创新英语教程第二册UNIT15

00:04.88]2. Further practice
[00:13.95]1.Did you see that they think the peace talks might break down?
[00:20.58]No,that’s terrible!If that happens,they’ll go to war.
[00:27.53]2.Did you see that they’re going to put up taxes on air travel by 200%?
[00:37.20]Yeah.I know.I heard.It’s terrible.
[00:42.66]If they do that,we won’t be able to afford a holiday.
[00:47.93]3.Have you heard about this famine¹ in Africa?
[00:54.99]Yeah,it’s awful.The government should do something to help.
[01:01.15]If they don’t do something,millions will die.
[01:06.80]4.Did  Tony tell you he’s thinking of going on a diet?
[01:14.55]No.but I’m glad to hear it.
[01:19.20]Honestly,If he carries on eating so much.he’ll end up having a heart attack.
[01:25.97]5.Did you see that that woman who helped her sick mother to die went on trial² yesterday?
[01:34.80]Yeah,Did you know she could be convicted³ of murder?
[01:40.36]if she’s found guilty,she’ll get fifteen years.
[01:46.32]6.Did tell you that our company might be taken over?
[01:53.58]No.How will that affect you if it happens?
[01:59.54]7.Did I tell you that I’ve got an interview for a promotion⁴?
[02:06.90]No.That’s great.Will you get more money if you get it?
[02:13.17]2.People talking about sport
[02:30.52]Conversation 1
[02:34.15]Did you see the mottram match yesterday?yeah,I can’t believe he lost!
[02:43.79]I know.Five-one up in the last set and serving for the match-he should’ve won.
[02:50.84]I know.He just seemed to go to pieces.
[02:56.48]I mean,how many double faults did he serve?
[03:01.21]I don’t know.but it must’ve been ten or more.
[03:05.89]I don’t think he scored a point in his last three service games.
[03:11.16]I know.It was awful.I felt a bit sorry for him.actually.
[03:17.62]He’s never going to win Wimbledon,is he?
[03:22.19]He just doesn’t have the mental strength.
[03:27.44]Conversation 2
[03:32.27]Did you see the fight on Saturday?Yeah
[03:38.80]what a fix!I can’t believe Clarey lost.I know.
[03:44.86]They must’ve bribed⁵ the judges or something.I mean.
[03:49.54]he knocked the other guy down twice
[03:54.21]and he must’ve won most of the other rounds.I know.
[03:59.36]I just don’t know how they can say Winton won on points.No.
[04:04.72]Except,of course.now they’re going to make even more money having a re-match.
[04:11.56]It’s all about money,isn’t it?The whole thing’s just fixed⁶.
[04:18.22]Conversation  3
[04:23.68]Did I tell you I went to see a snooker match the other day?
[04:29.95]Snooker!Why?Oh,my host father is really into it
[04:36.72]and he had a spare ticket for this competition.
[04:41.39]so he asked if I wanted to go along.
[04:45.34]I didn’t have anything else to do,
[04:49.49]so I thought I’d go and see what it was about.
[04:54.16]And what was it like?Awful.It’s just so boring!
[05:00.33]All you do is sit in almost complete silence
[05:05.68]and watch two guys try to hit these different coloured balls into holes.
[05:11.93]I just don’t get it!Hadn’t you seen it on TV before?
[05:17.28]No.we don’t really play it in our country.Anyway,after about an hour,
[05:24.44]I fell asleep and then they had to wake me up because I was snoring⁷!
[05:30.50]You’re joking.That must’ve been a bit embarrassing⁸.Yeah.it was a bit.
[05:37.45]Conversation 4
[05:42.31]Did I tell you I went dog racing⁹ the other day?
[05:49.07]No.What was it like?It was great!
[05:54.25]I really enjoyed it.I even won some money!
[05:59.11]You had a bet¹⁰?Yeah.Just a pound.Nothing serious.
[06:04.85]It makes the races a bit more interesting.you know.
[06:09.61]So,how much did you win?
[06:14.05]Fifty pence¹¹.Wow!So you hit the big time.Well.don’t spend it all at once!
[06:22.09]Conversation 5
[06:27.45]Did you see the England-Japan game?
[06:32.31]Yeah.It was awful.England were useless!
[06:38.65]Yeah?I missed it.I had to go out.What was the score in the end?
[06:46.91]Japan won five-nil.You’re joking.What went wrong?
[06:54.46]Everything.We couldn’t pass.we gave the ball away too much.
[07:01.22]We just kept kicking it up the pitch¹² all the time.
[07:06.08]and then when we did have a chance,
[07:10.03]we couldn’t shoot and when we had to defend,
[07:14.99]we couldn’t tackle¹³.Honestly,it was awful.
[07:20.66]The Japanese played well.though.they deserved¹⁴ to win!
[07:25.91]4 I don’t know
[07:38.06]1.I don’t know why anyone would want to read "Hello"magazine.
[07:44.82]I don’t know.I quite like to see how the rich and famous live.
[07:51.35]2.I don’t know how anyone could eat dog.
[07:58.20]I don’t know.Why is it any different to eating pork or beef?
[08:04.75]3.I don’t know who would want to go to lceland for their holidays!
[08:12.70]I don’t know.It’s supposed to be really beautiful.
[08:17.66]4.I don’t know if I’ll ever finish this book!
[08:25.70]I know,it’s so long and boring!
[08:30.98]5.I don’t know what men see in Jennifer Lopez!
[08:38.43]I don’t know.I think she’s quite sexy.
[08:43.70]6.I don’t know where all my socks desappear to!They’re all odd¹⁵ pairs.
[08:53.86]I know.I think it’s the washing machine.It must eat them.

