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Lesson 1. Rome Wasn't Built in a Day p.1.

English is an international language. Therefore, it is necessary for us to learn it. It can be rewarding

or just a waste of time. It's up to you. It depends on how you study it. Here are some tips about learning

English.

First, don't be afraid to make mistakes. You will learn from them. Second, you must not be shy. Be

thick-skinned and speak up! Finally, you mush be patient. Remember, "Rome wasn't built in a day."

Well, Rome does not refer to the city of Rome only .it refers to the Roman empire .that is the great country that Rome built more than 2000 years ago . it was a great empire and ,of course ,you can not build anything good or great in a short time .

Empire ,and this word is spelled e-m-p-i-r-e .now ,i have this question ,in what situation will you use this expression "Rome wasn't built in a day " ? please give us an example .

well , let's say that your friend wants to learn how to do something , like typing or swimming ,and at first ,your friend feels a little discouraged ,beacause it is not easy to learn a new skill . but to tell him :hi , come on .Rome wasn't built in a day . we want to encourage our friends with this saying .

he is a little bit discouraged .

we can encourage our friends with this saying .

we say that "english is an internatioal language " ,beacause english is spoken around the world .of course ,there are more speakers of Mandarin than enlish ,but english is spoken by more people in more countries than Mandarin is .so , when you travel or do business or study overseas ,you can always find english speakers,and english TV programs and english newspapers .

in other words , english is an universal language .

that is why we should learn it .

Bruce speaks beautiful Mandarin .

necessary important

Your stay here is just(only) a waste of time.

Exercise is very rewarding for our health.

it pays to exercise . it's rewarding to exercise .

It is up to you. 随你吧

well, if Peter asks me :do you want to go to a restaurant first or see a movie first tonight? i might say :it's up to you .

do we go to a movie first or shall we go to a restaurant first ?it's up to you .but i know the ture answer .he enjoys eating more than anything .let's go to the restaurant first .

in our studio ,we have got a small studio over here and we have only two people here ,that's Bruce and me ,but Bruce is much too big ,we have little room left here .

by fits and starts. 断断续续地

if youlearn english by fits and starts ,you 'll get nowhere .

My brother studied accounting by fits and starts, so he failed.

tip about(on) = advice (on)

if you give me a tip[小费] , i'll give you some tips on how to learn english .

if you are in a restaurant ,and you leave a little money for the waiter ,we say that is a tip[小费] .but then Peter said i'll give you some tips about learning english ，"tips" is some advice[建议]about learning english.

he gave me some advice on learning english .

Mr. Bruce better knows "before leaving ,don't forget to tip me "

tip somebody on something vt.建议

he tipped me on how to learn english .

i'm afraid to talk to him . i'm afraid of talking to him .

a good piece of advice 不说: a good advice

well, you have to speak or write a language to really learn it .if you make a mistake while speaking ,usually the listener will understand you anyway ,beacause usually your mistake is just a grammar mistake or maybe a vocabulary mistake ,but usually will understand you .but if we don't understand you ,we will ask :what do you mean ? and then you can try again .

only by making mistakes ,can we learn something .

children are often shy around the strangers .

well. this is often the case ,but there is a situation in which

adults are shy .for example ,each time Bruce is with me he is shy.

that's not shy ,Peter ,that's embarrassed .

stink vi.臭 Peter , you stinks .

be patient with somebody 对...有耐心

a good teacher must be patient with his students .