朗文3L看听学英语第二册 Lesson 49

Lesson 49 Scientists¹ are clever men
Sandy: How long ago
were you in America,
Professor² Boffin?
Professor: I can’t remember.
Let me see.
Professor: I was³ there in 1960.
Sandy: How many years ago was that?
Professor: Let me see.
One, two, three…yes!
I was there ten years ago.
Sandy: Scientists are very clever men,
Professor Boffin.
Sandy: But do they always
count on their fingers?

1 scientists   

n.科学家( scientist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease. 科学家已证实胆固醇含量与心脏病之间有关联。
• Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。

2 professor   

n.教授，公开表示信仰的人

参考例句：

• He is famous as a professor.他作为教授享有盛名。
• I happen to know that professor.我正好认识那位教授。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。