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Part I Arrival

Unit 1 At the airport

Section 1 Dialogues
Exercise 1 Act Out

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Flight attendant: Can I help you, sir?
James: Yes, I can’t find my seat.
Flight attendant: Could you show me your boarding pass, please?
James: Here you are.
Flight attendant: Oh, you’re in seat 15D. It’s near the aisle. Could you follow me, please?
James: Okay. By the way, can I smoke here?
Flight attendant: No, you can’t. This is non-smoking flight.
James: Can I use my laptop computer on this flight?
Flight attendant: Well, in order to ensure the normal operation of aircraft navigation and communication systems, you can’t use your laptop computers during take-off and landing. Other electronic devices such mobile phones, remote-controlled toys are not allowed throughout the flight.
James: I see. Will you be selling duty-free goods on this flight?
Flight attendant: Yes, most airlines sell duty-free goods.
James: What kind of goods do you offer?
Flight attendant: Cosmetics, cigarettes, model planes, dolls and so on..
James: I hear a meal will be served in flight, is that right?
Flight attendant: Yes, we’ve prepared delicious food for passengers. We serve sandwiches, cookies, sausages, etc.
James: Do you have drinks?
Flight attendant: Of course. We have coffee, tea, Sprite, lemon juice, etc..
James: Oh, it’s wonderful.

Exercise 3 Listening Practice
A. Now listen to the first passage and answer the following questions:
1. The number of the flight is 125.
2. It will take the flight 10 hours and 35 minutes.
3. The average speed of the plane is 800 kilometers per hour.
4. You can put it in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you.
5. No, you can’t use your cell phone throughout the flight.

Tapescript(听力原稿)
Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Welcome aboard Air China flight 125 to London. The flying distance between Beijing and London is 8000 kilometers. Our flight will take 10 hours and 35 minutes. We will be flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters and the average speed is 800 kilometers per hour.
In order to ensure the normal operation of aircraft navigation and communication systems, mobile phones, remote-controlled toys and other electronic devices throughout the flight and the laptop computers are not allowed to use during take-off and landing.
We will take off immediately, Please be seated, fasten your seat belt, and make sure your seat back is straight up, your tray table is closed and your carry-on items are securely stowed in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you. This is a non-smoking flight, please do not smoke on board.
The purser David with all your crew members will be sincerely at your service. We hope you enjoy the flight! Thank you!
B. Now listen to the second passage and complete the following sentence
s:
1.Heathrow Airport
2.68
3.stay in your seat
4.baggage claim area
5.connection flight counter

Tapescript(听力原稿)
Ladies and Gentle

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men:
Our plane has landed at Heathrow Airport, London. The local time is 15:25 pm. The temperature outside is 20 degrees Celsius or 68 degrees Fahrenheit. The plane is taxiing. For your safety, please stay in your seat for the time being. When the aircraft stops completely and the Fasten Seat Belt sign is turned off, please detach the seat belt and take all your carry-on items and passport to complete the entry formalities in the terminal. Please use caution when retrieving items from the overhead compartment. Your checked baggage may be claimed in the baggage claim area. The transit passengers please go to the connection flight counter in the waiting hall to complete the procedures.
Thank you for selecting Air China airline for your travel today and we look forward to serving you again. Wish you a pleasant day. Thank you!
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北京首都国际机场
北京首都国际机场是在1958年3月2日正式投入使用的，它是中华人民共和国首都北京的重要国际交通枢纽，也是被国际机场委员会评定为繁忙程度世界第九的机场。
北京首都国际机场坐落在北京的东北部，管理的航班既包括国内也包括国际航班。该机场与处于北京心脏地段的天安门广场之间的距离大约25千米。乘客乘坐快速轨道,机场大巴或出租车可以很容易地抵达市中心。
机场航站楼
航站楼是机场的一部分，乘客们在那里等待登机。航站楼的设施包括休息室、商店、餐馆、咖啡店、行李寄存处、诊疗所、盥洗室、公用电话和自助银行等等。在修建三号航站楼之前，北京首都国际机场有两个航站楼和两条飞机跑道，年总载客量为3600人次。但是这样的载客量已经无法满足当今中国经济和旅游事业的发展，因此机场从2004年3月就开始着手于规模宏大的扩建工程，那就是修建三号航站楼。
该工程包括兴建一座新的候机大楼，一条新的跑道和一些辅助设施；作为2008年北京奥运会的重点工程，三号航站楼于2004年3月28日正式开始动工，经过4年的艰苦努力现在已经完工。从空中看三号航站楼就像一条巨龙，它象征着伟大的中华民族。新建的三号航站楼飞机跑道长3800米，宽60米。即使世界上最大的飞机空中客车A380也可以在这里安全起降。
三号航站楼于2008年2月29日零时正式启用。它由三部分组成：C区、D区和E区。C区用于国内、国际乘机手续办理、国内出发及国内
、国际行李提取；D区暂用于奥运及残奥会期间包机保障；E区用于国际出发和到达。
三号航站楼是迄今为止世界上最大的单体航站楼。它的总体建筑面积约100万平方米，相当于170个足球场的大小。它比一号航站楼和二号航站楼之和还要大一倍。到现在为止，北京首都国际机场共有三条飞机跑道，137条滑行道

