听力：英语六级四十天突破—讲义与笔记(6)

　　对电影的评价基本上是负面的

　　It's a waste of time.

　　It's a waste of money.

　　It isn't worth the price of the admission.

　　It has got an awful review.

　　对音乐会的评价基本上是正面的

　　[P41-2]

　　A) It will take about one month to repair the watch.

　　B) The woman should have saved more money.

　　C) It is a good idea to keep the old watch.

　　D) The watch is no longer worth repairing.

　　W: I can’t figure out what’s wrong with my watch. It was just a month ago that I had it repaired.

　　M: Don't waste your time and money any more. It's a very old watch and is quite worn out.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　思维：崇尚消费

　　1、东西坏了，扔了算了，买个新的

　　2、修不如买

　　东西方思维差异：

　　1、崇尚消费

　　2、提倡个人奋斗：借钱不借;借笔记一般也不借

　　3、重视钱

　　4、饮食方面：apple pie 一定好吃(代表美国的传统文化traditional American)

　　This picnic is as American as apple pie. 典型的美式野餐。

　　apple pie virtue 美国的传统美德

　　I took the last one and it was out of the world.

　　Even my mother's can't match this.

　　You wouldn't have to force me to take another helping.