Lesson Five
Key Verbs 关键动词：
appreciate 理解，感激，欣赏，赏识
arrange 安排，筹划，整理
assign 分配，指派（任务），确定（时间，地点等）
I'm sure my girlfriend will totally love the flowers you recommended.You say the flower is named“Forget-me-not”.It's a beautiful name.
——I'm just glad I was a little helpful，sir.I hope she will like them.They are terribly beautiful.I know I'd appreciate it if a friend of mine bought me some.
Patients are willing to entrust their lives to skillful doctors.They hope that doctors will help them to get over their illness quickly.
——Then doctors should appreciate how important their responsibilities are.
Mrs Grey，I'll send you all these details by an email or letter of confirmation.Which do you prefer？
——Well，email is faster but We've been having difficulties with our Internet connection，so if you could post it out，I'd appreciate that.
I heard that our school would arrange a lot of recreational activities during the long holiday of the National Day.
——That's terrific.Do you know the details？
I've got a bad toothache.I'd like to make an appointment to have the dentist to look at my teeth.
——Let's see.I can arrange for you to see the doctor two weeks from now.
Is this your bedroom？How large is your bedroom？It looks very large.
——My bedroom is small but it is arranged reasonably and looks larger.
How do you arrange your meals？Do you eat less than before？
——Of course，if you want to lose some weight，you have to reduce the amount of calories you take in，but you have to do it in a gradual and persistant manner.
Excuse me，madam.My wife and I were assigned separate seats.Do you have any empty seats together somewhere？
——Would you wait a moment，please？I'll check for you.
How's the housework assigned in your family since you are a two-earner family？
——In my family，I do most housework and my husband takes care of the kids.
Whom are you looking for？
——I'm David Bright from Oscar Trading.I'm assigned to come here to settle the claim your company raised against us for our shipping wrong goods.
Notes to the text 课文注释：
totally全部地，完全地；“Forget-me-not”勿忘我；I was a little helpful我总算帮上了忙；terribly极度地，可怕地；I know I'd appreciate it if a friend of mine bought me some我知道如果有个朋友给我买点花，我也会很感激的；patients are willing to entrust their lives to skillful doctors responsibility病人愿意把他们的生命托付给医术精良的医生；to get over illness摆脱病痛；Then doctors should appreciate how important their responsibilities are然后医生应该明白他们的责任感有多重要；letter of confirmation确认书；to have difficulties with有点困难；Internet connection联网；to post out发邮件；Recreational activities文娱活动；terrific太棒了，太好了；to make an appointment约会，约定看病时间；dentist牙医；two weeks from now两周之后；Reasonably尚可，合理地；less than before比以前少；to lose（reduce）weight减肥；the amount of calories热量，卡路里的量；in a gradual and persistant manner以渐进和持续的方式；separate seats分开的座位；empty eats空座；a two-earner（doubleincome）family双职工家庭；kids小孩子；Oscar Trading奥斯卡贸易公司；to settle the claim your company raised against us处理贵方提出的针对我方的投诉
Practice 练习
Oral Translation 口头汉译英：
每年暑假，我们学校的学生会都会组织许多户外活动（outdoor activities），比如爬山、游泳、参观名胜古迹。今年学生会将在北京举办国际夏令营（summer camp），我们将邀请全国友好城市（sister cities）的一些学校的学生，也会邀请来自世界各地（the world over）友好城市的学生。除了（beside）在北京的活动外，我们还会组成（to form tour groups）旅游团去天津游览，我想我们一定会度过一个难忘的（unforgettable）暑假。
昨天我们公司指派我去广州处理（to settle）客户投诉我们公司发错货。看到我的到来（my arrival）客户公司的销售经理感到很高兴。我首先代表（on behalf of）公司为我们的失误（errors）道歉（to apologize to…for…）。然后，那位销售经理让我检查了出错的货物（error goods），我说我们一定会从这次事件（accident）中吸取教训（to learn a lesson from），要求我的同事在发货时（to make the delivery）仔细核对发票（invoice）和发货单（delivery list）
Paragraphs Recitation 背诵英语口语短文：
Violence（暴力）in TV can also be good thing for kids.Because it is kind of warning（警告）for the kids，showing them that the world has the dark side and they should prepare for that.Do you really think that it is the violence in TV influencing our kids？I don't think so I would say that it is the TV itself which confine（局限在）our kids and prevent them from more healthy activities.We have to arrange play dates（游戏日）for the kids as an alternative（替换）to TV viewing.Or look for videos of healthy programs for kids and encourage（鼓励）their use as an attractive（吸引人的）alternative to violence programs.
A Chinatown is an inhabited region（居住区域）of overseas Chinese people（华侨）.There are China towns throughout the world.In the past，crowded China towns were the places of cultural insularity（保守封闭）.Currently many old or new China towns are considered important centers of commerce（商业）and tourism.There are many Chinese restaurants to serve Chinese dishes.Many China towns have bilingual（双语）street signs（路牌）in Chinese and the local language.Other public services（公众服务机构）are also bilingual like banking machines and hospitals.In Chinatown，every Chinese New Year，a grand celebration is arranged and the Dragon and lion dances（耍龙舞狮）are performed to celebrate（庆祝）the Chinese Festival.