BOOK NINE LESS ONE

BOOK NINE LESS ONE
N: Welcome to Book Nine.
This is Lesson One.
Let's listen to Steven as he talks about his son Peter.
Peter is only two months old.
Listen to Steven tell us about the things
that Peter is too young to do,
or that he isn't old enough to do.
STEVEN: Peter isn't old enough to feed himself.
He's only two months old. . . He isn't
old enough to understand what people say. . .
But Peter . . . is too young to read.
And he's too young to play baseball.
He isn't even old enough to crawl.
N: Now listen to and repeat these things
that Peter isn't old enough to do.
M: feed himself
old enough to feed himself
He isn't old enough to feed himself.
He isn't old enough to feed himself.
understand what people say
old enough to understand what people say
He isn't old enough to understand what people say.
He isn't old enough to understand what people say.
N: Now you're going to talk about Steven's son,
Peter. When someone asks you if Peter can do certain things,
you answer by saying that he isn't old enough to do those things.
For example, you hear . . .
F: Can Peter feed himself?
N: And you say. . .
M: No. He isn't old enough to feed
himself.
N: Or you hear. . .
F: Can he understand what people
say?
N: And you say. . .
M: No. He isn't old enough to
understand what people say.
N: All right, let's begin.
F: Can Peter feed himself?
M: No. He isn't old enough to feed
himself.
F: Can he understand what people

  say?
M: No. He isn't old enough to
understand what people say. F: Can he talk yet? M: No. He isn't old enough to talk
yet. F: Can he sit up? M: No. He isn't old enough to sit
up. F: Can he dress himself? M: No. He isn't old enough to dress
himself. F: Can he crawl? M: No. He isn't old enough to
crawl. F: Can he stand up? M: No. He isn't old enough to stand
  up.
N: Remember what else Steven said
  about Peter?
  STEVEN: But Peter is . . . too young
  to read. And he's too young
  to play baseball.
  N: Now listen to and repeat the
  things that Peter is too young to
  do.
M: too young to read
He's too young to read.
He's too young to read.
too young to play baseball
He's too young to play baseball.
He's too young to play baseball.
N: If Peter isn't old enough to read,
then you can say that he's too young to read.
If he isn't old enough to play baseball, you can
say that he's too young to play baseball.
Now listen to Steven tell you about things
that Peter isn't old enough to do. Agree
1N:ith him by saying that he's too young to do those things. For
  example, you hear. . .
M: Peter isn't old enough to crawl. N: And you say. . .
F: That's right. He's too young to
crawl.
N: Or you hear. . .
M: He isn't old enough to feed
himself.
N: And you say. . .
F: That's right. He's too young to
feed himself.
N: OK, let's begin.
M: Peter isn't old enough to crawl.
F: That's right. He's too young to
  crawl.
M: He isn't old enough to feed
  himself.
F: That's right. He's too young to

  feed himself.
M: He isn't old enough to hold a
  bottle.
F: That's right. He's too young to
  hold a bottle.
M: He isn't old enough to dress
  himself.
F: That's right. He's too young to
dress himself.
M: He isn't old enough to talk.
F: That's right. He's too young to
  talk.
M: He isn't old enough to stand up
  and walk.
F: That's right. He's too young to
  stand up and walk.
N: Babies like Peter aren't the only people
who aren't able to do things.
Remember when Steven said:
STEVEN: When the alarm clock goes off at seven,
I'm too tired to get up . . .
Anne and I are
too busy to eat regular meals.
We're even too busy to go grocery shopping.
N: Now listen and repeat.
M: too tired to get up
I'm too tired to get up.
I'm too tired to get up.
F: too busy to eat regular meals
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
M: too busy to go shopping
I'm too busy to go shopping.
I'm too busy to go shopping.
N: Now you're going to tell us some things that
you can't do because you're too tired or too busy or too . .
. something. For
  example, you hear. . .
M: Tired... get up at seven A.M.
N: And you say. . .
F: I'm too tired to get up at seven
A.M.
N: Or you hear. . .
M: Busy... eat regular meals.
N: And you say. . .
F: I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
N: All right, let's begin.
M: Tired... get up at seven A.M.
F: I'm too tired to get up at seven
A.M.
M: Busy... eat regular meals.
F: I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
M: Old... play with toys.
F: I'm too old to play with toys.
M: Polite... call someone an
  idiot.
F: I'm too polite to call someone an
  idiot.

