4、前天、昨天、今天、明天、后天是这样表示的：
The day before yesterday
Yesterday
TODAY
Tomorrow
The day after tomorrow
注意：
the other day泛指几天以前，这是个很有用的短语。
5、年、月、周也是用类似的方法来表示的。
例如：
The week before last上上周
Last week上周
THIS VEEK本周
Next week下周
The week after next下下周

Today week下个星期的今天
On Monday week下下星期一
Today fotnight两个星期以后的今天
Tomorrow week下个星期的明天

PRONUNCIATION CORNER
请按下列标记练习连读：
one o'clock two o'clock
three o'clock four o'clock
请注意重读符号，请出节奏来：
At seven o'clock in the evening
At nine o'clock in the morning
At four o'clock in the afternoon
请重复作上而后练习，既注意连读，又注意重读和节奏。

PROGRAMME 18
PART I- The Dialogue
Ian是个男青年，他准备油漆一下家里的天花板，请朋友Greg来帮忙。
IAN：
I'm going to paint this ceiling.
Umm...Could you give me a hand?
GREG：
Sure.What time are you going to start?
IAN：
After lunch.Culd you come about two o'clock?
GREG：
O.K.
IAN：
And would you mind bringing your ladder? I need two ladders,so would you bring yours please?
GREG：
I'm afraid I can't,Ian.
IAN：
Oh?
GREG：
No.The ladder's broken,I'm afraid.
IAN：
Oh...well...I'll use a chair.
GREG：
O.K.I'll see you about two o'clock.
IAN：
Thanks, Greg. See you.

PART II - Vocabulary
a button [ ]按钮
a ceiling [ ]天花板
a ladder [ ]梯子
close (the door) [ ] 关（门）
play (music) [ ] 放(音乐）
come in [ ]进来
sit down [ ]坐下
open (sth.) [ ]打开
smoke [ ]吸烟
paint [ ]油漆
use [ ]用
turn ...down [ ]拧小
a bit cold/stuffy [ ]有点冷/闷
broken [ ]坏了
Could you give me a hand? [ ]帮个忙好吗？

Could you turn it down/off? [ ]
你能不能指导它拧小点儿/把它关了
I'd rather you didn't [ ]我看你最好不要那样做
I'll see you about two o'clock [ ]两点钟左右我到你这里来
I'm afraid I can't [ ]我恐怕办不到
It's jammed [ ]卡住了
Let's get started [ ]咱们开始吧
Not at all [ ]一点儿也不（介意）
Of course not [ ]当然不（介意）
sure [ ]当然
Would you mind not doing that? [ ]你别那样好不好？
You're doing some painting [ ]你在上油漆呀？

NAMES:
Grey [ ](男子名；Gregory的昵称)
Ian [ ]（男子名）
PART III - The Lesson
REQUESTS AND ANSWERS
请求与答复（请参看第9讲）
1、请某人做某事
Would/Could you help me?
Would you mind helping me?
肯定答复 否定答复
Sure? I'm afraid I can't.
O.K. I'm sorry, I can't.
All right Sorry, I can't.
Certainly.
注意：
Sure,O.K.和All right这三种说法比较随便，比较正式。
2、请某人不做某事
Would you mind not doing that?
Please don't do that.
肯定答复（如果有人要求我们不做某事，我们通常总是同意的。）
O.K>
All right.
Sure.
Certainly.
3、请求允许做某事
a)Can I come in?
Could I use your phone?
May I sit here?
表示允许
Sure.
Of course.
Certainly.
b)Do you mind if I smoke?
表示允许
Of course not.
在回答(a)和(b)的问题时，如果表示不允许，可以说：I'd rather you didn't.
注意：
Could I... Can I..把握更小一些。
Do you mind if ..这种说法比较客气。
请求别人允许做某事，通常是要很客气的。如果要做的事，比如吸烟，可能使人感到不快，问的时候尤其要客气。
如果你觉得你要问的问题不大好问，或可能使人感到尴尬，就可以先说 Do you mind if I ask a question?
I'd rather you didn't 这个说法可能显得有点怪，不过你大概记得第4讲里说过I'd rather =I'd prefer.至于 didn't ,它不表示过去的动作，这里用的是虚拟语气。
CONVERSATIONAL DEVICES
a)Look! 意思相当于listen to what I have to say,或 What I mean is...
b)I see意思是“我明白了”，可在会话中用作答语。
PART IV - The Songs
你将在广播里听到两支歌曲，一支是Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends,一支是Don't Make Me Laugh.

感谢网友“小昔”利用休息时间抄录出该篇原文。---2006年5月17号。