教你怎么听1 Lesson2

Unit two Descriptions
[00:05.69]Number 1 Listen.
[00:10.34]Which person are they describing?Write the correct number.
[00:14.52]1.A:I think she looks frightened.
[00:19.30]B:Yeah,it looks like she's holding up her hand to protect herself.
[00:23.35]A:Yes,it must have been something really scary.
[00:26.93]B:Yeah.probably so.
[00:28.42]2.A:He look like he's just made a score and very jubilant.
[00:28.53]B:Yes,very very happy.
[00:31.06]A:Just like a happy child.
[00:32.47]B:Yes.
[00:33.23]3.A:She looks happy.What do you think?
[00:38.04]B:She looks proud.She looks like something good happened.
[00:41.80]A:Yes.
[00:43.16]4.A:He looks perplexed¹.
[00:46.21]B:He's thinking about something.
[00:49.06]A:Maybe he can't decide what to do.
[00:51.52]B:Yes,I think you're right.
[00:54.31]5.A:Look at her.
[00:57.47]B:She is angry.
[00:59.20]A:Oh,is she?
[01:00.69]B:Maybe something annoying happened to her.
[01:03.09]6.A:He looks very sad,doesn't he?
[01:08.47]B:Yes,It looks like he's been crying,doesn't he?
[01:12.18]A:There's been some tragedy in his family.
[01:11.18]B:How sad!
[01:12.77]Number 2 Listen to the tape and write as much information as you can in the table.
[01:21.39]Robin:And now that you're here.Why don't you join us for dinner tonight?
[01:26.72]Er-mary and I were going to go just around th corner to this little Spanish place called the Trocdero.
[01:33.04]Carolyn:Oh,that sounds interesting...
[01:34.51]Mary:That would be great.Do come with us.It would be so nice tho have your compary...
[01:40.75]Bart:I would really like that-it's my first evening out and my first meal...
[01:45.37]Robin:It would just be the four of us.Oh,no,because John and Jane are coming,you remember...
[01:51.23]Mary:Oh,yes,yes,I know John and Jane.
[01:53.97]Robin:You probably remember John,don't you?John Cooper?
[01:57.94]Carolyn:No,I don't.What does he look like?
[02:00.55]Robin:Well,you did meet him,actually,at a Chinese evening about two weeks ago,
[02:05.75]he's-um-that rather serious-looking musician,with glasses,you remember,
[02:11.47]wears a suit most of the time,and...and a very attractive wife,Jane.
[02:16.77]Mary:If you don't remember him,you must remember Jane.She's absolutely fantastic.
[02:21.76]Robin:She's tall and slim with this lovely red hair,and she has a super sense of humur.
[02:30.57]Carolyn:And very talkative.
[02:32.11]Robin:He's rather boring,but she is very talking an interesting.
[02:36.65]Carolyn:Yes,yes,I remembe now.
[02:38.82]Robin:Good.
[02:39.79]Number 3 Listen to the four descriptions of objects and identify what is being described in each case.
[02:50.00]1)A:Where does Adrian live?
[02:52.38]B:In Rose Cottage.
[02:54.26]A:Which one's that?
[02:55.83]B:Oh,you know,beautiful old place with a thatched roof,two chimneys² and a hedge³ at the front.
[03:01.97]A:Ah yes,It's got th date it was built on the wall,right?
[03:05.70]B:That's it.
[03:07.19]2)A:Good morning,madam.
[03:10.59]B:Morning.I just came to see if anyone has handed in a bag I left on th number 52 bus last night.
[03:17.51]A:Can you give me a description?
[03:19.75]B:Of course.It's plain blue,quite large with a zip on top.
[03:24.35]B:Um.there's a pocket on the outside and it's got a tear down one side.
[03:31.04]A:Right,I'll just check for you.
[03:33.70]3)A:Um,can anyone lend me their bike for half an hour?
[03:38.41]B:Sure,You can take mine.
[03:40.05]A:Oh,thanks,Paul.
[03:41.65]B:It's the red one with the bags at the back.It's got a little mirror.
[03:46.03]Here's the key to unlock⁴ it.
[03:48.25]A:Thanks a lot.
[03:49.43]B:Oh,one of the tyres is a bit flat.You may need to pump it up.
[03:53.90]4)A:International Plastics.Good afternoon.
[03:58.21]B:Hi Connie.It's Geoff.
[04:00.82]A:Hello.What can I do for you?
[04:02.31]B:I think I may have left my raincoat there.It's a plastic one with a hood⁵.
[04:07.95]Er,it's got black stripes⁶ on the sleeves and pockets.
[04:12.50]A:OK,I'll have a for you.'
[04:15.08]B:Thanks a lot.
[04:17.07]Number 4 Listen to these people describing some things they have lost.While you listen,take notes.
[04:26.52]Porter:Good afternoon.madam.How can I help you?
[04:30.62]Connie:Erm,well,I seem to have lost my handbag.
[04:34.02]Porter:Oh,I'm sorry.
[04:35.46]Connie:Have you seen a brown bag?
[04:37.60]Porter:I'm afraid,madam,at the present time nothing has been handed in,
[04:42.82]but if you'd like to give me a description.I can write it down.
[04:46.40]Connie:OK,it's,it's a brown bag.
[04:49.49]Porter:Brown.
[04:50.84]Connie:And it's,erm,it's leather and it has a flap⁷ that comes over top.It's er,a shoulder bag.
[04:57.32]Porter:Fine,Have you got anything inside it that would identify it?