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和314个停机位。年总载客量从原来的3600万人次提高到了现在的7600万人次。
启程
作为国内航班乘客启程，携带需托运的行李的乘客要到机场登记处，出示他们的机票和有效身份证，经过行李检查后，拿到他们的登机牌。而没有携带需托运的行李的乘客，则直接通过标示着“无行李托运处”就可以了。
作为国际航班乘客启程，除了根据相关法规拥有海关监控豁免的乘客外，其他乘客都需要在海关填写一份申报单，向海关申报自己的真实情况。申报单上所有项目都选择“否”的乘客可以选择通过“无需申报”通道，又称海关程序绿色通道；而那些选择“是”的乘客则需要在表格上具体填写物品种类、质量、样式等，然后选择通过“物品申报”通道，又称红色通道。
到达
作为国内航班乘客，到达后乘客可以到候机厅的行李领取处领取他们的行李。乘客可以看安装在行李领取处门口的行李传送带屏幕，找出他们的行李所在的那条传送带。对于那些携带很多行李的乘客，机场的手推车可以给予他们很大帮助。为了防止行李被误领，机场的工作人员会在门口检查乘客们的行李标签。
作为国际航班乘客，到达后外国乘客需要出示他们的有效护照和入境签证，并根据检疫机构的要求完成入境健康检疫申报卡；而中国乘客则拥有有效护照就可以入境。
安全检查
考虑到泛滥的各种犯罪和恐怖活动，安全对于每个机场来说都具有非常重要的意义。安全检查处要求乘客们向安检工作人员出示他们的登机牌、机票和有效证件，然后再通过探测通道，用X光检查他们随身携带的物品。
被禁止随身携带和托运行李的物品
根据中国海关现行规定，违禁物品包括火器、爆炸物、管制刀具、易燃易爆品、有毒有害物、带腐蚀性物品、带放射形物品和其它任何对航空安全造成隐患的物品，例如磁性物品和带强刺激性气味的物品。

Exercise 1 Reading comprehension
Answer the following questions according to the text:
1. It may include lounges, shops, restaurants, cafés, left-luggage counters, clinics, bathrooms, public telephones, self-service banks, etc.
2. As one of the most important projects for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the expansion program began in March 28, 2004 and so far it has been completed. The project includes the construction of a new terminal building-Terminal 3, a new runway and some auxiliary facilities. Seen from air, The newly built T3 looks like a huge dragon. It is 3800 meters long and 60 meters wide. It is so far the largest single aviation project in Asia. It is large enough for the worl
d’s biggest passenger plane, the Airbus A380 to take off and land. The expansion has increased the total passenger handling capacity of BCIA fro

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m 36 million to 76 million annually.
3．You should choose the Nothing to Declare Channel or the Green Channel for Customs procedures.
4. They are required to show their boarding passes, airline tickets and valid ID cards to the security personnel before they go through the detection passage and have their hand carry articles examined by an X-ray.
5. The prohibited items include firearms, explosive objects, controlled cutters, combustible or detonable objects, toxic or harmful objects, corrosive objects, radioactive objects and any other objects harmful to aviation safety, such as ferromagnetic objects and objects with strong pungent odor.

Exercise 2 Word Training

Fill in the following blanks with the words listed below in their proper forms:
1. deluge 2. identity. 3. premier 4. provisions 5. facilities
6. comprised 7. embarked 8. exempted 9. authority 10. proceed

Exercise 3 Translation practice
A.Interpret the following sentences into Chinese:
1.在芝加哥中途停留要多久？
2.我们想让那些带小孩的乘客先登机。
3.这次航班已延误，但所有联运航班都可以搭乘。
4.我得提前多少天买票才能享受折扣？
5.继续飞往纽约的乘客，你们的联运航班将从8号门离港。
B. Interpret the following sentences into English:
1. I’m sorry. The flight is booked.
2. What is the lowest rate from Beijing to the States?
3. What flights are there from Shanghai to Canada for today?
4. I’m calling to find out if flight UA2121 will take off on time.
5. What’s the luggage allowance, please?

Unit 2 At the Immigration & Customs

Section 1 Dialogues

Exercise 1 Act Out

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Mary: Excuse me, sir. One of my suitcases seems to be missing. Can you check to see where it is? Here is the luggage tag.
Officer: Could you wait for a moment while we are checking?
Mary: Okay.
Officer: I’m sorry, madam. All the luggage of your flight has arrived. Maybe someone has taken your luggage by mistake. It’s our fault.
Mary: That’s too bad. I’ve got some very important articles in the suitcase.
Officer: Don’t worry. Usually passengers who find they get wrong luggage will return it soon. Could you come to my office with me? I need to make a lost luggage report.
Mary: Okay.
Officer: Could you describe your suitcase, madam?
Mary: Yes, it is a medium-sized dark blue suitcase with my name tag. The brand is Queen.
Officer: I see. Please fill in this luggage lost form. When we find it we’ll inform you immediately.
Mary: I hope you can deliver my luggage to China World Hotel in Beijing. Here is the address and my cell phone number.
Officer: There is no problem. I’m really sorry for the inconveniences we have brought you.

Exercise 3 Listening practice
A.Now listen to the first passage and answer
the following questions:
1. He needs to go through three checks. They are the Inspection and Quarantine, the Immigration, and the Customs.
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He needs to fill in an Entry Health Quarantine Declaration Card honestly.
3. He has to show his passport, entry visa and filled-in entry registration card.
4. It’s on the second floor.
5. He is required to fill out a Declaration Form.

