Ladies and Gentlemen:

女士们，先生们：

[1] Good morning! It’s my great honor to be elected as the chairman of the Green Earth Society. Words can not express how much I appreciate this honor. Thank you all for your support and for your confidence in me. As I take this position, I’ll do my best, together with all our volunteer members of this organization, to promote environmental protection locally and globally, and to make more and more people become eco-conscious.

[1] 早上好！获选绿色地球协会的主席，我感到非常荣幸。言语表达不了我对此荣誉的万分感激。非常感谢大家的支持和信任。在我就职之后，我会尽自己的最大努力，与本组织的所有志愿者会员一起，促进地区和全球范围内的环境保护，并使越来越多的人树立环保意识。

[2] “Why should I be eco-conscious?” you ask. There is a very simple reason: We live on one earth, and this is the only place we can live right now. We can't live in space, we don't have the food growing capacity out there yet for lots of people to survive. If we treat the earth like the city dump it becomes dirty and unlivable. If we treat it well by being eco-conscious, the earth stays a clean place, perfect for living, for ourselves and for our children.

[2] 你们可能会问，“我们为什么要有环保意识？”原因很简单：我们生活地球上，而且这是目前我们唯一可以居住的地方。我们无法去太空生活，我们无法在那里生产足够的食品供很多人生存。如果我们把地球当作城市垃圾堆一样对待，地球会变得肮脏不堪，无法生存。如果我们个个都有环保意识，好好地对待地球，那么地球会保持干净，非常适合生活，不仅适合我们，也适合我们的子孙。

[3] We are now living in a highly industrialized world. The expanding industries are providing us with more and more convenience and comfort. But I want to remind you that, owing to overdeveloping of natural resources, our earth is facing a disaster. Our air is being poisoned everyday by car fumes, our oceans polluted with toxic wastes, and our beautiful rainforests are being destroyed.

[3] 我们生活在一个高度工业化的世界。不断膨胀的工业给我们提供了很多方便和舒适。但我想提醒大家，由于自然资源的过度开发，我们的地球正面临一场灾难。我们的空气每天都受到汽车燃气的毒化，我们的海洋遭到有毒废物的污染，而我们美丽的热带雨林也遭到破坏。

[4] We all moan and groan about the loss of the quality of life through the destruction of our ecology, and yet each one of us, in our own little comfortable ways, contributes daily to that destruction. It's time now to awaken in each one of us the respect and attention our beloved mother deserves.

[4] 我们都抱怨由于生态破坏造成的生活质量下降，然而，我们每个人，由于贪图自己的一点点舒适，每天都在加剧这种破坏。现在是我们每个人都要唤醒心中对地球的尊敬与关注的时候了，这是我们深爱的母亲所应受的。

[5] So, I ask all of you present to join hands in finding ways to make the earth a better place to live. Let’s work hard to improve our society. Ask not what our society can do for you, ask what you can do for our society.

[5] 因此，我要求在座各位携起手来，想尽办法使我们的地球变成一个更适合生活的地方。让我们一起努力来改善我们这个社会。不要问社会能为你做什么，而要问你能为社会做什么。

[6] I sincerely hope that, with our joint effort, we will start our days differently –– we wake up in the morning with the sun shining, trees bursting with strength, and flowers smiling at us. And when I say this, I know I speak for every human resident on this planet.

[6] 我衷心希望，通过我们的共同努力，我们的生活将会大变样——早上起来，阳光明媚，树木葱葱，生机勃勃，花儿朝我们微笑。我知道，我这么说是代表这个地球上每一个人的心声。

[7] Thank you for your support and effort. Your contribution means a great deal not only to this organization, but also to the whole world.

[7] 感谢你们的支持与努力。你们的贡献意义重大，不仅是对于这个协会，而且对于整个世界。

[8] Finally, I wish you the best luck in everything you do!

