BOOK 1 · UNIT 1

Lesson 4Sorry, What Was That?

请求重复、确认细节并修正理解

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Lesson 4 — Sorry, What Was That?

抱歉,你刚才说什么?

Unit 1 整合课:本课不系统引入新的主要语法,而是综合第1—3课的近况、变化、经历、时间、安排和问句,并加入少量会话修复词块。

1. Before You Start

本课目标

学完本课,你能够在没有看到完整原话的情况下:

  • 礼貌地请求对方重复没有听清的信息;
  • 分别确认陌生人的姓名、时间和地点;
  • 发现自己听错后及时修正;
  • 综合第1—3课的表达,完成一次重逢、近况交流和见面安排;
  • 用一条30—60词的消息确认最终安排。

热身

先用英语说出你已经会的表达,不必追求完整:

  1. 对方说得太快,你会怎样请他再说一遍?
  2. 你听见的时间可能是 10:15,也可能是 10:50。你会怎样确认?

场景词汇

  • photo walk 摄影散步活动,边走边拍摄
  • front desk 前台
  • last name
  • Gallery B B展厅
  • clear something up 把某件事解释清楚,消除疑问

2. Main Conversation

A call about a photo walk

Maya has told Daniel about a neighborhood photo walk. A staff member from the arts center calls him with the details.

Part A — Checking the details

Daniel: Hello?

Nina: Hi, is this Daniel? This is Nina Cole from Harbor Street Arts Center. I'm calling about Saturday's neighborhood photo walk.

Daniel: Sorry, what was that? I couldn't hear you.

Nina: This is Nina Cole, from Harbor Street Arts Center.

Daniel: Sorry, I didn't catch your last name.

Nina: Cole. C-O-L-E.

Daniel: Thanks. Maya told me about the photo walk. Is it still at ten?

Nina: It starts at ten fifteen now.

Daniel: Did you say ten fifteen or ten fifty?

Nina: Ten fifteen—one-five.

Daniel: Got it. Just to check, you mean we're not meeting at the café anymore?

Nina: That's right. Please meet us inside the arts center, by the front desk.

Daniel: Let me make sure I've got this right: Nina Cole, Saturday at ten fifteen, inside the arts center by the front desk.

Nina: Exactly.

Daniel: Great. Thanks for clearing that up.

Part B — One more thing to check

On Saturday, Daniel arrives a few minutes after 10:15.

Nina: Daniel?

Daniel: Yes. Hi, Nina. Sorry I'm a few minutes late. My bus was late.

Nina: No worries. We haven't started yet.

Daniel: Great. Have you organized many of these walks?

Nina: Yes. We organized six last year. Have you joined one before?

Daniel: No, I haven't, but I've taken photos around Riverton since I moved back. I used to take pictures much more often.

Nina: Nice. Are you still taking a lot of pictures?

Daniel: I don't take as many anymore. Work's been busy, but I want to take more.

Announcement: Everyone, we're meeting in Gallery B.

Daniel: Sorry, did she say Gallery B or D?

Nina: Gallery B, right across from the front desk.

Daniel: Got it. Thanks.

Nina: Come on. We should go in.


3. 中文译文需要时展开

玛雅把一次社区摄影散步活动告诉了丹尼尔。艺术中心的一位工作人员打电话来确认细节。

A部分——核对细节

丹尼尔: 喂?

妮娜: 你好,请问是丹尼尔吗?我是海港街艺术中心的妮娜·科尔。我打来是想说一下周六社区摄影散步的事。

丹尼尔: 抱歉,你刚才说什么?我没听清。

妮娜: 我是海港街艺术中心的妮娜·科尔。

丹尼尔: 不好意思,我没听清你的姓。

妮娜: 科尔。C-O-L-E。

丹尼尔: 谢谢。玛雅跟我说过这个活动。还是十点开始吗?

妮娜: 现在是十点十五分开始。

丹尼尔: 你说的是十点十五分,还是十点五十分?

妮娜: 十点十五分——一五。

丹尼尔: 明白了。确认一下,你的意思是我们不再在咖啡馆集合了,对吧?