Tapescript(听力原稿)
At Beijing Capital International Airport, overseas passengers shall go through the following three checks before leaving the airport.
First you shall go through the Inspection and Quarantine. You are required to fill in an Entry Health Quarantine Declaration Card honestly according to the requirement of inspection authorities. If you suffer from diseases such as AIDs, sexually transmitted diseases you should report to the quarantine staff.
The second is to go through the Immigration, where you’ll have to show your valid passport and entry visa, and the filled-in Entry Registration Card to the immigration officer for inspection.
When you have gone through those formalities, you can go to the terminal building to pick up your luggage. For Terminal 1 and 2 the luggage claim hall is on the first floor, for Terminal 3, it is on the second floor.
The third examination after you claim your luggage is going through the Customs, where you are required to fill out a Declaration Form. If you don’t have anything to declare you can choose to go through the Nothing-to-Declare Channel, or the Green Channel. If you do have something to declare you may choose to go through the “Goods-to-Declare Channel”, or the Red Channel.
After finishing the formalities of the Customs, you can leave the airport by airport express, shuttle bus, or taxi.

B.Now listen to the second passage and complete the following sentences:
1. Melbourne Airport
2. October, 13.
3. tampered with
4. 960g
5. importing a prohibited import

Tapescript(听力原稿)
Charge over heroin
Drug smuggling has become more and more serious in some countries. And customs officers have been trying to crack down on it. The following is a report from Melbourne Airport by a chief Australian police officer.
A woman has been caught with almost 1kg of heroin at Melbourne Airport. The woman, 54, believed to be from South Australia, was arrested as she got off a flight from Jakarta on October, 13.
Her luggage was X-rayed after Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service officers noticed her backpack appeared to have been tampered with.
Customs officers found a package of white powder. Tests later showed it was 960g of heroin.
The woman was charged with importing a prohibited import and remanded in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court to appear again in January.
Australian Customs Service regional director Jenny Peachey said the case was an example of border agencies combining to produce outstanding results.
“The combined efforts of the
border agencies have prevented nearly 1kg of heroin from reaching Australia.” Ms Peachey said.

Section 2 Text

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通过机场海关进行毒品走私

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毒品走私已经成为横扫世界的毒瘤，它在伤害着我们身体，毒害着我们的社会，所以我们必须要采取坚决反对的立场。我们大家可以看到，当前的状况是前所未有的严重。各种各样的毒品时常经过海关进入像美国、俄罗斯、日本、中国这样的国家和一些西欧国家。最糟糕的是，有些海关的工作人员也参与犯罪。下面这则新闻便揭露了机场海关内的腐败事件。
联邦特工昨天逮捕了二十名机场行李和货运工作人员，并对他们提起公诉。这些人在海关官员的眼皮底下从事了长达10年的毒品走私活动，每年都经过肯尼迪海关走私数以百磅计的可卡因和大麻。
检举人说这次逮捕行动揭露了一起令人震惊的长时间的合谋犯罪，在这次事件中行李搬运工将价值以千万美元计的毒品通过海关运输，却一直没有受到任何实质性的惩罚。这次毒品走私活动也暴露了联邦政府官员所说的国家机场安全系统中存在的弱点。
自从2001年9月11日恐怖袭击后，行李检查员正式成为联邦政府雇员，他们需要遵守更加严苛的联邦法规，而行李和货物搬运工与行李检查员不同，他们通常都是被私人承包商雇佣来为机场工作。
“被贪婪驱使的腐败的机场雇员们组成了网络，他们很可能像与毒品走私犯合谋那样，与恐怖分子合谋。”美国移民与海关执法局的代理助理秘书迈克?加西亚在宣布逮捕事件的新闻发布会上这样说道。
为期14个月的调查以逮捕了犯案人员告终。官方声称在此期间，联邦调查局在抵达肯尼迪的国际航班中查获了超过400千克的可卡因和大量的大麻，这些毒品大部分都来自圭亚那和牙买加。官方称九月份在一架客机的货舱里截获的重达185千克、价值2千3百万美元的可卡因是其中之最。
据检察官所说，行李部门工作人员的主管有权自由出入停机坪和飞机，他们和手下的行李员一起卸载毒品货物。之后他们就小心地避开所有摄像头和各种边防安全检查，将毒品转移到安全的地方运走和分销。
毒品通常被藏在行李箱、货运箱，而且至少还有一次藏在客机厨房里的冰袋下面，美国东部行政区的一名律师Roslynn R. Mauskopf这样说道。他所在的事务所与海关官员和纽约和新泽西的港务局共同参与了这次调查工作。
“这是非常典型的监守自盗。”Mauskopf说。
这起合谋犯案
在2002年底终于被发现，Mauskopf说道，这是海关官员在圭亚那飞来的环球航空公司航班上截获了几次可卡因之后。联邦调查局开始监视这条航线，很快逮捕了一名转移手提箱的机场雇员，箱中藏有17千克可卡因。
这名雇员开始与调查员合作。调查员们记录了他与一些走私毒品活动中的主犯关于毒品运送的

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谈话。
一名执法官员说，由于走私活动多年未被发现，这些行李员似乎认为他们是不可战胜的。
“这是对他们的一种嘲弄。”他说。
检察官昨天表示对由谁提供和分销毒品的相关内容无可奉告，只说他们的调查还在继续。