[05:02.60]Connie:Well,my passoprt's in there and er,my money is in there.I have about fifty pounds.
[05:08.89]Porter:I see.
[05:10.25]Connie:Erm,my passport an my money erm.Oh,I,have a little address book and my name is in the front.
[05:19.03]Porter:Fine.
[05:20.34]Connie:Fine.
[05:20.44]Porter:I'm Connie McCurdy.I'm in room fifteen.
[05:24.65]Connie:Yes,madam.
[05:26.55]2.David:Excuse me,can yoiu help me please?I've lost my watch.
[05:32.93]Receptionist:Where do you think you lost it?
[05:34.65]David:Well,I think I must have left it in the gentlemen's toilets.
[05:38.39]Receptionist: Do you know what time?
[05:40.74]Divid:Well,it was only about a quarter of an hour ago.
[05:44.55]Erm,I think I took it off to wash my hands and I left it on the window hedge just in front of the wash basin,
[05:44.60]and I went back to my room and I realised I'd lost my watch so I went back to teh gentlemen's toilets again to see if it was there,
[05:52.81]and it disappeared.I wondered if maybe one of tne cleaners had picked it up.
[05:59.15]Receptionist: No,did you ask the attendant⁸ if he'd seen it?
[06:02.84]David:Er,the attendant wasn't there at the time actually.I didn't see anyone else there.
[06:08.37]Receptionist: Right,can you give me some details,then,please?
[06:11.30]David:Well,it's erm an ordinary sort of watch,you know,not one of these fancy⁹ digital things.
[06:18.90]Receptionist: No.
[06:19.76]David:It's erm..
[06:20.84]Receptionist: What make is it?
[06:22.43]David:It's wind-up watch.I think it's a Timex.Erm,it;s got the date on it.
[06:29.95]Well,you know,a date indicator¹⁰ and a second hand and it's got a,a brown leather strap¹¹ on it as well.
[06:36.69]Receptionist: Right.And what colour's the face?
[06:39.20]David:It's a creamy colour.
[06:41.29]Receptionist: OK,Well,leave it with me and I'll check with the attendant.
[06:47.25]3.Lost Property Officer:Yes,could I help you?
[06:50.98]Passenger:yes,I've just come off the last flight and my bag isn't on the baggage thing.
[06:55.40]Lost Property Officer: I see,Erm,can you describe the bag please?
[06:58.69]Passenger:Yes,it's a hold-all,a green hold-all about this big.Er,it's got a zip across the top and yellow handles.
[07:07.12]Lost Property Officer: I see,Well,I'd better make a note of that.H...have you got your baggage claim from?
[07:14.41]Passenger:Yes,erm.Here you are.
[07:16.11]Lost Property Officer: Right,now you say the bag was green and it's a soft,erm.a soft bag,nylon¹².
[07:24.05]Passenger:Yes,it's nylon.
[07:25.51]Lost Property Officer: And with a,with a zip,not straps¹³.
[07:28.86]Passenger:That's right,withe a zip.
[07:30.48]Lost Property Officer: And,er,handles.Has it got a shoulder handle?
[07:34.11]Passenger:No,it hasn't.Well,it did have but it fell off.
[07:37.35]Lost Property Officer: I see.
[07:38.29]Number 5 Listen to the descriptioins on the tape of how things used tho be two hundred years ago.
[07:47.14]I dentify in each case what inventions or discoveries have replaced the things described.
[07:54.28]Listen to the example fist.
[07:57.46]Two hundred years ago,if you wanted to communicate with anyione at any distance,you used t write to them
[08:04.72]and it took days,if not weeks,before you got a reply.
[08:08.04]Nowadays,of course,we just pick up
[08:11.41]The answer is 'the telephone'.
[08:16.69]Of course, two hundred years or so ago people used to keep food, and in particular meat,
[08:24.16]from going by salting it.
[08:26.46]Nowadays, of course, we've got ...
[08:30.53]Imagine living a few hundred years ago when there didn't use to he any safe, cheap, effective drug to treat pain.
[08:41.03]We take it for granted¹⁴ nowedays that if you've got a headache or temperature you just take a few...
[08:49.05]Until fairly recently, ff you wanted a close shave, you have to take a brash,
[08:55.25]work up a lather¹⁵ with shaving soap,
[08:57.54]spread that shaving soap over year face and then carofully scrape¹⁶ the bearded ama with a sharp razor
[09:04.21]Nowadays, of course, most men use a ...
[09:08.49]Two hundred years ago, if you wanted a hot drink, yon used to have to drink it fast, before it cooled.
[09:15.83]In contrast, today all you have to do is pour the drink into a ... and take it with you.
[09:23.14]Then you can drink it hot at any time you want.
[09:26.51]Two centuries ago, if you wanted to get the dust ont of a carpet or rug,
[09:32.13]you used to have to take it outside and heat it.
[09:35.08]Nowadays, of course, we just ping in a ...
[09:39.10]Tall buildings were not really practical two hundred years ago because people used to have to climb so many stais.

