Section 3: At Home in the Evening

Unit 32: Watching a Video

看录影带

Watching a Video

Jenny renting a video from a store
Jenny rented a video from a video store.
taking the tape out of the case
At home, she took the tape out of the case.
switching to the video setting with the remote
With the remote, she switched to the video setting...
turning the VCR on
...and turned the VCR on.
loading the video into the VCR
She loaded the video into it...
starting the tape
...and started the tape.
Jenny and Tom watching the video
She and Tom watched the video.
rewinding the tape to see it again
To see something again, they rewound the tape.
pausing the video
Jenny paused it when Tom left for a minute.
stopping the tape at the end
At the end of the video, she stopped the tape,...
rewinding and ejecting the tape
...rewound and ejected it.
returning the video to the store
Later, she returned it to the store.

For Special Attention

rent = when you rent something, you pay money to use it for a short time. After you use it, you return it to the store. — 租东西就是付钱短期使用。用完后把它还回店里。
video / tape = "video" and "tape" are short ways of saying "videotape." — video 和 tape 是 videotape(录影带)的简称。
VCR = a VCR is what people usually call a Video Cassette Recorder. — VCR 就是人们常说的 Video Cassette Recorder(盒式磁带录像机)。
pause = when you pause a tape, you stop it, but a picture stays on the TV. The picture does not move. — 暂停录影带时,你让磁带停下来,但画面仍停留在电视上不动。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
eject/ɪˈʤɛkt/弹出;退带
leave [left]/liv [lɛft]/离开
load/loʊd/装入(录影带)
pause/pɔz/暂停
rent/rɛnt/
return/rɪˈtɚrn/归还;还
rewind [rewound]/riˈwaɪnd [riˈwaʊnd]/倒带;回卷
start/stɑrt/开始
stop/stɑp/停止
switch/swɪʧ/切换;转换
take [took] out/teɪk [tʊk] aʊt/取出
turn on/tɚrn ɔn/打开
watch/wɔʧ/观看

Nouns

单词音标中文
case/keɪs/盒子;录影带盒
end/ɛnd/结尾;末尾
home/hoʊm/
remote/rɪˈmoʊt/遥控器
setting/ˈsɛtɪŋ/设置;模式
store/stɔr/商店;(影带)店
tape/teɪp/磁带;录影带
VCR/ˌvi si ˈɑr/录像机
video/ˈvɪdioʊ/录影带;录像

Others

单词音标中文
for a minute (adverbial)/fɚr ə ˈmɪnɪt (ædvərˈbiəl)/一会儿;片刻
later (adv.)/ˈleɪtɚ/后来;稍后