大学英语六级听力 008

A man and his car

A man was travelling abroad(国外)in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back,its roof(顶部)was badly damaged²(毁坏). Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it.The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus³(马戏团)which was near there.The owner of the elephant said, “I am very sorry!My elephant has a big,round, red chair.He thought that your car was his chair,and he sat on it!”Then he gave the man a letter,in which he said that he was sorry and he would pay for all the damage¹.When the man got back to his own country,the customs(海关)officers would not believe his story.They said, “You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one!”It was only when the man showed them the letter from the man of the circus that they believed him.

1 damage   

n.(pl.)赔偿金，损坏，毁坏；vt.损害，毁坏

参考例句：

• Don't bend the book back,and you'll damage it.别向后卷书，会弄坏的。
• He paid for the damage done.他赔偿了造成的损失。

2 damaged   

a.已损伤的；毁坏的

参考例句：

• The illness damaged his Action Man image. 这场病损害了他那爱打拼的形象。
• Five shops were damaged in a firebomb blitz. 在一次燃烧弹袭击中有五家店铺被烧毁。

3 circus   

n.马戏团，马戏，竞技场

参考例句：

• The children were all eyes at the circus.孩子们目不转睛地观看马戏表演。
• Can we go to the circus?我们可以去看马戏吗？