妮娜: 对。请到艺术中心里面,在前台旁边集合。

丹尼尔: 我确认一下自己有没有记对:妮娜·科尔,周六十点十五分,在艺术中心里面的前台旁边。

妮娜: 完全正确。

丹尼尔: 好的。谢谢你解释清楚。

B部分——再确认一个细节

周六,丹尼尔在十点十五分过几分钟时赶到。

妮娜: 丹尼尔?

丹尼尔: 是我。嗨,妮娜。抱歉,我迟到了几分钟。我坐的公交车晚点了。

妮娜: 没事。我们还没开始。

丹尼尔: 太好了。你们组织过很多次这样的摄影散步吗?

妮娜: 组织过。去年办了六次。你以前参加过吗?

丹尼尔: 没参加过,不过自从搬回来,我就在里弗顿各处拍了不少照片。我以前拍得比现在多得多。

妮娜: 不错。你现在还会拍很多照片吗?

丹尼尔: 现在没以前拍得多了。最近工作很忙,不过我想多拍一些。

广播: 请大家到B展厅集合。

丹尼尔: 抱歉,她说的是B展厅还是D展厅?

妮娜: B展厅,就在前台正对面。

丹尼尔: 明白了,谢谢。

妮娜: 走吧。我们该进去了。

翻译提示:I didn't catch your last name 不是“我没有抓住你的姓”,而是“我没听清你的姓”。这里的 catch 表示听见并理解。


4. Read, Notice, Understand

Check the story

第一遍先只读对话,不看译文,然后回答:

  1. Who is Nina, and why does she call Daniel?
  2. How does Daniel check Nina's last name?
  3. What time does the photo walk start?
  4. Where should Daniel meet the group?
  5. Has Daniel joined one of the group's photo walks before?
  6. What final detail does Daniel ask Nina to confirm?

5. What People Actually Say

本课负荷说明

本课只有五项全新的主动表达:Sorry, what was that?、I didn't catch…、Did you say…or…?、Just to check, you mean…?、Let me make sure I've got this right.

Could you say that again?How do you spell that? 按高频基础问句唤醒,不计作新的语言项目。其余栏目内容用于检索第1—3课语言。本课重点是把已有语言放进真实互动,不追求增加语法数量。

1. Sorry, what was that?

抱歉,你刚才说什么?适用于没有听清整句话。语气中性、礼貌,可用于陌生人、同事和朋友。

Sorry, what was that? The train is really loud.

只说 What? 可能显得生硬,尤其面对陌生人时。

2. Could you say that again?

你能再说一遍吗?中性偏礼貌。当你需要对方重复整句话时很实用。本课把它作为基础问句重新唤醒。

Could you say that again a little more slowly?

3. I didn't catch …

我没听清…… 用来指出具体漏掉的部分,通常比让对方从头重复更高效。

I didn't catch the address.
Sorry, I didn't catch the last part.

4. Did you say … or …?

你说的是……还是……?当你已经听到两个可能答案时,用选择问句确认。

Did you say Room 14 or Room 40?

5. Just to check, you mean …?

确认一下,你指的是……吗?中性、合作式表达。第3课已经预览,本课开始主动使用。

Just to check, you mean the north entrance, not the main entrance?

6. Let me make sure I've got this right.

我确认一下自己有没有记对。中性、合作式表达;后面接你理解到的全部关键信息。

Let me make sure I've got this right: Friday at six, outside the library.

基础问句唤醒:How do you spell that? 这个怎么拼?它用于姓名、街道名或其他不熟悉的词,属于辅助问句,不计入本课10项核心表达,也不作新语法。

A: My last name is Navarro.
B: How do you spell that?

7. Are you still …?

你还……吗?第1课表达,本课进行无中文提示检索。

Are you still working from home?

8. What have you been up to?

你最近都在忙些什么?用于询问一段时间内的近况。第2课表达,本课再次调用。

Long time no see. What have you been up to?

9. I'm running late. / I'm running about … late.

我要晚到了/我大概要迟到…… 第3课表达,用于及时说明延误。

I'm running about ten minutes late, but I'm on my way.

