大学英语听力第三册 lesson 7

　　Lesson Seven ENTERTAINMENT (I)
Part B Macro'Listening (Tapescripts, Notes, Exercises with Key) Dialogue
Let's Go to the Movies
Tapescript
Wife I'm tired of watching television. Let's go to the movi~ tonight.
Husband All right. Do you want to go downtown? Or is there a good movie in the neighborhood?
Wife I'd rather not spend a lot of money. What does the paper say about neighborhood theaters?
Husband Here's the list on page... Column² 6. Here it is. Where's the Rialto? There's a good movie there.
Wife That's too far away. And it's hard to find a place to park there.
Husband Well, the Grand³ Theater has ,Gone with Wind
Wife I saw that years ago. I don't want to see it again. Anyway, it's too long. We wouldn't get home until midnight.
Husband The Center has a horror⁴ film. You wouldn't want to see that.
Wife No, indeed. I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Husband That' about all there is. Unless we change our minds and go downtown.
Wife No, we just Can't afford it. There must be something else we haven't seen.
Husband Here, look for yourself. I can't find anything else.
Wife Look at this!
Husband What?
Wife In the television schedule, there's a baseball game on television tonight.
Husband I wasn't looking for a TV program. I was looking at the movie ads.
Wife I know, but I just happened to notice it. New York is playing Boston.
Husband That ought to be good. I wouldn't mind watching that
Wife O.K. Let's stay home. We can go to a movie Friday.
Passage
Clowns⁶ Are Fun
I. Tapescript
Clowns like to make people laugh. They paint their faces and put on funny noses. Sometimes they put on a sad face but most of the time they put on a happy face. They also wear funny clothes.
Most clowns work in circuses. They do all kinds of silly things to make the audience laugh. They run, jump, fall down, turn somersaults, and roll over. They ride donkeys⁷ backwards⁸. They push each other in wagons⁹ or wheelbarrows. Sometimes they shout and sing. Clowns are funny men, and occasionally¹⁰, women, too! A circus is not a circus without clowns!
Children especially enjoy watching clowns. A clown⁵ named Cookie often visits hospitals to entertain¹ sick children as well as older people. Sick people need to laugh. It helps them to get better faster.
There is an old saying: 'Laughter¹¹ is good medicine.

1 entertain   

vt.招待，款待；使欢乐，使娱乐；vi.款待，请客

参考例句：

• Emma will be happy to entertain you.爱玛会很高兴招待你的。
• They entertain a great deal.他们常常招待客人。

2 column   

n.列，柱形图；专栏；圆柱；纵队

参考例句：

• I often read his column in the local paper.我经常在当地的报纸上看到他的专栏文章。
• A column of soldiers marched down the highway.一个士兵纵队沿着公路行进。

3 grand   

adj.豪华的，宏伟的，壮丽的，主要的，重大的；n.(美俚)一千美元

参考例句：

• The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
• Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来，我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。

4 horror   

n.惊骇，恐怖，惨事，极端厌恶

参考例句：

• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation.公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
• The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。

5 clown   

n.小丑；丑角

参考例句：

• Doesn't the clown look funny!这小丑看上去真是滑稽！
• A clown's job is to amuse the spectators.小丑的工作就是娱乐观众。

6 clowns   

n.丑角( clown的名词复数 )；行为荒诞滑稽的人；蠢货；笨蛋

参考例句：

• They were all dressed as clowns. 他们都打扮成小丑。
• I used to like the clowns best at the circus. 我以前在马戏里最爱看小丑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 donkeys   

n.驴( donkey的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some medieval towns raced donkeys or buffaloes. 有些中世纪的城市用驴子或水牛竞赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Donkeys are related to horses, and both are part of the equine family. 驴是马的近亲，两者都是马科家庭的一员。 来自辞典例句

8 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

9 wagons   

n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 )；铁路货车；小手推车

参考例句：

• The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。
• They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp. 他们把马车围成一圈扎起营地。

10 occasionally   

adv.偶然地；非经常地

参考例句：

• He went on talking,occasionally wiping at his face with a towel.他继续说着，偶尔用毛巾擦一下脸。
• I like playing football best,but occasionally I play table tennis,too.我最喜欢踢足球，偶尔也打打乒乓球。

11 laughter   

n.笑，笑声

参考例句：

• I don't know how my story caused so much laughter.我不知我的故事怎么引起如此大笑。
• The audience gave way to uncontrollable bursts of laughter.听众忍不住发出一阵阵笑声。