新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 2-2

III. Listening In
Task 1: Waiting for the New Harry¹ Potter Movie
Amy: I’m so excited about finally seeing this movie!
Peter: Me too. I’m crazy about Harry Potter. Have you heard that J.K. Rowling has added another book to the series?
Amy: She’s already written Book Seven? I’m still waiting for Book Five…
Peter: I know. Who isn’t? At least we have the movies to watch in the meantime².
Amy: By the way, have you seen the trailer yet?
Peter: Yeah. It was great! I think the movie itself will be really scary.
Amy: It surely will! All that writing on the wall in blood… It scares me to death just to think about it!

Both the girl and the boy are excited/crazy about the movie and the hero Harry Potter. The boy heard that the writer J.K. Rowling has written the latest book, which is Book Seven, though the girl is still waiting for Book Five. The boy has been the trailer and believes the film will be scary. The girl shares that view because of the writing on the wall in blood.
 

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 meantime   

n.其时，其间；adv.同时，当时

参考例句：

• I continued working,meantime,he went out shopping.我继续工作，这期间他出去买东西。
• In the meantime we pressed on with the airlift.与此同时，我们加紧进行空运。