Lesson Fifteen

Key phrases & Expressions　关键短语和表达方式：

depend on　取决于，依靠，依赖，相信

devote to　致力于，献身，倾注

do one a favour　帮某人忙［在口语中单独用dome（us）afavour表示：拜托，得了吧］

drop off　顺便送某人，打瞌睡，放下，下降

How long will it take me to get the book？My paper is due next Friday.

——Well，that depends on how close the nearest library with a copy is.Could you just hold on a moment while I check？

Your salary will be raised every year in October，depending on your performance evaluation.You can get a bonus once a year，and it is normally in December.

——Are there paid holidays in your company？

I'm looking to buy a property somewhere，but I have a company housing allowance.Will this agency accept that？

——Usually，yes.But it does depend on certain factors.Is it a partial or full allowance？

All the doctors and nurses are working for the extinction of such diseases.

——Yeah.Some of them have devoted their whole lives to benefiting mankind.

Look at these photos.They're marvellous！Did you take them？

——No，my sister Kate took them.She devotes a lot of time to taking photos.

Although you aren't raising a baby，you feed a dog，you have to devote a lot to it as well.

——It's different.The puppy can help me forget about some of the burden in my life.He helps me find interests in my busy life.

I'm flying to Las Vegas tomorrow and I'll transit in Singapore.

——Well，could you do me a favour and buy something in the duty-free shop when you transfer at the Singapore airport？

Oh，I know nothing about that.I bought it from a guy who sells secondhand bikes.

——Don't worry.It's not your fault.But can you do us a favour by going to the security office and tell them what that guy looks like，so that they may help us find the thief？

Could you do me a favour and proofread my resume before I send it out to the human resources department？

——Sure，let me take a look...Personal information，education，experience，training...I think you should add another section for language.You speak three languages，so you might as well put that on your resume.

Thanks for the lift.You can drop me off at nearby bus-stop.

——That's all right.Do you want me to pick you up after school？

Drop me off at the traffic lights，please.

——OK.I'll pick you up at your office when you finish the work tonight.

Hi，I'm here to pick up my computer.I dropped it off a couple of days ago and made an appointment to pick it up today.Do you remember？I was having trouble getting it to turn on.

——Oh，yeah.I remember now.It was one of the models made by Atlantic Technologies.They're a pretty small company；we don't see their computers very often.

Notes to the text　课文注释：

paper论文，纸张；that depends on how close the nearest library with a copy is这就取决于有那本书的图书馆有多近；to hold on稍等，别挂断；salary（wage）工资；performance evaluation业绩评估；bonus红利，奖金；paid holidays有薪假；property物业，房产；company housing allowance公司的住房津贴；agency代理人，中介；certain factors某些因素；partial部分的；the extinction of such diseases歼灭（灭绝）这种疾病；to benefit mankind造福人类；marvelous极好的，非凡的；to take photos照相；to raise a baby养育孩子；to feed a dog养一条狗；some of the burden in my life生活中的一些负担；Las Vegas拉斯维加斯（美国赌城）；to transit中转，转机；dutyfree shop免税商场；to transfer转乘，调动，转会；second-hand bike二手自行车；it's not your fault这不是你的错；the security office保卫处；thief小偷；to proofread校对；resume简历；Human resources department人力资源部；to add another section加上另一个项目；thanks for the lift谢谢捎我一程；near-by bus stop附近的巴士站；traffic lights红绿灯

Practice　练习

Oral Translation　口头汉译英：

我喜欢养狗（to raise a dog），但是我不喜欢养大狗。如果你在公园或者大街上遛大狗，很多人会感觉到害怕（to be frightened）。但是小狗很可爱（cute），他们不咬人。养一条狗，你要对他付出（to devote a lot to）很多精力。你每天要遛狗，要为他洗澡（to bathe），要打扫狗窝（doghouse）。如果他病了，你还要带他去看兽医诊所（veterinary clinic）。但是养狗可以帮你忘却生活的压力（burden），也可以让你忙中取乐。

我想告诉你我们公司的福利（welfare）。工资每年十月份加一次，要依据对你的业绩评估。你每年还可以得到一次奖金（bonus），依据你的销售指标（sales quota）完成多少而定，这通常是在十二月份。公司每年还会为你存入（to deposit）一笔住房津贴，你可以在购房时使用它。此外（in addition），依据你在公司的工作年限（work years），你每年还可享受5～15天的有薪假期。

Paragraphs Recitation　背诵英语口语短文：

Now，as an international student you will need to provide evidence（证据）that you can fund（有钱支付）yourself for however long your course lasts.Banks have different policies（政策）and the services that they'll offer you will depend on your individual circumstances（个人的境况）and on the discretion（裁决，判断）of the bank manager involved（有关的）.So it's a matter of going there and finding out about your own particular situation.When you do go to open a bank account，you should take some documentation（文件）with you.In addition to this，most banks ask you to bring your passport and your letter or certificate（证明）of enrollment（入学）.

Success in school depends greatly on how well students manage（管理）their time.You can improve you academic performance（学业成绩）by organizing your study，assignments（作业）and research smoothly.Developing effective time management skills（技能）as a college student is critical（至关重要）to your academic（学业的）and social success in college.Therefore it is important to learn good time management skills and habits that will not only help you on the road to academic success in college，but will transfer（传承，转到）into other areas of your professional and personal life.