Lesson 2 How to Improve Your English如何提高你的英文Dialogue 实用会话Mack is talking to his friend Don.M: Hi, Don! How are you doing in your English class?D: Not so well, I'm afraid.M: What's the problem?D: I'm not improving. Tell me, how come your English is so good?M: Well, uh... I have an American girlfriend.D: Aha! That's it. Now I know what to do. (He runs off.)M: Hey, come back! I was just kidding!梅克正在和他的朋友唐聊天。梅克:嗨,唐!你英文课上得怎么样?唐 :恐怕不怎么理想。梅克:出了什么问题?唐 :我一直没进步。告诉我,为什么你的英文那么棒?梅克:呃,这个吗…我交了个美国女朋友。唐 :啊哈!就是这样。现在我知道该怎么做了!(他跑走了。)梅克:嘿,回来啊!我只是在开玩笑!Key Points 重点提示1. improve vt. & vi. (使)进步;改善improvement n. 进步make (a lot of/little) improvement in...在…上有(很大/些许的)进步例:Listening to English teaching radio programs can help you improve your English.听英语教学广播节目能够帮助你提高英文。If you don't listen to your tennis coach, how can you improve?如果你不听教练的话,又怎么能进步呢?I hear that your son is making a lot of improvement in his studies.我听说你儿子的学业进步很多。2. hi int. 嗨(打招呼声)hey int. 嘿!喂!嗳!(表惊喜、询问、引人注意等的喊声)例:A: Hi, Tom! How is it going?B: Fine, thank you.嗨,汤姆!最近怎么样?很好,谢谢。Hey! You dropped your book.嘿!你的书掉了。3. How are you doing in...?你在…做得怎么样?例: How are you doing in your new job?你的新工作做得怎么样?