Lesson 2 How to Improve Your English如何提高你的英文Dialogue 实用会话Mack is talking to his friend Don.M: Hi, Don! How are you doing in your English class?D: Not so well, I'm afraid.M: What's the problem?D: I'm not improving. Tell me, how come your English is so good?M: Well, uh... I have an American girlfriend.D: Aha! That's it. Now I know what to do. (He runs off.)M: Hey, come back! I was just kidding!梅克正在和他的朋友唐聊天。梅克：嗨，唐！你英文课上得怎么样？唐 ：恐怕不怎么理想。梅克：出了什么问题？唐 ：我一直没进步。告诉我，为什么你的英文那么棒？梅克：呃，这个吗…我交了个美国女朋友。唐 ：啊哈！就是这样。现在我知道该怎么做了！（他跑走了。）梅克：嘿，回来啊！我只是在开玩笑！Key Points 重点提示1. improve vt. & vi. （使）进步；改善improvement n. 进步make (a lot of/little) improvement in...在…上有（很大/些许的）进步例：Listening to English teaching radio programs can help you improve your English.听英语教学广播节目能够帮助你提高英文。If you don't listen to your tennis coach, how can you improve?如果你不听教练的话，又怎么能进步呢？I hear that your son is making a lot of improvement in his studies.我听说你儿子的学业进步很多。2. hi int. 嗨（打招呼声）hey int. 嘿！喂！嗳！（表惊喜、询问、引人注意等的喊声）例：A: Hi, Tom! How is it going?B: Fine, thank you.嗨，汤姆！最近怎么样？很好，谢谢。Hey! You dropped your book.嘿！你的书掉了。3. How are you doing in...?你在…做得怎么样？例： How are you doing in your new job?你的新工作做得怎么样？