2016年高考(新课标卷II)英语听力真题 长对话(4)

 

You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe, Dorothy.

桃乐茜，要去欧洲旅行了，你一定很激动吧。

When are you leaving?

你什么时候出发啊？

In just two weeks, and I am excited.

两个星期后出发，我很激动啊。

I've been looking forward to this training program for a long time.

我已经期待这个培训项目很久了。

But there are still a few things I need to do before I go.

但是我走之前还有一些事情要做。

Like what?

比如？

Like renewing¹ my passport² and figuring³ out what to do with my apartment while I'm gone.

比如办理护照延期，然后想好我离开的时候我的公寓该怎么办。

You are not going to give it up, are you?

你不打算放弃它，是吧？

No way! I'll never find another apartment like it around here.

当然不了！在这附近我再也找不到另一间像它一样的公寓了。

But I don't like the idea of paying three months for an empty apartment, either.

但是我也不想空着房间交三个月房租。

So, I'm looking for someone to take it while I'm away.

所以，我打算在我离开的时候转租给别人。

Um, let me think. Oh, I know just a person.

嗯，让我想想。哦，我认识一个人。

An old colleague⁴ of mine, Jim Thomas.

他是我以前的一个同事，吉姆·托马斯。

He is coming here to do some research⁵ this summer, from June to August.

他今年夏天六月到八月要来这里做些研究。

Well, that's exactly when I'll be away!

太好了！这刚好是我不在的那段时间。

Tell you what: I'll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I'll mention it to him.

我跟你说，反正我这周迟些时候也要给吉姆打电话，所以到时候我会跟他提起的。

Well, thanks, Bill.

好的，谢谢你，比尔。

高考大纲3500单词卡片及默写本点击购买

1 renewing   

（使）复原， （使）更新，赋予新的生命和活力( renew的现在分词 )； 重新开始； 继续； 补充

参考例句：

• He feels his youth renewing. 他觉得越活越年轻了。
• A lot of the cost of maintenance went into renewing brakes. 很多的维修费用都花在了更换刹车方面。

2 passport   

n.护照，手段，通行证

参考例句：

• In his hurry to leave,he forgot his passport.他急急忙忙动身的时候忘了带护照。
• A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。

3 figuring   

n.姓劻（光学玻璃冷加工）

参考例句：

• It'll be fun figuring out something different for a change." 现在想法儿换换口味是挺好玩的。” 来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦
• The afchitect eliminated the cost of furniture,rugs,and other items,in figuring the cost of the house. 建筑师在估计这房屋费用时没考虑家具，地毯和其它物件。 来自辞典例句

4 colleague   

n.同僚，同事

参考例句：

• He is a colleague of mine.他是我的同事。
• The professor paid a return visit to his American colleague.教授回访了他的美国同事。

5 research   

n.探索；调查；研究 vt./vi.调查；研究

参考例句：

• Research has shown that women live longer than men.调查表明女性比男性寿命长。
• The research group is ready to start its work.这个研究小组已准备好随时开始工作。