今天心血来潮,想写点什么,真要写的时候不知道该说什么好了.呵呵.(刚来的时候还把密码给忘了,以前小麦帮我找回来过一次,这次居然又忘了.ft.......)在这里,只想对HJ和HJ的朋友们说俺想你们,新年快乐.

说说在HJ的成长经历和朋友们吧:)

记得刚来的时候好象是04年......那时完全是为了找资料.灌点水凑够了分就可以下载,可以买流量.后来觉得做主持人还是很好玩,自己也有些想法,就来做了一个节目,应该是step by step.后来也不是谁,有事不能做了,我就接下了四级听力.

然后被niceapple老大发现,并加以重用,呵呵:)苹果老大是不是也工作了.老久没见到你了?肯定也是个大忙人.

还有厦大的那个猴子(spectors?是这么拼吧),还有成都的PLMM宝儿.我没记错吧.后来还有"无所谓啊"您老还休学呢?不过你找的软件可真不错,俺五体投地了....还有小七julyjuly,你还帮我买过HARRYPOTTER呢.我的头像还是火焰杯呢,现在凤凰社都演完了。

四六级版好象还有很多人,都记不清了.呵呵......俺可真想你们啊.

完了跑题了.然后在四六级待和N长时间,去了听力版,在那里认识了洪长老(您老是不是还干仪表工作呢?呵呵),还有小麦(是不是也工作了?发现VC首席斑竹了,您老"退休"了?还想回来找你捏),还有蝴蝶飞啊,还有........音乐版的bopsam兄弟(刚看你的拨BLOG去三亚了?好地方啊,反正比西安好吧),还有好多好多朋友,我记不起名字了....不好意思........还有研版的何招展(北师大毕业了吧,你小子不仗义来了北京也不跟我联系).在听力版那时,听力真的是突飞猛进.现在都好久没听了.哎............最终VOA还是没有坚持做下来.............

写了一大堆废话.......哎.......自己看着都乱七八糟的......想念大家.....希望有机会能去SH,去看看HJ现在成啥样了,再看看阿诺大叔和merrysue姐姐,也希望今后有机会能再为H友们服务...........

Part II Thanksgivings Day

Vocabulary

set aside
blessing
legend
pilgrim
feast
bounty
cranberry
pudding
Culture Notes

It is the custom to have a great feast at home for Thanksgiving holiday. Roast turkey and pumpkin pie are the special dishes. Some people may attend religious services to mark the day.

Part II Short Dialogues

Vocabulary

druggist

Part II Principal American Holidays

Vocabulary

universally
knight
proclaim
declaration

Culture Notes

Decoration Day --or Memorial Day, as it is sometimes called, is observed on the 30th of May is honor of dead American servicemen.

Part II Christmas And Easter

Vocabulary

wreath
docorate
ornament
rabbit
Christian
Jesus Christ
Santa Claus
*****
North Pole

Culture Notes

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, is the legendary patron saint of children. It is customary to put presents into a stocking of under the Christmas tree late on Christmas Eve when the children are asleep. The children will find the gifts as soon as they wake up the next morning. They believe that Santa Claus, traveling around in a sleigh pulled by reindeer, brings them the gifts.

Part II Bedtime Story

Vocabulary

wander
gaily-illuminated
gaze
survey
indulgently
throng
weep
thrust
precisely
*****
Janet

Culture Notes

The most important Christmas decorations are Christmas tree with small gifts and other ornaments on them. The trees can be fir or other evergreen trees or just their imitations.

Part II Dragon Boat Festival ( I )

Vocabulary

lunar calendar
incur
banish
frame
plot
exile
hermit
commit suicide
*****
Qu Yuan

Part II Dragon Boat Festival ( II )

Vocabulary

upright
commemorate
ghost
offering
turtle
thanksgiving
resemble
pace

Vocabulary

tender
complaint
inform
exhaust
desperate
choir
ambition
Your Honor
the accused
*****
St. Andrews

Cultural Notes

1.Central Park is a large park in the middle of New York City.

2."Your Honor"is used to address a court judge.

