4+1听力口语MP3-思维 10

UNIT TEN

Part One

Warm Up

Dialogue 1


A: You’re not going to believe what happened today. You’ve got to promise to ⑴keep it to yourself.
B: Sure, ⑵what gives?
A: Today Mr. Leo threw Jane out of class!
B: ⑶On the level?
A: ⑷I’ll say. I knew Sally would finally ⑸show her true colors. When she got her final test results back from Mr. Leo, she started yelling¹ at him. You should have heard her. I’ve never seen anyone get so upset before. ⑹To make a long story short, it seems that Mr. Leo failed her because he caught her cheating.
B: ⑺That’s no laughing matter. That means she’ll have to take the whole course again. I can’t believe she’s going to have to start from the beginning.
A: It serves her right!

Dialogue 2


A: I wanna ⑴register² for this mathematics course.
B: I’m ⑵sorry registration³ has closed.
A: ⑶Closed? The clerk told me I could come back and register any time during the first week of classes.
B: Well, that’s not possible. The computer’s official student account has already been sent to the state. And that’s what our ⑷budget is based on. Who told you that anyway?
A: Some woman in here when I tried to register three weeks ago. She said I just had to pay a late fee.
B: She must have been a part-time worker. They didn’t have much training. Why didn’t you register then?
A: She said I couldn’t until I had my birth certificate⁴. Here it is.
B: Huh, that is no reason to demand a birth certificate. We only need to establish residency, you know, a phone bill with your name and address on it would have been fine.
A: Serious? Only the proof⁵ of my address.
B: Yes, ⑸I am afraid she gave you the wrong information.
A: But it’s unfair.
B: Well, I ⑹sympathize with your problem, but, to be honest, I don’t think there is any thing anyone can do for you. You were ⑺trapped in the system. [提出建议]If you want, you can talk to the director. She will help you if she can.
A: Great.
B: Don’t get your hopes up.

Dialogue 3


Christina: Well, ⑴you know what, don’t do it, ⑵‘cause the minute you do, they lose all respect for you.
Kathleen: Well, it’s not like that. We just e-mail, it’s really nothing. On top of which I am definitely⁶ thinking about stopping because it’s getting…
Christina: ⑶Out of hand.
Kathleen: Confusing. But not, because it’s nothing.
Christina: Where’d you meet him?
Kathleen: Oh, listen, I can’t even remember. Ok, on my birthday, I wandered into over 30 rooms, for a joke, ⑷sort of and he was there, and we started chatting…
Christina: About what?
Kathleen: Oh, books, and music, how much we both love New York. Harmless⁷, harmless, meaningless. Bouquets⁸ of sharpened⁹ pencils. Oh.
Christina: Excuse me?
Kathleen: ⑸Forget it. We don’t talk about anything personal, so I don’t know his name or what he does or where he lives exactly. So it’ll be really easy for me to stop seeing him, because I’m not…

Part Two

Everyday Expression

　　Life is not a bed of roses。人生总是有起有落，面对失意，每个人都会感到无助和徘徨。于是朋友的鼓励和劝勉就格外重要。相信自己，珍惜自己，勇敢地面对明天，你会发现，你的生活原来是如此精彩！

Small Talk 1:
(A Sunday afternoon. In a café.)
Mike: So, this is the worst story I’ve heard this month. You have my real sympathy, Tim.
Tim: You know, all I was trying to do was tell the truth but they obviously¹⁰ didn’t take it that way.
Mike: I understand how you feel, but you’ve gotta learn to move on.
Tim: Yeah, I’m dealing¹¹ with it. Anyway. Thank you, Mike.

Small Talk 2:
A: I just got laid off. The awful business, you know.
B: I’m very sorry to hear about that. So are you all right?
A: Yeah, I’m better after talking to you.
B: Oh, you poor thing!

Small Talk 3:
A: You must be annoyed about your boyfriend’s leaving you, huh?
B: Don’t ever mention him. I’m getting it over with.
A: It’s a sad thing. I’m ever so sorry…
B: Are you done?

Small Talk 4:
A: He’s got laid off again. I do feel sorry for him.
B: Do you really?
A: What do you mean?
B: Well, I just think he deserves¹² it.

Small Talk 5:
A: You know what, last night I almost got hit by a vase falling from the third floor.
B: Oh, how dreadful¹³! I’m ever so sorry.
A: Luckily that was nothing serious.
B: Thank God!

1 yelling   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外，大声指挥运动员。
• He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫，借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 register   

n.登记簿，花名册，注册员；v.登记，注册

参考例句：

• Please list your name in the attendance register.请在点名册上登记你的名字。
• He was looking over a hotel register.他正在仔细检查旅馆住宿登记表。

3 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

4 certificate   

n.证书，证明书；vt.发给证明书，认可，鉴定

参考例句：

• She proudly displayed her degree certificate to her parents.她自豪地向父母展示了学位证书。
• No one had seen her marriage certificate.没人看到过她的结婚证书。

5 proof   

adj.防...的，耐...的，能防护；n.校样，证据，证明；vt.检验，给...做防护措施

参考例句：

• He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine.他是当代医学奇迹的活证明。
• The proof was fished up from some old papers.校样在旧文件中被找到了。

6 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

7 harmless   

adj.无害的，无恶意的

参考例句：

• This experiment was harmless to the animals.这个试验不会对动物造成伤害。
• He was a harmless sort.他是一个不怀恶意的人。

8 bouquets   

n.花束( bouquet的名词复数 )；（酒的）芳香

参考例句：

• The welcoming crowd waved their bouquets. 欢迎的群众摇动着花束。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• As the hero stepped off the platform, he was surrounded by several children with bouquets. 当英雄走下讲台时，已被几名手持花束的儿童围住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 sharpened   

adj. 尖锐的

参考例句：

• Knives can be sharpened by grinding them against a rough stone. 刀能在一块粗石上磨快。
• A knife is sharpened on the grindstone;steel is tempered in fire. 刀在石上磨，钢在火中炼。

10 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

11 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

12 deserves   

v.应受，应得，值得( deserve的第三人称单数 )；应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿

参考例句：

• A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon. 不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is the only poet in this country that deserves the name. 他是这个国家唯一的一位名副其实的诗人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 dreadful   

adj.糟透了的，极端的，可怕的，令人畏惧的

参考例句：

• I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
• I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。