大学英语听力第三册 lesson 14

　　Lesson Fourteen TRAVELLING (II)
Part B Macro-Listening (Tapescripts, Notes, Exercises with Key) Dialogue
A Visit to Edinburgh
Tapescript
Chris Hudson Excuse me. Do you live here?
Rory McDonald Yes, I've lived here in Edinburgh all my life. My name's Rory McDonald. How do you do?
Chris Hudson Hi, I'm Chris Hudson from Phoenix¹, Arizona. I'm an oil engineer. I'm on my way to London on business.
Rory McDonald How long are you staying in Edinburgh?
Chris Hudson Just a day. What can I see here in twenty-four hours?
Rory McDonald Well, most tourists want to visit the Castle. It's on Castle Rock. It's where the Scottish² government used to be. From there you can walk down the Royal Mile.
Chris Hudson What's the Royal Mile?
Rory McDonald It's a narrow street of medieval³ houses. It's worth seeing. Then you really should visit Holyrood Palace.
Chris Hudson Who lives in the Palace?
Rory McDonald No one, except the Queen when she comes to Edinburgh, which is usually once a year. But the kings and queens of Scotland⁴ used to live there before Scotland was united⁵ with England.
Chris Hudson When was that?
Rory McDonald That was.. er, let me see.., in 1603.
Chris Hudson You seem to know a lot about Scottish history.
Rory McDonald Aye, well, I'm a McDonald of the McDonald dan. You know there are clans⁷ in Scotland, and we're all proud of our history.
Chris Hudson Does that explain the kilt you're wearing? Rory McDonald Aye. Each clan⁶ has a special kilt.
Chris Hudson I'd like to buy a kilt for my wife.
Rory McDonald You can buy them in Princes Street. It's the best street for shopping.
Chris Hudson What else should I buy?
Rory McDonald Why don't you buy some sweaters? Scottish sweaters are famous for their quality. And you must buy some whiskey. Of course you know that's our national drink.
Chris Hudson Yes, I've already bought the whiskey.
Rory McDonald Good. But remember you mustn't put ice in it. That spoils⁸ the flavor⁹!
Chris Hudson Oh, we Americans put ice in everything!
Passage
Holidays Abroad
Tapescript
Anne is a student at London University. She studies Spanish, and she goes to Spain every summer. She lies in the sun, she drinks a lot of wine, and eats a lot of Spanish food. She always flies by British Airways¹⁰.
Her mother and father went to Italy last year. They toured Italy by coach. They saw a lot of interesting places. They ate spaghetti¹¹ in Rome, drank coffee in Venice¹², and took a lot of photographs. The sun shone every day. They went to Italy by coach.
Professor Hopkins teaches Anne at London University. He went to India last year. He saw the Taj Mahal, and rode on an elephant. He wrote postcards to all his friends. He flew by Air India.
Rob¹³ is Anne's boyfriend. He hitch-hiked around the United States last summer. He stayed there for a month. Of course he ate hamburgers, and drank Coca-Cola. He met a lot of interesting people. He bought a lot of American pop records and brought them back to England. He flew there by American Airlines.

1 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

2 Scottish   

adj.苏格兰(人)的；n.苏格兰(人)；苏格兰语

参考例句：

• My husband and I are scottish.我和我丈夫是苏格兰人。
• Scottish life in London centres round this spot.苏格兰人在伦敦的生活区集中在这一带。

3 medieval   

adj.中世纪的，中古（时代）的

参考例句：

• This is a medieval story.这是一个中世纪的故事。
• The museum has a fine collection of medieval ivories.该博物馆收藏着一批精美的中世纪象牙制品。

4 Scotland   

n.苏格兰

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。

5 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

6 clan   

n.氏族，部落，宗族，家族，宗派

参考例句：

• She ranks as my junior in the clan.她的辈分比我小。
• The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.所以，中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。

7 clans   

宗族( clan的名词复数 )； 氏族； 庞大的家族； 宗派

参考例句：

• There are many clans in European countries. 欧洲国家有很多党派。
• The women were the great power among the clans [gentes], as everywhere else. 妇女在克兰〈氏族〉里，乃至一般在任何地方，都有很大的势力。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源

8 spoils   

n.战利品，赃物v.变质( spoil的第三人称单数 )；损坏；毁掉；破坏

参考例句：

• There are some spoils of war in his hands. 在他的手里有些战利品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The thief escaped with his spoils. 这个小偷带着赃物逃走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 flavor   

n.味，滋味，味道；风味；vt.调味，加味于

参考例句：

• I like the flavor of chocolate.我喜欢巧克力的味道。
• Each flavor was totally unique.每一种味道都是独一无二的。

10 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

11 spaghetti   

n.意大利式细面务

参考例句：

• I think you like spaghetti.我以为你喜欢意大利面条。
• People served a spaghetti supper in the parish house.人们在教堂交谊厅吃意大利面晚餐。

12 Venice   

n.威尼斯(意大利港市)

参考例句：

• Venice is one of the great tourist attractions of the world.威尼斯是世界上令人向往的旅游胜地之一。
• Venice is celebrated for its beautiful buildings.威尼斯以美丽的建筑而闻名。

13 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。