10. Let me check and get back to you.

让我确认一下再回复你。第1课表达,在不能立刻确定安排时使用。

I'm not sure about Friday. Let me check and get back to you.

One Line, Three Situations

情况 自然表达 使用说明
整句没听清 Sorry, what was that? 先请对方重说
只漏掉一个细节 I didn't catch the room number. 明确指出缺失信息
听到两个可能答案 Did you say fifteen or fifty? 给出选项让对方确认

Don't Say It That Way

容易说出的句子 更自然的表达
Repeat, please. Could you say that again?
Speak slowly. Could you say that a little more slowly?
Your name is what? Sorry, I didn't catch your name.
You said ten fifteen, yes? You said ten fifteen, right?

第一列有的能被理解,但对陌生人可能太直接,或不像自然会话中的常见说法。


6. Grammar Refresh — 本单元整合:先问,再确认

本课没有新的主要语法。把第1—3课的结构放进下面四步,就能完成一段更可靠的对话。

第一步:问近况和变化

What have you been up to?
Are you still working at the hospital?
Do you still take pictures?
Have you joined one before?

  • still / not … anymore / used to:比较过去与现在;
  • 现在完成时:谈截至现在的经历或近况;
  • 一般过去时:追问已经结束的具体事件和时间。

A: Have you changed jobs?
B: Yes, I have.
A: When did you change jobs?
B: Last year.

第二步:问安排

What time are we meeting?
Are we still meeting at the café?
I'm running about ten minutes late.
I'll call Nina now.

  • 现在进行时:已经安排好的见面;
  • will:说话当下作出的决定。

第三步:修复没有听清的信息

Sorry, what was that?
I didn't catch the time.
Did you say ten fifteen or ten fifty?

第四步:复述确认

Let me make sure I've got this right: Saturday at ten fifteen, by the front desk.

复述确认不是“英语不好”的表现。姓名、数字、地址和时间即使听起来简单,也值得主动核对。

快速辨析

选择最符合说话目的的形式。

  1. A: __________ a photo walk?
    B: Yes. I joined one last summer.
    (Have you ever joined; Did you ever join)

  2. I __________ take pictures every weekend, but I don't do that anymore.
    (used to; have)

  3. We __________ at the front desk at 10:15 tomorrow. The plan is already set.
    (are meeting; met)

  4. A: I can't find the address.
    B: I __________ Nina now and ask her.
    (called; will call)

  5. A: __________ you still working from home?
    B: Yes, I am.
    (Are; Have)


7. Sound Natural — 听清姓名和数字

本课页面已提供完整自然对话、可调语速的逐句跟读和单句循环。Nina使用本单元此前未出现的声线,第一遍请使用“正常对话”并暂时不看课文。

15和50不能只听结尾

在单独说出或特意对比数字时:

  • fifTEEN:重音通常在后面;
  • FIFty:重音通常在前面,末尾是 -ty

对比朗读:

ten FIFTEEN
ten FIFTY
Room THIRTEEN
Room THIRTY

真实交流中不要只依赖发音差别。数字重要时,直接确认:

Did you say fifteen or fifty?
Ten fifteen—one-five. Right?

拼写姓名时分组

Cole — C / O / L / E
Nina Cole — Nina / C-O-L-E

每组之间留出短暂停顿,比一次快速念完更清楚。

确认句的语调

当你还在等待对方确认时,句尾可以略微上扬:

Saturday at ten fifteen, right?

对方确认后,再用下降语调收尾:

Got it. Thanks.


8. Practice

A. 理解检查

判断正误。正确写 T,错误写 F

  1. Nina calls Daniel about a photography class.
  2. Nina spells her last name after Daniel says he didn't catch it.
  3. The photo walk starts at 10:50.
  4. The group is meeting inside the arts center.
  5. Daniel has joined this group's photo walks before.
  6. Daniel takes fewer pictures than he used to.

