01. 词汇预习
debating ptcp. 考虑
architecture n.建筑
impressive adj.了不起的，震撼的
Middle East n.中东
sweltering adj.闷热的，热得难受的
picturesque adj.（尤指某地）美丽的，风景如画的
thriving adj.兴旺的，繁荣的
exotic adj.异域情调，与众不同的
charming adj.有魅力的
gorgeous adj.美丽动人的
green spaces n.（城市中的）绿色空间
02.核心对话
A: Hey Jeremy, are you traveling overseas for your vacation this summer?
B: Yeah, but I'm still debating where to go.
A: Oh, if I were you, I'd go to Dubai. It was in a Lonely Planet article about the top 10 cities to visit this year. The architecture is so impressive.
B: Hmm, but the Middle East will be sweltering in the summer.
A: Good point. How about Europe? The old German capital of Bonn sounds really picturesque.(波恩，曾是西德首都)
B: Well I went to Europe last time, so I was hoping to see a different continent.
A: How about South America? La Paz, Bolivia, was on the list. It has a thriving community that's grown a lot.(玻利维亚拉巴斯)
B: That sounds pretty nice, actually. Latin American culture is so exotic and charming. Where are you going for vacation?
A: I think Vancouver, Canada. They have gorgeous mountains, beaches, and lots of green spaces.
B: Nice choice there, eh?
03. 课后练习
1. thriving adj.繁荣的，兴旺的。
2. picturesque adj.风景如画的；sweltering adj.闷热的； exotic adj.异国风情的；scenery n.风景
3. ____ such as parks and woods can offer significant benefit to the community.
A. Parking spaces
B. Green spaces
C. Residential areas
D. Rural areas
像公园树林这样的绿色空间可以为社区提供很大的好处。根据such as后面的parks和woods可知，前面填入green spaces最合适。
rural areas 乡村地区；residential areas居民区；parking spaces停车区
4. We __debated__ __whether__ to take the earlier train to Vancouvers.
debating whether on debated about what
我们考虑是否要坐早一点的火车去温哥华。
debate除了大家熟知的“辩论”的含义，还可以表示“考虑“，含义类似consider. 后面可以直接接名词性从句，如这里接whether引导的从句，表示“考虑是否要....“
5. Everyone headed for the beach in the __D__ summer.
A. sweating
B. swelling
C. shivering
D. sweltering
炎热的夏天大家都去沙滩。形容夏天，可以用sweltering(闷热的，炎热的)，head for 出发去。
shivering 发抖的；swelling 肿的；sweating 出汗的，不用来形容夏天，可以形容人。
6. If I __were__ you, I __would__ check the annual list of Lonely Planet.
A. would be; /
B. am; will
C. was; shall
D. were; would
如果我是你，我会看看Lonely Planet的年度榜单。 虚拟条件句：可以对不可能的情况发生假设，条件从句的谓语用过去式（be通常用were)，主句谓语一般使用“would”.
本课里提到的虚拟条件句是“if I were you...(如果我是你)”，有换位思考提意见的含义。注意这里主语无论是什么，be动词都要替换为were. 主句的谓语需要用would+动词原形，所以这里选were和would.
7. I'm __still__ __debating__ __where to go__ __for__ __vacation__ : London or New York.
where to go for still doing debating debated vacation
我还在考虑去哪里度假：伦敦还是纽约。 debate表示“考虑”时，后面可以直接接在考虑的事情。这里是debate where to... 考虑去哪里....
8. "A: Hey Jeremy, are you traveling overseas for your vacation this summer? B: Yeah, but I'm still debating where to go. A: Oh, if I were you, I'd go to Dubai. It was in a Lonely Planet article about the top 10 cities to visit this year. " What do we know from the conversation?
A. The woman just returned from Dubai.
B. The woman recommends Dubai.
C. Jeremy may not go abroad this summer.
D. Jeremy has just booked ticket to Dubai.
虚拟条件句：可以对不可能的情况发生假设，条件从句的谓语用过去式（be通常用were），主句谓语一般使用“would”。 可知Jeremy还没想好去哪里，但没有说不出国。女生推荐了迪拜，但没有说她去过迪拜，所以选The woman recommends Dubai.
9. "A: How about Europe? The old German capital of Bonn sounds really picturesque. B: Well I went to Europe last time, so I was hoping to see a different continent." If you were the first speaker, what is appropriate to say next?
A. Maybe you should go to France. I've always wanted to go there.
B. What about Africa? I went there last year and it was amazing.
C. Yeah, you can go skiing and snowboarding in Europe in the winter.
D. It's a nice choice. They have gorgeous mountains.
continent n.大陆
根据男人的回答“I was hoping t see a different continent", 可知他不想去欧洲了，所以接下来不应该继续推荐欧洲，最合适的回答是What about Africa? I went there last year and it was amazing.非洲如何？我去年去过，非常棒。
Maybe you should go to France. I've always wanted to go there.或许你应该去法国，我一直想去。
Yeah, you can go skiing and snowboarding in Europe in the winter.是啊，你可以冬天去欧洲滑雪。
It's a nice choice. They have gorgeous mountains. 不错的选择，那里有很多美丽的山。
04. 语法语用
句式
"If I were you..." for advice
In today's lesson, the speaker uses the subjunctive phrase "If I were you..." As you may know, the subjunctive is used to express wishes and situations that aren't real, but in this lesson, the use of the "If I were you..." is intended to give advice.
The subject can be changed to "if he/she were you," but for giving advice, the subject is most commonly the speaker (first person "I")
The second clause of sentence uses "would" like a regular subjunctive. Just remember, "were" never changes regardless of the subject.
例句
If I were you, I'd apologize.
If she were here, she'd tell you not to do that.
05. 实用例句
picturesque
1. The mountains were very picturesque.
2. What a beautiful countryside! It's so picturesque.
3. We walked through the picturesque streets of the old part of town.
debating
1. I'm still debating where to go for vacation: London or New York.
2. She debated forever about which job to take.
3. A: what are you going to order? B: I'm not sure. I'm still debating.
thriving
1. The community is thriving here. There are so many new businesses and new families moving to the area. 社区欣欣向荣
2. The economy was thriving under his leadership
3. My friend is thriving in his new job. He really loves it.
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