【英语3级听力】家庭团聚-Family Reunion

 He got off the airplane. He stepped on the ground. It was a long flight. There was a baby crying on the flight. He could not sleep. He exited¹ the airport. He called a taxi. It drove² him home. He paid the taxi driver and thanked him. He looked at his house. He was glad to be home. The lights were on inside. He saw shadows³ through the window. His family reunion had started. He knocked on the door. His father opened the door. "Welcome back home, Greg!" he said smiling. He went inside. He greeted⁴ everybody. He said hello to cousin Alex. He hugged and kissed his grandmother. He shook the hand of his brother-in-law. He hugged his sisters and brothers. He was overjoyed to see his mother. His mom gave him a big kiss. It was a good family reunion. He did not want to go back to California⁵.

1 exited   

v.离开，退场( exit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• At the end of the third scene the actress exited. 那位女演员在第三场结束时退场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She exited in a hurry. 她匆忙离去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

3 shadows   

n.阴影( shadow的名词复数 )；影子；（坏）影响；形影不离的人[物]

参考例句：

• The afternoon shadows lengthened. 下午影子渐渐变长了。
• The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. 孩子们追逐着彼此的影子，玩得很开心。

4 greeted   

v.欢迎( greet的过去式和过去分词 )；迎接；致意；（以某种方式）对…作出反应

参考例句：

• Her speech was greeted with howls of derision. 她的演讲受到阵阵嘲笑。
• He greeted all the guests warmly as they arrived. 客人到达时他都热情接待。

5 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。