B. 选择合适的修复表达

从方框中选择表达完成对话。每项只用一次。

Could you say that again? · I didn't catch · Did you say · How do you spell that? · Let me make sure I've got this right

  1. A: My last name is Velez.
    B: __________

  2. A: Meet me at 13 Lake Street.
    B: Sorry, __________ the street number.

  3. A: The appointment is at 4:14.
    B: __________ four fourteen or four forty?

  4. A: Take the Green Line to Mason.
    B: The train is noisy. __________

  5. A: We're meeting Thursday at nine in Room 12.
    B: Great. __________: Thursday at nine, Room 12.

C. 综合第1—3课

用括号中的提示完成句子。

  1. Daniel __________ (take) photos every weekend, but he doesn't do that anymore.
  2. __________ Maya still __________ (work) at Riverton General?
  3. __________ you ever __________ (join) a neighborhood event?
  4. I __________ (join) one last summer.
  5. We __________ (meet) outside the library at six tomorrow. The arrangement is fixed.
  6. I can't answer now. I __________ (check) and get back to you tonight.
  7. Sorry, I __________ (run) about fifteen minutes late.
  8. When __________ you __________ (move) back to Riverton?

D. 找出信息问题并修复

根据第一句,用自然英文完成第二句。

  1. You didn't hear any of the sentence.
    Sorry, ______________________________?

  2. You heard the sentence, but not the person's last name.
    I didn't ______________________________.

  3. The time may be 6:15 or 6:50.
    Did you say ______________________________?

  4. You want to check all three details.
    Let me make sure I've got this right: ______________________________.

  5. You wrote the wrong time and need to correct yourself.
    Sorry, I got the time wrong. You said ______________________________, right?

E. 阅读消息并转告

阅读Maya发来的消息:

Hi Daniel—small change. Let's meet outside Northgate Library at 6:20, not at the café at 6:00. I'm leaving work now, but I may be five minutes late. Could you let everyone know? Thanks!

完成两项任务:

  1. 写下最终的时间地点以及Maya可能迟到多久;
  2. 给同行的人写一条30—50词的英文消息,转告变化,并请他们确认收到。

F. 陌生姓名、时间、地点确认任务

本课页面的“正常对话”可作为第一遍不看文本的陌生声音输入。播放时先不要向下查看对话,再完成下面的任务:

  1. 不要先看答案区的“代读卡”;
  2. 请学习伙伴或语音助手从A、B、C三张卡中随机选择一张,用正常清晰语速读一次;
  3. 第一次只记:Name / Time / Place
  4. 你必须用至少两个修复表达提问;
  5. 最后用 Let me make sure I've got this right… 复述确认。

记录表:

项目 你第一次听到的内容 确认后的内容
Name
Time
Place

如果只能独自学习,可以隔一天再做:使用系统朗读或其他文字转语音功能播放答案区的一张代读卡,播放前不要通读内容。由于你仍可能见过文字,这只能作为练习,不能代替正式陌生声音测评。

G. 对话补全

根据情境补全对话。答案不唯一,但必须包含一次请求重复和一次完整确认。

A: Hi, this is Robin Shaw. I'm calling about your appointment.

B: Sorry, ______________________________?

A: Robin Shaw, from Westside Dental.

B: I didn't catch ______________________________.

A: Shaw. S-H-A-W. Your appointment is Friday at 2:30, at our Oak Street office.

B: Let me make sure ______________________________.

A: That's right.

B: Great, thanks for ______________________________.

H. Unit 1无提示检索

合上第1—3课,也不要回看本课表达表。读到每个英文情境后,五秒内开始回应。这里不给中文翻译,也不给原句首字母。

  1. You meet a good friend for the first time in several years. Greet them, then ask what they have been doing in the years since you last met.
  2. Your friend says it has been a long time. Ask generally how life has been for them since you last met.
  3. Your friend says, “I changed careers last year.” React to the change, then ask about the result and the reason.
  4. Your friend asks how your weekends have changed. Describe one past routine that has stopped, then ask whether they continue one of their old routines.
  5. Find out whether your friend has ever taken a photography course. If the answer is yes, ask when.
  6. Your friend moved back last year. Find out whether they have visited Seattle since the move.
  7. Your friend has told you about work. Move naturally to ask about a hobby they mentioned earlier, then ask whether they still do it.
  8. You want a longer conversation another day, but you need to see your schedule first. Make the suggestion and explain what you will do.
  9. You arranged to meet outside the station at 6:15. At 6:05, you are on a bus and traffic has stopped. Restate the existing arrangement, explain what is happening now, give an expected arrival time and an alternative place, then make one on-the-spot decision about what you will do next.
  10. The other person accepts the new place. Ask them to send an update when they are five minutes away, then end the later meeting politely.

