III.Listening Task

Before we listen, let's learn the Words and phrases

vacation/və'kerʃn;vei-/ n.假期vi.休假;度假=holiday appetite /'æpitait/ n.爱好;食欲 [C]                                  e.g. I have a big/ good appetite.  steam engine 蒸汽机 energy/'enadʒi/ n.能量;精力;活力， 形容词变为energetic 有活力的 evolve/i'vɔlv/ V.使逐步形成(过去分词为evolved) Atlantic /æt'laentik/ n.大西洋a.大西洋的 Savannah/sa'væna/n.萨凡纳(美国佐治亚州东部港市);萨凡纳河(美国佐治亚州和南卡罗来纳州河流) Liverpool/'livəpu:l/ n.利物浦(英国英格兰西部默西塞德郡港市及首府) ocean/'əuʃn/ n.海洋 形容词变为oceanic 海洋的

now read after me 

录音中补充单词（认识即可）：

not exactly: 根本不

speedy: 快速的=fast

harness: 利用

convert:转换=change

flourish: 兴旺，繁荣

courtesy of:由于

liner: 客轮

affluent：丰富的

back and forth:来回，往返

Exercise 1

Directions:Listen to the passage and decide the statements you hear are true (T)or false(F).

1.In the early part of the 19th century,the world developed an appetite for travel.( )

2.Thomas Newcomen changed that in 1712 when he invented the cruise ship.( )

3.In 1819 the first American ship was the Titanic.( )

4.Trans-Atlantic passage is still primarily one way for business or holiday. ( )

讲解：

invent: v发明

trans- ：做前缀表示跨越，横跨

passage：航程，乘船的旅程

primarily：主要地=mainly

Exercise 2

Directions:Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks to complete the following statements:

As the ___________ evolved, so did its uses,until in 1819 the first American ship aided by a steam engine crossed the Atlantic.The S.S.Savannah left from the U.S.city bearing its name on May 22, 1819,and__________Liverpool,England,29 days later. While the Savannah only used its steam engine for approximately 85 hours(roughly 12 percent of the trip), the _____________made history,and the era of the _____________ began.

讲解：

aid: v帮助=help=assist

cross: v 穿过

bear one's name：v 得到...的名字

approximately: 大约=about=around=roughly

era: 时代