Lesson Eight
Key Verbs 关键动词：
board 登上（汽车，飞机，火车，船等），寄宿
book 预定，预约
borrow 借（从别人那里借入），借用，引用
I have my ticket and I have no baggage.
——Then you may proceed to board the plane.Go down the moving stair，turn left，and follow the signs to Gate 23.That's the boarding area.
Miley，the ship for Miami is boarding now.I've got to go.
——Do take care of yourself on the way.Call me when you arrive there.
Mrs Grey，the check-in closes 60 minutes before your scheduled departure.If you will not be able to board the flight，you may forfeit your entire fare.I would strongly recommend that you arrive at the check-in counter at least 120 minutes before your departure time.
——So you're saying we should be at the airport no later than 4:05 a，m.Oh，my.It's too early！
It's a good place，but I think you have to book the tickets early.There're many people going there during the holiday.
——Yes，I have to make a reservation for the air tickets and hotel as soon as possible.
Well，it's a way of managing your pricing by treating things like airline tickets and hotel rooms.
——Yeah.I just tried to book a ticket yesterday for Perth and would you believe there are three different prices for the flight？
Ok.That's fine，sir.I can book you a private room for up to ten people at that time.Could I have your name please？
——My name is David.My cell phone number is 9107384.That's confirmed then，6:30 p.m.on Tuesday.
“Titanic”？I saw it about 5 years ago when I was working in New York.I'd like very much to see it once again.
——I've also seen it before.I was deeply impressed by the story and music of it.Shall we go to book the tickets and see it again together？
Wow，James.This is my favorite book！When did you buy it？
——I didn't buy it.I borrowed the book from the public library.
The city of Paris set up bike stations every 300 meters with about 20000 public bicycles along the main roads.Travelers and citizens alike can simply swipe their ordinary travel cards and borrow the bike for a short trip.
——Yeah，the user can only leave the bike at the nearest stand where their journey ends.
I love gardening.The first thing I do every morning is to work in the garden for an hour.
——I think it's a good habit，John.I saw you borrow a mower from your neighbor this morning.Yours must be out of order.
Notes to the text 课文注释：
baggage（luggage）行李；to proceed to进而做，直接进入；the moving stairs自动扶梯；sign标记，指示；the boarding area登机区；the scheduled departure预定的起飞时间；You may forfeit your entire fare；你可能会丧失整个机票款；the check-in counter登机柜台；It's a way of managing your pricing by treating things like airline tickets and hotel rooms就像卖机票和酒店房间那样的方式来管理你的票价定位；Perth柏斯（澳洲城市名）；a private room一个单间；Titanic电影“泰坦尼克号”；to be deeply impressed印象深刻；my favourite book我最喜欢的那本书；public library公众图书馆；The city of Paris set up bike stations every 300 meters with about 20000 public bicycles along the main roads巴黎市政当局沿着主要街道每隔300米就建立一个自行车站，放了两万辆公用自行车；travelers and citizens alike游客和市民一样；to swipe刷（卡）；The user can only leave the bike at the nearest stand where their journey ends使用人只需把自行车留在离他们的终点最近的自行车站就可以了；gardening园艺；mower割草机；out of order出了故障
Practice 练习
Oral Translation 口头汉译英：
通常我们会在飞机离港（departure）半小时前登机（to board a plane）。那天我去新加坡参加一个医疗会议，在登机前，空中小姐（stewardess）检查了我的登机牌（boarding card）和护照。不幸（unfortunately）的是，空姐告诉我，移民官（immigration officer）忘了在我的护照上盖章（to stamp），她要求我马上去移民办公室（immigration office）。我一路小跑（to run all the way to）到办公室，移民官看了我的护照，在上面盖了章，他又向我道了歉。飞机上的所有的乘客（passengers on board）都在等着我。
十年前巴黎市政当局决定在全市建设供自行车使用的绿道（green way）。同时，他们又在巴黎的主要大街上设立自行车站，他们购买了超过二万多台自行车供市民的游客借用（to lend to）。市民和游客只要刷一下（to swipe）他们的普通旅游证件，就可以借用这些自行车。他们只要把自行车留在他们旅游目的地（destination）最近的自行车站就可以了。这就是保护我们环境（environment）最好的方法。
Paragraphs Recitation 背诵英语口语短文：
“Bus”is usually the term used for the city public transportation and“coach”is more for city-to-city transportation.For long distance（长途）trips，often the cheapest option（选项）is a coach，especially if you book some weeks in advance（预先）If you do not want to travel alone，your Student Union（学生会）will probably have organized coach tours to famous places.Ask for information on planned activities for international students when you arrive.If you're traveling by coach，you have a few options.Megabus and National Express will connect you to any city in the UK with the ticket starting from one pound only.
I saw my bank manager yesterday，and tried to get a loan to buy a house.She asked me to fill in（填表）an application form.They wanted to know everything about me and my wife.What assets（资产）we had，how much we earned and how much we had saved.When I started to ask for details about the loan，the repayments（还款期）and interest rates.（利息）It was hard to get a straight（直接的）answer.The interest rates are variable and the bank couldn't tell me what they would be until the loan is approved.（批准）That wasn't the worst bit.（那还不是最糟的）If I took a loan for 25 years，it works out we'd repay three times the amount we borrowed.That's crazy（发了疯）.I have to give up.