9. Make It Yours

Unit 1综合任务:重逢、近况和下一次见面

完成一段90—120秒的无稿对话。可以先列关键词,但不要写完整台词。

第一阶段:重新联系

  • 自然打招呼并询问近况;
  • 说出一项过去和现在的变化;
  • 谈一项近年的经历,并回答“什么时候发生”的追问;
  • 对一项经历追问结果或原因;
  • 询问对方现在是否仍在做某件事。

第二阶段:确定见面

  • 提议下一次见面;
  • 给出时间和地点;
  • 一方说明自己会迟到或需要改动安排;
  • 另一方没有听清姓名、时间或地点,必须请求重复;
  • 最后完整复述确认。

第三阶段:发确认消息

对话结束后,写一条30—60词的英文消息,包括:

  • 见面的日期和时间;
  • 具体地点;
  • 是否有人可能迟到;
  • 一句请对方确认的信息。

随机互动验证

录音可以证明你能组织语言,但不能完全证明你能处理意外信息。请真人学习伙伴或语音助手在对话中随机做两件事,不提前告诉你是哪两件:

  • 6:15 改成 6:50
  • 给出一个你没听过的姓,并在你询问后拼写;
  • 把集合地点从正门改到侧门;
  • 说自己会晚十分钟;
  • 用较快但清楚的速度说一次房间号;
  • 听错你的信息,让你纠正一次。

你需要自然地请求重复、确认信息或修正误会,不能照读本课对话。

间隔复习

三天后,不看本课表达表,重新完成以下任务:

  1. 说出三种请求重复或确认的方法;
  2. used to / still / not … anymore 各说一句真实信息;
  3. 用现在完成时和一般过去时讲一项经历及发生时间;
  4. 写一条包含迟到说明和最终安排的消息;
  5. 保留第二次录音,与今天的录音比较。

10. Answer Key点击展开

Grammar Refresh快速辨析

  1. Have you ever joined
  2. used to
  3. are meeting
  4. will call
  5. Are

Check the story

  1. She is a staff member from Harbor Street Arts Center, and she calls about Saturday's neighborhood photo walk.
  2. He says he didn't catch it, and Nina spells Cole: C-O-L-E.
  3. At 10:15 on Saturday.
  4. Inside Harbor Street Arts Center, by the front desk.
  5. No, he hasn't.
  6. Whether the announcement said Gallery B or Gallery D.

A. 理解检查

  1. F — She calls about a neighborhood photo walk, not a class.
  2. T
  3. F — It starts at 10:15.
  4. T
  5. F — He hasn't joined one before.
  6. T

B. 选择合适的修复表达

  1. How do you spell that?
  2. I didn't catch
  3. Did you say
  4. Could you say that again?
  5. Let me make sure I've got this right

C. 综合第1—3课

  1. used to take
  2. Is; working
  3. Have; joined
  4. joined
  5. are meeting
  6. will check
  7. am running
  8. did; move

D. 参考表达

  1. Sorry, what was that?
  2. I didn't catch your last name.
  3. Did you say six fifteen or six fifty?
  4. Let me make sure I've got this right: Tuesday at six fifteen, outside the library.
  5. Sorry, I got the time wrong. You said six fifteen, right?

其他符合情境、语气礼貌且信息清楚的表达也可以。

E. 阅读消息并转告

  1. Time: 6:20; Place: outside Northgate Library; Possible delay: five minutes.
  2. 参考消息:

Hi everyone, Maya changed the plan. We're meeting outside Northgate Library at 6:20, not at the café at 6:00. She may be about five minutes late. Could you let me know you got this?

