【听英文对话做选择】照看孩子

原文：

Dad: Hey. Uh, what are you doing home this weekend? I thought classes didn't end until next week.

Daughter: Hi Dad. I love you.

 

Dad: Ah, the three magic words: I NEED HELP! I've heard those before.

 

Daughter: Uh, Well, we'd better sit down.

 

Dad: Uh, this doesn't sound good.

 

Daughter: Well, first of all . . . hey, is that painting on the wall new?

 

Dad: No, no, no, no, no. Let's get back to the conversation now.

 

Daughter: Okay, first of all, I am failing all of my classes, I lost my job, I wrecked¹ my car, I mean, your car last week. It's at the bottom of the lake . . . I think, and the laptop I borrowed from you . . . well, it was in the backseat of the car. That's all of the good news.

 

Dad: Uh, wait . . .

 

Daughter: Dad. You're not saying anything . . .

 

Dad: Okay. Now, what's the bad news?

 

Daughter: Well, I just found out that my old boyfriend was a member of a gang²; he says that he and 20 of his friends are gonna come over here to talk to you about what you posted on their Facebook page.

 

Dad: I don't even know how to use Facebook!

 

Daughter: Well, you do now. I have to go. I'd rather not be here in about 20 minutes. Love you. Bye.

 

Dad: Ugh!!

1. Where does this conversation take place?

A. at the girl's dormitory

B. at their home

C. in the car

2. What might have happened to the family car?

A. The woman drove it into some deep water.

B. Some people stole the vehicle by the lake.

C. The man's daughter hit a tree on a picnic. 

 

3. The father's computer is currently³ ____________. 

A. in a repair shop after the woman dumped⁴ water on it

B. being stored safely in the vehicle by the lake

C. in serious trouble unless it is in a waterproof⁵ container

 

4. The man's daughter might have been dating a man who was ___________.

A. majoring in criminal justice at the university

B. or will be involved in some illegal activity

C. working as an officer in a police gang unit

 

5. From the conversation, the father's best course of action in the next 20 minutes is to ____________.

A. sit on his front porch⁶ and watch the sunset

B. plant some new sunflowers in his yard

C. jump in his car and leave home or call the police

 

正确答案：

1. at their home

2. The woman drove it into some deep water.

3. in serious trouble unless it is in a waterproof container

4. or will be involved in some illegal activity

5. jump in his car and leave home or call the police

 

1 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

2 gang   

n.一伙，一帮；结伴的朋友

参考例句：

• The gang live abroad,beyond reach of the British police.这帮匪徒住在国外，英国警方鞭长莫及。
• Some gang came in and shot the place up.有股匪帮进来对这个地方开枪扫射。

3 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

4 dumped   

adj.废弃的v.倾倒( dump的过去式和过去分词 )；丢下；随便堆放；释放

参考例句：

• Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea. 太多的有毒废料在向大海里倾倒。
• They dumped his belongings unceremoniously on the floor. 他们粗暴地把他的物品摔到地板上。

5 waterproof   

n.防水材料；adj.防水的；v.使...能防水

参考例句：

• My mother bought me a waterproof watch.我妈妈给我买了一块防水手表。
• All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。

6 porch   

n.门廊，入口处，走廊，游廊

参考例句：

• There are thousands of pages of advertising on our porch.有成千上万页广告堆在我们的门廊上。
• The porch is supported by six immense pillars.门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。