【英语3级听力】炎热的天气-Hot Day

 It was a hot day. The sun was shining brightly. There were no clouds in the sky. He walked along the street. He was going home. He was hot and tired. He could not wait to get home. He was almost there. It was nearly one hundred degrees. There was not another soul¹ in sight. Everybody was at home. His car was not working. He had to walk to his bank. He did not know it was so hot. The bank was not too far. The heat made it seem far away. His throat² was dry. He was thirsty for water. He walked with sweat³ on his back. He arrived home. He went straight to the kitchen. He drank a big cup of water. He took off his clothes. He went to the bathroom. He took a cold bath. It was so refreshing⁴. He stayed in the bath.

1 soul   

n.灵魂，心灵，精神，精髓，精华；人，化身，典型；鬼魂；adj.黑人的；（尤指在黑人文化中）激发情感的

参考例句：

• A dancer must throw herself heart and soul into every performance.舞蹈演员对每一场演出都必须尽心尽力。
• He was heart and soul against the new rules.他完全反对新规定。

2 throat   

n.咽喉，喉咙；咽喉状的部分；嗓音，嗓门

参考例句：

• A fish bone sticks in his throat.鱼刺卡在他的嗓子里。
• He has a sore throat.他患了喉炎。

3 sweat   

n.汗，汗水，水珠，焦急；vi.出汗，渗出，冒出水气，结水珠，烦恼，懊恼；vt.使出汗，流出，榨出，使汗流浃背

参考例句：

• She was all of a sweat.她一身大汗。
• She is always all of a sweat before the exam.她临考前总是急得不得了。

4 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。