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Lesson 1 · The Note on the Library Door

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本课插图:The Note on the Library Door

先听一遍

先听一遍,找出主人公向图书馆提出了什么具体建议。

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On Monday, a note appeared on the library door: “Our opening hours will change next month. Do you have an idea?”

The library closed at four, but many students had club practice until five. I suggested opening it for fifteen minutes before the first class. My friend added a request for a quiet corner. We wrote our ideas below the note.

The librarian invited us to discuss them. “We cannot do everything,” she said, “but we can try one change for a week.”

A week later, I saw students reading before class. The note had not asked for a perfect answer. It had asked us to notice a problem and speak up.

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  1. On Monday, a note appeared on the library door: “Our opening hours will change next month.

  2. Do you have an idea?”

  3. The library closed at four, but many students had club practice until five.

  4. I suggested opening it for fifteen minutes before the first class.

  5. My friend added a request for a quiet corner.

  6. We wrote our ideas below the note.

  7. The librarian invited us to discuss them.

  8. “We cannot do everything,” she said, “but we can try one change for a week.”

  9. A week later, I saw students reading before class.

  10. The note had not asked for a perfect answer.

  11. It had asked us to notice a problem and speak up.

读懂了什么?

  1. 主人公为什么建议上课前开放图书馆?

    因为图书馆下午四点关门,而许多学生的社团活动直到五点才结束;上课前开放能提供另一个使用时段。

  2. 图书管理员答应了什么?

    先试行一项改变,为期一周。

  3. 结尾说通知没有要求‘完美答案’,想表达什么?

    重要的是注意到问题并提出可尝试的办法,而不是一开始就找出十全十美的方案。

查看中文译文

星期一,图书馆门上贴出一张通知:‘下个月,开放时间会调整。你有什么建议吗?’

图书馆下午四点关门,可不少学生的社团活动要到五点才结束。我建议在第一节课前提前开放十五分钟。朋友还提出,希望有一处安静的角落。我们把想法写在通知下面。

图书管理员请我们一起讨论。她说:‘我们不能把所有建议都实现,但可以先试行其中一项,看看一周的效果。’

一周后,我看到有学生在上课前读书。那张通知要的不是完美答案,而是请我们发现问题,勇敢说出想法。

本课重点词语

以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解;英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。

appear
出现;appear on the door 指‘出现在门上’,这里是通知被贴出来。
opening hours
开放时间;opening hours 指图书馆向读者开放的时段。
suggest doing
建议做某事;suggest opening 表示‘建议开放’,suggest 后常接 -ing 形式。
add
补充、加上;朋友在原有建议之外又提出一项要求。
request
请求、要求;a request for a quiet corner 是‘希望设立安静角落的请求’。
invite A to do
邀请某人做某事;invite us to discuss 是‘请我们一起讨论’。
discuss
讨论;discuss 后可直接接讨论的事情,不必再加 about。
try one change
试行一项改变;先小范围尝试,再看实际效果。
notice a problem
发现一个问题;notice 在这里是‘注意到’,不只是‘看到’。
speak up
说出自己的意见;文末鼓励学生在发现问题时主动表达。
背景知识

想改变学校的安排时,说明‘谁在什么时候遇到困难’,再提出一项可以试行的小改动,更容易展开讨论。文中的十五分钟就是这样的具体建议。英语 suggest 后接动词时常用 -ing 形式,如 suggest opening。

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