Vocabulary

cop
anthem
annual
avenue
arrest
hesitate
ham
salmon
T-bone steak
medium rare
asparagus
lettuce
*****
Pittsburgh

Cultural Notes

1.Fifth Avenue is a very famous street in New York City with many expensive stores.

2.O. Henry was the pen names of William Sidney Porter. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1862. When he died in 1910, he had over 600 stories to his name. O. Henry's stories are famousfor their surprise endings. This story is chosen from his most famous collection The Four Million.

Part II   Road Signs

Vocabulary

speed
limit
cross-roads
junction
level

Cultural Notes

In Britain, people drive on the left-hand side of the road, not the right as in many other countries.

Part III  A Road Accident

Vocabulary

swerve
skid
unconscious
ambulance
groan
enquire

Part II   Road Accidents

Vocabulary

accident
chaotic
pedestrian
endanger
deficiency
faulty
indication
convince
alcohol
lethal
improperly
guilt
*****
Birmingham
Manchester

Cultural Notes

Road accidents are one of the major causes of death in some countries today.

Part III  Accident Report

Vocabulary

insurance
Fulton's Garage
*****
Caldo
Cranston
*****
Vine Street

Cultural Notes

Expenses incurred from traffic accidents are paid by the guilty party's insurance company. Therefore it is important for the insurance agent concerned to make inquires about the accident as soon as possible when all of the details are still fresh in the memory of everyone concerned. He has to determine the extent of injuries and damages.

Part II   Sea Or Air

Vocabulary

casualty
rela
luxury
liner
rough
sightseeing
The Queen Elizabeth II
*****
the River Thames

Cultural Notes

The Queen Elizabeth IIis a famous, very large luxury liner. It is 963 feet long, and 105 feet wide.

Part III  Trains，Trains, Trains

Vocabulary

subway
tunnel
monorail
ferry
distance

Cultural Notes

Because of the extensive use of motor vehicles, passenger trains between cities are less used now in some countries. However the train is still a favorite way of traveing for many tourists, since it is relatively inexpensive but comfortable. And it allows tourists to see some of the countryside.

Part II   Travel In London

Vocabulary

efficient
tube
double-decker
congest
traffic jam

Cultural Notes

Part III  Travel In Britain

Vocabulary

facility
track
commerce
multimotorway
inernal
seafaring
tradition
merchant
navy
diminish

Cultural Notes

BEA stands for British European Airline.
BOAC stands for British Overseas Air Corporation.

Part II   Announcements (III)

Vocabulary

transportation
extinguish
purser
silver
emergency
oxygen
mask
compartment

Part III  Mrs. Madigan Books Into The Grand Hotel

Vocabulary

crown
superbly
appoint
elegance
*****
Madigan

Cultural Notes

In Great Britain, the first floor of a building refers to the floor immediately above the ground floor. Most highrise hotels do not have rooms on the ground floor but have shops instead.

Part II   Announcements (II)

Vocabulary

proceed
page(v.)
courtesy
departure
*****
Bellow
*****
Atlanta
Rome
Bombay

Cultural Notes

A courtesy phone is one which is provided to customers free of charge.

Part III  In The Airplane

Vocabulary

phew
aisle
show somebody the ropes
fasten /unfasten
safety belt
intercom
pressure
get used to
coke
Seven-up

Cultural Notes

1. Airplanes, as well as trains and long distance buses have smoking and non-smoking areas for the comfort of all passengers.
2. Smoking is forbidden on airplanes during take-off and landing because there are often gas and oil fumes.
3. Seat belts on the plane protect passengers on take-off, landing and during a turbulance.
4. Seven-up is a soft drink, usually colorless.

Part II   At The Travel Agency

Vocabulary

airline
check-in
*****
Chicago
Kennedy Airport

Cultural Notes

1. Instead of going to the travel agency, people often telephone to make ticket arragements, then pick up the ticket at an airline office or the airport just before departure.
2. Night flights are flights scheduled after midnight. They are cheaper than a regular daytime flight.

Part III  Announcements(I)

Vocabulary

announcement
terminal
claim
bound for
*****
Denver
Los Angeles

Cultural Notes

1. These announcements are authentic examples and are quite typical.
2. A luggage claim cleck is a piece of paper given to a passenger with a number on it to help identify his luggage.