Lesson 12
Goodbye and good luck
再见，一路顺风

First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Where is Captain Alison going and how?

Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

luck n. 运气，幸运
captain n. 船长
sail v. 航行
harbour n. 港口
proud adj. 自豪
important adj. 重要的

参考译文

我们的邻居查尔斯.艾利森船长明天就要从朴次茅斯启航了。明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行。他将乘坐他的“涛波赛”号小艇。“涛波赛”号是艘有名的小艇，它已经多次横渡大西洋。艾利森船长将于8点钟启航，因此我们有充裕的时间。我们将参观他的船，然后和他告别。他要离开两个月，我们真为他感到自豪，他将参加一次重大的横渡大西洋的比赛。

Lesson 12

★New words and expressions

☆luck n.运气，幸运
good luck:祝你好运（常用口语形式）
bless you:别人打喷嚏时说 (god)bless you
break your leg:俚语=good luck

adj.luck:幸运的 luck dog:幸运儿
反义：unlucky
adv.luckily Luckily,sth...

☆harbour n.港口
port

☆proud adj.自豪的
be proud of:以……为自豪
Parents are proud of their children.
n.pride take pride in:以……为自豪

proud adj.自豪的；自满的，自大的

★Text

Goodbye and good luck
Our neighbour Captain Charles Alison,will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning.He will be in his small boat,Topsail.Topsail is a famous little boat.It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock,so we'll have plenty of time.We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him.He will be away for two months.We are very proud of him.He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.

☆early in the morning:一大早
late in the afternoon:傍晚时分

☆meet sb+地点
在口语里是“某地接某人”：I'll meet you at the station.
本课中是“见”的意思
送：see sb off

☆in his small boat;a famous little boat
要避免用词重复
small表示形体上的小
little往往倾注了一定的感情，“可爱”

☆sail across the Atlantic 横渡大西洋
跟水面相关的用across：across the river过河
过桥：over

☆set out;set off:出发
begin a journey/trip

☆plenty of=enough 充足的
a lot of:指客观上的多

☆say goodbye to sb 告别某人
say hello to:I said hello to him this morning.
say sorry to:You must say sorry to him.

☆take part in参加；enter for:报名参加
I have entered for the meeting,but now I don't want to take part in the meeting.

☆be+副词：固定短语
be in:在家；be out:不在家；be away:离开；be on:上映；be back:回来；be up to sth:胜任某件事情;be over:结束

☆be in the race:take part in the race 参加比赛
at the race:在比赛场地观看比赛