F. 代读卡与答案

给代读者/语音助手的说明: 随机选择一张,只读身份和安排。学习者提出问题时,只重复被问到的部分。不要主动拼写姓名,除非学习者询问。

Card A

Hi, this is Elena Ruiz from the community center. Your class is at 6:15 on Tuesday. Please meet us in Room 30, by the east entrance.

  • Name: Elena Ruiz — R-U-I-Z
  • Time: 6:15 on Tuesday
  • Place: Room 30, by the east entrance

Card B

Hello, this is Jonah Reed from the library. The book group is meeting at 3:40 on Thursday. We'll be in the second-floor meeting room.

  • Name: Jonah Reed — R-E-E-D
  • Time: 3:40 on Thursday
  • Place: the second-floor meeting room

Card C

Hi, this is Priya Shah from the arts center. Your tour starts at 10:50 on Saturday. Please wait by the side entrance on King Street.

  • Name: Priya Shah — S-H-A-H
  • Time: 10:50 on Saturday
  • Place: the side entrance on King Street

完成确认的参考句:

Let me make sure I've got this right: Priya Shah, Saturday at ten fifty, by the side entrance on King Street.

G. 参考对话

B: Sorry, what was that?

B: I didn't catch your last name.

B: Let me make sure I've got this right: Robin Shaw, Friday at two thirty, at the Oak Street office.

B: Great, thanks for clearing that up.

H. Unit 1无提示检索参考

  1. Long time no see! What have you been up to?
  2. How have you been?
  3. That's a big change. How did that go? What made you change careers?
  4. I used to go out every Saturday, but I don't do that anymore. Are you still taking dance classes?
  5. Have you ever taken a photography course? When did you take it?
  6. Have you been back to Seattle since you moved back?
  7. What about your photography? Are you still taking pictures?
  8. We should catch up. Let me check my schedule and get back to you.
  9. We're meeting outside the station at 6:15, but I'm running late. I'm still on the bus, and traffic isn't moving. I should be there around 6:30. I'll get off at the next stop and walk. Can we meet by the north entrance instead?
  10. That works for me. Text me when you're five minutes away. / It was nice seeing you.

这些只是参考回应。能够在五秒内完成相同交际功能、且语气与情境匹配,也算成功。

Make It Yours参考示例

A: Long time no see! What have you been up to?
B: I've changed jobs, and I've started taking evening classes.
A: That's a big change. When did you change jobs?
B: In March.
A: How did that go?
B: Pretty well. I used to work weekends, but I don't do that anymore.
A: Are you still taking classes?
B: Yes. We should catch up after class sometime.
A: Friday at 6:15 outside Northgate Library?
B: Sorry, did you say 6:15 or 6:50?
A: 6:15.
On Friday:
A: I'm running about ten minutes late.
B: That works for me. Let's meet at 6:30 instead.
A: Let me make sure I've got this right: Friday at 6:30, outside Northgate Library.
B: Exactly.

参考确认消息:

Hi, just to confirm: we're meeting outside Northgate Library at 6:30 on Friday. I'll text you if anything changes. Please let me know you got this. Thanks, see you then!

不要背这段示例。把人物、经历、时间、地点和意外变化换成自己的信息,才算完成迁移。

开放题和角色扮演的答案不唯一。只要表达符合情境、语气合适、关键信息准确,就不必与参考答案逐字相同。


11. Self-check

为每一项选择:能做到/还不稳定/需要重学

  • 我能在没听清整句时礼貌地请求重复。
  • 我能明确指出自己没听清的是姓名、数字还是地点。
  • 我能用选择问句确认两个容易混淆的信息。
  • 我能用一句话完整复述姓名、时间和地点。
  • 我能综合过去与现在、近年经历和具体时间谈近况。
  • 我能说明迟到或安排变化,并确认新的见面计划。
  • 我能完成一条30—60词的最终确认消息。
  • 我能在随机信息变化时继续对话,而不是只背原文。

如果有两项以上选择“需要重学”,先重做第7部分B、D、F,再隔一天完成第8部分的随机互动验证。