Unit13

GettingOfftheTrainContent12345SectionA:Startingout

SectionC:PassageReading

SectionD:ExpandingView

SectionE:Self-evaluationSectionB:ListeningandSpeakingSectionA:StartingoutReadandmatchtheexpressions.5.equipmentandfacilitiesinthecarriage

1.crewroom

2.powersocket

3.undrinkablewater

4.ChinaStandardEMUTrain

6.haveaseatingcapacityof80people

7.offerpersonalservice

8.CRHTrain

A.中國高速鐵路

B.非飲用水

C.車廂設(shè)備設(shè)施

D.定員80人

E.電源插座

F.中國標準動車組

G.提供專人服務(wù)

H.乘務(wù)室

SectionB:ListeningandSpeaking123Conversation1

Conversation2Conversation3SectionB:ListeningandSpeakingConversation11.What’sthenextstation?

ThenextstationisShanghai.2.Whichdoorcouldthepassengergetoffthetrain?

Thedoorontheleft.Activity1:Listenandanswer

Conversation1Please

togetoffthetrain.2.Whichdoorgetoffthetrain?Activity2:Listenagainandfillintheblanks

getyourluggagereadyshallweConversation1Workinpairs.Readtheconversationatleasttwice,changingroleseachtime.Activity3:Workinpairs

Conversation1C:Attention,please!ThenextstationisShanghai.Pleasegetyourluggagereadytogetoffthetrain.P:Howlongwillittaketoarriveatthestation?C:About10minutes.Pleasecheckyourbelongingsanddon’tleaveanythingonthetrain.P:Whichdoorshallwegetoffthetrain?C:Thedoorontheleft.P:Isee.Thankyouverymuch.C:Youarewelcome.Conversation1ApassengerwillgotoGuangzhou,buthedoesn’tknowhowlongthetrainwillstayattheplatform.Heisaskingsomethingaboutitinthecarriage.Activity4:Pleasemakeupyourowndialoguewiththegiveninformation.Conversation2WhendosethetrainarriveatChongqing?

ThetrainwillarriveatChongqingin15minutes.2.Whycan’tthepassengergettheluggagedownnow?Becausethetrainispassingthroughatunnel.Thelightisdimandthetrainisshaking.Forhissafety,hecan’tgettheluggagedown.Activity1:Listenandanswer

Conversation2Pleasecheckyourbelongingsand

2.

leaveitthereforamoment.Activity2:Listenagainandfillintheblanks

getreadyforarrival.Foryoursafety,Conversation2Workinpairs.Readtheconversationatleasttwice,changingroleseachtime.Activity3:Workinpairs

Conversation2C:Ladiesandgentlemen,attention,please!WearearrivingatChongqingin15minutes.Pleasecheckyourbelongingsandgetreadyforarrival.P:ShallIgetmyluggagedownnow?C:I’mafraidyou’dbetternot.Foryoursafety,leaveitthereforamoment.Thetrainispassingthroughatunnel.Thelightisdimandthetrainisshaking.P:Indeed.Icanfeelitrockingslightly.C:Whenthetrainrunssmoothly,I’llhelpyoutogetitdown.P:It’sverykindofyou.Thankyou.C:Youarewelcome.Conversation2Apassengergetsonthetrain,buthecan’tfindhisseat.Heisaskingsomethingaboutitinthecarriage.Activity4:Pleasemakeupyourowndialoguewiththegiveninformation.Conversation31.Whereistheterminalofthetrain?

BeijingRailwayStation.2.Howdoesthepassengergettheberthticketback?

Shecanshowtheclerkhernumbertallyandhaveherberthticketback.Activity1:Listenandanswer

Conversation3Showmeyourandyoucan

2.I’msorrytosaythatActivity2:Listenagainandfillintheblanks

numbertally

haveyourberthticketback.Ihavestainedthebedsheet.Conversation3Workinpairs.Readtheconversationatleasttwice,changingroleseachtime.Activity3:Workinpairs

Conversation3C:Excuseme,madam.Nextstopisourterminal—BeijingRailwayStation.Showmeyournumbertallyandyoucanhaveyourberthticketback.MayItidyupyourbedclothes?P1:Yes,ofcourse.I’msorrytosaythatIhavestainedthebedsheet.C:Forgetit.I’llreplaceit.Ithinkthiswatchisyours,isn’tit?P1:Yes,itismine.Thankyou.C:Don’tmentionit.C:(Toanotherpassenger.)Excuseme,sir.Wouldyoupleasestandaside?Iwanttocleanthefloor.P2:Noproblem.Thankyou.C:Youarewelcome.Whosechildisrunningontheaisle?P2:Oh,it’smyson.He’sveryexcited.Thisishisfirsttimetotakeatrain.C:Isee.Thetrainisgoingtostop.Pleasetakecareofhim.P2:Yes,Iwill.Thankyou.Conversation3Aconductorisgoingtotidyupthebedclothesinthesleepingcar.Whenthetrainapproachesthepassenger’sdestination,theconductorgivethepassengertheticketandaskthepassengertoreturnthenumbertally.Activity4:Pleasemakeupyourowndialoguewiththegiveninformation.Wordsandphrases