Exercise 1 Reading comprehension
Answer the following questions according to the text:
1. They were accused of running a decade-long drug smuggling operation that brought hundreds of pounds of cocaine and marijuana a year through Kennedy International Airport under the noses of customs officials.
2. The former are often employed by private contractors while the latter are federal employees subject to more stringent federal regulations.
3. They might colluded with drug smugglers and terrorists as well.
4. Their supervisors provided substantial assistance for the baggage handlers because they had unrestricted access to the tarmac and airplanes.
5. The conspiracy was exposed in late 2002 after customs officials intercepted several shipments of cocaine on Universal Airlines flights from Guyana. Agents began doing surveillance of the airline and soon arrested an airport employee diverting a suitcase containing 17 kilograms of cocaine. The employee began cooperating with investigators, who recorded him discussing drug shipments with a number of the principals in the smuggling operation.

Exercise 2 Word Training
Fill in the following blanks with the words listed below in their proper forms:
1. intercepted 2. involved 3. corruption 4. unveiled 5. collaborating
6. conspiracy 7. stunning 8. declined 9. enforcement 10. charged

Exercise 3 Translation practice
A.Interpret the following sentences into Chinese:
1．每个乘客只允许免税带一台照相机。
2．对中国的政治、经济、文化和道德产生危害的照片、磁盘、电影、磁带、录像带、光盘等物品禁止入境。
3．国外乘客入境需要持有有效的护照和入境签证。
4．在北京首都机场下了飞机进入航站楼之后，你就可以到大楼的一层去取行李。
5．如果你有物品需要申报，你可以选择走红色通道办理海关手续。
B. Interpret the following sentences into English:
1. Please bring your luggage here for inspection.
2. In case of emergency, please dial 110 to seek help from the police.
3. How much currency are you bringing into the country?
4. I need to examine the contents of your traveling bag.
5. What is the nature of your trip?

Unit 3 At the Hotel

Section 1 Dialogues

Exercise 1 Act Out

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Jean: Good morning. My name’s Jean. I need to check out.
Zhao: Your room number, please.
Jean: Room 2526.
Zhao: So you are Miss Jean Brick from Room 2526. Have you used any hotel services during your stay here?
Jean: Yes
, I had two morning calls and three meals at restaurant.
Zhao: Well, the total including service charge and meals for the four days is 15,500 R

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MB. Are you going to pay in cash or with credit card?
Jean: I’d like to pay with credit card. Here is my card.
Zhao: Thank you.
Jean: I’d like a receipt, please.
Zhao: No problem.
Jean: Can you have my baggage brought down?
Zhao: Certainly. I’ll have the bellboy take your baggage to the lobby.
Jean: Thanks. By the way, Can you help me book a plane ticket?
Zhao: Yes, we can.
Jean: Thank you very much.
Zhao: You are welcome.

Exercise 3 Listening practice
A. Now listen to the first passage and answer the following questions:
1. They provide their guests with the Red Chamber Banquet with Red Chamber Wine
2. Soybean milk and cross-bridge rice noodles.
3. Chinese and Thai massage.
4. To enjoy Peking Opera.
5. It means that these hotels not only provide green food for their guests but they also pay attention to energy conservation and environmental protection.

Tapescript(听力原稿)
The competition of hotels is becoming more and more severe, so hotels are not only trying to provide their guests with excellent services but also making efforts to show their own features. For instance, guests who stay at the Grand View Garden Hotel can enjoy the Red Chamber Banquet with Red Chamber Wine after admiring the beautiful scenery of the garden. What a fantastic thing it is!
Feature services reflect in many ways. Some hotels offer local snacks such as soybean milk and cross-bridge rice noodles while others provide their guests with various kinds of massage such as Chinese and Thai massage. Some hotels are best known for their hot springs while others are famous for their organized performances.
Feature services should be guest-oriented. For example, some guests are keen on Peking Opera and that is one of their aims of coming to China. To meet their needs, some hotels in Beijing regularly arrange Peking Opera for their guests.
Green-oriented management is another feature of some hotels. These hotels not only provide green food for their guests but they also pay attention to energy conservation and environmental protection.

B.Now listen to the second passage and complete the following sentences:
1.shop window, nerve center
2.the Front Office.
3.inquiries.
4.manners, ability of languages
5.training programs

Tapescript(听力原稿)
The Front Office is a very important department of a hotel. It is the “shop window” and “nerve center” and plays an important role in the hotel’s image. It is the place where hotels start and end their services to guests.
The staff at the Front Office may perform the following duties------ welcome guests, receive reservations, register guests, carry guests’ luggage, handle inquiries, store guests’ luggage and valuables, exchange foreign currencies, settle guests’ complaints, check the guests out, etc. To accomplish these tasks, t
he Front Office staff shall have neat and smart appearance, good manners and strong ability of languages. They should be warm-hearted, considera

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te, helpful and energetic. They should greet their guests with a smile from bottom of their heart.
The Front Office manager is a very important person who is responsible for the proper running of the Front Office. Some of his tasks are described as follows: to monitor the Front Office staff to ensure that guests receive prompt attention; to monitor guest relations personnel to ensure that club members, repeat guests and VIPs receive special attention; to design and carry out training programs for the Front Office staff.

