【听英文对话做选择】运动鞋

原文：

Sales Associate¹: Hi. Can I help you with anything today?

Customer: Yeah. I need some new running shoes.

 

Sales Associate: Okay, what type of running are you doing? I mean are you preparing for a road race or do you need some trail² shoes? We have them all.

 

Customer: I need some street shoes, and I need them to make me run fast, I mean real, real fast.

 

Sales Associate: Well, sir, how fast you run depends on many things and . . .

 

Customer: But, you don't understand. You see, I've been dating this woman, and well, I kind of told her that I'm a pretty good runner, and uh . . .

 

Sales Associate: Well, how much, how much DO you run? 10Ks, marathons? What exactly are you doing?

 

Customer: Well, I don't really run. I mean I run out to get the newspaper in the morning. Listen, I twisted³ the truth a little.

 

Sales Associate:Um, yeah, I's say.Well, how much does she run?

 

Customer: Uh, she's completed, I think, about 20 marathons, all under three hours.

 

Sales Associate: Ah, man, you're toast. You're in some serious hot water. The only good new shoes will do for you is to kick yourself for not having been honest with her. Just fess up with her.

 

Customer: Ah, ah, I think I have a leg cramp⁴ coming on. Believable?

 

Sales Associate: Forget it. She won't buy that story. Just be frank⁵ with her and apologize. She may or may not accept your apology, but at least you can look at yourself in the mirror and recognize that you told the truth. That way, you can live with yourself another day.

 

Customer: Yeah. I realize that now.

 

Sales Associate: Hey, here's one idea. Tell her the truth and she what she says. If she forgives you and you really want to start running, then I suggest signing up for the 5K race we are sponsoring⁶ next month. This can get you started on a new path to fitness⁷ and a positive relationship.

 

Customer: And if she doesn't forgive me?

 

Sales Associate: Well, that's just the consequence of not telling the truth.

1. What problem does the man have at the beginning of the conversation?

A. The man is suffering from a foot injury.

B. The man forgot his girlfriend's birthday.

C. The man lied about his running ability.

2. What does the man want at the store?

A. some running shoes

B. a pair of running socks

C. a running hydration pack

 

3. How can you best describe the man's running ability?

A. He is an elite⁸ runner.

B. He is more of a couch⁹ potato.

C. He runs a number of 10k races.

 

4. The woman has run ______ under _____ hours. 

A. 20, three hours

B. 25, three hours and 30 minutes

C. 30, four hours

 

5. The sales associate suggests that the man ___________.

A. break up with the woman

B. tell the woman the truth

C. start working at the shoe store

 

正确答案：

1. The man lied about his running ability.

2. some running shoes

3. He is more of a couch potato.

4. 20, three hours

5. tell the woman the truth

 

1 associate   

vt.使发生联系，使联合；把…联想起来；vi.交往，结交；n.合伙人，同事；adj.副的

参考例句：

• I always associate that song with my visit to Hawaii.听到那支歌我就会联想到我的夏威夷之行。
• I don't associate the two ideas.这两个概念我联系不起来。

2 trail   

n.踪迹，痕迹，一串，尾部，小径，尾，持枪姿势；vt.拖，尾随，追踪，落后于

参考例句：

• The car raised a trail of dust.汽车掀起了一股尘土。
• The hound found the trail of the rabbit.猎狗发现了兔子的踪迹。

3 twisted   

adj.（感情、欲望等）反常的，变态的v.扭，搓，缠绕( twist的过去式和过去分词 )；歪曲；转动；扭转

参考例句：

• After the crash the car was a mass of twisted metal. 那辆车撞成了一堆扭曲的废铁。
• The rope had twisted itself around the wheel, stopping the motor. 绳子把轮子缠住，电动机就不转了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 cramp   

n.痉挛；[pl.](腹)绞痛；vt.限制，束缚

参考例句：

• Winston stopped writing,partly because he was suffering from cramp.温斯顿驻了笔，手指也写麻了。
• The swimmer was seized with a cramp and had to be helped out of the water.那个在游泳的人突然抽起筋来，让别人帮着上了岸。

5 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

6 sponsoring   

v.赞助( sponsor的现在分词 )；资助（某人的培训或教育）；为慈善活动捐资；倡议

参考例句：

• To be allowed entry, one had to have a sponsoring U.S. employer. 一个人要获准入境，必须有一个美国雇主作为保证人。 来自辞典例句
• That bank responsible for sponsoring a social programme does not wallow in self-glory. 银行不要因为承担了赞助社会活动的责任而自我陶醉。 来自辞典例句

7 fitness   

n.适合，适当，健康，健身

参考例句：

• They're doing exercises to improve their fitness.他们为增强体质而做体操。
• No one questions her fitness for the job.没人怀疑她能胜任这项工作。

8 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

9 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。