PROGRAMME 11

PART 1 - The Dialogue
本课中的对话有的是在九岁的女孩儿Amanda Clark 和她父亲Michael Clark 之间进行的,有的是在Amanda和她老师之间进行的.谈话的内容都是和计算机有关.Amanda 和她的父母要坐汽车外出旅行,正在计算路程和费用.以下是两段对话的一部分.
MICHAEL CLARK:
Um ...eight and four's twelve.Now,twelve and fify-eight's seventy.That's seventy kilometres.Now,seventy and sixty-three...That's ... um...
AMANDA:
Seventy and sixty-three is a hundred and thirty-three.
MICHAEL CLARK:
O.K.,Amanda,You add the rest.
AMANDA:
How long will it take,Dad?
MICHAEL CLARK:
Well...three hundred and sixty kilometres...at an average speed of fifty kilometres per hour.So that's three hundred and sixty divided by fifty.Let's see...
AMANDA:
Let me do it on the calculator,Dad.Three hundred and sixty divided by fifty equals seven poind two.So the journey'll take about seven hours.

PART 2 - Vocabulary

addition 加法
subtraction 减法
multiplication (table)乘法(表)
division 除法
add 加
subtract 减
divide 除
plus (介词)加
minus (介词)减
Dad 爸爸
a dollar 一元钱
a journey 旅程
a kilometre 一公里
the rest 其余部分
equal 等于
practise 练习
as quick as a calculator 跟计算机一样快
at an average speed of ...per hour 以每小时平均速度......
How long will it takes? 要花多少时间?
How much is that? 多少钱?
seven point two(7.2) 七点儿二
There! 齐了!(在这里表示要给的数字都给了)
Gee! (感叹词)相当于"啊"或"嗬"等等.

PART 3 - The lesson

CALCULATING IN ENGLISH 用英语计算

1.ADDITION 加法
用英语说8+4=12有三种说法:
a)Eight and four is twelve.
Eight and four's twelve.(也有人说:Eight and four are twelve)
b)Eight and four makes twelve.
c)Eight plus four equals twelve.(这种说法比较正式,例如在算术课上.)
2.SUBTRACTION 减法
30 - 7 = 23 有两种普通的说法:
a) Seven from thirty is twenty-three.
b) Thirty minus seven equals twenty-three.(比较正式)
3.MULTIPLICATION 乘法
5 × 6 = 30 也有几种说法:
a) Five sixes are thirty.
b) Five times six is/equals thirty.
c) Five multiplied by six equals thirty.(比较正式)
4.DIVISION 除法
20 ÷ 4 = 5 可以这样说:
a) Four into twenty goes five(times).
c) Twenty divided by four is/equals five.(比较正式)
如果是小数的话:
Three hundred and sixty divided by fifty equals seven point two.

PART 4 - Background Material
澳大利亚的假日
在澳大利亚,人们一年通常有一个月左右的假期.假期里他们可以回老家看看,走亲访友,也可以到海滨风景优美的地方玩玩,到乡下走走.
有人喜欢坐汽车旅行,在野外露营,或者是把自己的旅游车停在专门的停车场,在车里过一两夜,或者是在为坐汽车旅行的人专设的小旅馆里留宿.也有人在这些旅游区的假日别墅里住上一两个星期.
感谢网友“xingbaogang”利用休息时间抄录出该篇原文。---2006年5月16号。