慢速英语短文听力 不好的行为

Bad Manners¹

不好的行为

Ellie spoke² to the tour agent. The price for the 3-night bus tour was good. Her cousin Vicky called her. Ellie told Vicky about the tour. Vicky liked the price. She said she and her husband would come, too. On Saturday, Ellie and her young son met Vicky and her husband at the tour agency³. Ellie brought snacks for the four of them. Vicky didn't bring any snacks. Ellie told Vicky to take some snacks. Vicky didn't like the cookies. She didn't like the energy bars⁴. She liked the apples. She put all 12 apples in her bag. She didn't leave even one apple for Ellie's young son. "These are not my favorite apples," Vicky told Ellie. "But they are better than those other snacks. Everyone needs to eat fresh fruit daily." Ellie was polite to Vicky during the trip. After the trip ended, she never spoke to Vicky again.

艾丽正在与旅行社进行交谈。3晚的巴士旅行价格非常满意。她的表姐维姬给她打了电话。艾丽对维姬说了此次行程。维姬认为价格不错。她称她和他的丈夫也会前往。周六，艾丽和她的小儿子在旅行社见到了维姬和她的丈夫。艾丽为他们4个买了吃的。维姬并没有带任何吃的。艾丽告诉维姬吃点小吃。维姬不喜欢吃饼干。她不喜欢吃能量棒。她喜欢吃苹果。她在袋子里放了12个苹果。她甚至没有个艾丽的小儿子留一个。维姬对艾丽说：“这些不是我喜欢吃的苹果。但是它们比那些小吃要好得多。我们每天都需要吃新鲜水果。”在旅途中，艾丽对维姬非常礼貌。旅行结束后，她再没有与维姬说过话。

1 manners   

n.礼貌；规矩

参考例句：

• You should mend your manners.你的态度应当纠正。
• His manners are rough,but he is a kind man at heart.他虽然举止粗鲁，但心地善良。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

4 bars   

n.马上的齿龈；酒吧间( bar的名词复数 )；售酒的（饮食）柜台；条；（门、窗等的）闩vi.

参考例句：

• The hotel is ideally placed for restaurants, bars and clubs. 这家宾馆地处的位置适宜经营餐厅、酒吧和俱乐部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The prisoner had filed through the steel bars and escaped. 那囚犯锉断钢条逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》