A：你在开玩笑吧。
B：没有。说正经的，如果不锻炼，我很容易变胖的。
environment n. 环境
例：Children need a happy home environment. 孩子们需要愉快的家庭环境。It is highly important to preserve the environment. 保护自然环境至关重要。搭配： inhabited environment居住环境：We should protect our inhabited environment. 我们应该保护我们的居住环境。拓展：environmental a. 周围的，环境的
听力扩展：
A: I think the biggest environment problem in China is air pollution.
B: Yes, I agree. The air here is much more polluted than in my country. Of course, my country is more agricultural and has much less industry.
A：我觉得中国最大的环境问题是空气污染。
B：我同意。这里的空气污染比我的国家严重多了。当然，我的国家以农业为主，工业比重较小。
experience n. 经验，经历，阅历;v. 经历，体验
例：She had no experience of life at all. 她毫无生活经验。He’s a man who has experienced suffering. 他是一个吃过苦的人。搭配：experience of 在……方面有经验： Have you had any experience of teaching English? 你有过教英语的经历吗?拓展：experiment n. 实验，实践
expert n. ①专家 ②能手，熟练者;a. 内行的
例：She is an expert in training animals. 她是驯兽专家。Expert opinions are favorable to the project. 专家一致赞成这项工程。搭配：be expert at/in/on 在……是专家，能手：The cook was an expert at making sauces. 那位厨师是调制味汁的能手。
听力扩展：
W: Jack. I heard your message and found someone who is a computer expert for you. Is it Okay with you if he visits tomorrow morning at ten oclock?
M: Sure. How about meeting at the cafe around the corner from the book store? Ill bring my laptop.
女：杰克，我收到你的留言了。我帮你找了位电脑专家。他明天上午10点去拜访，可以吗?
男：当然可以。明天在书店转角的咖啡屋见面，好吗?我把笔记本电脑带过去。
following a. 接着的，下面的;n. 追随者
例：He did it for the following reasons. 他这样做有以下几个原因。The Prime Minister has a large following. 首相有一大批支持者。
听力扩展： The morning following the birth of our first child, my husband was mistakenly directed to the room of another new mother on the maternity floor. As he walked into the room, he bent over the napping mother, whose back was turned to him, and gave her a big kiss. The woman was startled to see a stranger. But before she could say anything, my husband smiled and said, “I didnt know having a baby would change you this much!”上午，我们的第一个孩子出生后，我丈夫被带到产科病房，然而却弄错了房间。他走进房间，看到一个女子背对着他，正在小憩。他俯下身，吻了她。该名女子看到陌生人，吓了一跳。她还没来得及说话，我丈夫却笑着说：“我不知道生孩子会让你变化这么大!”【注】maternity floor 产科病房;startle v. 惊吓
individual a. 个人的，个体的，与众不同的;n. 个人，个体
例：She has her own individual style of doing things. 她有自己独特的行事风格。Exceptions can not be made for individuals. 对个人不能有例外。拓展：individually ad. 分别地，各个地
infer v. 推断，推论
例：I infer that my proposal has been accepted. 我推测我的建议已被接受。People inferred that so able a governor would make a good president. 人们推定，如此能干的州长定会成为一名好总统。搭配：infer from推出，得出：Infer a conclusion from the facts. 根据事实推断出结论。拓展：inferable a. 能推理的，能推论的;inference n. 推论information n. 信息，咨询
听力扩展：
M: Good afternoon. Hualong Hotel Corporate Reservations. May I help you?
W: Good afternoon. This is Stone PR department calling. My name is Debbie.
M: It’s nice to hear from you again, Ms. Debbie.
W: We have a delegation visiting us from the United States. Id like to book ten standard suites and two deluxe rooms for a week, starting May 10th.
M: No problem. Could you tell me your guests name now?
W: Sorry, I dont have the name list of all our guests. I will inform you of the details after I get the exact names of the delegate.
男：下午好，这里是华隆宾馆团体预定处。很高兴为您效劳。
女：下午好，我是斯通公司公关部的黛比。
男：黛比小姐，很高兴又听到您的声音。
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