Lesson Six
Key Verbs 关键动词：
assume 假定，假设，认为，承担（责任）
attend 出席，参加，上（学，课）
attract 吸引，受关注，喜爱（用被动态）
Okay.Now I'm assuming you probably want to live by the beach？
——Yes，that's the idea.We want to enjoy the surf，sand and sunshine.They are very important for our holiday trip.
I made a mistake and I'll assume responsibility for it.
——David，remember to avoid the same mistake next time.You have to know such a mistake perhaps might cause harmful consequences.
Well，Tessa，what I need to know now is what your schedule is like so that we can fit you into the roster here.Can I assume that you're not able to work Monday to Friday during office hours？
——Right.I'm very busy with lectures，workshops and assignment during the week.
Well，I might be able to help.I lecture on that program.What do you need to know？
——Quite a few things，actually.Firstly，how many lectures a week do I have to attend？
I'm supposed to attend a medical conference over the weekend，but I hope I'll have a chance to get in some jazz，too.I've always been a great jazz fan.
——Ok，I've made your reservation.Shall I bill your credit card as usual？
And，would you be willing to attend any of our special promotions for the new channel？
——Yes，I'd be very happy，as long as they're held here in my area.
What about our company attracted you most？
——The opportunity you provide.What I really want is the chance to continue my personal development.
Jane，when the iPhone was first introduced in 2007，its multi-touch capability was among its most eye-catching features.
——But I might have been attracted by its beautiful looking，and missed this encouraging promotion point.
But journalism，it's a very different profession from administration.You know a lot about administration.Why don't you choose to work for a company looking for managers？
——I studied administration，yes，but I am more attracted to writing articles.I want to use my knowledge of business to write financial news.
You spent your yearly vacation in Paris，the“City of Light”？It was wonderful.
——Yes，and it was so beautiful.No wonder it has attracted the admiration of the whole world.
Notes to the text 课文注释：
The surf，sand and sunshine冲浪，沙滩和阳光；to avoid避免，避开；to cause harmful consequences；造成有害的后果；to fit you into the roster here把你列入名册内；roster名册，值班表；Office hours上班时间；lectures，workshops and assignment听课，做实验和做作业；to be supposed to应该，理应；a medical conference医学会议；to get in some jazz听点儿爵士乐；a jazz fan爵士乐迷；shall I bill your credit card as usual我能像通常一样把你这笔费用列在你的信用卡里开支吗；Special promotions特别促销活动；to provide the opportunity提供机会；to continue my personal development继续我个人的发展；to introduce引进，推出；its multi-touch capability was among its most eye-catching features多功能触摸屏是该机的最吸引眼球的特色；beautiful looking亮丽的外表；to miss this encouraging promotion point忽略了这一振奋人心的促销点；journalism新闻业；it's a very different profession from administration这与行政管理专业完全不同；writing articles写文章；my knowledge of business我的业务知识；financial金融的；yearly vacation年假；the city of light不夜城；no wonder难怪；admiration（to admire）赞美，赞叹
Practice 练习
Oral Translation 口头汉译英：
我认为你们愿意住在市中心附近。这里的交通（transportation）方便，附近有电影院，戏院，也有美食街（food street）。如果你想购物，只要步行两条街就有一条步行街（pedestrian street）。但是，通常那儿房间都很小，租户（tenant）要共用（to share）一个厨房和一个洗手间。你会感到不太舒服。另外，那儿也没有停车的地方，如果你想把车停在停车场（car park）内，停车费（parking charge）为每小时5磅，确实太贵了。
昨天我去市区参加了一个医疗会议。会上有许多著名的医生提出了（to put forward）许多治疗（to cue）猪流感（swine flu）的疗法（treatment）。他们认为除了西药外，有些中药（herb medicine）可以起到奇妙的作用（to work wonders）。会上还展示了一种新型的流感预防注射剂（preventive shot），引起了（to attract one's attention）大家的注意。这种预防针可以预防各种流感，你只需每年打一次。它对老年人（the elderly）和孩子们特别有用。
Paragraphs Recitation 背诵英语口语短文：
Most Americans，whether attending a university or working，will open a checking account with the bank.This type of account can provide a safe place to keep your money and to make payments easily.It is not safe to keep large amounts of money in your dorm or at home.There may be special charges applied to（加到）your account each month.These charges are usually only small amounts of money，and cover（涉及，包括）the costs of handling（处理）your account by the bank.If you have never before used a checking account，a bank clerk（职员）is ready to help you.
When children become six years old，they attend elementary school.After six years in elementary school，they go into junior high school and remain there for three years.The last three years of their public school education（教育）are spent in senior high school，fromwhich they graduate at the age of eighteen.Then，the great number of high school graduates continue their education in one of the many colleges or universities in the country.After four years，they receive a bachelor's degree（学士学位）.Some continue studying for a master's degree（硕士）and perhaps a doctor's degree（博士）.