直捷英语(mp3) Unit9:Dean's birthday present

[00:08.00]Unit 9 Lesson 1 Dean's birthday present
[00:10.20]1.I need to look for Dean's birthday present.
[00:20.88]What does he like?
[00:23.09]He likes computers,sports.The usual.Look at that hat.
[00:33.89]It's beautiful. Do you want to try it on? Yes.
[00:43.27]2.So what sports does he like? Baseball.
[00:47.66]Do you like baseball?
[00:50.86]I enjoy it. But I'm not a maniac¹.
[00:54.96]3.So,What do you think?
[00:59.06]The style is terrific,but I don't like the color.
[01:05.86]Would he like a baseball cap? He has a lot of those.
[01:14.23]What about a jacket? That's a fantastic idea.
[01:21.22]4.That's pretty,Wendy. You think so?
[01:27.62]Yes.Are you going to get it? I'm going to buy this. OK.
[01:35.11]And then I really want to look for a baseball jacket.
[01:38.62]But first need a dress to go with the hat.

[01:55.51]Unit 9 Lesson 2 Office supplies
[02:09.79]1.Hi. What can I get you?
[02:31.10]This is for Anne Holland²...What's the score? Zero-zero,so far.
[02:37.70]2.She needs some paper for the printer.Letter-size.
[02:43.20]How much? A lot.
[02:54.10]Will five packs be OK? I think so.
[02:58.49]3.And we need ... ...some fax paper.
[03:12.48]How much? Not much,I guess. She doesn't say.
[03:20.88]A couple of rolls'll be OK. Check that.
[03:28.46]4.Oh and some envelopes.
[03:40.66]How many? She's sending out rejection³ letters to job applicants⁴.
[03:47.45]A lot. I'll give you a couple of hundred.
[03:51.12]5.And some computer disks. Not too many.
[03:55.01]Ten? Great. Thanks! Nice talking to you.

[04:16.30]Unit 9 Lesson 3 Simon's dream
[04:30.48]1.You look tired,Simon. Didn't you sleep well last night?
[04:43.27]I had a very strange dream. Yeah?
[04:47.35]I went to Scotland⁵ to play golf. That's not so strange.
[04:52.34]2.But I played an amazing game.
[04:55.03]After the first seventeen holes,my score was seventeen.
[04:58.92]Seventeen? Seventeen. That means⁶ you hit seventeen holes-in-one.
[05:04.10]3.One after another. I hit that ball.
[05:17.40]It flew through the air,landed,and rolled into the waiting cup.
[05:21.79]That's a great dream.I could do no wrong.Until the eighteenth hole.
[05:27.38]4.What happened? It started fine. I drove⁷ onto the green.
[05:32.98]I was about three feet away from golfing history.. the lowest score ever.
[05:39.36]Simon.What happened next? Ninety-four putts.
[05:47.35]That's no dream. That a nightmare
 

1 maniac   

n.精神癫狂的人；疯子

参考例句：

• Be careful!That man is driving like a maniac!注意！那个人开车像个疯子一样！
• You were acting like a maniac,and you threatened her with a bomb!你像一个疯子，你用炸弹恐吓她！

2 Holland   

n.荷兰(欧洲)

参考例句：

• There are many dairies in Holland.荷兰有很多牛奶场。
• Holland is one of Germany's neighbours.荷兰是德国的邻国之一。

3 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

4 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

5 Scotland   

n.苏格兰

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。

6 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

7 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。