[8] 最后，我衷心祝愿各位万事如意！

第一章：五大发音要点！
我们将复杂的（complicated）语音规则总结成五大发音要点，使一般人都能掌握（master）。
它们是：长元音和双元音饱满；短元音急促有力；连音；略音和咬舌头。一、长元音和双元音饱满
鬼鬼祟祟的英文就是鬼鬼祟祟（sneaky; lousy）的元音造成的！只要把元音发饱满（full; plump）,你的英语立刻会变得悦耳动听。那些英美流行歌手就是元音饱满的典范！
1. Mike likes to write by the nice bright light at night.
麦克喜欢在夜晚明亮的灯光旁写作。［八次疯狂张嘴，元音极其饱满！］
2. Macao came back to China in 1999.
澳门于1999年回归祖国。
3. I like the shape of that mountain.
我喜欢那座山的样子。
［包含了四个容易混淆的元音：形容山水最恰当！］
二、短元音急促有力
4. Jim must study a little bit more.
杰姆必须再多一下一点功夫。
5. Let's get together again.
让我们找一天再聚一聚。
三、连音
6. I'm working on-it.
我正在努力。［美国总统常用］
7. I'll think-it-over.
我会仔细考虑的。
四、略音
第一条规则：以某音结尾的单词+同音开始的单词--只发一次即可！
8. You ate-too much.
你吃得太多了。
9. I don't know what-to-do.
我不知道该做些什么。［两个辅音连接，只读后一个］
第二条规则：以［t］，［d］，［k］，［g］，［p］和［b］+以辅音开始的单词
前面的发音“点到为止”，舌头达到发音中位，但不送气！
10. Lend-me your black-bag.
把你的黑包借给我。
11. I don't-like-people asking me for money.
我不喜欢别人问我要钱。
12. Do you want-that-magazine?
你要那本杂志吗？
13. Do you need-that-pencil?
你需要那只铅笔吗？
14. Ask-Bob-to sit-behind-me.
让鲍勃坐在我后面。
15. Would you mind-giving me that-red-book?
你把那本红皮书给我，好吗？
五、咬舌头
16. There are thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three feathers［羽毛］on that bird's throat.
在那个鸟的颈部有三万三前三百三是三根羽毛。
17. Neither father nor mother likes this weather.
爸爸妈妈都不喜欢这天气。［咬五次舌头］
18. It's the same thing.
都一样！
19. Something is better than nothing.
有总比没有好！
20. Father and mother went through thick and thin.
不管是顺境还是逆境，父母总是同甘共苦。[同甘苦，共患难]

