【听英文对话做选择】个人安全

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Man: Yes, I'd like to report a theft.

Police Officer: Okay. Can you tell me exactly what happened.

 

Man: Well, I was walking home from work two days ago, enjoying the nature all around me . . . the birds, the frogs, the flowing stream . . . [Okay, Okay] when this woman knocked me right off my feet, grabbed¹ my stuff, and ran off through the trees. [Hmm]. I was so surprised by the ordeal² that I didn't go after her.

 

Police Officer: Yeah. Can you describe the woman for me?

 

Man: Yeah. He was about a hundred and ninety centimeters tall . . .

 

Police Officer: Wait. You said a woman robbed you.

 

Man: Well, I'm not really sure. [Hmm]. You see, the person was wearing a white and black polka dot dress, a light red sweater over it, and she . . . or he . . . was wearing a pair of basketball shoes.

 

Police Officer: Humm. What else can you tell me?

 

Man: Okay. Like I said, the person was about 190 centimeters tall, heavy build, with long wavy³ hair. She . . . or he . . . was probably in his or her late 30's. I didn't get a good look at the person's face, but well ... uh ....

 

Police Officer: What? Was there something else?

 

Man: Well, the person . . . had a beard.

 

Police Officer: Ah! What was, uh, taken . . . exactly?

 

Man: Well, just my left shoe. Bizarre⁴, isn't it?

 

Police Officer: Ah. The "bearded woman" has struck again!

 

Man: The "bearded woman"?

 

Police Officer: Yeah. It's this man who dresses up like a woman and, for some unknown reason, removes the left shoe from his victims. He's really quite harmless, though, and he usually returns the shoe to the crime scene a couple of days later.

 

Man: Hey, he can keep my shoe, and I'll just take off my left shoe every time I walk through the park.

 

1. What was the man doing when he was robbed?

A. fishing by the stream

B. birdwatching in the park

C. coming home from work

2. What was the thief wearing?

A. a black striped dress

B. a light red sweater

C. tennis shoes

 

3. How tall was the thief?

A. about 170 cm

B. about 180 cm

C. about 190 cm

4. What did the thief take from the man?

A. his shoe

B. his leather briefcase⁵

C. his hat

 

5. Who is the "bearded woman"?

A. a man who dresses up like a woman

B. a woman who robs men in the park

C. a man who lives in the park

 

正确答案：

1. coming home from work

2. a light red sweater

3. about 190

4. his shoe

5. a man who dresses up like a woman

 

1 grabbed   

v.抢先，抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
• She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。

2 ordeal   

n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

3 wavy   

adj.有波浪的，多浪的，波浪状的，波动的，不稳定的

参考例句：

• She drew a wavy line under the word.她在这个词的下面画了一条波纹线。
• His wavy hair was too long and flopped just beneath his brow.他的波浪式头发太长了，正好垂在他的眉毛下。

4 bizarre   

adj.奇形怪状的，怪诞的

参考例句：

• They saw a bizarre animal in the lake.他们在湖中看见一个奇怪的动物。
• The building was of bizarre construction.这建筑构造奇异。

5 briefcase   

n.手提箱，公事皮包

参考例句：

• He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
• He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。