听对话练听力 61

NEIGHBORHOOD¹ PROBLEM²

1--We've got³ to do someting about the neighbor's dog!

2--Why? Has he been into your flower garden again?

1--The flower garden, the garbage⁴ can, and yesterday he started digging⁵ holes in the yard⁶!

2--Did you talk to Mrs. Gorham about it?

1--You know how she is. All sweetness and light to your face but then she never does anything. They should either⁷ keep that animal in the house or tied up!

2--I'll talk to Hank about it tonight. He usually listens.

1--We need more than listening, dear. We need action⁸!

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注解:

1）garbage can：垃圾桶。

2）all sweetness and light：（指人的脸部表情）满面春风。

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译文：

1--我们得对邻居的狗采取点行动了！

2--怎么啦？它又窜到你的花园里来了？

1--花园、垃圾桶，而且昨天还在院子里刨开洞了。

2--你跟戈勒姆太太谈过这事了吗？

1--你知道她是什么态度。当着你的面她百般奉承但

从不办实事。他们要么把狗关在屋里，要么把它

栓起来。

2--我今晚跟汉克谈谈这件事。他通常是听的进意见的。

1--我们需要的不光是听得进意见，我们要的是行动！

1 neighborhood   

n.附近；邻近地区

参考例句：

• I love the neighborhood here.我喜欢这儿的周围邻里。
• He lives somewhere in the neighborhood of the station.他住在火车站附近的某个地方。

2 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

3 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

4 garbage   

n.垃圾；费料

参考例句：

• Garbage pollutes our rivers and streams.垃圾使大小河流遭受污染。
• Have you taken the garbage out yet?你把垃圾扔掉了吗？

5 digging   

n.挖掘v.挖，掘( dig的现在分词 )；（如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘；挖得；寻找

参考例句：

• They were digging up worms to use for bait. 他们正在挖蚯蚓作鱼饵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade. 在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 yard   

n.庭院，院子

参考例句：

• There is an apple in the yard.院子里有一个苹果。
• The children are playing in the yard.孩子们正在院子里玩耍。

7 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

8 action   

n.动作；情节；作用；举动

参考例句：

• The time has come for action.行动的时候到了。
• Is your machine still in action?你的机器还在运转吗？