新思路单项技能教材 口语 （PETS）四级 5-8_new

A Professional Gambler
[00:26.98]David walked into this bar one day.
[00:31.45]He walked up to the bartender and said,
[00:35.50]"Bartender,I'd like to buy the house a round of drinks."
[00:41.46]"That's fine,but I'll need to see some money first,"
[00:46.92]the bartender siad while pushing beers behind the bar.
[00:52.19]David pulled out a huge wad of bills and set them on the bar.
[00:57.84]"Where did you get all that money?"asked the bartender.
[01:03.19]"I'm a professional gambler,"replied David.
[01:08.05]The barbender said,"There's no such thing!
[01:13.33]I mean,your odds¹ are 50-50 at best,right?"
[01:19.49]"Well,I only bet on sure things,"said David.
[01:25.45]"Like what?"asked the bartender.
[01:29.89]"Well,for example,I'll bet you $50 that I can bite my right eye."
[01:39.55]The bartender thought about it for a minute and said"OK".
[01:45.43]So,David pulled out his false right eye and bit it.
[01:50.99]"Aw,you screwed me,"said the bartender,and paid David his $50.
[01:59.14]"I'll give you another chance.
[02:02.67]I'll bet you another $50 that I can bite my left eye"said David.
[02:10.32]The bartender thought again and said,
[02:14.69]"Well,I know you're not blind.
[02:20.15]I mean I watched you walk in here without a seeing eye dog or anything.
[02:26.52]I'll take that bet."
[02:30.07]So,David pulled out his false teeth and bit his left eye.
[02:35.92]"Aw,you screwed me again."
[02:40.39]"You owe me another $50.That's how I win so much money,bartender."
[02:47.76]Are You O.K.?
[03:14.61]A man was lying on the grond
[03:18.56]in front of the entrance to a large apartment building.
[03:23.83]When the janitor² came by and noticed this,
[03:29.19]he said to the man,"Are you O.K.?"The man didn't answer.
[03:36.92]Then the janitor bent³ over the man and whispered to him,
[03:42.67]"Sorry,sir,but you're blocking the way here."
[03:48.41]The man groande but didn't budge⁴.
[03:52.96]The janitor became impatient.
[03:57.22]"Sir,if you don't get up from there,I'm going to have to call the manager."
[04:04.87]Again,the man just groaned,which infuriated the janitor,
[04:11.72]who turned and marched briskly into the building in search of the manager.
[04:17.96]In a few moments,
[04:21.33]both the janitor and the manager returned and stood over the man.
[04:26.97]Together the two of them tried repeatedly to move him,
[04:32.54]but with no success.
[04:36.40]Finally,they called the police.
[04:40.76]The cop surveyed the situation briefly⁵ and then asked,
[04:46.22]"All right buddy,what's your name?"
[04:50.17]"Tim,"the man moaned.
[04:54.01]"Where are you from,Tim?"
[04:57.35]With pain in his voice Tim replied"the third floor balcony."
[05:04.33]A Cure for Back Pains
[05:32.67]A guy is suffering from severe back pains for years with no relief.
[05:39.93]After trying all the usual cures he's referred to a specialist by a friend.
[05:47.38]The doctor asks him what his symptoms are and he replies,
[05:53.85]"I get this back pain;kind of like a knife across my back and..."
[06:01.12]He is interrupted the doctor,
[06:04.88]"And a heavy throbbing⁶ right next to the spine⁷."
[06:09.84]"Yes!Exactly!How did you know?"
[06:15.28]"Well I am a back pain specialist,remember?
[06:20.71]But I myself suffered from that same type of back pains for many years.
[06:27.76]It is caused by a ten sion in the back muscles.
[06:32.52]This is how I cured it:
[06:35.99]Every day I would ask my wife to give me a massage⁸ on my back.
[06:42.16]When she pressed and rubbed my back with her hands,
[06:47.20]the pressure would relieve the tension in the muscles.
[06:52.24]Try that every day for two weeks,
[06:55.32]come back,and let me know how it goes."
[07:00.18]Two weeks go by and the man is back.
[07:05.14]"Well,how do you feel?"
[07:09.01]"Doc,I'm a new man!I feel great!
[07:15.54]I haven't had back pains since I started this treatment!
[07:20.69]I can't thank you enough.
[07:24.34]And,by the way you have a lovely home and a beautiful wife."
[07:31.71]Speeding
[07:59.27]One day a cop had set up a speed trap behind a billboard⁹ trying to catch speeders.
[08:07.73]He had been standing¹⁰ there for about an hour when a brand-new black BMW
[08:16.27]came zooming¹¹ down the road at about 110 mph(miles per hour).
[08:23.14]The cop noted¹² the speed from his radar¹³ gun.
[08:28.00]Instantly,he switched on the siren,gave chase,and finally flagged him down.
[08:35.94]The cop got out of his cruiser,approached the car,
[08:41.80]leaned down,and said
[08:45.32]"Listen mister.Give me a good excuse and I'll let you go.
[08:51.70]But it better be good.You were going well over 100."
[08:57.86]The man thought for a moment and then said:"
[09:03.92]Officer,three weeks ago,my wife ran off with a police officer.
[09:11.37]When I saw your cruiser in my rear-view mirror,I thought you were that guy,
[09:18.45]and you were trying to catch up with me to give her back!"

1 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

2 janitor   

n.看门人，管门人

参考例句：

• The janitor wiped on the windows with his rags.看门人用褴褛的衣服擦着窗户。
• The janitor swept the floors and locked up the building every night.那个看门人每天晚上负责打扫大楼的地板和锁门。

3 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

4 budge   

v.移动一点儿；改变立场

参考例句：

• We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
• She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。

5 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

6 throbbing   

a. 跳动的,悸动的

参考例句：

• My heart is throbbing and I'm shaking. 我的心在猛烈跳动，身子在不住颤抖。
• There was a throbbing in her temples. 她的太阳穴直跳。

7 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

8 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

9 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 zooming   

adj.快速上升的v.（飞机、汽车等）急速移动( zoom的过去分词 )；（价格、费用等）急升，猛涨

参考例句：

• Zooming and panning are navigational tools for exploring 2D and 3D information. 缩放和平移是浏览二维和三维信息的导航工具。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Panning and zooming, especially when paired together, create navigation difficulties for users. 对于用户来说，平移和缩放一起使用时，产生了更多的导航困难。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

12 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

13 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。