第二章：地道美味速成
最能体现“美国味”的发音都集中在下面的句子中。其实做到很容易，只要你在练习的时候，尽量夸张（overdo, exaggerate）你的发音和口型，尽量放纵，尽量发泄，尽量慢，尽量拉长你的元音，并一口气读完整个句子。
第一、 我们来看[A]，俗称“疯狂90度咧嘴”音。
21. That black lad［年轻人；少年］was very sad because his dad had died in a bad accident in the factory.［九个“疯狂90度咧嘴”音］
那个黑人少年极为忧伤，因为他爸爸在工厂的一起严重意外事故中丧身了。
22. You shouldn't have done that.
你不应该做那件事的［实际上你做了］。
大家一起来数一数，看看下面的对话中出现了多少个（疯狂90度咧嘴音）
23. A: What's the［matter］, Alice? You look so［unhappy］.
爱丽丝，你怎么了？看来你很不高兴。
B: I［had］a［bad］day yesterday.
我昨天倒霉了。
A: What［happened］?
出什么事了？
B: I went shopping［and］lost my［bag］.
我昨天去买东西，把包给丢了。
A: Your［bag］? Did you get it［back］?
你把包丢了?找回来没有?
B: I went ［back］for it. But it was already gone.
我回去找了，包已经丢了。
A: ［That's］too ［bad］. I'm sorry to hear ［that］.
真不走运，事真叫人遗憾。
［答案］一共出现了13次“疯狂90度咧嘴”音,可以充分练习国际肌肉!设法尽早把你的中国肌肉变成国际肌肉( turn your Chinese muscle into international muscle ).
第二、我们来看[i:]，俗称穿针引线。
24. Do you see the key on the seat?
你看见座位上的钥匙了吗？三次穿针引线，也就是三次长元音[i:]。
第三、[Bi]，俗称爱的大嘴音。
25. It's inside my mouth.
在我的嘴里。
26. Would you mind making a little less noise?
请您轻点儿，好吗？
27. How nice of you to do that?
你这样做真是太好了！
28. He speaks very highly of you.
他对你赞不绝口。
29. I'd drive five miles on Friday night to see a fight that I like.
星期五晚上我要驱车五英里去观看我喜欢的拳击赛。
第四、下面是一个，典型的美国特有的大嘴发音[B]。元音字母O在重读闭音节中，美音和英音有不同的发音。这是英美发音重大差别之一。这个音我们俗称为“啊，祖国的大好河山”疯狂感叹音。
30. Do what you want.
做你想做的。
31. Where is the［watch］I put in my［pocket］to take to the
［shop］because it had［stopped］.
因为停止了走动而放在我的口袋里要拿到店里去修的那块表在什么地方？
32. I was［sorry］to hear your had news.
听到你的坏消息我很难过。
33. Do you often［watch］television?
你经常看电视吗？
34. I'll［watch］the baby while you're away.
你们不在时我来照看孩子。
35. I know［what］you mean.
我明白你的意思。
36. Try to finish the job as soon as［possible］.
设法尽早完成这项工作。
37. I've［got］a job for you, ［wash］these dishes.
我有点活给你做，把这些碟子给洗了。
38. Thank god you're safe!
谢天谢地，你平安无事。
39. You go first and I'll follow (you) later.
你先走，我接着就来。
40. It's a very popular song.
那是一首非常流行的歌曲。
第五、[，俗称舀水动作。
41. He's one of my closest friends.
他是我最亲密的朋友之一。
42. We're hoping to visit the US this year.
我们希望今年能到美国访问。
43. After this dry weather, everyone hopes for rain.
在这样干燥的天气之后，备家都希望能下雨。
44. The White House is the home of the President and his family.
白宫是总统和他家庭的住处。
45. When his wife died, he was very lonely.
妻子去世后，他很孤独。
46. Let me show you the photographs from my vacation.
让我给你看一看我假期里拍的照片。
第六、[BU ]，俗称啊噢鬼哭狼嚎大嘴音。
47. Get out of my house now.
马上从我的房子里滚出去。
48. How about going downtown now?
现在去市中心，好吗？
49. I'm so proud of you.
我深深为你而骄傲。
50. No doubt about it.
毫无疑问。
第七、[Ci]，俗称大小奥一音。
51. I was annoyed at the boy for spoiling [糟蹋；破坏；损坏] the toy which belonged to Joy.
这个男孩使我很生气，他糟蹋了乔伊的玩具。

