公共英语等级考试三级复习资料(1)
Dialogues 1.
Malenie Sanders brings out her photo album to show her new Egyptian friend, Layth,
pictures of the family.
Background knowledge:
1. extended family and nuclear family
Extended family(traditional family): the family usually includes grandparents, parents
and children living under the same roof 大家庭
Nuclear family(modern family): the family only consists parents and children核心家庭
2. the Depression: the Great Depression 经济大萧条
（1930-1940）It refers to the difficult period before World War Ⅱ in the United
States. Many families faced serious financial or money problems in this period.
Language points:
1. Who’s that holding the hand of a boy
Who’s that girl holding the stick?
The one wearing funny hat is my little brother.
现在分词短语作后置定语表伴随
2.His hat is really out of date.
out of date: no longer fashionable 不再流行的，过时的
. This kind of hair style is out of date.
out-of-date (作定语) 不再流行的，过时的
out-of-date hairstyle/ dress/ ideas/ songs/magazines
up to date: fashionable 流行的
This kind of hair style is up to date.
up-to-date (作定语) 流行的
up-to-date hairstyle/ dress/ ideas/ songs/magazines
3.He’s wearing boots, because shoes were out of stock.
out of stock: not available 没有存货
.The book is out of stock.
in stock: available有存货
 The book is in stock.
4.He really has an outgoing personality.
outgoing personality: 外向的个性
outgoing: friendly and sociable 友好的、好交际的、外向的
extroverted, 外向的
ntroverted, reserved, 内向的
5.He really know how to bring a person out.
ring sb out：cause sb to lose shyness 使某人克服害羞心理
  He really knows how to bring a person out.
  She’s nice — but needs s lot of bringing out.
6.I wish I had his social skills.
wish 虚拟语气(与现在的情况相反从句用一般过去时， 与过去的情况相反从句用过去完成时)
I wish I were rich.
She wished she had stayed at home.
Dialogue 2
Mr. Irving, chairman of a new vocational school, is talking with Mrs. Schmidt, the
school’s human resources manager, about qualities needed in their personnel.
Some words about people’s personalities:
The traits most necessary for interpersonal success: (noun)
honesty诚实, dependability依靠性, tolerance容忍、宽容, cooperativeness竞争性,
perseverance坚持不懈, vision有远见, competency有能力, fair-mindedness公正, punctuality
准时
The traits for a desirable director: (adjective)
Humble谦卑的, diplomatic有外交手腕的, flexible灵活的, well-educated受过良好教育的,
experienced有经验的, concerned关心别人的, generous慷慨的, skillful有技术的,
三级 英语
The traits for practical leaders: (adjective)
Diligent勤奋的, modest谦虚的, clever聪明的, humble谦卑的
Language points:
1.According to psychological research, the traits most necessary for interpersonal
success are honesty.
according to 根据、按照
According to English law, he is innocent.
According to the Bible, God created the earth in six days.
2.In addition to those general assets, our school seek practical leaders who are
skillful and diligent.
in addition to 除---之外
In additional to his salary he earned 1000 dollars.
in addition 添加、补充、此外
The river sustains many forms of wildlife; in addition, it gives the neighborhood
children a good place to swim in.
3.We have done good work so far.
so far 到目前为止(常与现在完成时连用)
We haven’t heard from them so far.
Monologue One
Monologue about Mary, a store detective.
Mary was chosen as a detective because she didn’t look like a detective. This is a
story about Mary’s experience. One day she captured a c well-dressed thief who stole
three silk ties.
Language points:
1.Would you mind .letting me take a look in your briefcase.
would you mind doing sth
The guest said that they wouldn’t mind having a little light music.
Would you mind opening the window?
Certainly not.
Sorry, you’d better ---.
2. She insist on having a look into the man’s briefcase.
insisit on doing sth
I insisit on your being there.
I insist that we (should) go there on foot.
insist, suggest, order, demand， propose, require, request, command, decide,等词后面的
宾语从句应该使用虚拟语气
I suggested that we (should) take part in the game.
I command that every should arrive here before 7 o’clock.
Monologue Two
Monologue about Jules Verne and his stories
He based his books on imagination, adventure and science.
1.Many of his attempt to look into the future were surprising accurate.
look into 调查、了解
We’ll look into this matter together.
They’ll look into that right away.
2.In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge as well as his