时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:新思路单项技能教材口语PETS


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Thirty-five  Sunday Drive

[00:04.41]Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers,

[00:10.58]a state police officer sees a car puttering along at 22 MPH.

[00:18.83]He things to himself,"This drivers is just as dangerous as a speeder!"

[00:25.68]So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over.

[00:24.68]Approaching the car,he notices that there are five old ladies

[00:31.24]-two in the front seat and three in the back-wide eyed and white as ghosts.

[00:39.99]The driver,obviously confused,says to him,

[00:45.86]"Officer,I don't understand;I was doing exactly the speed limit!

[00:53.91]What seems to be the problem?""Ma'am,"the officer replies,

[01:00.96]"you weren't speeding,but you should know that driving slower than the speed limit

[01:08.41]can also be a danger to other drivers."

[01:13.06]"Slower than the speed limit?No sir,I was doing the speed limit exactly..

[01:21.42]Twenty-two miles an hour!"the old woman says a big proudly.

[01:28.18]The state police officer,trying to contain a chuckle 1,

[01:34.74]explains to her that"22"was the route number,not the speed limit.

[01:43.41]A bit embarrassed,the woman grins and thanks the officer for pointing out her error.

[01:51.14]"But before I let you go,ma'am,I have to ask..Is everyone in this car Ok?

[01:59.58]These woman seem awfully 2 shaken and they haven't said a single word this whole time,"

[02:08.04]the officer asks with concern.

[02:12.77]"Oh,they'll be all right in a minute,officer.We just got off Route 119."

[02:20.32](In other words,the car had been going at 119 miles per hour.)

[02:26.80]Thirty-six A Smuggler 3

[02:30.75]A suspicious-looking man drove up to the border between Canada and the United States,

[02:38.82]where he was greeted by a guard.When the guard looked in the trunk,

[02:44.98]he was surprised to find six sacks buliging at the seams.

[02:51.15]"What's in here?"He asked."Dirt,"the driver replied.

[02:57.70]"Take them out,"the guard instructed.

[03:02.85]"I want to check them."Obliging,the man removed the bags,

[03:07.81]and,there was nothing but cabbage.Reluctantly,the guard let him go.

[03:15.26]A week later the man came back,and,once a again,the guard looked in the truck.

[03:22.62]"What's in the bags this time?"he asked."Vegetables,"said the man.

[03:29.49]Not believing him,the guard checked the sacks and he found nothing but carrots.

[03:36.76]The same thing happened every day for six months

[03:41.41]-there was nothing but vegetables in the trunk,

[03:45.56]and it finally became so frustrating 4 to the guard that he quit and became a bartender.

[03:53.32]Then,one night,the suspicious-looking fellow happened to stop by for a drink.

[04:00.89]Hurrying over to him,the former guard said,

[04:05.62]"Listen,pal,drink are on the house tonight if you'll do me a favor.

[04:12.39]Just tell me what the hell you were smuggling 5 all that time."Grinning broadly,

[04:19.65]the man leaned close to the bartender's ear and whispered,"Cars."

[04:26.49]Thirty-seven  A Brain Transplant

[04:31.67]In the hospital,the relatives gathered in the waiting room,

[04:37.52]where Mr.Brown lay gravely ill.

[04:42.38]Finally,the door came in,looking tired and somber 6.

[04:49.22]"I'm afraid I have bad news."He said as he surveyed the worried faces.

[04:56.06]"The only hope left for Mr.Brown at this time is a brain transplant.

[05:03.43]It's an experimental procedure,semi-risky,

[05:09.10]and you will have to pay for the brain yourselves."

[05:14.25]The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news.

[05:21.40]Finally,someone asked,"Well,how much does a brain cost?"

[05:28.56]The doctor quickly responded."$2,000 for a female brain,and $5,000 for a male brain."

[05:39.01]The moment turned awkward.Men in the room tried not to smile,

[05:48.15]avoiding eye contact with the women,but some actually smirked 7.

[05:55.70]Mr.Brown's youngest daughter,unable to control her curiosity,

[06:03.56]blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask,"Why is the male brain so much more?"

[06:12.71]The doctor smiled at her childish innocence 8 and then to the entire group said,

[06:20.07]"It's a standard pricing procedure.

[06:24.33]We have to mark the female brains down,because they're used."

[06:31.88](Here the word used has double meaning:1.secondhand as in "a used car";

[06:39.35]2.be put in action or service as in "use your brain to think."



1 chuckle
vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑
  • He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
  • I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个,我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。
2 awfully
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
  • Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
  • I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。
3 smuggler
n.走私者
  • The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain. 这名走私犯今晚在监狱,等待引渡到英国。
  • The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss. 那个走私犯最后不得不告发他的首领。
4 frustrating
adj.产生挫折的,使人沮丧的,令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
  • It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间,真令人懊恼。
  • It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 smuggling
n.走私
  • Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
  • The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
6 somber
adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的
  • He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
  • His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。
7 smirked
v.傻笑( smirk的过去分词 )
  • He smirked at Tu Wei-yueh. 他对屠维岳狞笑。 来自子夜部分
  • He smirked in acknowledgement of their uncouth greetings, and sat down. 他皮笑肉不笑地接受了他的粗鲁的招呼,坐了下来。 来自辞典例句
8 innocence
n.无罪;天真;无害
  • There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
  • The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
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