1 famine   

n.饥荒；严重的缺乏

参考例句：

• We're collecting for the famine victims.我们正在为遭受饥荒的灾民募款。
• Famine stared us in the face.饥荒迫在眉睫。

2 trial   

n.审判，试验，艰苦，麻烦事，考验；adj.尝试的，试验性的

参考例句：

• We shall put the machine to further trial.我们将进一步试验这部机器。
• He appeared as a witness in the trial.在审判中他出庭作证。

3 convicted   

adj.已被判刑的，被宣布有罪的 动词convict的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was convicted of fraud. 他被判犯有诈骗罪。
• He was convicted at a court martial. 他在军事法庭上被判有罪。

4 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

5 bribed   

v.贿赂( bribe的过去式和过去分词 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• They bribed him with costly presents. 他们用贵重的礼物贿赂他。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He bribed himself onto the committee. 他暗通关节，钻营投机挤进了委员会。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

7 snoring   

打呼噜，打鼾( snore的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I could hear Paul snoring in the next room. 我听得见保罗在隔壁房间里打呼噜。
• Pushing the door open a trifle, he could hear only snoring inside. 他又走到仆婢室的门前，把门轻轻地推开，只听见屋里的鼾声。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

8 embarrassing   

adj.使人尴尬的，令人为难的v.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)

参考例句：

• His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话，都没人笑一下，真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字，很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

10 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

11 pence   

n.便士；名词penny的复数形式

参考例句：

• She counted out fifteen pence and passed it to the salesgirl.她数出15个便士交给女店员。
• These apples are selling at 40 pence a kilo.这些苹果售价每公斤40便士。

12 pitch   

n.球场；声音的高低度；沥青；程度；v.投掷

参考例句：

• The pitch is too small to play football on.球场太小了，无法踢足球。
• People just pitch their rubbish over the wall.人们径直把垃圾扔过墙去。

13 tackle   

n.工具，复滑车，扭倒；v.处理，抓住

参考例句：

• Don't forget to bring your sports tackle with you tomorrow.别忘了明天带上你的体育用具。
• We have gained sufficient experience to tackle this problem.我们已经有了足够的经验来处理这个问题。

14 deserved   

adj.应得的，当然的v.应受，应得，值得( deserve的过去式和过去分词 )；应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿

参考例句：

• Some of you deserved to succeed and others only scraped through. 你们当中有些人成功是理所当然，而有些人只是勉强及格。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Don't glare at me like that, you deserved the scolding. 不要那么瞪着我，你本该受到训斥的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！