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宾馆分类
宾馆是向公众提供住宿、餐饮、休闲设施和其它服务的建筑或机构。它作为人们的临时住所，既有简约的住房，也有极端奢侈的住房。虽然不可能对这些住房精确分类，行业中还是做出了一些基本分类。一般的宾馆可以根据它们的设施和功能分成五类：商务宾馆、度假宾馆、住宿宾馆、民俗宾馆和汽车旅馆。如果根据规模来分类，宾馆可以分为大型、中等和小型宾馆。大型宾馆一般拥有超过600间客房，中等宾馆的客房数在600到300之间，小型宾馆的客房少于300间。
为了商业人士设计，定位在城市和城镇的商业领域的宾馆被称为商务宾馆或临时宾馆。商务宾馆是宾馆中最重要的一类，它们不仅为个人和团体的商务旅行提供优质服务，还设法吸引长期居住的客人和那些为了娱乐等其它原因住宿的客人。
临时宾馆的装潢豪华且高雅，拥有全部休闲娱乐设施，例如室内游泳池、保龄球馆、按摩沙龙、体育馆、台球厅，温泉和桑拿浴室等等。北京最好的五星级商务旅馆有北京翠宫大酒店、强强北京国际商务酒店、北京东方君悦大酒店。
度假型宾馆是宾馆中的第二大类，这类宾馆的建立是要满足每个度假者的需求---放松、消遣、娱乐等等。一般来讲度假型宾馆都建在靠近名胜古迹的地方---海滩、湖畔、山边、温泉区。度假型宾馆非常努力地去满足现代旅行者的需求。因此，舒适、娱乐和美食总是优先考虑。度假型宾馆通常都是季节性的，但是随着室内游泳池和诱人的娱乐活动的出现，有些宾馆在旺季过去很长时间之后还在运营，价格也较低。
除了以上两种主要的宾馆之外，还有一种主要为长住客人设计的宾馆，称之为长住型宾馆。这种宾馆主要集中在欧美。从本质上来讲，长住型宾
馆就是公寓大楼，它为个人（比如单身老人）提供单人房间，为家庭提供完整的套房。长住型宾馆也是那些寻求廉价住房的学生居住的理想场所。
会议型宾馆主要是为了接待各类会议和娱乐目的，它们通常都可以提供诸如大型会议室、多功能厅、娱乐室等现代化设施。会议型宾馆通常都建在一个国家最重要的政治、经济、

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和文化中心，或建在最漂亮的旅游胜地。
汽车旅馆是1923年于美国问世。它们多为一层建筑，通常建在小型公路的旁边。汽车旅馆在客房外为汽车提供停放空间，这与宾馆有所不同。在宾馆，客人和他们的汽车之间的距离很远，客人走进大厅之后，就不会像汽车旅馆那样很容易接近他们的汽车。
对于开车旅行的个人和家庭来讲，汽车旅馆更便宜、更方便。虽然汽车旅馆比宾馆价格低，但是服务并不次。许多汽车旅馆都提供和宾馆一样的设施，如空调、淋浴、有线电视等。汽车旅馆的业主通常都是个人，所有服务也由宾馆业主的家人提供。汽车旅馆的一个缺点是旅馆内没有自己的饭馆，所以客人只好在旅馆外就餐。

Exercise 1 Reading comprehension
Answer the following questions according to the text:
1. A hotel is a building or institution which provides lodgings, food and beverage, leisure facilities and other services for the public.
2. It may provide facilities such as an indoor swimming pool, a bowling room, a massage salon, a gym, a billiard room, a spa and sauna room, etc.
3. The resort hotel is usually built near historical interests and scenic sports ---at beaches, near lakes and mountains or at a spa, and it is mainly designed to meet the needs of vacationers.
4. It is primarily designed for long-staying guests, such as single elderly people and families.
5. A motel is usually a small one-story building while a hotel is often bigger and higher. A motel provides a visitor with a parking space for automobiles but a hotel doesn’t. A motel is usually more economical and more convenient for people who travel by car. A drawback of the motel is that visitors usually have to eat away from their lodgings while guests of the hotel can have their meals on site.

Exercise 2 Word Training
Fill in the following blanks with the words listed below in their proper forms:
1. convention 2.inferior 3. drawback 4. cozy 5. commercial
6. deluxe 7. transient 8. advent 9. strenuous 10. access

Exercise 3 Translation practice
A.Interpret the following sentences into Chinese:
1. 房价是每晚250美金外加10%的服务费。
2. 广告说这家宾馆可以提供至少百分之十五的季节性折够。
3. 我不知为何有这笔费用，我并没有叫按摩服务。
4. 我想要一个有大号床的豪华间。
5. 您是否愿意检查一下账单看看数额是否正确呢？

B. Interpret the following sentences into English:
1. How do I get room service?
2. All of our rooms have bath or shower.
3. At our hotel you can get 20 percent discount for every night after the second.
4. By the way, is there any extra charge for using those facilities?
5. I’m sorry,
there is no vacancy tonight. Could I recommend another hotel for you?

