节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2012-06-22
难易度:Medium
关键字:across, asleep, beat, arrive, ease, jet lag, nighttime, nap
Lights.
Camera.
Let's Talk.
In English.
My name is Gabe.
And I am Andrea.
Yes, you are.
And today we are very happy that you could be here with us today here on LTE TV.
We're going to talk about jet lag.
Now this is a problem that you might come across if you ever travel.
If you travel to a place that has a different time zone, you might get jet lag.
That means maybe you are tired in the middle of the day.
Or you're really awake at night when you should be asleep.
How do you beat jet lag?
Well, it's not easy.
But if you go from one country to another, you might be able to ease into that
time zone.
And today we're going to find out how.
Let's open our magazines and get started.
When you travel by plane across many time zones, you get jet lag.
You get sleepy during the day, and you can't stay asleep at night.
How can you beat jet lag?
Sleep as much as possible on the plane.
When you arrive, don't sleep until nighttime.
If you must nap, don't sleep for more than one hour.
Don't do too much on your first day.
Allow your body to ease into the new time zone.
When you travel by plane across many time zones, what can you get?
You can get jet lag.
Oh yes, you can get jet lag.
And that's what we are talking about in our Read It.
Let's look at our first key word here.
It is "across." Across.
Now when you travel from one place to another place, you travel across.
You might travel across many countries if you take a long airplane trip.
Or you might just travel across your city to get to work.
That's right.
Maybe you want to go shopping.
The store is on the other side of your town or your city.
You can say: I'm going across town today to go shopping.
Or, what's that over there?
What's across the street?
You can use this word in different ways.
My apartment is across from that restaurant.
Come over after work today.
Well, when you travel across time zones, you get jet lag.
You get sleepy during the day, and you can't stay asleep at night.
Well, we can stay on this key word now for a bit.
It is "asleep." Now when you are asleep, that means you are sleeping.
You are not awake.
That's right.
And if you are asleep and you have jet lag, you might not stay asleep for too
long.
Andrea, sometimes when I have jet lag, I might try to sleep, but I wake up at
3:00 or 4:00 in the morning.
I cannot stay asleep.
So you can't beat jet lag.
You're right, I cannot beat jet lag.
I wish I could.
Well, we can talk about this key word.
beat.
When you beat something, that means you take it away.
When you beat jet lag, you don't have jet lag anymore.
Now it's not easy to beat jet lag, but you can do it.
Just be patient.
Give yourself time.
That's right. And you can use this word "beat" to talk about other things.
Maybe you're playing a game, and you want to win.
You want to go to the next level.
Maybe you've finished the game.
You can say "I beat that level," or "I beat the game." Well, we hope that you
are not sick.
But if you are sick, you want to try to beat your sickness.
Get over your cold.
Beat your sickness.
Yes. I try to beat my headache.
I had a headache.
I did everything I could to take the headache away.
I beat my headache.
Well, what's some way that you can beat jet lag?
Well, when you arrive, don't sleep until midnight.
Now when you arrive at a place, that means you are at the place.
When you travel and arrive at a place, you are at the place you want to be.
And of course, you want to ease into the new time zone.
When you ease into something, that means you do it easily.
It's not difficult.
Maybe you have a new job.
You want to ease into that new job.
I hope it's not too difficult at first.
Well, we want to ease into learning more right now, don't we?
Yes, we do. Let's go to Christina.
Mmhm.
(Chinese).
See you.
Ginger, are you OK?
You look sleepy.
I am sleepy.
I traveled across many time zones.
You have jet lag.
Jet lag? Oh, no!
That's why I'm sleepy.
Yes. But don't worry.
I know how to beat jet lag.
Really? How?
Sleep as much as possible on the plane.
Sleep on the plane.
When you arrive, don't sleep until midnight.
Don't sleep later.
If you nap, only sleep an hour.
Nap only an hour.
Don't do too much.
Ease into the time zone.
Ease into it.
That's how to beat jet lag.
Got it?
Oh, maybe... Maybe not.
Please join us as we review today's key words.
across.
across.
George will meet us at the park across town.
asleep.
asleep.
Don't make noise. I want the baby to stay asleep.
beat.
beat.
How can you beat a cold?
arrive.
arrive.
I arrived in the city last night.
ease.
ease.
I won't study too hard now. I'll ease into this new class.
Now we want you to ease into something super.
Let's join Super Sentence Man.
You must be Zoe.
How are you feeling?
I don't feel well, Dr. Bluff.
I head hurts.
My stomach hurts.
I feel sore all over.
Oh, no. Can you cough for me?
Yes, I know what your problem is.
You have a disease called IDK.
What's IDK?
I Don't Know.
But you need to take 20 of these pills after every meal and drink lots of water.
OK.
Oh, and Zoe, don't do things.
What? Don't do what thing?
Anything.
Don't do uh... Don't do...
What is the word?
Zoe, I think I need a super sentence.
I know you need a super sentence.
I am Super Sentence Man.
And today's sentence is: Do something as much as possible.
Like this, Dr. Bluff.
Rest as much as possible.
Rest as much as possible.
Well said, my friend.
Now can you think of another way to use today's super sentence?
Well, of course.
Look at the sky as much as possible.
Look at the sky as much as possible.
OK, that was good.
How about you, Zoe?
Do you have a super sentence?
Practice the violin as much as possible.
Excellent!
Practice the violin as much as possible.
That is how you use a super sentence.
Remember, friends, a super sentence every day...
Well, say it with me.
A super sentenct every day will make your English great.
So Zoe, as I was saying, take 50 pills after every meal and...
You said 20.
Oh. Whatever.
Drink lots of water and rest as much as possible.
OK.