初级英语听力（新） lesson 9

—I'm going to clean the blackboard.
—But you can't do that.
—Why can't I?
—We haven't got a duster.


—Did you walk to the match?
—No. I went by car.
—Did John go by car, too?
—No. He cycled¹.


—Hello, and how did you spend the holiday?
—I played tennis till lunch time.
—What did you do after lunch?
—I went for a swim with John.


—Hello, why aren't you playing tennis?
—I haven't brought my racket.
—You can borrow mine, if you like.
—Oh, thank you. That's very kind of you.


—What are those shirts made of?
—They are made of cotton.
—Are shirts always made of cotton?
—No. They are sometimes made of wool² or nylon³.


—I'm going to drink some of this milk.
—But you mustn't.
—Why not?
—Because it's sour.


—Excuse me, Madam, did you drop your glove?
—I beg⁴ your pardon?
—I said "Did you drop your glove".
—Oh, yes, I did. Thank you so much.
—Not at all. It's a pleasure.


—Where have you been?
—To the cinema.
—Who did you go with?
—I went with Jone Judge⁵.


—What can I do for you?
—I have damaged⁶ my wrist⁷, doctor.
—How did you do that?
—I fell on it while I was playing tennis.


—What's wrong?
—I have a pain in my chest⁸.
—Why not go and see your doctor?
—Yes. That's a good idea. I will.


—What are you going to do this evening?
—I'm going to p1ay cards.
—Are you going to play cards tomorrow evening, too?
—No. I'm going to make a new dress.


—Do you like boiled eggs?
—Yes. I love them. Thank you.
—Do you prefer hard ones or soft ones?
—I really don't mind. Thank you.


—Did you buy anything when you were in the town?
—Yes. I bought a blouse.
—What's it like?
—It's a blue one with a high neck.


Female⁹: I've got two tickets for a volleyball match this evening. Why don't you come?
Male¹⁰: Uh ... no, thanks. I ... I'm not very interested in volleyball.
Female: Oh, why not? Have you ever seen it played?
Male: No, I haven't, but I really don't th...
Female: That's what I thought. You don't know what you're missing¹¹.
Male: Don't I? Why?
Female: Because it's very fast, with lots of action.
Male: Really? Who's playing?
Female: Two of the best women's teams in the world, one from Finland and the other from Belgium.
Male: Hmm. It sounds exciting.
Female: Yes, it is! Very!
Male: Hmm. Well, perhaps I'll come after all.
Female: Good! Now ... uh ... could you ... uh ... could I have five pounds, please?
Male: Five pounds? What for?
Female: Your ticket, of course. I bought two of them in advance¹², hoping I'd persuade¹³ you to come with me.
Male: Oh ... uh ... You know, I've just remembered something.
Female: What?
Male: I've got to see some friends this evening.
Female: Oh ... I see ... I mean ... you won't be coming, after all, then?
Male: No, not unless...
Female: Unless what?
Male: Perhaps you could let me have the ticket for a bit less? Let's say three pounds.
Female: But you said you had to meet some friends!
Male: Come on. I was only joking. Here's your five pounds. Of course I'll come.


(sound of telephone ringing)
Tom: Tom Haley speaking.
Philip: Hello, Tom. It's Philip. I waited for a phone call from you but I can't wait any longer. Tell me about your first week.
Tom: Hmmmmmm. It wasn't easy.
Philip: Wasn't it? Why? What did you have to do?
Tom: On Monday and Tuesday, I lifted heavy boxes. On Wednesday, I put hundreds of bottles and tins¹⁴ and packets¹⁵ on shelves.
Philip: Was it boring?
Tom: Yes, very boring. And I dropped a lot of boxes.
Philip: Did you break anything?
Tom: Oh, just a few jars¹⁶ of jam and a lot of bottles of tomato juice.
Philip: Ugh. What a mess¹⁷. So tell me about Thursday.
Tom: I'm afraid I was two hours late ... and the supervisor¹⁸ was really angry. Then I put price labels¹⁹ on bottles and tins and packets. Very confusing²⁰.
Philip: Did you put the right labels on them?
Tom: Not always. I made one or two mistakes.
Philip: Only one or two? What did you do on Friday and Saturday?
Tom: I didn't do very much. I was fed up. The supermarket was open until 9 pm. They wanted me to work overtime²¹ but I went home at six.
Philip: I see. Have you still got a job?
Tom: I don't know. I have to see the supervisor tomorrow.
Philip: Well, you'd better get up early. Good luck!


1. I hate the stairs. Sometimes the lift isn't working and you have to use the stairs. I can't get up the stairs by myself; it's my back, you see. Jane, my friend, lives on the ground floor, that's much easier. Nearly every morning I stop there for a cup of tea before I come back up here.
2. I don't mind living in a tall building. I don't mind the stairs. I quite like the exercise. Of course, it's difficult for older people but I don't mind if you live on the top floor, like Mrs. Green, it's not easy. And I don't like the ground floor; I don't think it's safe. But I like my place. I've got three floors below me and three above, I feel very safe. My Mum lives here too, on the ground floor.
3. Alice comes every morning. Well, nearly every morning. She's not young any more, you see, she's seventy-eight next birthday, and it's difficult for her to walk up to the top floor. I can't go up; I can't move. It's my leg; I've got a bad leg. Carol²² comes to see me sometimes. She lives here too, you know, in another flat. She's my daughter.