第三章：中国发音习惯大突破
下面我们来疯狂攻击辅音。因为中国各种方言影响根深蒂固，使得我们很多朋友有着顽固的发音障碍。
[l]和[n]
52. I like listening to classical and light music.
我喜欢听古典音乐和轻音乐。
53. It's nice moonlight tonight.]
今夜月色迷人。
[r]和[l]
54. Foreign languages are really difficult to learn.
外语很难学。
55. We are terribly sorry for being late.
非常抱歉我们来晚了。
[F]和[V]
[F]可以用汉字师傅尸体诗歌潮湿失恋来代替。
*English *fish *wash *foolish
56. You are foolish to say so. =It is foolish to say so.
你这样说是愚蠢的。
57. You must be patient with your students.
你对学生必须有耐心。
[V]可以用日来帮助发音。
*pleasure *measure *treasure *usual *leisure
58. She spends much of her leisure time watching TV.
她花了多少空闲时间看电视。
59. Reading gives me great pleasure.
读书带给我很大的乐趣。
[tF]和[dV]
[tF]可以用汉字气来训练。
*China *chair *chance *challenge *choice *charge
60. I changed my mind.
我改变了主意。
61. He charged five dollars for the cups.
这些杯子他索价五元。
[dV]可以用汉字“举”来训练。但是只发前半部分，轻轻地，温柔地发。
*bridge *change *encourage *age *edge *manage
62. My uncle manages the hotel
我的叔叔经营那家旅馆。.
63. She looks old for her age.
她看起来比她的年龄老得多。
[ts]和[dz]
[ts]可以用“雌”来帮助发音。
*coats *roots *its *plates *let's
[dz]可以用“儿子”“滋润”“姿色”“艾滋病”来帮助发音。
*foods *beds *birds *buds
[n],[l]和[m]
[m]是闭嘴音。
64. To speak English well, you must move your mouth and murmur to yourself all the time.
如果想要说好英语，你必须开口，并时刻自言自语。
[n]开嘴应答音。
65. It will be fun to go camping.
去露营会很好玩。
[N]开嘴撒娇音，气流要向鼻腔和头部上冲，舌身后缩。
Thank you.谢谢！
66. Everything is going fine.
万事如意。
67. Nothing special!
没什么特别的。
68. She looks angry.
她面有怒色。
最后我们来攻击美国发音的另外一个最大特点：疯狂卷舌头。
69. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
只要有一点值得做的事情就值得好好做。
70. World War Two was worse than World War One.
二战比一战更残酷。
71. Chinese people had a hard time during the Second World War.
中国人民在二战中历尽磨难。
第四章：综合训练
我们有一系列简易行的手势（gesture sign），使你迅速掌握美国英语发音的秘诀，迅速摆脱中国式英语的痕迹。
下面是综合训练，请同学们拿出你的激情和我们一起疯狂的做手势。
72. No pain, no gain.
不劳而获。[两次舀水，两次咧嘴]
73. We should keep our promise.
我们应该遵守诺言。
74. He should speak more slowly.
他应该说的更慢。[长音*短音*长音*卷舌音*舀水]
75. Girls should not stay out late at night.
女孩子晚间外出不可太晚回家。[卷舌音*短音*感叹祖国山水大嘴音*咧嘴音*“啊噢”鬼哭狼嚎大嘴音*咧嘴音**略音*爱的大嘴音]
76. I've really enjoyed talking to you about old time.
我很高兴与话旧。
77. You should have gone to see the doctor earlier.
你早就该去看医生了。
78. I had a test this morning. I didn't do well on the test because I didn't study for it last night. I should have
studied last night.
今天早晨我去考试了。考得不好，因为昨晚我没复习。昨晚我要是复习
就好了。
79. We went to the movie, but it was a bad movie. We wasted our time and money. We should not have gone to the movie.
我们去看电影了，但影片很差。我们浪费了时间和金钱。早知道就不去了。
[疯狂语法]“should not + 过去分词”表示“过去应该做但没有做”
80. I have been looking forward to [meeting] you.
我一直希望能认识你。[常考试题。包含两条难语法，一见面就一鸣惊人！]
81. I have been hoping to see you for a long time.
我很久以来一直希望见到你。
82. A: What are you planning to do?
你打算做些什么？
B: I'm hoping to go to China.
我希望去中国。[两次疯狂张嘴，两次疯狂舀水]

