Lesson Ten

Key phrases & Expressions　关键短语和表达方式：

check out　检查，核实，查看一下，了解情况，退房，书借出

cheer up　高兴（振作）起来，使更有吸引力

clean out（up）打扫干净，盗窃一空（清理，洗干净）

clear up　收拾干净，整理好，问题解决好

In our company，I work and work and never get a penny of overtime.I'm definitely quitting now.Do your new company have any openings for secretaries？

——Calm down！It's only my first work，but I will check it out for you.I know how unhappy you are in your current job.

Oh，well，the book has probably been checked out by another student.If you'd like，I can reserve it for you，once the book is returned to the library，you'll be notified.

——That's the problem.According to the computer，it isn't checked out.But when I go to the shelves，it is not there.

I'm told the drinks there are dirt cheap.And the pub is near the Stadium so we don't have far to travel.

——Yeah！Great idea！Let's go and check it out！And we can ask Sam to come too；he's always up for trying something new！

We will have more money when we have got a part-time job.Just cheer up to see if there is something good for you.

——Ah，you're right.Let's rush there.

Smoking is really bad for your health，would you mind me making a cup of coffee for you？I know it's a good way to cheer up.

——You're right，thank you.I'm really sorry that I made the office full of peculiar smell.

Here's your instant noodles，spicy beef，OK？I hope they'll cheer you up a bit.We've run out of your favourite sweet potato once，sorry！

——Thanks mate，these are great.I'm just not very hungry，that's all.

Is he still addicted to drugs？

——Apparently，after battling his drug addiction for more than two decades，he had finally cleaned up.

In England，if the police see you letting your dog go to the toilet in a public place，and you don't clean it up，you can get an on the spot fine.

——Well，in this community，there're cleaners who clean the garden every morning.It's included in the management fee.

So what kind of demands do the workers have？What are they asking for specifically？

——They want raises and medical insurance，and I think they want to clean up the factory's safety hazards.That's probably the most important issue.

Open an online bank account？I've heard all kinds of bad things about them.It's too easy for fraudsters to get your details and then clean out your account.

——Come on！The banks wouldn't be offering such services if they didn't have the security measures to deal with them.

I've got acne again.I hate it.What shall I do？

——I suggest you try to clear up acne with honey.A friend told me it works for her.

I heard that the misunderstanding between you and Jane was already cleared up.

——Yes.It was no more than a silly mistake.

But someone told me that dry cat food is dangerous and can harm cats.

——There was a problem with a particular brand a few years ago，but that's all cleared up now.I have a different brand in mind anyway.Would you like to follow me？

Notes to the text　课文注释：

overtime加班；to quit辞职，戒掉；openings for secretaries空缺的秘书职位；current job现职；to reserve it for you为你保留；to notify通知；shelf书架，货架；dirty cheap特便宜；the Worker's Stadium工人体育场；we don't have far to travel我们不用走多远；he's always up for trying something new他总是喜欢尝试新玩意；let's rush there快赶过去；full of peculiar smell全是怪味道；instant noodles方便面；spicy beef麻辣牛肉；we're run out of your favourite sweet potato once你爱吃的甜薯被我们一下就吃光了；mate老兄，哥儿们，同伴；hungry饿了；to be addicted to上瘾，成瘾；apparently看来，显然；to battle对……战斗，对付；drug addiction毒瘾；decade十年；to go to the toilet大小便；public place公共场所；on the spot fine当场罚款；community社区；management fee管理费；demands要求，诉求；specifically具体地，特别地；they want raises and medical insurance他们要求加薪和医保；the factory's safety hazards工厂的不安全隐患；fraudster伪造者，犯欺诈罪的人；security measures安全措施；acne痘痘；misunderstanding误解；it is no more than a silly mistake只不过是一个愚蠢的错误罢了；dry cat food干猫粮；brand品牌

Practice　练习

Oral Translation　口头汉译英：

现在，几乎所有的大学图书馆都已电脑化（to computerize），如果你想借一本书，你就可以通过电脑来搜寻（to search through）。电脑会帮你找出那本书，并且送到你的面前（present to you）。如果这本书已被另外一位同学借走（to check out），你可以留下（to leave）姓名和邮箱号（email address）。一旦这本书返回到图书馆，电脑就会为你保留（to reserve），你很快就会收到通知。如果你急需（urgently need）要那本书，电脑也会找到那位同学，请求他早点归返，如果他已用完的话。

我家里有条小狗，每天放学之后我都会带着狗散步（to walk the dog）。每次出门前，我都会记得带上厕纸（toilet paper）。如果（in case）小狗在草地上上了厕所（to go to toilet），我可以清洁一下，然后把厕纸丢进附近的垃圾箱内。在英国，如果警察看到你的狗在公众场所上厕所，而你又不做清洁，你就会收到现场的罚款（on the spot fine）。每个人都有责任保护我们的环境。

Paragraphs Recitation　背诵英语口语短文：

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like.But they hardly ever agree with each other.One man may say，“Do you see how cloudy it is in the east？It's going to rain tomorrow.”Another man will say，“Yes，it's cloudy in the east.We're going to have fine weather tomorrow.”People often look for the weather they want.When a farmer（农夫）needs water，he looks for something to tell him it's going to rain；he won't believe anything else.When friends have a picnic，they are so sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly that they sit eating the lunch while it rains.

Many ordinary people are publishing blogs in Shanghai.Maybe，this is because there aren't many other channels（渠道）for them to express（表达）themselves.Originally，blogs were just an additional source（附加的来源）of information beside the mainstream media（主流媒体）.Now it has become a platform（平台）for people to show their personalities（个性）.Even，some Shanghai people are writing blogs in English.The Shanghai blogger is probably the most popular.It attracts（吸引）over a million hits（点击）a month.It has very thorough（深入的）information about local issues.Perhaps，you can check it out，it could be an additional source of income（额外的收入）.