朗文3L看听学英语第四册 Lesson 63

　　Lesson 63 Gretel makes a last minute booking
"what have you got there, Gretel?" mother asked.
"I've got a ticket for a concert at the Festival Hall. The concert's in tonight. I bought the ticket an hour ago."
"An hour ago! You were lucky," mother said. "It's usually impossible to get tickets at the last minute. You have to book in advance¹. How did you manage it?"
"Well," Gretel said, "I went to the booking-office at the Festival Hall an hour ago and tried to reserve² a seat for a concert next Friday. I asked the booking-clerk if there were any tickets left and she said they had sold out completely³. So I asked her if she had any tickets for a concert which will be on in a fortnight's time, but that had sold out too. Just as I was leaving, an elderly⁴ lady came up to the booking-office and asked if she could return her ticket. When she had gone I asked if I could have it. The booking-clerk told me it was for tonight's concert and I bought it immediately⁵. I was very lucky."
" You certainly were," mother said."I hope you enjoy it."

1 advance   

n.前进，预付 vi.前进，进展 vt.促进，推进

参考例句：

• The booking office sells tickets 3 days in advance.售票处预售3天的票。
• She walked 2 yards in advance of her husband.她走在她丈夫前面两码远的地方。

2 reserve   

n.储备（物），储藏量，预备队；vt.储备，保存，保留，预定，预约

参考例句：

• We'll reserve the ticket for you till tomorrow noon.票为您保留到明天中午。
• This area was once a wildlife reserve.该地区曾是一个野生动物保护区。

3 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

4 elderly   

adj.年老的；年龄相当大的

参考例句：

• He is getting elderly.他逐渐变老了。
• The elderly man is quite energetic.这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。

5 immediately   

ad.立即地，即刻地；直接地，紧密地

参考例句：

• I'll change it immediately for you.我立刻给您换。
• I immediately become happy again.我立马就变的高兴起来了。