英語口語大贏家Topic25:公共環境Public Environment
天氣很好，媽媽讓阿美帶着丹尼爾去街上走走，緩解學習壓力。走在路上的時候，丹尼爾隨口吐口香糖，這引起了阿美的強烈不滿，隨即教育弟弟要維護公共衛生。
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(Daniel casually spits the gum. May feels angry.)
May: Daniel, you can't spit the gum everywhere.
Daniel: Come on, just a little piece.
May: Do you know how many people chew gum everyday?
Daniel: I have no idea.
May: Just in Beijing, people consume 300,000 pieces of gum every day.
Daniel: That's amazing.
May: If all the people spit out the gum like you, the whole world would become a big trash can.
Daniel: Come on, you are making too big deal out of this.
May: I just want to remind you to behave yourself.
Daniel: OK, dear sister, I see. This kind of thing will not happen again.
May: In order to meet the Olympics, we should pay attention to the protection of public environment.
Daniel: OK, Mom!
May: Hey, don't call me that.
聽看學（丹尼爾隨地亂吐口香糖。阿美感到很生氣。）
阿美：丹尼爾，你不可以隨處亂吐口香糖。
丹尼爾：哎呀，只是一小塊。
阿美：你知道每天有多少人嚼口香糖嗎？
丹尼爾：不知道。
阿美：僅僅是在北京，每天人們要吃掉300，000 塊口香糖。
丹尼爾：真令人吃驚！
阿美：如果所有人都像你一樣隨地亂吐口香糖，整個世界將變成一個大垃圾箱。
丹尼爾：你說得也太誇大其辭了吧。
阿美：我只是提醒你要規矩些。
丹尼爾：好的，親愛的姐姐，我知道了。再也不會發生這種事了。
阿美：爲了迎接奧運會，我們都應該注意維護公共環境。
丹尼爾：好的，老太婆！
阿美：嘿，不準這麼叫我。
經典背誦 RecitationMay: Daniel casually spits the gum around which makes me angry. Only in Beijing, people consume 300,000 pieces of gum everyday. If all the people spit out the gum like Daniel does, the city would become a big trash can. The 2008 Beijing Olympics is coming soon, we should pay more attention to the protection of public environment.
生詞小結casually adv. 隨意地
spit vt. 吐
chew vt. 咀嚼
consume vt. 消耗
amazing adj. 令人吃驚的
trash n. 垃圾
remind vt. 提醒
happen vi. 發生
protection n. 保護
public adj. 公共的
environment n. 環境
註釋You are making too big deal out of this.你也太誇大其辭了。這個句子直譯爲“你從這裏製造了太大的事情出來”，言下之意是你說得也太誇張了，一點小事也被你誇大了。
OK, Mom! 在這裏Mom並不是媽媽的意思。一般美國人在感嘆一個人羅嗦的時候，會說OK, Mom!
behave yourself 行爲規矩些
pay attention to 注意
Pronunciation 語音小結爆破輔音3組
1./p /和/b / piece people become big
發音小貼士：雙脣緊閉，然後突然張開，使氣流衝出口腔發出爆破音
/p /是清輔音，要送氣，聲帶不振動
/b /是濁輔音，發音時不送氣，但聲帶振動
對比練習 /p / 和/b / pea and bee pack and back path and bath pig and big
2./t / 和/d / spit little remind everyday
發音小貼士：舌尖緊貼上齒齦，形成阻礙，然後突然下降，氣流衝出口腔發音
/t / 是清輔音，要送氣，聲帶不振動
/d / 是濁輔音，不送氣，聲帶要振動
對比練習 /t /和/d / tip and dip time and dime bright and bride seat and seed
3./k /和/g / can speak gum again
發音小貼士：舌後部隆起，緊貼軟齶形成阻礙，然後突然離開，氣流衝出口腔發音
/k /是清輔音，要送氣，但聲帶不振動
/g /是濁輔音，不送氣，但是聲帶振動
對比練習 /k /和/g / back and bag pick and pig lack and lag leak and league
