慢速英语短文听力 八卦的同事

A Nosy¹ Coworker

八卦的同事

“Good morning, Amanda! You look so nice today. Is that a new dress? Are those new shoes?” asked Fay. “Good morning. You look nice, too. No, it isn’t a new dress. Yes, these are new shoes,” Amanda said². “I bought them at Macy’s. They were on sale³.” Fay asked how much Amanda had⁴ paid⁵. “I paid $100 for these shoes,” said Amanda. Fay asked what the regular⁶ price⁷ was⁸. “The regular price is $200,” said Amanda. Fay said that was a good deal⁹. “Yes, it was a good deal,” Amanda said. Amanda sat¹⁰ down at her desk. She did¹¹ not like Fay. Fay was nosy. She asked too many questions. Fay was phony. If she said she liked something, she probably¹² didn’t. If she said she didn’t like something, she probably did. Amanda always lied to Fay. Amanda had paid $25 for her shoes. She bought them at JC Penney.

费伊问道：“你好，阿曼达！你今天看起来光彩耀人。新买的裙子？新鞋？”阿曼达说：“早上好，你看起来也不错。这不是新裙子。但鞋是新买的。我是从梅西那里买的。打折出售。”费伊问阿曼达价钱。阿曼达说：“鞋子是100美金。”费伊问了原价。阿曼达说：“原价是200美金。”费伊说折很划算。阿曼达说：“是挺划算的。”阿曼达坐在座位上。她不喜欢费伊。费伊很八卦。她总是问问题。费伊太假了。她如果喜欢什么，她一定或说她不喜欢。如果她说不喜欢，她或许是喜欢。阿曼达总是欺骗费伊。阿曼达的鞋子是25美金。她是在杰西潘尼买的。

1 nosy   

adj.鼻子大的，好管闲事的，爱追问的；n.大鼻者

参考例句：

• Our nosy neighbours are always looking in through our windows.好管闲事的邻居总是从我们的窗口望进来。
• My landlord is so nosy.He comes by twice a month to inspect my apartment.我的房东很烦人，他每个月都要到我公寓视察两次。

2 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

3 sale   

n.出售；卖出；廉售；贱卖

参考例句：

• The book will be on sale next month.这本书将于下个月上市。
• I got this hat on sale;it was very cheap.我在大减价时买到这顶帽子，价格很便宜。

4 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

5 paid   

adj.有报酬的；领取报酬的；领钱的；付费的v.付给( pay的过去式)；付款；有利可图；（对…）有利

参考例句：

• You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
• My salary is paid directly into my bank. 我的工资直接拨到我的银行。

6 regular   

adj.有规律的，有规则的，整齐的，正规的

参考例句：

• I had no regular education.我没有受过正规教育。
• Saturday is my regular day for shopping.我通常在星期六到商店买东西。

7 price   

n.价格，代价，价值；vt.定格，标价，比较价格

参考例句：

• The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
• They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。

8 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

9 deal   

n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配

参考例句：

• Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
• Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。

10 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

11 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

12 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。