创新英语教程第三册UNIT5

[00:10.19]Listen to these three people talking about their experiences of some tough decisions.
[00:16.74]Listen carefully and write down their decisions.
[00:21.42]Speaker 1:It was total chaos¹.We had all our tings lying around all over the place,
[00:29.88]makeing it impossible to get in or out of the house.
[00:34.74]It took forever to get everything all boxed up and into the van.
[00:40.31]We had to make five trips just to shift² everything
[00:45.37]-and then there was the unpacking³!What a nightmare⁴!
[00:50.52]Speaker 2:It was a real weight off my shoulders.
[00:55.69]Things had been bad for a while
[00:59.45]and I’d just got to the point where I just couldn’t stand it any more.
[01:04.50]Every day there was hell,but then once I’d handed in my notice,
[01:10.66]I felt free again,and the future suddenly looked a lot brighter.
[01:16.30]Speaker 3:I had my last one and stubbed it out,
[01:22.05]and then I felt really pleased with myself,
[01:26.73]but a couple of hours later the craving⁵ really started
[01:31.90]and I found myself absolutely dying⁶ for one.
[01:36.63]I was so tempted⁷ during the lunchbreak,
[01:41.36]but I managed to get through the whole day without one,
[01:45.61]and after that it was plain sailing⁸.
[01:49.48]2 While you listen
[01:57.03]Forty a day!
[02:00.29]Just time for a quick smoke.Oh sorry,do you want one?
[02:06.35]No,thanks.I gave up years ago.
[02:10.30]Good for you!I’ve given up even trying to give up!Yeah,it’s a nightmare,isn’t it?
[02:17.27]Tell me about it!I don’t know how you managed it.
[02:22.24]Well,it’s funny,but it was my job that did it.
[02:27.20]I mean,I’d been smoking⁹ for years,and you know it’s destroying your lungs,don’t you,
[02:34.17]and I knew I wouldn’t be able to become a fireman if I didn’t give up.
[02:39.32]So,what’s becoming a fireman got to do with it?
[02:43.68]Is it the fire risk or something?
[02:47.31]No,it’s just that I knew I’d have to pass a physical to get in,
[02:52.77]and I wouldn’t be able to do that if I was smoking forty a day.
[02:57.92]Forty a day!Just as well you gave up!
[03:02.67]So,how come you decided¹⁰ to become a fireman anyway?
[03:07.43]Mm,I’d have to think about that.
[03:11.79]I suppose it all goes back to when I got out of college.
[03:16.83]I wanted to do something exciting and different,you know,
[03:21.80]and a friend of my dad’s was in the local fire brigade.
[03:26.65]Oh,right.So,he helped you,did he?
[03:31.38]Yes,he helped me get the job.I mean,
[03:37.13]I knew I didn’t want to spend my life sitting in an office pushing bits of paper round a desk
[03:43.61]or stuck in front of a computer screen!
[03:47.87]Yeah,I know exactly what you mean.I’m half-blind alrady!
[03:53.33]So,why did you decide to move to London,then?
[03:58.29]Was it for work or because of a relationship or what?
[04:03.33]Well,it was mainly work,
[04:07.17]but also because I was just really fed up with where I was living at the time.
[04:13.23]It was down in Crawley,wasn’t it?It’s pretty quiet down there ,isn’t it?
[04:18.59]Quiet?Yeah,it’s dead.There’s absolutely nothing to do there.
[04:25.25]So,was it the right decision,then?
[04:29.09]What?Becoming a fireman?
[04:32.56]No,no,moving to London,I mean. Oh yeah,definitely.
[04:38.20]I love it.I don’t think I could live anywhere else now.
[04:43.17]No,it’s the same of me.It gets you after a while,doesn’t it?It’s like a drug.
[04:49.93]2 Jokes
[04:58.08]1.How come you drive with your brakes¹¹ on?
[05:03.86]I want to be ready in case there’s an accident!
[05:07.91]2.How come you were born in New Zealand? wanted to be near my mum!
[05:15.14]3.I wish I’d brought the piano with me.
[05:20.60]How come? Because I left the plane tickests on it!
[05:25.15]4.When I was a kid,I ran away from home.It took them six months to find me.
[05:32.80]Six months!How come it took them so long?
[05:38.05]They didn’t look!

1 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

2 shift   

n.交换，变化，移动，接班者；vt.更替，移转，变声；vi.改变，定责，更衣

参考例句：

• Lend me a hand to shift this box,will you?来帮一下忙，把这箱子搬开，好吗？
• A sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm.风向的突然改变预示暴风雨来临。

3 unpacking   

n.取出货物，拆包[箱]v.从（包裹等）中取出（所装的东西），打开行李取出( unpack的现在分词 )；拆包；解除…的负担；吐露（心事等）

参考例句：

• Joe sat on the bed while Martin was unpacking. 马丁打开箱子取东西的时候，乔坐在床上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They are unpacking a trunk. 他们正在打开衣箱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 nightmare   

n.恶梦，可怕的事物，无法摆脱的恐惧

参考例句：

• I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了。
• I had a nightmare last nightand,lost sleep.昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。

5 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

6 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

7 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

8 sailing   

n.航行，航海术，启航

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• The operation was plain sailing.手术进行得顺利。

9 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

11 brakes   

动词brake的第三人称单数形式

参考例句：

• He slammed on the brakes and the car juddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，汽车在剧烈震动中停下来。
• It's no joke when your brakes fail on the motorway. 在快车道上行驶时刹车失灵的后果是非常严重的。