1 perplexed   

adj.不知所措的

参考例句：

• The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。
• The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。

2 chimneys   

n.烟囱( chimney的名词复数 )；烟筒；（岩石间可供攀登的）狭孔；狭缝

参考例句：

• the silhouette of chimneys and towers 烟囱和塔楼的轮廓
• You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys. 你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hedge   

n.树篱；障碍物；vt.用篱笆围；vi.避免直接回答

参考例句：

• The gardener trimmed the hedge.那位园林工人修剪了树篱。
• He squeezed through a gap in the hedge.他从树篱的缺口处挤过去。

4 unlock   

v.启示，揭示，开...的锁

参考例句：

• The border police required the traveler to unlock his luggage.边防警察要求旅客打开行李。
• We heard somebody unlock the door.我们听见有人开门锁。

5 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

6 stripes   

n.（与底色不同的）条纹( stripe的名词复数 )；（军装或警服上表示等级的）臂章；纹理

参考例句：

• The plant's stem is marked with thin green longitudinal stripes. 这种植物的茎上长有绿色细长条纹。
• a zebra's black and white stripes 斑马的黑白条纹

7 flap   

n.垂下物，帽沿，袋盖；v.拍打，拍动

参考例句：

• Although I moistened it,the flap doesn't stick to the envelope.我把信封弄湿了，可是信封口盖还是粘不上。
• With a flap of its wings the sparrow flew off.麻雀忒儿一声飞了。

8 attendant   

n.随从，跟班，出席者，服务员；adj.伴随的，出席的，注意的，在场的

参考例句：

• She was interrupted by the entrance of an attendant.服务员进来，打断了她的话。
• We met the officer attendant on the general.我们见到了随从将军的副官。

9 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

10 indicator   

n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

11 strap   

n.皮带，带子；v.用带扣住，束牢；用绷带包扎

参考例句：

• She held onto a strap to steady herself.她抓住拉手吊带以便站稳。
• The nurse will strap up your wound.护士会绑扎你的伤口。

12 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？

13 straps   

n.带子( strap的名词复数 )；挎带；肩带；背带v.用皮带捆扎( strap的第三人称单数 )；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带

参考例句：

• the shoulder straps of her dress 她连衣裙上的肩带
• The straps can be adjusted to suit the wearer. 这些背带可进行调整以适合使用者。

14 granted   

conj.假定，就算v.（退一步）承认( grant的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指正式地或法律上）同意；准许；让渡

参考例句：

• The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners. 总统大赦了所有的政治犯。
• She feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain. 她担心不会获准再次踏足英伦。

15 lather   

n.(肥皂水的)泡沫，激动

参考例句：

• Soap will not lather in sea-water.肥皂在海水里不起泡沫。
• He always gets in a lather when he has an argument with his wife.当他与妻子发生争论时他总是很激动。

16 scrape   

v.勉强维持；刮擦；n.刮，擦；刮擦声；困境

参考例句：

• We don't have much money but we scrape along somehow.虽然我们没多少钱，但是还可以过得下去。
• The high mountains seem to scrape the sky.峻岭摩天。