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？