北师大版高中英语模块11--Unit33(1)-1

[00:02.10]Unit 33 Vocabular and speaking
[00:06.64]3 Read the 12 situations.
[00:12.05]In which situation is the person lying,
[00:14.88]and in which is the person telling the truth?
[00:17.61]Are there any cases where it is not clear?
[00:21.49]1 A invites his old friend B to dinner,
[00:24.76]along with some people B really can't stand.
[00:27.69]So on the afternoon of the dinner,
[00:29.87]B calls to say he's got a stomach bug¹
[00:32.00]and can't come.
[00:34.52]2 Tetifying under oath², a mother tells a court
[00:38.56]of law that her teenage³ son was at home
[00:41.27]with her on the evening that he was actually
[00:44.30]stealing a car with his friends.
[00:46.99]3 A woman asks her best friend if her new dress
[00:50.19]is too short for her.Her friend thinks it is,
[00:53.94]but says it looks fine.
[00:56.48]4 A man makes a perfect copy of a painting
[00:59.50]by a famous artist,
[01:01.24]which is sold to a private collector
[01:03.34]for a large amount of money.
[01:05.78]5 A child has broken his mohter's
[01:08.10]favourite vase⁴,
[01:09.36]but when she asks, he says the cat did it.
[01:13.43]6 A tells B a rumour⁵ that C always speaks ill
[01:18.95]of D to the teacher.
[01:21.31]B only half-believes the story,
[01:23.79]but tells several other people anyway.
[01:23.82]

1 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

2 oath   

n.誓言，誓约，咒骂，诅咒语

参考例句：

• They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully.他们宣誓忠实履行自己的职责。
• They swore an oath of loyalty to the country.他们宣誓要报效祖国。

3 teenage   

adj.青少年的；十几岁的

参考例句：

• His voice is very high for a teenage boy.对一个十几岁的男孩来说，他的嗓音很尖。
• He is too old now for teenage parties.他年龄太大了，不适于参加少年聚会。

4 vase   

n.花瓶，瓶

参考例句：

• She knocked the vase off by accident.她不小心把花瓶打掉了。
• I saw the vase in the window of a shop.我在一家商店的橱窗里看见了这个花瓶。

5 rumour   

n.谣言，谣传，传闻

参考例句：

• I should like to know who put that rumour about.我想知道是谁散布了那谣言。
• There has been a rumour mill on him for years.几年来，一直有谣言产生，对他进行中伤。