We are going to Scotland²³ for our holiday. We are leaving early on Saturday morning and I hope we will get to York about eleven o'clock. We are spending the night in York, then on Sunday we are driving up to Scotland. We are going to stay at a lovely little hotel near a lake. Of course we will probably get some rain, but I am sure we will have a fantastic holiday.

People often ask me for my telephone number. But I have not got a telephone, so I tell them to ring me at work. Why don't I have a telephone? I think the telephone is expensive and I prefer to write a letter. There aren't many people I want to speak to in the evening and I do not want to speak to anybody at breakfast time. When I want to use the telephone in the evening, I can always use the box at the end of the road.

1 cycled   

（试验）循环的

参考例句：

• He cycled to school. 他骑车上学。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The workmen cycled home. 工人们骑自行车回家。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 wool   

n.毛线，毛织品，羊毛

参考例句：

• I'd like to try on that blue wool coat.我想试穿那件蓝色的毛外衣。
• Autumn is a lively season for the wool market.秋天是毛织品畅销的季节。

3 nylon   

n.尼龙；尼龙长袜

参考例句：

• He dresses a nylon shirt.他穿着一件尼龙衬衫。
• How many products are made from nylon? 有多少种产品是由尼龙制造的？

4 beg   

v.乞求，乞讨；恳求，请求

参考例句：

• He has to beg on the street to survive.他为了生存，不得不在街头乞讨。
• I beg you to pay attention.我请你们注意听课。

5 judge   

n.裁判员；法官，审判官；推事；vt.判断，判决，裁定，审理，鉴定；vi.下判断，作评价

参考例句：

• He is a fair judge.他是一位公正的审判员。
• Teachers always judge their students on the final examination.老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生。

6 damaged   

a.已损伤的；毁坏的

参考例句：

• The illness damaged his Action Man image. 这场病损害了他那爱打拼的形象。
• Five shops were damaged in a firebomb blitz. 在一次燃烧弹袭击中有五家店铺被烧毁。

7 wrist   

n.手腕，腕关节

参考例句：

• They took her by the wrist.他们握住她的手腕。
• He received a bullet in the wrist.他手腕上中了一弹。

8 chest   

n.胸，大箱子，金库，资金，一箱，密封室，衣橱

参考例句：

• The bear's chest is hairy.那只熊的胸部毛茸茸的。
• Mother has a pain in her chest.母亲胸口疼.。

9 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

10 male   

n.男人，雄性动物；adj.男性的，属于雄性的，有力的

参考例句：

• This flower is a male.这朵花是雄性植物。
• This is a male magazine.这是一本男性杂志。

11 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

12 advance   

n.前进，预付 vi.前进，进展 vt.促进，推进

参考例句：

• The booking office sells tickets 3 days in advance.售票处预售3天的票。
• She walked 2 yards in advance of her husband.她走在她丈夫前面两码远的地方。

13 persuade   

v.说服，劝说，说服；adj.空闲的，有闲的

参考例句：

• Can you persuade him out of his foolish plans?你能说服他放弃他那愚蠢的计划吗？
• It's easy to persuade him if you go the right method.只要你的方法得当，说服他并不难。

14 tins   

n.锡( tin的名词复数 )；罐头盒；（盛涂料、胶水等的）马口铁罐；金属食品盒

参考例句：

• Sardines can be eaten fresh but are often preserved in tins. 沙丁鱼可以吃新鲜的，但常常是装听的。
• I don't like eating tins of tuna fish. 我不喜欢吃金枪鱼罐头。

15 packets   

n.小包裹，小捆；小包( packet的名词复数 )；信息包；邮船；大笔款项vi.包装vt.信息包

参考例句：

• We watched her munch through two packets of peanuts. 我们看她津津有味地嚼了两包花生米。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Certain small packets were made and given to him. 几包药分别包好后递给了他。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

16 jars   

n.罐子( jar的名词复数 )；（啤酒）杯；缸；猛然震动

参考例句：

• He's going down to the bar for a few jars tomorrow. 他打算明天去酒吧喝几杯啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The paint of the house jars with the beautiful surroundings. 这所房子的颜色与它那美丽的周围环境很不协调。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

17 mess   

vt.将…弄糟，混乱，妨碍，使紊乱；n.食堂，伙食，用膳，一份食品，混乱，乱七八糟，困境

参考例句：

• Don't mess up my homework.不要弄乱我的家庭作业。
• You'll mess up my hair.你会把我的头发弄乱.

18 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

19 labels   

n.标签( label的名词复数 )；称号；[建筑学]（装饰于门窗上方的）披水石；[纹章学]（家族长子身份附在文件上的）带有封印的丝带

参考例句：

• People are confused about all the different labels on food these days. 人们如今被那些五花八门的食物标签搞得稀里糊涂。
• Shine the torch on so that we can read the labels. 用手电筒照这个标签，我们好看得见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 confusing   

adj.混乱的，令人困惑的

参考例句：

• The instructions on the box are very confusing.盒子上的使用说明含混不清。
• It's very confusing to learn a new language.学习一门新语言是很令人困惑的。

21 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

22 Carol   

n.赞美诗，圣诞颂歌

参考例句：

• Silent Night is my favourite carol.《平安夜》是我最喜欢的圣诞颂歌。
• The people in the church are singing a christmas carol.教堂里的人们正在唱圣诞颂歌。

23 Scotland   

n.苏格兰

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。