4+1听力口语MP3-思维 11

UNIT ELEVEN
Part One

Warm Up

Dialogue 1
　　下面是典型的家庭主妇式的闲谈。


A: Are these your ⑴triplets? They’re ⑵beautiful! I’ve seen other babies who were nothing but skin and bones at their age. You know, they’re absolutely identical² of you and John! *Are you planning on having any more?
B: ⑶Bite your tongue! I’m already ⑷at the end of my rope. Some nights I don’t sleep at all. John manages to sleep like a log¹ even when the babies are ⑸screaming at the top of their lungs.
A: Well, tell me. How was the labor³ and delivery⁴?
B: I wouldn’t say that I had the time of my life but at least everything went ⑹without a hitch⁵.
A: Well, ⑺hang in there. *In twenty years, you’ll fell it was well worth it!
Dialogue 2
A和B在讨论关于如何写人类学论文的问题。

A: (1)Wake up, Erik, (2)time to rise and shine.
B: Huh, oh, hi, Jane.(3)I must have fallen asleep while I was reading.
A: You and everyone else. It looks more like a (4)camp-ground than a library.
B: Well, the dorm’s too noisy to study in, and I guess this place is too quiet.
A: Have you had any luck finding⁶ a topic for your paper?
B: No. Prof. Grant⁷ told us to write about anything in cultural (5)anthropology. For once I wish she hadn’t given us so much of a choice.
A: Well, why not write about the ancient civilizations of Mexico. You seem to be interested in that part of the world.
A: I am, *but there is too much material to cover. I’ll be writing forever, and Grant only wants five to seven pages.
B: So they limit it to one region⁸ of Mexico. Say the (6)Yucatan. You’ve been there and you said it’s got lots of interesting relics⁹.
A: That’s not a bad idea. I brought many plenty of books and things back with me last summer. That would be great resource¹⁰ material. Now if I can only remember where I put them.
Dialogue 3
A想介绍Elaine给B认识，但B不愿意。


A: Elaine’s back from school. I think it might be a nice⑴gesture if you ⑵asked her out. *I suppose she’s not good enough for you, is that it?
B: Look, ⑶Elaine Robinson and I do not get along.
A: ⑷*How do you know? You haven’t seen her since high school. I guess your evenings, whatever you do with them, are just too valuable.
B: ⑸That has nothing to do with it…
A: I guess I’ll just have to tell Mr. Robinson that you’re too busy every evening – doing God knows what… God don’t go on like this. If you absolutely refuse to take her out…
B: I do.
A: Then I will simply have to invite all the Robinson’s over for ⑹dinner on Thursday.

Part Two

Everyday Expression

　　询问信息是日常交际的重中之重，清晰、明达、条理，这是信息被接受的要素。我们以问路为例子，观察美语对于信息指南的独特处理。记住，不管问路指路，最好重复一遍，核对信息。

Small Talk 1:
Neo: So am I on the right road to Piccadilly Circus?
Rita: I think so, ‘cause I remember the policeman told me this is the very way.
Neo: What did he say?
Rita: Just head straight up the street about two blocks and then turn left.
Neo: That’s it. I think we’re one block beyond.

Small Talk 2:
A: Excuse me, please, but I’m trying to find a post office.
B: You just go down the first turning on the right until you come to a tall building.
A: So that’s it?
B: The post office is right across.
A: Thank you so much.

Small Talk 3:
A: Excuse me, but I’m a bit lost here. Where does this street lead to?
B: The Queen Street, I guess.
A: So is it the right way to the City Hall?
B: I’m afraid you’re going in the opposite direction.

Small Talk 4:
A: How far is this address from here, please?
B: Let me see. Go straight on, then take the first turning on the left.
A: So how long does it take?
B: Twenty minutes’ walk at most.

Small Talk 5:
A: Would you mind telling me if this is the right way to the police station?
B: I’m afraid you’re going in the opposite direction.
A: Should I take a bus?
B: I think a cab¹¹ is better.

1 log   

n.记录，圆木，日志；v.伐木，切，航行

参考例句：

• They log for a living.他们以伐木为生。
• And then what do you do with that log?然后你要拿那些记录做什么呢？

2 identical   

adj.完全一样的，完全相同的；同一的

参考例句：

• She wore the identical dress on both occasions.她在两种场合穿的是同一件衣服。
• He is identical in character with his wife.他的品性和他的夫人相同。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 delivery   

n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。

5 hitch   

v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉

参考例句：

• They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。
• All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。

6 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

7 grant   

vt.同意给予，授予，承认；n.拨款；补助款

参考例句：

• If you grant my request, you will earn my thanks.如果你答应我的要求，就会得到我的感谢。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

8 region   

n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度

参考例句：

• The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
• It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。

9 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

10 resource   

n.资源，财力

参考例句：

• All pollution is simply an unused resource.所有的污染只不过是一种未被利用的资源。
• He is full of resource in any emergency.他富有随机应变的才能。

11 cab   

n.计程车，出租车，出租单马车；vi.乘出租马车

参考例句：

• The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
• Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车？