1、第五学时Writing1.This was the call that announced there was about tobe a whale hunt.(P20)这是宣告捕鲸行动马上就要开始的声音。be about to.when.正要这时I was about to leave when it rained.我正要离开，这时下雨了。即学即练翻译下列句子。(1)他正打算离开时，突然有人闯入他的房间。_(2)我正要外出，这时电话响了。_(1)He was just about to leave when someone burst into his room.(2)I was about
2、 to go out when the telephone rang.2.It took over half an hour to get the boat back to James.(P21)我们花了半个小时才把船头调转过来，回到詹姆斯落水的地方。It takes(sb.)time to do sth.做某事花了（某人）多少时间It takes(him)an hour to finish his homework every day.他每天需要花一个小时做作业。即学即练翻译下列句子。(1)我花了两个小时去修理这台坏了的机器。_(2)从广州乘飞机到北京要多长时间？_(1)It took me
3、 two hours to repair the broken machine.(2)How much does it take to fly from Guangzhou to Beijing?3.Clancy didnt mind being told what to do.Clancy并不介意别人告诉他该怎么做。mind doing sth.介意做某事I dont mind doing the same thing again and again.我不介意反复做同一件事情。即学即练翻译下列句子。(1)你介意去帮我关一下门吗？_(2)他似乎不介意被杰克一再愚弄。_(1)Would you
4、mind closing the door for me?(2)He didnt seem to mind being fooled by Jack once and again.用上述句型翻译下列小段落。张先生并不介意把报告写十遍，他花了一个星期才把报告写完。感觉写得不错，他把报告发到了经理的邮箱。可是，他正要回家时，电话响了。是经理的电话。经理说，他决定用张先生的第一个报告。_Mr.Zhang didnt mind rewriting the report ten times and it took him a whole week to finish the report.Feeling
5、 he did a good job，he emailed the report to the manager.He was about to go home when the telephone rang.It was the manager，who told him that he decided to take Mr.Zhangs first report.写作指导如何写好建议信1首先应注意书信的基本格式。尤其注意称呼(Salutation)，正文(Body of the letter)，结束语(Complimentary close)，签名(Signature)等几部分。2审清题目要求
6、，注意书信中人称及时态的准确运用。3要抓住事件的主要特点，进行全面而到位的分析，清楚地对所提出的建议进行描述，列出优缺点，并务必表明自己的立场、观点，做到语言简练且有说服力，真正达到建议的目的。4注意语言的客气委婉，把握好尺度。5思路要清晰，语言要有层次性。假如你叫李华，你的好朋友李明今年大学毕业，现在正面临就业选择，他最近来信向你征求意见：父母为他在自己家乡的政府部门找到了一份工作。与此同时，广州一家外资企业聘用他去工作。请你给他写封回信，建议他应该做出什么样的选择，并给出你的理由。注意：1.必须用5个句子表达所有内容；2信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入句子数。Dear Li Ming，Im
7、 glad to receive your letter._Wish you a bright future!Yours，Li HuaDear Li Ming，Im glad to receive your letter.In your letter，you told me you have to make a choice and expected me to help make the decision：whether to work in a government office or in a foreign company in Guangzhou.I think as a gover
8、nment employee，you will have little risk in work and life.However，I suggest you take the job in the foreign company because you will have more opportunities to develop your ability.On the other hand，you will make a lot more money.Of course，you should make full preparations for some unexpected challenges.Wish you a bright future！Yours，Li Hua
