练习 1：

　　要求，认真听原文，不要记笔记，根据WHAT、WHO、WHEN AND WHERE、HOW ANDWHY 几大要素总结段落大意。

　　Tea drinking was common in China for nearly onethousand years before anyone in Europe had everheard about tea. People in Britain were much slowerin finding out what tea was like, mainly because teawas very expensive. It could not be bought in shopsand even those people who could afford to have itsent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were notsure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then theyserved them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many peopleused to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

　　What's the general idea of this short passage?

　　Compared with the Chinese, People in Europe, particularly in Britain were much slower in findingout what tea was like, and how to use it. They cooked tea leaves as vegetable and served themwith butter and salt and even made them part of Children's sandwiches.

　　练习 2

　　Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Companybegan to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few yearsso much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

　　At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until thentea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame deSevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant thatshe would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friendsthought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowlythis habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea withoutmilk.

　　General idea：

　　Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Companybegan to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century.

　　On the continent, people used to drink tea without milk until a French lady invented the habit ofdrinking tea with milk.

　　主题练习——会议致辞词汇

　　词汇积累

　　(致)欢迎/开幕/闭幕词(deliver/make) awelcome/opening/closing speech/address/lecture

　　开/闭/揭幕式 opening/closing/unveiling ceremony

　　举行烈士纪念碑的揭幕典礼 unveil a monument to themartyrs

　　为展览会揭幕 inaugurate an exhibition

　　奠基典礼 foundation laying ceremony

　　开学典礼 school's opening ceremony

　　毕业典礼 graduation ceremony /commencement

　　开国大典 founding ceremony of a state

　　婚礼 wedding ceremony

　　庆典 celebration

　　答谢宴会 return banquet

　　晚宴 evening reception/dinner

　　招待会/宴会 reception

　　冷餐招待会 buffet reception

　　联欢/新年/篝火晚会 get-together/spring festival/campfire party

　　酒会 cocktail party

　　宣布 开幕 declare open; declare the commencement of

　　宣布 闭幕 declare the closing/conclusion of

　　陛下 Your/His/Her Majesty

　　殿下 Your/His/Her (Royal/Imperial/Serene)Highness

　　阁下 Your/His/Her Honor/Excellency

　　贵宾们 distinguished guests

　　尊敬的主席先生respectable/honorable/respected Mr. President

　　至此 之际 on the occasion of

　　代表 on behalf of

　　我愿借此机会 I would like to take this opportunity to / I would like to avail myself of this greatopportunity to

　　我代表中国政府向各位来宾表示热烈欢迎 对会议的召开表示衷心祝贺!

　　On behalf of the Chinese government, I would like to extend our sincere welcome to all theguests here and to express our warm congratulations on the convening of this session.

　　最后 祝各位在北京生活愉快 并祝会议圆满成功!

　　Finally, I wish a full success of the conference and wish you all a pleasant stay here in Beijing.