一、AI Capone1
AI Capone
阿尔·卡彭，美国黑帮成员，出生于[纽约][布鲁克林]，因斗殴被对手打伤脸部留下疤痕，而拥有“疤脸”的绰号，
于1925——1931年掌权芝加哥[黑手党]，使芝加哥黑手党成为最凶狠的犯罪集团，该集团又被称为“奥特菲 ”，
阿尔·卡彭也成为20世纪20~30年代最有影响力的黑手党领导人。
immigrant
英 [ˈɪmɪɡrənt] 美 [ˈɪmɪɡrənt]
n.(外来)移民;外侨
gang
英 [ɡæŋ] 美 [ɡæŋ]
n.一帮，一伙(罪犯);一群，一伙(闹事、斗殴的年轻人);一伙(经常聚在一起的朋友)
v.使结成一帮;成群;结伙;（一群人）联合起来（多为了威慑别人）;合伙攻击;将（电气设备或机器）连接;编组;（同轴）联接;接合;使成套排列
street gang
英 [striːt ɡæŋ] 美 [striːt ɡæŋ]
街头帮派
Chicago
英 [ʃɪˈkɑːgəʊ] 美 [ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ]
n.芝加哥桥牌;芝加哥（在美国中西部；为美国第二大城）
liquor
英 [ˈlɪkə(r)] 美 [ˈlɪkər]
n.烈性酒;含酒精饮料
vt.浸泡;喝酒
gamble
英 [ˈɡæmbl] 美 [ˈɡæmbl]
v.(牌戏、赛马等中)赌博，打赌;冒风险;碰运气;以…为赌注
n.赌博;打赌;冒险
prostitution
英 [ˌprɒstɪˈtjuːʃn] 美 [ˌprɑːstɪˈtuːʃn]
n.卖淫;为娼;当男妓;才能的滥用(或糟蹋)
official
英 [əˈfɪʃl] 美 [əˈfɪʃl]
adj.公务的;公职的;公事的;正式的;官方的;官方授权的;公开的;公布的;据官方的
n.要员;官员;高级职员
bribe
英 [braɪb] 美 [braɪb]
n.贿赂
v.向(某人)行贿;贿赂
convict
英 [kənˈvɪkt , ˈkɒnvɪkt] 美 [kənˈvɪkt , ˈkɑːnvɪkt]
v.定罪;宣判…有罪
n.已决犯;服刑囚犯
minor
英 [ˈmaɪnə(r)] 美 [ˈmaɪnər]
adj.较小的;次要的;轻微的;小调的;小音阶的
n.未成年人;辅修科目;辅修课程
v.辅修
bodyguard
英 [ˈbɒdiɡɑːd] 美 [ˈbɑːdiɡɑːrd]
n.保镖，警卫(队)
AI Capone was one of the most famous criminals in American history.
He came from an immigrant family.
His parents came from Italy, and his father was a barber.
As a boy, he belonged to a street gang.
He quit school after finishing the 6th grade.
Q：Where were his parent from?
A：They were from Italy.
He built his career as a crime boss in Chicago.
He became boss at 26 when the previous leader was nearly killed.
His crime organization made a lot of money, more than 100 million dollars a year.
Most of the money came from illegal activities, especially the sale of illegal liquor.
His organization was also involved in gambling and prostitution.
Gambling and prostitution are both illegal activities.
Q：How did his crime organization make money?
A：They were involved many illegal activities.
Capone was a flashy dresser who enjoyed being famous.
He protected himself by bribing police and public officials.
Though he was involved in the deaths of many, he was never convicted of a serious crime.
When he was finally arrested, it was for minor crimes.
In 1929, he and his bodyguard were arrested for carrying deadly weapons.
For that they were sentenced to a year in prison.
Capone was released in nine months for good behavior.
Q：Why wasn't he ever convicted of a serious crime?
A：He bribed police and public officials.
Q：Why was he released from prison?
A：for good behavior.
二、AI Capone2
stroke
英 [strəʊk] 美 [stroʊk]
n.击球(动作);(打、击等的)一下，一击;划水动作;划桨动作;中风
v.轻抚，抚摩(动物的毛皮);抚摩(物体表面或头发等);轻挪;轻触;轻拭
pneumonia
英 [njuːˈməʊniə] 美 [nuːˈmoʊniə]
n.肺炎
In 1930 Capone was Public Enemy No.1 in Chicago.