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M:    Intelligent. . . make that
  mistake.
F:    I'm too intelligent to make that
  mistake.
M:    Poor. . . buy an expensive car.
F:    I'm too poor to buy an expensive
  car.   
N:    Now listen to Jake as he makes
  some suggestions to Steven about
  how to take care of Peter.
JAKE:        Can't you just leave a
      bottle of milk next to his
      bed?
STEVEN:    Peter isn't old enough to
      feed himself. He's only
      two months old.
JAKE:        When will he be old
      enough to feed himself?
STEVEN:    In a few years.
JAKE:        A few years! Can't you just
      tell him to wait until
      morning?
N:    Now listen and repeat.
M:    next to his bed
  leave a bottle of milk next to his
  bed   
  Can't you just leave a bottle of
  milk next to his bed?
  Can't you just leave a bottle of
  milk next to his bed?
F:    wait until morning
  tell him to wait until morning
  Can't you just tell him to wait
  until morning?
  Can't you just tell him to wait
  until morning?
N:    When we make a suggestion, we
  often start with an expression
  like Can't you just . . . ? or
  Couldn't you just. . . ? or Why
  don't you just. . . ? They all
  mean about the same thing. Now
  you're going to make some
  suggestions that start with the
  words Can't you just, Couldn't
  you just, or Why don't you just.
  For example, you hear. . .
F:    I can't sleep at night.
N:    Can't. . . drink some warm
  milk.
  And you say. . .
M:    Can't you just drink some warm
  milk?
N:    Or you hear . . .
F:    I'm too tired to get up at seven A.M.
N:    Couldn't. . . go to bed earlier.
  And you say. . .
M:    Couldn't you just go to bed
  earlier?
N:    OK, let's begin.
     
F:    I can't sleep at night.
N:    Can't. . . drink some warm
  milk.
M:    Can't you just drink some warm
  milk?
F:    I'm too tired to get up at seven
  A.M.
N:    Couldn't. . . go to bed earlier.
M:    Couldn't you just go to bed
  earlier?
F:    I don't have time to do all this
  research.
N:    Why. . . ask someone to help
  you.
M:    Why don't you just ask someone
  to help you?
F:    I don't remember Steven's phone
  number.
N:    Can't. . . look it up in the
  phone book.
M:    Can't you just look it up in the
  phone book?
F:    I'm too short to reach that shelf.
N:    Why. . . stand on that chair.
M:    Why don't you just stand on that
  chair?
F:    I'm not strong enough to lift
  those heavy boxes.
N:    Couldn't. . . ask someone to lift
  them for you.
M:    Couldn't you just ask someone to
  lift them for you?
N:    This is the end of Lesson One.

一、基本词组：

1、

too young to do,....isn't old enough to do....isn't even old enough to...

Welcome to ....This is ...Let's listen to ... talks about.....Listen to ...tell us about ...that....or that ...But ...And... going to....When...if ....can .... what .... hear . . .say. .

Can Peter....No. He isn't old enough to..Can he

feed himself. ....understand what people say. . . read....play baseball. ...crawl....talk yet? ...sit up?...dress himself? ...stand up?


Welcome to ....
Book Nine.
This is ...
Lesson One.
Let's listen to ...
Steven as he talks about.....
his son Peter.
Peter is...
only two months old.
Listen to ...
Steven tell us about ...
the things that....
Peter is ...
too young to do,
or that ...
he
isn't old enough to do.

Peter
isn't old enough to ....
feed himself.
He's
only two months old. . .
He
isn't old enough to ..
understand what people say. . .
But Peter . . . is
too young to ...
read. 
And he's
too young to ...
play baseball.
He
isn't even old enough to...
crawl.

feed himself
old enough to..
feed himself
He
isn't old enough to...
feed himself.
He isn't old enough to feed himself.

understand ....
what people say
old enough to ...
understand what people say
He isn't old enough to...
understand ...
what people say.
He isn't old enough to understand what people say.

Now you're going to....
talk about ....
Steven's son, Peter.
When...
someone asks you..
if Peter
can do certain things,
you answer ..
by ...
saying
that ...
he isn't old enough to...
do those things.
For example,
you hear . . .

Can Peter
feed himself?
And you say. .
.No. He isn't old enough to..
feed  himself.
Or you hear. . .
Can he understand..
what people  say?
And you say. . .
No. He isn't old enough to...
  understand
what people say.
  All right,
let's begin.

Can Peter
feed himself?
No. He isn't old enough to
feed himself.
Can he
understand what people say?
No. He isn't old enough to
understand what people say.
Can he
talk yet?
No. He isn't old enough to
talk  yet.
Can he
sit up?
No. He isn't old enough to
sit  up.
  Can he
dress himself?
No. He isn't old enough to
dress  himself.
  Can he
crawl?
No. He isn't old enough to
crawl.
Can he
stand up?
No. He isn't old enough to
stand  up.


