初级英语听力（新） lesson 4

Sophie: Here's some coffee.
George: Oh, fantastic ... er ... is there any sugar?
Sophie: Sugar ... yes, of course ... here you are.
George: Thanks ... er ...
Sophie: What's the matter now?
These: Er ... are there any chocolate biscuits?
Sophie: No, there aren't.
George: Oh ...


Kathy: Where do you live?
David: Near Victoria Station.
Kathy: In a flat or a house?
David: In a flat. Houses are terribly expensive.
Kathy: What's your flat like?
David: It's small and the building is old, but it's comfortable. It's very near my office.


Christine: When did you buy that new necklace?
Libby: I didn't buy it. It was a present.
Christine: Oh, who gave it to you?
Libby: A friend.
Christine: Anybody I know?
Libby: Don't ask so many questions.


Tom and Anna saw a film yesterday.
Tom: It was exciting, wasn't it?
Anna: Yes, it was.
Tom: Charles Bronson was good, wasn't he?
Anna: Yes, he always is.
Tom: I thought the girl was good too.
Anna: Did you?


Eustace: What are you doing?
Luanda: I'm packing.
Eustace: Why?
Luanda: Because I'm leaving.
Eustace: You're not.
Lucinda: Yes, I am. I'm catching¹ the first train tomorrow.
Instance²: But, I ...
Luanda: ... and I'm not coming back.
Eustace: Oh, oh ... where are you going?
Lucinda: To ... to ... Hawaii.
Eustace: Oh darling³.


Phillip: Excuse me, Mr. Jones. Can you help me?
Mr. Jones: Of course. What's the problem?
Pall⁴: Well, I have to wear an overall⁵ but I can't find one.
Mr. Jones: That's easy. Why don't you look in the cupboard besides the washbasin? You'll find one there.


(sound of phone ringing)
Jean: 7824145. Jean Williamson speaking.
Tom: Oh, it's you, Jean. Sorry I had to rush off this morning. How are the boys?
Jean: I'm taking them to the doctor at twelve o'clock, but I'm sure they're going to be all right.
Tom: That's good. What about you?
Jean: Oh, I'm fine now. I'm going to bake⁶ a birthday cake for tomorrow. And ... I've got a camera for Peter and some records for Paul.
Tom: You spoil⁷ them. I'm going to open a savings⁸ account⁹ for them. They need to learn how to save money.


My grandfather lives with us. He is seventy years old and I like talking to him. Every day I go for a walk with him in the park. My grandfather has a dog. The dog's name is Nelson. Nelson is old and he has very short legs and bad eyes. But my grandfather likes him very much.

I have a small black and white television and I can get a good picture. But my brother has got a color television. It is bigger, heavier and more complicated¹⁰ than mine. My brother gets a better picture on his television than I do on mine. So when there is something very good on TV, I usually go and see my brother.

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

3 darling   

n.心爱的人，亲爱的人

参考例句：

• My darling!How sweet of you to come!亲爱的！你来到这里多让人高兴啊！
• She's a little darling!她是小宝贝！

4 pall   

v.覆盖，使平淡无味；n.柩衣，棺罩；棺材；帷幕

参考例句：

• Already the allure of meals in restaurants had begun to pall.饭店里的饭菜已经不像以前那样诱人。
• I find his books begin to pall on me after a while.我发觉他的书读过一阵子就开始对我失去吸引力。

5 overall   

n.工作服，工装裤；全面的，全体的

参考例句：

• The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.那店员穿着白色的工作服。
• How much will it cost overall?一共多少钱？

6 bake   

v.烤，烘，焙；烧硬，烘干(砖块、陶器等)

参考例句：

• I will bake a delicious cake for her.我将为她烤制美味的蛋糕。
• The bread will not bake if the fire is too small.如果火太小，面包就烤不成。

7 spoil   

n.战利品，赃物，奖品，掠夺，次品；vt.损坏，破坏，溺爱；vi.腐坏，掠夺

参考例句：

• Don't bunch the flowers up so tightly,you'll spoil them.别把花束得这么紧，会弄坏的。
• Overacting will only spoil the effect.表演过火，效果反而不好。

8 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

9 account   

n.叙述；帐目；帐户

参考例句：

• She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。

10 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。