Unit 4 At the Restaurant

Section 1 Dialogues

Exercise 1 Act Out

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Manager: Hello, madam. You asked to see me.
Anne: Yes, I did. I feel very unhappy.
Manager: What’s the problem?
Anne: I ordered two dishes in your restaurant. But the fish isn’t fresh and the vegetables are overcooked and mushy. When I complained to the waitress, she didn’t seem to take any notice of it at all.
Manager: I’m so sorry, madam. She is new at the job. She ought to have changed them for you.
Anne: But she didn’t. What’s more, when I spoke to her, she didn’t pay any attention and was just staring at me.
Manager: I’m sure there was a misunderstanding. She is from Brazil and her English is not very good. Perhaps she didn’t understand you. I’ll have the dishes changed for you immediately.
Anne: That’s a little more like it. And there is another thing. This wine tastes strange.
Manager: Does it? The French red wine has always been very good.
Anne: You can taste it yourself.
Manager: ( after tasting the wine) Well, madam, I don’t think there is anything wrong with it. Perhaps this brand of wine is a little bit sour for your taste. I would recommend that you try the Chinese red wine next time.
Anne: Perhaps I will.
Manager: Is that all, madam?
Anne: Yes.

Exercise 3 Listening practice
A.Now listen to the first passage and answer the following questions:
1. When a person can’t arrive on time, he should phone the host or hostess, give the reason and tell what time he can come.
2. You shouldn’t make noises with your mouth, chew with your mouth open, or speak with your mouth full of food.
3. It’s good manners to use the soup spoon to get the soup into your mouth.
4. You can ask someone to do it for you by saying “ Please pass me the salt.” Or “ Could you pass me the pepper, please?”
5. You can signal that you have finished your meals by putting your knife and fork side by side on the plate.

Tapescript(听力原稿)
Generally speaking, different cultures result in different table manners. Good manners play an important role in social communication and business as well.
In America the first rule of being a polite guest is to be punctual. (准时的). It’s impolite to arrive too early or too late. When a person can’t arrive on time, he should phone the host or hostess, give the reason and tell what time he can come.
When you eat your meal, do not make noises with your mouth; do not chew with your mouth open, or speak with your mouth full of food. When drinking alcohol, it is impolite to drink too much or get drunk. It’s bad manners to slurp your soup, or pick up the bowl to hold it closer to your mouth. You should use the soup spoon to get the soup into your mouth.
Cut large pieces of meat, potatoes and vegetables into bite size pieces, eat one at a time. You should eat it off your fork not off you knife.

If you want to eat the dishes that are out of your reach, you can ask someone to do it for you by saying “ Please pass me the salt.” Or “ Could

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you pass me the pepper, please?”
When you have finished your meals, put your knife and fork side by side on the plate. This signals that you have finished eating. In America, people do not clean their teeth with toothpicks at table. It’s good manners to fold your napkin and put it beside your plate when you leave the table.

B.Now listen to the second passage and complete the following sentences:
1. Food is the first necessity.
2. great variety and diverse flavors
3. sweet, salty, hot, sour
4. customs, culture
5. light, fresh

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Chinese Cuisine is one of the three top cuisines in the world. In China food is considered the most important of all. Everybody knows the famous Chinese saying “Food is God for people”, which means food is the first necessity.
Chinese cuisine is well-known not only for its great variety but also for its diverse flavors due to China’s vast territory and a great number of nationalities. An old saying sums up the characteristics of Chinese food--- “sweet in the south, salty in the north, hot in the east, and sour in the west.” For instance, People in Shanghai like sweet food while people in Beijing enjoy salty food. People in Sichuan are keen on chili while people in Shaanxi are fond of sour dishes.
Cooking is an art which contains customs and culture. The Chinese cooking skill is considered one of the best in the world. There are altogether eight big cuisines in china. They are Sichuan, Cantonese, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, Shandong and Hunan cuisines. Each one has its own distinctive features. The Cantonese food is light and fresh and lays great emphasis on artistic presentation. Shandong food is characterized by its freshness, aroma and crispness. Hunan dishes are known for its use of chili, pepper and shallot.

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英国酒吧
英国以酒吧文明，如果去英国不到英国的酒吧转一转就等于没有去过英国。传统的英国酒吧被认为是游客最能领略英国本土文化的地方。如果你去英国并呆上一段时间的话，那里的各色酒吧一定会给你留下深刻的印象。
英国的酒吧历史悠久。英国第一家酒吧是几千年前的罗马军队在公元前55年到公元410年征服英国时在英国建立的。第一家酒吧只有葡萄酒。但是在十四世纪发现啤酒花之后，英国的酒吧开始提供啤酒，就像现在一样。当今，酒吧不仅提供啤酒如淡啤酒、苦啤酒、黑啤酒，还提供葡萄酒、苹果
酒、软饮料和烈酒如威士忌、杜松子酒或者伏特加酒。酒吧还提供各种各样丰盛的价格合理的膳食。
英国的酒吧于世界上大多数酒吧不同，他们蕴含着独特的文化。初入英国酒吧的人会发在那里买酒得费一番周折，因为那里没有酒保。在英国酒吧你要自己到吧台去买酒或食品，并且就在那里付款。许多人对英国酒吧这种不