第五章：健康减肥
下面和我一起来摸肚子，收小腹，促进健康又减肥！
*city(城市) *better（更好） *dinner（正餐，晚餐）
*ready(准备好) *busy（忙） *beautiful（美丽的）
*begin(开始) *believe（相信） *black（黑色的）
*civilization（文明） *clever（聪明的） *develop（发展）
*different（不同的） *efficient（有效的） *finish（完成）
*football（橄榄球） *gesture（手势） *headmaster（校长）
*illegal (不合法的) *jump(跳跃) *knowledge(知识)
*lipstick(口红) *medicine(药) *minute(分钟)
*nonsense(胡说八道) *pleasure(愉快) *quality(质量)
*relationship(私人关系) *relax(放松) *something(某事)
*step by step(渐渐的) *terrible(可怕的) *trust(信任)
*understand(理解) *visit(参观访问) *welcome(欢迎)
*a zigzag path(蜿蜒的小径) *yesterday(昨天)
83. Business is business.
公事公办/公是公私是私。
84. It is your business to take care of them.
照顾他们乃是你的责任。
85. He went into business at the age of ten.
他十岁进入商界。
86. He went to Japan on business.
他因公去日本。
第六章：绕口令
绕口令（tongue twister）可以帮助大家集中轰炸难点发音，迅速获得发音真谛！
87. She sells sea shells on the shining [光亮的] seashore, and shells she sells on the seashore are seashells [海贝] I am sure

 Cashing traveler's checks  兑现旅行支票

cash

 n. 现款: coins or paper money; not a cheque

e.g  1. I am very short of cash. 我很缺钱。

        2.   I have no cash with me; may I pay by cheque?

             我身边没带钱，可以付支票吗？

 · hard cash 硬币                  · inflation cash 膨胀现金

 · net cash 纯现金                      · petty cash 小额现金

· prompt cash 即付现金              · ready cash 现金

 · spare cash 剩余现金               · spot cash 交货付款

pay in cash用现金支付   sell only for cash限用现金购买

· Payment must be made by cash. 必须支付现金。

 · cost hard cash 使花费硬币       · pay cash 付现金

 · pay cash down 即付现金· cash in hand 手头的现金

 v. 兑现: to change a cheque for money

e.g.  I cashed a cheque at the bank this morning.

今天上午我在银行兑换了一张支票。

 · cash before delivery 交货付款

 · cash on delivery   货到付款

I'll be glad to.      乐意为您效劳

I'd be happy to.

check

  n.  检验, 校对, 核算 ，[美](=cheque)支票; 联[帐]单, 收据; 对号(牌), 筹码

blank check 空白支票 = blank cheque 空白支票

checkbook  [美](=chequebook)支票簿

draw a check  开一张支票

vt.
制止, 阻止, 控制, 妨碍; 突然停止
检验, 检查, 核对, 验算; (凭号牌, 联单)寄存, 托运

check accounts    查对帐目

foreign exchange 外国汇票

外汇是指能用于多边国际结算的以外国货币表示的各种支付手段(其中已经包括外币现钞)

foreign currency  外国货币

The Forward Exchange Rate 远期汇率

spot exchange rate即期汇率

2.2  Buying traveler's checks 购买旅行支票

denomination 

  n.(货币等的)面额;(度量衡等的)单位[C]

e.g. stamps of different denominations   面额不同的邮票

worth  n.[U]

1. 价值
This research project is of great worth.
这一研究项目很有价值。

2. 值一定金额的数量
He keeps in the safe $3 million worth of diamonds.
他在保险箱里放着值三百万元的钻石。

worth   adj.

1. 有(...的)价值,值...
This necklace is worth 1,000 US dollars.
这条项链值一千美元。

2. 值得(做...)
That novel is not worth reading.
那部小说不值得一读。
The exhibition is worth a visit.
这展览值得一看。

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A: Do you think it’s a good idea to buy some traveler’s checks? 你认为买旅行支票是个好办法吗？

B: Definitely! Don’t carry large amounts of cash with you when you’re traveling. We have a rule of thumb: never carry around any more cash than you can afford to have stolen. To be on the safe side, you’d better ask for smaller denominations: $20 or $50.

没错。旅行时不要随身带大额现金。我们有个经验之法：随身携带的钱要适量，丢了不要紧。为了稳妥起见，你最好要小面额的：20或者元。

A: I was told that if you use traveler’s checks, you don’t countersign the check until the clerk in the store is watching you. 我听说在使用旅行支票时，要当着商店售货员的面签字。

B: Yes, you’ve got it. 你说得对。