A year later he was arrested for failure to pay taxes.
The government had finally found a way to catch him.
After a trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
He spent the first two years of his sentence at a prison in Atlanta, Georgia.
Then he was sent to Alcatraz, the country's most famous prison.
At Alcatraz, he was diagnosed with a disease that began to take over his brain.
As a result, he spent much of his time in the prison hospital.
by the time he was released from prison in 1939, he was no longer able to lead his organization.
He died of a stroke and pneumonia in 1947.
He was sent to prison for tax evasion.
Q：What begin to take over his brain?
A：a serious disease.
三、Economic Terms
invoice
英 [ˈɪnvɔɪs] 美 [ˈɪnvɔɪs]
n.发票;(发货或服务)费用清单
v.开发票(或清单);发出发票(或清单)
interest
英 [ˈɪntrəst] 美 [ˈɪntrəst]
n.兴趣;关注;引人关注的性质;吸引力;趣味;业余爱好;利益
v.使感兴趣;使关注
Income is money received for a work or from investments.
For a company to survive, its income needs to be more than its expenses.
People who earn a good salary can buy what they need to survive.
A receipt is given to you after you have paid for something.
A receipt is proof you have paid for something.
A receipt shows that something has been paid for.
After paying for something, be sure to get a receipt.
An invoice is a request for payment.
An invoice lists the prices and products being bought.
To invoice someone means to give them a bill for products or services.
Once an invoice is paid, it can be used as a receipt.
Taxes are what be paid to the government for government services.
Taxes pay for many services, such as education, police, and health care.
An income tax, is a tax on your income.
In some countries, income taxes are very high.
Interest is what we pay to lenders when we borrow money.
If someone lends you money, you pay interest for the use of that money.
四、Personality Types
Emotional people often show their feelings and have a bad temper.
They make decisions based on the feelings more than the facts.
Sometimes these people make bad decisions because of their emotions.
Leaders are people who take responsibility and are trusted by others.
Good leaders make good decisions and get things done.
In many situations, others look to them for leadership.
Loyal people can be depended on to follow their leader.
They will support and protect their leaders and friends.
A strong teams needs a good leader and loyal followers.
Independent people can do things on their own.
They often prefer working by themselves.
Sometimes they have difficulty working in a group.
Creative people come up with new ideas and ways of doing things.
They often have a good imagination and can see things in different ways.
Many artists and musicians are very creative.
五、A Video Project1
suspense
英 [səˈspens] 美 [səˈspens]
n.(对即将发生的事等的)担心;焦虑;兴奋;悬念
Congratulations Lisa!
Congratulations for what?
We just heard the news.
What news? Don't keep me in suspense.
QuickServe has accepted your video proposal.
Already？I just submitted it a week ago.
Maybe so, but they liked it so much that they made a quick decision.
They want you to get started on it as soon as possible.
Q：Why is Lisa being Congratulated?
A：Her proposal was accepted.
That's great news. But I'm still working on some other projects.
They need to be finished first.
Can't you delay some of our other projects?
I'm not sure, how important is this project?
They are putting a lot of pressure on us now, especially since they read your proposal.
They really like it.
It's a very creative way of presenting their company.
It had everybody laughing.
Yes, that was the idea.
It was fun to do, and our whole team thought it was funny.
Well, great job.
I think it's the best work your team has ever done.
To delay something means to postpone it.
Q：What does the schedule depend on?
A：It depends on how important the project is.
六、A Video Project2
When can you get started on the project?
Are they going to pay extra?
In my proposal, I said the earliest start date would be one month after signing the contract.
Was that in the proposal?
Yes, it was. Have they signed the contract yet?
No, they haven't, but I'm sure they will right away.
Q：Why does think they should pay extra?
A：They want to get started earlier than what was in the proposal.
They'll also need to make an advance payment.
That was in the proposal, too.
We can't stop everything else just because they are excited.
OK, I'll get back to them and let them know.
Yes, please do, I've been through this kind of thing before.
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