Activity3:Workinpairs.getoff下車arrival/??ra?v?l/

n.到達shake/?e?k/

v.晃動terminal/?t?rm?n?l/

n.終點站berthticket臥鋪票stain/ste?n/

v.弄臟rock/rɑk/v.搖晃numbertally號碼牌SectionC:PassageReadingRailwaySignalingSectionC:PassageReading

Railwaysignalingisasafetysystemusedonrailwaystopreventtrainsfromcolliding.Trainsareverysusceptibletocollisionbecauseofrunningonfixedrails.Theyarenotcapableofavoidingacollisionbysteeringawayasthevehiclesontheroad.Intheveryearlystageofrailwaydevelopment,menwereemployedtostandnexttothelineatcertainintervalstowatch.Thesemenusedhandsignalstoinformtraindriversthataprecedingtrainhadpassedacertainnumberofminutesago.Thiswascalled“TimeIntervalWorking”.Ifatrainhadpassedthemanonlyashortwhileago,thefollowingtrainwasexpectedtoslowdownorstoptoallowsufficientspacebetweenthetrainstopreventacollision.SectionC:PassageReading

Thissystemwasflawed,asthewatchmanhadnowayofknowingwhethertheprecedingtrainhadclearedthetracksahead.Iftheprecedingtrainbrokedownorstoppedforsomereason,thefollowingtrainwouldcollidewithitsrearend.Accidentsofthistypewerecommonintheearlydaysofrailways.However,withtheinventionoftheelectricaltelegraph,itbecamepossibleforthestationorsignalboxaheadtosendthemessagebacktoconfirmthatatrainhadpassedandthatthelineaheadwasclear.Thiswascalledthe“BlockSystem”.TheBlockSystemcameintousegraduallyduringthe1850sand1860s,andbecamemandatoryintheUnitedKingdomafterparliamentpassedlegislationin1889asaresponsetonumerousrailwayaccidents.Wordsandphrases

Activity3:Workinpairs.signaling/?s?ɡn?l??/

n.發(fā)信號collide/k??la?d/n.碰撞susceptible/s??s?pt?b(?)l/adj.易受影響的interval/??n(t)?rv(?)l/n.間隔rear-endn.后端mandatory/?m?nd??t?ri/

adj.強制的Exercisespreventfrom

防止，阻止becapableof

能夠

followingtrain

后行列車4.slowdown

減速5.breakdown

出現(xiàn)故障6.proceedingtrain

現(xiàn)行列車Termstranslation

ExercisesSentencestranslation1.Railwaysignalingisasafetysystemusedonrailwaystopreventtrainsfromcolliding.鐵路信號是用于鐵路上防止列車碰撞的安全系統(tǒng)。2.Theyarenotcapableofavoidingacollisionbysteeringawayasthevehiclesontheroad.他們不能像路上的車輛那樣避開碰撞。SectionD:ExpandingViewMaglevTrain:FlyingWithoutWings

Maglevtrain,whichusesatechnologythatuseselectromagnetstolevitateatrainaboveaguideway,thuseliminatingfriction,maybeatravelsolutionofthefuture.Forregionaltravel,itcouldcompeteeasilywithairlines.Themaglevtraindependsonaprincipleofmagnetismthatoppositepolesofamagnetattract,likepolesrepeleachother.Insteadofrunninguponaconventionaltrack,themaglevtrainwouldrunoveraguidewaylinedwithelectromagneticcoils,someofwhicharedesignedtolevitateandguidethetrain,otherstopropelit.Thetrainitselfwouldhavelargeelectromagnetsonitsundercarriagetofacilitatelevitationandpropulsion.SectionD:ExpandingViewLuggage&ParcelTransportation

Thelackoffrictionthatisinherentintheoperationofamaglevtrain,plusitsaerodynamicdesign,meansthatsuchtrainscantravelinexcessof498.9km/h,twiceasfastasthefastestconventionaltrain,andabout402.34km/hslowerthanaBoeing777.Thatmeansatripbetween.BostontoWashingtonwouldtakeabout1handahalf.AtripbetweenHoustonandChicagowouldtakejustover3h.Wordsandphrases

Activity3:Workinpairs.electromagnet/i?l?ktr??m?ɡn?t/n.電磁體levitate/?l?v??te?t/v.輕輕浮起guideway?/?ɡa?dwe?/?n.導軌MaglevTrainn.磁懸浮列車eliminate/i?l?m??ne?t/v.消除friction/?fr?k??n/n.摩擦SectionE:Self-evaluationⅠ.Wordsandphrasestranslation1.行李2.下車3.終點站4.到達5.臥鋪票6.發(fā)信號7.碰撞8.后端9.防止SectionE:Self-evaluationⅠ.Wordsandphrasestranslation10.能夠11.后行列車12.先行列車13.減慢14.出故障15.磁懸浮列車1.請帶好您的行李準備下車。2.還要多長時間到站？3.請檢查一下，不要把東西丟在車上。4.請問從哪邊門下車？5.為了您的安全，暫時放一會兒。6.等火車行駛平穩(wěn)后，我再幫您把行李拿下來。7.火車就要到達終點站了，我可以整理您的床鋪嗎？8.火車快到站了，請照顧好您的孩子。SectionE:Self-evaluationⅡ.SentencestranslationReference

Answers

toExercisesSectionEⅠ.