2、
Now listen and repeat.

too tired to..
get up
I'm too tired to get up.
I'm too tired to get up.

too busy to ...
eat regular meals
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.

too busy to...
go shopping
I'm too busy to go shopping.
I'm too busy to go shopping.



二、基本句子：


1、He isn't old enough to feed himself.
      He isn't old enough to understand what people say.

Can Peter feed himself? No. He isn't old enough to feed  himself.
Can he understand what peoplesay? No. He isn't old enough to  understand what people say. 

Peter isn't old enough to crawl.  That's right. He's too young to crawl.
He isn't old enough to feed  himself. That's right. He's too young to  feed himself.
He isn't old enough to hold a bottle. That's right. He's too young to  hold a bottle.
He isn't old enough to dress himself. That's right. He's too young to dress himself.
He isn't old enough to talk. That's right. He's too young to  talk.
He isn't old enough to stand up  and walk.That's right. He's too young to stand up and walk.


三、场景学习：

（一）场景学习：

1、引导语：

Welcome to Book Nine.This is Lesson One.Let's listen to Steven as he talks about his son Peter.Peter is only two months old. Listen to Steven tell us about the thingsthat Peter is too young to do, or that he isn't old enough to do.

2、情景：

Peter isn't old enough to feed himself. He's only two months old. . . He isn't old enough to understand what people say. . . But Peter . . . is too young to read.  And he's too young to play baseball.  He isn't even old enough to crawl.

3、学习：

Now listen to and repeat these things that Peter isn't old enough to do.


feed himself
old enough to feed himself
He isn't old enough to feed himself.
He isn't old enough to feed himself.

understand what people say
old enough to understand what people say
He isn't old enough to understand what people say.
He isn't old enough to understand what people say.

4、引导学习：


Now you're going to talk about Steven's son, Peter. When someone asks you if Peter can do certain things, you answer by saying that he isn't old enough to do those things.For example, you hear . . .

Can Peter feed himself? And you say. . .No. He isn't old enough to feed  himself. Or you hear. . . Can he understand what peoplesay? And you say. . . No. He isn't old enough to  understand what people say.  All right, let's begin.

5、练习：

Can Peter feed himself?  No. He isn't old enough to feed himself.
Can he understand what people say? No. He isn't old enough to  understand what people say.
Can he talk yet?  No. He isn't old enough to talk  yet.
Can he sit up? No. He isn't old enough to sit  up.
  Can he dress himself?  No. He isn't old enough to dress  himself.
  Can he crawl?  No. He isn't old enough to  crawl.
Can he stand up? No. He isn't old enough to stand  up.

（二)场景学习：

1、引导语：

Remember what else Steven said  about Peter?

2、情景：

  But Peter is . . . too young  to read. And he's too young  to play baseball.

3、学习：

Now listen to and repeat the  things that Peter is too young to  do.

too young to read
He's too young to read.
He's too young to read.

too young to play baseball
He's too young to play baseball.
He's too young to play baseball.

4、引导学习：

If Peter isn't old enough to read, then you can say that he's too young to read. If he isn't old enough to play baseball, you cansay that he's too young to play baseball. Now listen to Steven tell you about things that Peter isn't old enough to do. Agree  with him by saying that he's too young to do those things. For  example, you hear. . .

Peter isn't old enough to crawl. N: And you say. . . That's right. He's too young to crawl. Or you hear. . . He isn't old enough to feed  himself.  And you say. . . That's right. He's too young to feed himself. OK, let's begin.

5、练习：

Peter isn't old enough to crawl.  That's right. He's too young to crawl.
He isn't old enough to feed  himself. That's right. He's too young to  feed himself.
He isn't old enough to hold a bottle. That's right. He's too young to  hold a bottle.
He isn't old enough to dress himself. That's right. He's too young to dress himself.
He isn't old enough to talk. That's right. He's too young to  talk.
He isn't old enough to stand up  and walk.That's right. He's too young to stand up and walk.

（三）场景学习：

1、引导语:

  Babies like Peter aren't the only people  who aren't able to do things.  Remember when Steven said:

2、情景：

When the alarm clock goes off at seven,  I'm too tired to get up . . . Anne and I are too busy to eat regular meals.  We're even too busy to go grocery shopping.

3、学习：

Now listen and repeat.

too tired to get up
I'm too tired to get up.
I'm too tired to get up.

too busy to eat regular meals
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
I'm too busy to eat regular meals.

too busy to go shopping
I'm too busy to go shopping.
I'm too busy to go shopping.

4、引导学习：

Now you're going to tell us some things that  you can't do because you're too tired or too busy or too . . something. For example, you hear. . .

