Daily Wisdom　　

I can live for two months on a good compliment. 

                                                 – Mark Twain

只凭一句赞美的话我就可以充实地活上两个月。

                              –马克·吐温

Unit Eight 教材原文：

Dialogue

New Words

1. inquire vt. 询问；查究；问明

The waiter inquired whether we would like to sit near the window.

侍者问我们是否想靠窗坐。

inquire into 调查，探究

inquire about 询问，查问；打听

inquire of 询问；打听

2. delay v. 延期；耽搁

Our meeting was delayed for ten minutes.

我们的会议推迟了十分钟。

3. suffer v.  遭受；忍受；经历

 Small businesses have suffered financially during the recession.

小公司在经济衰退期间资金紧缺。

suffer from忍受，遭受；患…病；受…之苦

suffer for因…而遭受

suffer loss遭受损失

Notes

1. I am calling to inquire about the delivery of the sports shoes we ordered.

我打电话要询问我们订购的运动鞋的物流情况。

delivery n. 交付；递送

2. That sounds fine.

听起来不错。

Listening & Speaking Practice

1. Enjoy the song Take Me to Your Heart.

2. Watch the video of Cities Linked up to Fiber-Optic Networks .

光网城市是指实现了全光网络覆盖的城市。所谓全光网络，指的是网络传输和交换过程全部通过光纤实现，不必在其中实现电光和光电转换，因此能大大提高网速。