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可思议的礼节感到困惑，但实际上它们暗含着自己存在的目的。
英国人一般有礼貌、有教养且举止优雅，但是他们矜持、害羞。正如人类学家所言，酒吧文化的设计正好促进了他们之间的交际。站在酒吧里等待服务使你有机会和其他的人交谈。在英伦诸岛上，和陌生人亲切地交谈被认为是完全适宜的正常行为的唯一场所可能就是吧台了。
当今的英国一共有6万多家酒吧，其中有些酒吧历史悠久、世界闻名。英国的老鹰酒吧就是剑桥非常著名的一个，它的历史可以追溯到公元15世纪。就是在这间酒吧里，英国人詹姆士?沃森和美国人佛兰西斯?克里克在1953年宣布他们解开了生命的奥秘---脱氧核糖核酸双螺旋结构。如果有幸得话，在老鹰酒吧里，你也许会遇到一些著名的专家和科学家。
在英国酒吧里你可以努力的去吸引酒吧服务员的注意，但要注意方式。不要大声嚷嚷，不要在吧台面上敲击钱币，不要叭叭地弹手指，不要像快淹死的人那样挥动手臂，不要愁眉苦脸，不要唉声叹气，不要翻动眼珠。无论如何不要挂在敲柜台后面的钟，那是酒吧老板在表示关门时间到了的时候用的。你要做的就是让酒吧服务生看见你。你可以举起空杯子或钱，但不要摇晃。你脸上可以流露出等待、期望，甚至略带焦急的表情。如果你显得太心满意足的话，酒保服务生会认为他们已经为你提供服务了。
如果你们是团体前往，那最好是一个或两个人前去买酒。酒吧常客和酒保最腻味的就是一大群人一边聊着一边又犹豫不决不知喝什么酒好，把通往吧台的路给堵住。
在英国不满18岁的青少年不允许在酒吧喝酒。可是，14岁的孩子如果是点餐的话也可以在没人陪同的情况下进入酒吧。孩子可以他们父母一起进入酒吧，可以在那里呆到晚9点。这种规定就给家庭提供了一起就餐的机会，也使酒吧能够继续扮演社区活动中心的角色。至于营业时间，大部分酒吧是从上午11点到晚上11点，但在星期天的时候酒吧11：30就会关门。
酒吧侍者被称为酒吧男招待员（landlords）和酒吧女招待员(barmaids)，他们并不期待总是得到小费。要想给酒吧侍者小费，按照惯例请他们喝杯酒就可以了。永远不要给他们赏钱。酒吧为自己的平等气氛感到自豪，现金小费会使人想到酒吧服务员是伺候人的，而请他们喝一杯则是友好的表示。

Exercise 1 Reading comprehension
Answer the following questions according to the text:
1. There is no table service and visitors to the pub have to go to the counter themselves to order
and pay.
2. You should try to catch the bartenders’ eyes. You can hold an empty glass or some money (but not wave them about) and adopt an expe

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ctant, hopeful, even slightly anxious facial expression.
3. It not only serves beer such as Lager, Bitter and Stout, but also offer wines, cider, soft drinks, and spirit like whisky, gin or vodka. It also serves hearty meals of all kinds at a reasonable price.
4. They have to go to the counter themselves to order food and drinks and pay the bill immediately at the counter.
5. Pubs pride themselves on their egalitarian atmosphere. A tip in cash would be a reminder of their service role, whereas the offer of a drink is a friendly gesture. When you want to tip them, it’s customary to offer them a drink.

Exercise 2 Word Training
Fill in the following blanks with the words listed below in their proper forms:
1. egalitarian 2. dithering 3. gratuity 4. hearty 5. distinguished
6. complacent 7. customary 8. scowled 9. contented 10. atmosphere

Exercise 3 Translation practice
A. Interpret the following sentences into Chinese:
1. 粤菜以烤乳猪闻名，北京菜以烤鸭著称。
2. 您想要来一份我们的甜点吗？
3. 这回我来买单。
4. 咱们来个一醉方休。
5. 你的牛排要配什么，配色拉吗？

B．Interpret the following sentences into English:
1. Do you have vegetarian dishes?
2. He is a stone drunk.
3. I’d like a scotch on the rocks.
4. Cantonese food is a bit light.
5. This is the best wine I’ve ever tasted.

Unit 5 Traffic

Section 1 Dialogues

Exercise 1 Act Out

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Jack: Excuse me. I need to go to Wangfujing Street, but I don’t know how to get there.
Passerby: Actually many buses can get there. You can take bus No.52.
Jack: But could you tell me which stop I should get off if I take bus No. 52?
Passerby: You should get off at Wangfujing bus stop.
Jack: How many stops are there from here to Wangfujing Street?
Passerby: Seven stops, I think.
Jack: Does the conductor announce the name of the stops?
Passerby: Yeah, and the automatic bus-stop-reporting system also announce the name of each stop you have reached.
Jack: That’s very convenient. By the way, how much is the fare?
Passerby: If you use Yikatong, or IC Card, it’s only 40 cents. It’s one yuan for passengers without the card.
Jack: So the card will allow you 60 percent discount.
Passerby: Exactly.
Jack: It’s really very cheap to use public transportation in Beijing.
Passerby: And it’s also very convenient.
Jack: But where can I purchase the IC Card?
Passerby: You can get it at some authorized selling spots. There is a one right up there. It’s just up the road a piece.
Jack: I see. Thank you very much.
Passerby: You are welcome.

Exercise 3 Listening practice
A.Now listen to the first passage and answer the following questions:
1. He will be fined fifty dollars.
2. Drivers shall always have their children under 12 take the back
seat.
3. It stands for driving under the influence of alcohol.
4. The punishment includes the payment of a large fine, a mandatory jail sente

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nce, and the suspension or revocation of a driver’s license.
5. He should always stop his car.