Tired... get up at seven A.M. And you say. . . I'm too tired to get up at seven  A.M. Or you hear. . . Busy... eat regular meals.And you say. . . I'm too busy to eat regular meals.  All right, let's begin.

5、练习：

Tired... get up at seven A.M. I'm too tired to get up at seven  A.M.
Busy... eat regular meals. I'm too busy to eat regular meals.
Old... play with toys. I'm too old to play with toys.
Polite... call someone an  idiot. I'm too polite to call someone an  idot。
  Intelligent. . . make that  mistake.    I'm too intelligent to make that mistake.
  Poor. . . buy an expensive car.  I'm too poor to buy an expensive car.   

（四）场景学习：

1、引导语：
  Now listen to Jake as he makes some suggestions to Steven about  how to take care of Peter.

2、情景：

      Can't you just leave a  bottle of milk next to his  bed?  Peter isn't old enough to feed himself. He's only  two months old.  When will he be old  enough to feed himself?  In a few years.    A few years! Can't you just  tell him to wait until  morning?

3、学习：

  Now listen and repeat.

  next to his bed
  leave a bottle of milk next to his  bed   
  Can't you just leave a bottle of  milk next to his bed?
  Can't you just leave a bottle of  milk next to his bed?

  wait until morning
  tell him to wait until morning
  Can't you just tell him to wait  until morning?
  Can't you just tell him to wait  until morning?

4、引导学习：

  When we make a suggestion, we often start with an expression  like Can't you just . . . ? or Couldn't you just. . . ? or Why  don't you just. . . ? They all mean about the same thing. Now you're going to make some suggestions that start with the words Can't you just, Couldn'  you just, or Why don't you just.  For example, you hear. . .

  I can't sleep at night.  Can't. . . drink some warm milk. And you say. . .  Can't you just drink some warm  milk?    Or you hear . . .  I'm too tired to get up at seven A.M.  Couldn't. . . go to bed earlier. And you say. . .  Couldn't you just go to bed earlier?  OK, let's begin.

5、练习：
     
  I can't sleep at night.  Can't. . . drink some warm milk. Can't you just drink some warm milk 
  I'm too tired to get up at seven A.M. Couldn't. . . go to bed earlier.    Couldn't you just go to bed earlier?
  I don't have time to do all this  research.    Why. . . ask someone to help  you.  Why don't you just ask someoneto help you?
  I don't remember Steven's phone number.  Can't. . . look it up in the  phone book    Can't you just look it up in the phone book?
  I'm too short to reach that shelf    Why. . . stand on that chair.  Why don't you just stand on thatchair?
    I'm not strong enough to lift  those heavy boxes.  Couldn't. . . ask someone to lift  them for you    Couldn't you just ask someone to lift them for you?


  This is the end of Lesson One.

任何基本词汇的整理都非常重要，平时必须养成从细微处观察课文连接词和小词的习惯。比如上面的基本词汇中的连接词：

Welcome to ....This is ...Let's listen to ... talks about.....Listen to ...tell us about ...that....or that ...But ...And... going to....When...if ....can .... what .... hear . . .say. .

这些连接小词的重要性，可以从下面的例子中看到，这是《公司法》中的一条“将有关股本减少的命令及纪录注册”，看看你能够看懂吗？

Section: 61 Heading: Registration of order and minute of reduction Version Date: 13/02/2004


(1) In the case of a reduction of the share capital of a company that is subject to confirmation by the court under section 58, the Registrar, on production to him of an order of the court confirming the reduction of the share capital of the company, and the delivery to him of a copy of the order and of a minute approved by the court, showing with respect to the share capital of the company, as altered by the order, the amount of the share capital, the number of shares into which it is to be divided, and the amount of each share, and the amount, if any, at the date of the registration deemed to be paid up on each share, shall register the order and minute. (Amended 28 of 2003 s. 29)
(2) On the registration of the order and minute, and not before, the resolution for reducing share capital as confirmed by the order so registered shall take effect.
(3) Notice of the registration shall be published in such manner as the court may direct.
(4) The Registrar shall issue a certificate, with his signature or printed signature, certifying the registration of the order and minute, and the certificate shall be conclusive evidence that all the requirements of this Ordinance with respect to the reduction of share capital have been complied with, and that the share capital of the company is such as is stated in the minute. (Replaced 28 of 2003 s. 29)
(5) The minute when registered shall be deemed to be substituted for the corresponding part of the memorandum, and shall be valid and alterable as if it had been originally contained therein.
(6) The substitution of any such minute as aforesaid for part of the memorandum of the company shall be deemed to be an alteration of the memorandum within the meaning of section 27.
如果你不能理解上面的课文内容，可以用同样方法归纳一下其中的小词和连接词。