高中英语第一册课本(上)U02listening

Listening.
Listen carefully to the tape. Mr.Brown's landlady¹ has many house rules. Write down five of them.
It's that woman. She drives me crazy. It all started right from the very first day. I was saying from the very first evening when I set foot into that house."Good evening, Mr.Brown. Could you please put your coat on that poke²? Oh, no not there. In the closet³ please. Yes, thank you and oh, your shoes! Could you please take them off? Thank you! And...er...your umbrella, yes, Could you please put your umbrella in the umbrella stand? Oh! No! Not there! Here. Please don't forget the key of the front door. Here you are, and remember: If you come home after midnight⁴, please lock the door. Good night! Oh! Mr.Brown, would you please be quiet after 9 o'clock in the evening?" And that was only the beginning."Mr. Brown, don't shower after nine" she shouted. She will walk passing my door and say:" Mr.Brown, would you please remember not to smoke in the bathroom? Could you open the door please? Will you turn down your radio please? Please,Mr.Brown, could you speak quietly on the phone?" It was terrible. Oh, I could not hold staying there another week for share. And then, there was a letter."Dear Mr.Brown," it says, " Could you please return the key of the front door? And one more question. Could you help me find the new tenant⁵ for my flat?"

1 landlady   

n.女房东，女地主

参考例句：

• I heard my landlady creeping stealthily up to my door.我听到我的女房东偷偷地来到我的门前。
• The landlady came over to serve me.女店主过来接待我。

2 poke   

n.刺，戳，袋；vt.拨开，刺，戳；vi.戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
• Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。

3 closet   

n.壁橱；储藏室

参考例句：

• I'll clear out that closet for you.我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。
• Hang your overcoat in the closet.把你的大衣挂在衣橱里。

4 midnight   

n.午夜

参考例句：

• The ship pulled in to the shore at midnight.那船半夜时靠岸。
• He looked at the moon and made the time to be midnight.他看了看月亮，估计时间是半夜了。

5 tenant   

n.承租人；房客；佃户；v.租借，租用

参考例句：

• The tenant was dispossessed for not paying his rent.那名房客因未付房租而被赶走。
• The tenant is responsible for all repairs to the building.租户负责对房屋的所有修理。