Portuguese used the Portuguese word“mandar”meaning“to command”to create（创造）the word“mandarin”meaning those who give a command.
Clothing is not just as simple as to cover the body nowadays，it is the part of the fashion and one's taste（品味）.Everyone wants to be perfect in outlook（外表）and so they prefer the finest clothes.The clothing industry（制衣业）also changed a lot and there are lot of brands（品牌），fashion houses（制衣厂）and fashion magazines where interesting articles（文章）and new trends are being introduced each week.Therefore people have become more attentive（专注）in the brand name clothing than the traditional（传统的）ones.It is because they are looking for the style（款色）and the personalities（个性）that will make them look better.