考研听力基本功1 Passage14

I remember just how it was that da
[00:13.95]the first hint¹ of spring floated across the rive
[00:31.37]mixing with the coal smoke from the factorie
[00:47.07]As I turned the corner on my way to wor
[01:01.13]and came to the toy stor
[01:11.31]I thought of the collection of toys in the dusty² windo
[01:28.97]and I remembered the approaching birthday of a small niece of min
[01:52.33]to whom I was in the habit of sending modest gift
[02:10.85]Therefore,I stopped and examined the window
[02:29.00]to see if there might be anything appropriat
[02:45.22]and looked at the confusing³ collection of unattractive objec
[03:06.33]-a red toy fire engin
[03:16.49]some lead soldier
[03:22.84]cheap baseball
[03:30.47]bottles of ink and pen
[03:39.64]And thus it was that my ey
[03:50.32]finally came to rest upon the doll in one corne
[04:07.48]a doll with the strangest ,
[04:18.64]most charming expression on her face

1 hint   

n.暗示，示意；[pl]建议；线索，迹象；v.暗示

参考例句：

• He gave me a hint that I was being cheated.他暗示我在受人欺骗。
• He quickly took the hint.一点他就明白了。

2 dusty   

adj.积满灰尘的；无聊的，含糊的，粉末状的

参考例句：

• He was pulling dead roots from the dusty earth.他正在从土中拔出枯死的根茎。
• One spring it was very windy and dusty here.有一年春天这里风沙很大。

3 confusing   

adj.混乱的，令人困惑的

参考例句：

• The instructions on the box are very confusing.盒子上的使用说明含混不清。
• It's very confusing to learn a new language.学习一门新语言是很令人困惑的。