Lesson Twelve
Basic Words and Patterns 基本词汇和句型：
why 为什么
Why were you late for the meeting this morning？
——I just lost track of time.My alarm clock didn't work this morning..
Why didn't you make an appointment with your girl friend？
——She's on a trip to Shanghai.I will meet her at the airport tomorrow.
Why don't you like Yanling？
——She means well，but she's always careless for everything.
Why is so difficult to master a foreign language？
——Because you have to work very hard and do much practice.
Why are you so late？I've been waiting for an hour？
——My car had a flat tire and I had to fix a new tire.
Why didn't you give me a call to inform me？
——I'm sorry my cellphone was out of battery.
Why don't we stop for some ice-cream after long waiting？
——I'd love to，but I'm on a diet.I need to reduce the weight.
Why don't we see the new film？
——Good idea.Let's go to the nearest cinema.
Why are you so healthy？
——I'm in perfect health because I ride my bike to work every day.
Why do you think the film is not so good？
——Because the story is quite simple，but the movie is too long.
Why don't you open the window？
——It's so noisy outside that I can hardly fall asleep before mid-night.
Why don't you go on a diet if you feel you're putting on weight？
——I'd like to，but it's not easy to reduce weight.
Notes to the text 课文注释：
to lose track of time不知道，不了解时间；alarm clock闹钟；to make an appointment with与人约好见面；to meet one at the airport到机场去接人；girl（boy）friend女（男）朋友；on a trip在旅途中；she means well她对人很好；careless for everything不拘小节，粗心大意；difficult很困难；to master a foreign language掌握一门外语；to do much practice要多练习；to wait for等人；flat tire爆车胎；to fix a new tire装一个新轮胎；to inform通知；out of battery没电了；to stop for ice-cream停下来吃冰淇淋；on a diet正减肥，正节食；to reduce（lose）weight减肥；good idea好主意；cinema影院；perfect完美的，十全十美的；healthy健康的；to ride one's bike骑自行车；the story is simple剧情简单；noisy outside外面很吵；hardly很难；to fall asleep睡着；mid-night半夜；to put on（to gain）weight増肥
Grammar Points 语法提要：
1.Why也是疑问词的一种，它构成的特殊疑问句由“疑问词Why+一般疑问句”构成。
2.一般的约会，英文为“to make an appointment with”；而男女之间的约会，要用“to make a date with”。
Practice 练习
Oral Translation 口头汉译英：
上星期天，我跟我的女朋友有个约会（to have a date）。我们计划先去附近的一家电影院看电影，然后再去吃烧烤（BBQ）。那天我开了我的车去我女友的家接她（to pick up）。半路上（on the half way），我的车爆了胎（to have a flat tire），我要换上备胎（spare tire），这就要花一个小时。我想给我的女友打个电话，通知她我不能按时去接她。但我的手机没电了，可真是倒霉（really unlucky）。
昨天我跟我的一个朋友去西餐馆（western style restaurant）吃西餐。我点了土豆色拉，煎牛排（beef steak）和牛尾汤（oxtail）。我的朋友只点了蔬菜色拉，因为他在节食，他正在减肥。晚饭后，服务员（waiter）给我们送来了两杯咖啡，但是咖啡太浓了（too strong），我感到有点苦（bitter）。我对服务员说，请给我来点牛奶和糖（sugar）。
Paragraphs Recitation 背诵英语口语短文：
Yesterday，I attended an interview（面试），because I had to look for a part-time job to support（支持，养活）my school life here.The boss of that company was also a young man，I briefly（简要地）introduced myself and handed in（交上）my resume（简历）.The boss looked at me and looked at my resume.Then he asked several questions about my study at university.He was all smiles（满脸笑容）when I was answering his questions.At last，he said，“Ok，come to our office after school.”I was really happy.
Last Saturday，I had an appointment with one of my customers（客户）。He is a very important customer of our company.The meeting would be held at ten o'clock that morning.I took a taxi in order to（为了）reach there on time.But unluckily（不幸的是），I met a car accident on the way.My taxi was hit（撞了）by another taxi.I tried to give a call to my customer，but my cellphone was out of battery.I really had a bad luck that day.