roughly英语流利说level3unit1

2021年1月9日发(作者：慎从吉)
Part2
作者：Ding Ming

Time Zones
Our planet, the Earth, is the 3rd planet from the sun.
It is a beautiful, rotating sphere.
The side facing the sun is in daylight.
The side facing away from the sun is in darkness.
For example, when it's daytime in the US, it’s nighttime in China.
In fact, there’s a 12-hour time difference between Boston and shanghai.
When it's midnight in Shanghai. It’s noon in Boston.
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The Earth rotates from west to east.
To know which direction is east or west, watch the sun.
The sun travels through the sky from east to west.
The sun comes up in the east and goes down in the west.
Again, this is because the Earth rotates.
It takes 24 hours for the Earth to make a complete rotation.
And that is the length of one day.
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Because of the Earth 's rotation, the Earth is divided into time zones.
Some countries, such as the Us, have several time zones.
When it's 10am in New York. It’s 7am in San Francisco.
Europe and the US are separated by several time zones.
When it's 5:00pm in Paris, it’s 11:00am in Boston.
So, there's a six-hour difference between Paris and Boston.
One large country, China, has just one time zone for the whole country.
As a result, at the same time, some parts of the country can be dark and other parts can
be light.
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As you travel around the Earth, the time changes.
The time of the day depends on your location on the planet.
When you travel east or west, you may cross several time zones
For example, if you travel from Beijing to Los Angeles, you cross eight time zones
That means when it's noon on Sunday in China, it’s 8:00pm on Saturday in Los Angeles.
For travelers, this means it can be very difficult to sleep after a long flight
The clock may say 8:00pm, but for your body it's noon.
This is called jet lag.

时差反应
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Crossing several time zones causes jet lag.
It depends on how far east or west you travel
Because of the Earth's rotation, the Earth is divided into time zones.





Kim’s movie star dream
Kim is a popular Korean actress.
she's 28 years old, slim and beautiful.
she has a large fan club and her movie are very popular.
Everywhere she goes, her fans want her autograph.
but Kim wants more.
she wants to be popular all over the world. ------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
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Tomorrow is a special day for her
She’s leaving for Hollywood. (tomorrow)
she's going to Hollywood to meet with some top movie executives.
The meeting is scheduled for the day after tomorrow
If the meeting goes well, she’ll be in a Hollywood movie
This is her chance to become a star.
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she met the movie's director last year
He came to Korea and saw her latest movie
After that he decided to use her in his new movie
Fortunately. Kim’s English is excellent, so she can play the role. ------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
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The director wants her to play a major role in the movie.
The movie's story will take place in the future.
At that time, the world will be a very different place.
Unfortunately, much of the world will be polluted.
Robots will do much of the work, and only the very rich can have a good life.
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The ending of the movie is still a secret.
Even Kim doesn't know how it will end.
But she hopes it will have a happy ending.
She wants people to have hope for a better future.
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She wants the movie to have a happy ending.

Actions & comparisons行动与比较
These people are having a meeting
The woman is giving a presentation
This person is having a scare dream
In his dream, something is chasing him, so he is running as fast as he can
This old man is a tourist
He is looking out the window of his tour bus