Tapescript(听力原稿)
Rules for Drivers in the United States
Keep in mind the following rules when you drive in the United States.
The first one is that you should always buckle up. Drivers or front seat passengers over 14 in most vehicles must wear a seat belt. If you do not, you shall be fined up to 50 dollars. However, you do not have to wear a seat belt if you are reversing your vehicle, or if you have a valid medical certificate that allow you not to wear it.
The second rule is that you shall always have your children take the back seat. According to American laws, children under 12 should not ride in the front, they must sit in the back.
The third thing is that you shall never drive when you are drunk.. You might hear DUI, which means driving under the influence of alcohol. It is a very serious crime that often requires the payment of a large fine, a mandatory jail sentence, and the suspension or revocation of a driver’s license.
The fourth rule is that you shall always stop your car when you see a stop sign. If you see no one cross the street, continue your drive. But if someone does, wait until they have passed.

B.Now listen to the second passage and complete the following sentences:
1. western Turkey
2. eight; seven
3. Saturday
4 Turkey’s largest city Istanbul
5. heavy rain

Tapescript(听力原稿)
News
Eight people were killed and seven others injured in a traffic accident in western Turkey on Saturday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported
The report said that the tragedy occurred when a minibus driving from Izmir province to Turkey's largest city Istanbul collided with a jeep on the Izmir-Istanbul highway in Saruhanli town of Manisa province.
The injured had been taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, said the report, adding the traffic accident happened due to heavy rain.

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北京的公共交通
公共汽车
虽然在首都北京有各种各样的交通手段，但是公共汽车还是有着不可替代的作用。北京的公交网络遍步整个城区和郊区，是人们出行的主要方式。北京市政府实施优先发展公交的战略，数万辆公交车运行在北京各条线路上。
随着2008年北京奥运会的到来，公交公司正在着力改进它的公交体系。数千辆破旧的公交车都换成了漂亮的、现代化的新型“巡洋舰”。北京还引入了可以在汽车、地铁使用的电子付费
卡---一卡通。当乘客上了汽车，他只需要将一卡通贴近设在门口的读卡器，在听到“嘟”声之后，付费就自动完成了，简单得连初学走路的小孩儿也可以做。你再也不用上车后在口袋里倒处寻找零钱了！
乘坐公交车的另一个优点就是价格便宜。从2007年1月1日起，北京开始实施新的公交价格体系，这给城市居民

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带来了很大益处。通过发行公交一卡通，公交公司使乘客享受到了优惠的价格。在市区使用一卡通，乘车只需花上4角钱，学生只需2角钱。北京长途汽车从2008年1月15日也开始打折，使用公交卡可以打6折。但是没有购买公交卡的乘客还需要付原价。
地铁
你永远不会想到在过去的几十年里北京的地铁发展得有多快！最早的地铁，也就是地铁1号线是在1965年破土动工的。在经过了4年艰苦的努力之后在1961年10月1日正式开通运营。虽然现在北京的地铁还没有覆盖全城，但是它已经遍布在这个城市的许多区域。
地铁1号线横贯东西，地铁5号线贯穿南北，地铁2号线也称之为环线，环绕全城只需大约40分钟，它途经许多大型商业机构和知名场所，地铁13号线也是一条环线，横贯海淀、朝阳和昌平区。
北京市城市规划委员会宣布将要修建地铁6号线，它是北京最长的地铁。这一规划已经得到了有关政府部门的审批，并且将在一年之内动工。6号线设计从东到西横贯北城，与现在的地铁1号线平行。
北京的地铁票价只有两元，你既可以使用一卡通也可以购票。在北京乘坐地铁你可以到达许多著名的地方，比如说天安门广场、故宫、天坛公园、中央电视台、北京火车站、雍和宫、琉璃厂文化街等。
出租车
如果你从来没有到达过北京，出租车也许是你最佳的选择，因为它可以为新来者提供很大的帮助。与伦敦、纽约和其它的西方大都市相比，北京的出租车价格便宜，每公里只需两元，并且没有行李附加费和小费，但是乘出租车需要交纳等车费和晚间附加费。累计等候5分钟按1公里计算费用，晚上11点以后，出租车要加20%的附加费。
北京的出租车24小时运营，在城市的街道、宾馆、车站、机场、商业中心都可以打到出租车。出租车司机通常十分友好、随和、乐于助人。上了出租车之后，你还可以与司机交谈。
自行车
尽管自行车不是中国人发明的，但是中国却被人们称之为自行车的王国，这是由于中国的自行车比世界任何地方都多。在20世纪80年代末中国就有5亿多辆自行车。在70年代和80年代自行车不仅遍布在富裕的城镇，也遍布于不发达的乡村，尤其对于那些在家乡附近工作和学习的人们。在那时，一个家庭可能有二辆或三辆自行车，可以
你想象一下对于一个拥有10亿人口的国家应该有多少辆自行车！
但是，在过去的二十年里随着中国的经济发展和改革开放情况有所变化，人们比以前富有了，因此一些有钱的人开始购买汽车。现在有的家庭有两辆或三辆汽车。尽管自行车的数量比以前有所下降，但是人们相信自行车永远不会退出历史舞台。
现在自行