大学英语听力第三册 lesson 8
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：大学英语听力第三册
Lesson Eight ENTERTAINMENT (II)
Part B Macro-Listening (Tapescripts, Notes, Exercises with Key)
Dialogue
I’ve Never Been in a Small Town
Tapescript
Woman Did you have a good time last weekend?
Man Yes, I did. I visited some friends in Pennsylvania. They live in a small town called Canonsburg.
Woman That must have been interesting. I've never been in a small town -- just big cities.
Man Neither had I. Woman What did you do?
Man There isn't as much to do as there is here. No plays or concerts, that is. People make their own entertainment, though. Woman What do you mean?
Man Well, Saturday we went to a potluck supper .
Woman A potluck supper? What's that?
Man The whole neighborhood has a party. Everybody brings something. It's all put on the table and you can eat whatever you like. That is a potluck supper.
Woman It's something like a picnic, isn't it?
Man Well, yes. The weather was warm, so we had this one outdoors. But in winter they have them indoors 1 too.
Woman What else did you do?
Man Sunday we went for a drive. We had lunch at a drive-in.
Woman Is the countryside interesting?
Man Beautiful farmland 2. You'd like it.
Woman I'm sure I would.
Man Sunday evening some people came to dinner. It was very informal 3 -- we just sat around and talked. Just a nice Sunday night supper.
Woman That's the kind of evening I like. I don't care for a formal dinner so much.
Man Neither do I.
Passage
Enjoying Dinner with Friends
Tapescript
Americans, like many people elsewhere 4 in the world, like to invite friends to their homes for an evening of food, drink and conversation. Formal dinners in fine homes and hotels in the United 5 States are much the same as formal dinners anywhere in the world. But as most people in the United States have no servants, their dinner parties at home are decidedly informal. As many new small homes have no separate 6 dining room or just have very small dining space, guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room, holding their plates or trays 7 on their knees.
A more enjoyable form of entertainment is the picnic. Americans are great and almost every family has a picnic basket. Summer invitations are often for a picnic at a park or in the open countryside. Unless hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire, picnic food is usually cold -- sandwiches, salads, potato chips, pickles 8. Watermelon is a favorite dessert, followed very often by baseball for the young and active, and naps 9 for the old and weary 10.
- Because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.我们因天气寒冷呆在家里。
- It is very cold outside,you'd better come indoors across the board.外面很冷，你们所有人最好都进屋。
- They own 200 acres of farmland.他们拥有200英亩的农田。
- If this wet land was drained,it would be good farmland.如果把这块湿地的水排干，这块地就会成为良田。
- I got an informal reception.我受到了非正式接待。
- The leaders met over informal lunches.领袖们在非正式午餐时进行会晤。
- Our favourite restaurant was full so we had to go elsewhere.我们最喜欢去的那家饭店客满了，因此不得不改去别处。
- I have half a mind to move elsewhere.我有点想搬到别处去。
- The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
- The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。
- Are they joined together or separate?它们是合在一起还是分开的？
- Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering.洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。
- Winston and Syme pushed their trays beneath the grille. 温斯顿跟赛姆便把托盘推到铁栅下。 来自英汉文学
- Five trays of eggs would hatch out a huge number of silkworms. 三张蚕种，该可以采多少茧子呢？ 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕
- Most people eat pickles at breakfast. 大多数人早餐吃腌菜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I want their pickles and wines, and that.' 我要他们的泡菜、美酒和所有其他东西。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