【听英文对话做选择】洗衣机和烘干机

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Woman: Oh, man. What happened here?

Man: What's wrong?

 

Woman: Someone ran a pen through the dryer², and now all of my clothes AND the dryer are a real mess³.

 

Man: Ugh. Wow. That's rough¹. Well, I have to go. I'm playing tennis with Jacob in a few minutes.

 

Woman: NO! No way! Wait, wait. What about the mess?

 

Man: Well, uh, what clothes did you have in there?

 

Woman: I had two of my . . .

 

Man: They weren't mine?! Uh . . .

 

Woman: Listen. I had two of my new shirts, a pair of shorts, and some running socks, and one of your work shirts.

 

Man: No way!

 

Woman: And from the looks of the pen stain⁴, you are the one who probably left a pen in your pocket from work.

 

Man: Oooh. Uh . . .

 

Woman: Yeah.

 

Man: How do you know?

 

Woman: Here's the pen, and it has your company logo on it.

 

Man: Oh. Uh . . .

 

Woman: So, look, here. Here's your phone.

 

Man: My phone? For what?

 

Woman: Call your friends and tell them you're going to be late. And try using this hairspray. It'll help get the ink stains⁵ out of the dryer.

 

Man: Oohhh. Well, yeah, I guess it was my fault⁶. Um, how about if I take you to buy some new clothes after I get back?

 

Woman: Okay. I'd appreciate⁷ that, but please, be more careful next time.

 

Man: Okay. Sorry.

 

Woman: Love ya.

 

1. What thing caused a mess in the dryer?

A. chewing⁸ gum 

B. a pen 

C. colored paper

2. What clothing did the woman have in the dryer?

A. shorts

B. jeans

C. sweaters

 

3. Who does the man need to call?

A. his friends

B. a repair company

C. his office

 

4. Where is the man going to get new clothes for his wife?

A. He's going to take her to a local store.

B. They're going to order some clothing online.

C. His wife is going to borrow clothes from her sister.

 

5. What happens at the end of the conversation?

A. The couple argue about the situation.

B. The woman is angry and leaves the house.

C. The man apologizes⁹ for his mistake.

 

正确答案：

1. a pen

2. shorts

3. his friends

4. He`s going to take her to a local store.

5. The man apologizes for his mistake.

 

1 rough   

adj.粗糙的；粗略的，大致的；粗野的，粗暴的

参考例句：

• It's just a very rough translation.这只是一篇非常粗糙的译稿。
• His reply was a bit rough.他的答复过于粗鲁了一点。

2 dryer   

n.干衣机，干燥剂

参考例句：

• He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
• There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。

3 mess   

vt.将…弄糟，混乱，妨碍，使紊乱；n.食堂，伙食，用膳，一份食品，混乱，乱七八糟，困境

参考例句：

• Don't mess up my homework.不要弄乱我的家庭作业。
• You'll mess up my hair.你会把我的头发弄乱.

4 stain   

n.污染，污点，著色；v.沾染，染污，著色

参考例句：

• It will remain an indelible stain on his memory.这将成为他记忆中一个不可磨灭的污点。
• Does this material stain easily?这种料子容易染色吗？

5 stains   

（使）染色( stain的第三人称单数 )； 褪色，变污； 玷污，败坏（名声）

参考例句：

• It was said that washing powders containing enzymes remove stains more efficiently. 据说加酶洗衣粉除污更有效。
• Be quick, cover the blood stains over. 快！把血迹全遮盖起来。

6 fault   

n.过错；缺点；故障；毛病；vt.挑剔；vi.弄错

参考例句：

• It's not our fault.这不是我方过错。
• I cannot pass over his fault.我不能宽恕他的过失。

7 appreciate   

vt.欣赏，感激，赏识；vt.领会，充分意识；vi.增值

参考例句：

• I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。
• I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。

8 chewing   

v.咀嚼，咬( chew的现在分词 )；（因为紧张等）咬住，不停地啃，（为尝味道）不停地咀嚼

参考例句：

• She was admonished for chewing gum in class. 她在课堂上嚼口香糖，受到了告诫。
• cows chewing the cud 在咀嚼反刍食物的牛

9 apologizes   

v.道歉( apologize的第三人称单数 )；辩白

参考例句：

• My husband often apologizes to me while he sleeps. 我老公经常在睡梦中向我道歉。 来自互联网
• Then we won't for the chicken. Please accept our apologizes. 那么鸡就不入帐了，请接受我们的歉意。 来自互联网