大学英语听力第三册 lesson 9

　　Lesson Nine PETS(I)
Part B Macro-Listening (Tapescripts, Notes, Exercises with Key) Dialogue
What about a Snake?
I. Tapeseript
Grandmother Hello, Jean.
Jean Hello, Mother.
Grandmother I want to buy David a pet for his birthday.
Jean Yes, I know.
Grandmother What shall¹ I give him?
Jean Why don't you buy him a dog? He likes dogs because they are friendly.
Grandmother But he's already got a dog.
Jean Yes, that's true. What about buying a eat? Cats eat mice.-
Grandmother But he's got a pet mouse. And he can't take a cat for a walk, can he? Anyway, I want to buy him something unusual.
Jean You could buy him a rabbit.
Grandmother A rabbit? What can he do with a rabbit?
Jean Well, rabbits are very pretty. He can feed it, and play with it. He can build a house for it. He likes building things.
Grandmother I don't think that's a very good idea. Rabbits aren't interesting. What about a snake?
Jean A snake?
Grandmother Lots of people have snakes. They are very clean and easy to look after. And they're very unusual pets. David likes snakes.
Jean I don't. No, don't buy a snake. I don't want to open my bedroom door and find a snake.
Grandmother What do you suggest² then?
Jean Why don't you buy a bird? They've got some parrots at the market. They're very pretty and they can talk, too. Parrots are unusual.
Grandmother I don't like birds. They fly everywhere, and they make a lot of noise and a lot of mess³.
Jean Oh, I really don't know what else I can suggest.
Grandmother I want to buy something unusual...
Passage
Tapescript
Ramon was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got a chance, he would ask his dog to amuse⁴ his friends with some tricks,
One day Ramon went to visit his friend Frank⁵ who was sick at home with a bad cold. 'How are you feeling?’ asked Ramon. 'Worse than yesterday,' replied Frank. 'I have a terrible cough, and there's not a drop of medicine in the house. '
'Cheer up, Frank. I'll send Blackie to the local drugstore for some cough syrup⁶. He'll be back in a minute, before you know it. ' Ramon put a five-dollar bill in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. 'And keep the change, ' Ramon shouted after him.
'Oh, Ramon, don't be silly. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine.' Oh yes, he will, ' replied Ramon. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not returned. Ramon was feeling embarrassed⁷, and felt angry at his friend's little smile.
'Something has happened to him, I'm sure, ' said Ramon. 'He obeys me as a rule. ' Just then Frank saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Frank was shocked⁸ to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.
'Good boy, ' said Ramon, 'but what took you so long?' Blackie ran over to the window, barking⁹ and wagging¹⁰ his tail. Ramon glanced¹¹ out and saw a bone outside.

1 shall   

v.aux.（主要用于第一人称）将

参考例句：

• I shall always love you.我将永远爱你。
• Which club shall we join?我们要参加哪个社团？

2 suggest   

vt.提议，建议，促成，暗示，启发，使人想起

参考例句：

• I suggest trying once more.我建议再试一次。
• I suggest you save your breath.我劝你少开口。

3 mess   

vt.将…弄糟，混乱，妨碍，使紊乱；n.食堂，伙食，用膳，一份食品，混乱，乱七八糟，困境

参考例句：

• Don't mess up my homework.不要弄乱我的家庭作业。
• You'll mess up my hair.你会把我的头发弄乱.

4 amuse   

v.娱乐，逗乐，使高兴，使有趣

参考例句：

• Tom makes up stories to amuse his little brother.汤姆编故事逗他的小弟弟。
• I often amuse myself with reading.我常以读书自乐。

5 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

6 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

7 embarrassed   

adj.尴尬的，不好意思的

参考例句：

• He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.他听见别人这样夸他,感到很难为情。
• He is somewhat embarrassed.他稍微有点窘迫。

8 shocked   

adj.惊愕的，受震惊的v.使…震惊( shock的过去式和过去分词 )；使受电击；使…感到厌恶[恐惧]

参考例句：

• The local community was shocked by the murders. 当地社会对这些谋杀案感到震惊。
• The police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack. 警方对那起攻击的凶残感到震惊。

9 barking   

n.去皮，剥皮v.吠叫( bark的现在分词 )；大声喊出；擦破（或蹭掉）…的皮；厉声发令

参考例句：

• The burglars were frightened off by the sound of our dog barking. 盗贼被我们家的狗吠声吓跑了。
• A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion. 犬吠不咬人，狮睡须提防。

10 wagging   

adj.（左右）摆动，摇摆，摇动v.（使）摇动，摇摆( wag的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The dog ran up, wagging its tail. 那条狗摇着尾巴跑上前去。
• A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail. 狗摇尾巴以报答人们的爱护。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 glanced   

v.一瞥( glance的过去式和过去分词 )；略视；闪耀；浏览

参考例句：

• She glanced at her watch. 她匆匆看了看表。
• He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition. 他瞥了她一眼，但似乎没认出她来。