初级英语听力(新) lesson 1
时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:初级英语听力
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—Hello, I want a cab 1.
—OK. What address is it?
—1120 East 32nd Street.
—Right. The cab will be there in a few minutes.
—Would you mind passing the salt, please?
—Certainly.
—What's your job?
—I'm an accountant 2.
—Oh! Do you enjoy it?
—No. I don't really like it. It's boring.
—Where do you come from?
—Indonesia.
—Oh! Which part?
—Jakarta.
—Really?
—Can you speak German?
—Yes, I can. I speak it very well.
—Where did you learn it?
—I lived in Germany when I was a child.
—What else can you speak?
—Well, I know a little Italian.
—I think a businessman should be good-looking.
—No, I don't agree.
—Would you like a drink?
—No, thank you. I don't drink.
—Are you sure?
—Yes. I'm quite sure. Thank you very much.
—What about a soft drink then?
—Oh, alright. Lemonade would be fine.
—Thank you very much for the meal.
—Not at all. I'm glad you could come.
—You must come and have a meal with me some time.
—Yes. That would be nice.
—Have you heard about the Prime 3 Minister?
—No.
—She's gone to China!
—Really!
—How do you spell interesting?
—I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G.
—Thank you very much.
Tim talked to Harry 4 about the lecture.
Harry: What did you think of the lecture?
Tim: I thought it was very interesting.
Harry: Did you really?
Tim: Yes, didn't you?
Harry: Certainly not. I thought he talked a lot of rubbish.
Tim: So you think you know more than he does.
Harry: Well, take coal for instance 5.
Tim: What about it?
Harry: Coal won't become important again.
Tim: Why not?
Harry: It's too dirty. They won't be able to find people to work down coal mines in the future.
Tim: They'll invent new kinds of machinery 6.
Harry: Nonsense 7. The only sort of power they'll use in the future is atomic 8 power.
A reporter from a local newspaper is interviewing some students on the subject of students and money.
Reporter: Excuse me. Are you a student?
Student 1: Yes, I am.
Reporter: Forgive my asking you, but do you have to take a part-time job in the ho1idays?
Student 1: Not really. My parents are fairly 9 well off so I get an allowance 10 from my father.
Reporter: You're lucky, aren't you?
Student 1: I suppose so.
Reporter: What about you? Are your parents wealthy?
Student 2: No, certainly not.
Reporter: Do you work during the holidays?
Student 2: Well, last Christmas I did two weeks as temporary postman, then in the summer I spent four weeks fruit picking, and I do a bit of baby-sitting, so I manage.
Reporter: Thank you.
My name is Robert. I am eighteen years old and I am French. I am not married. Sylvia is small and fair. She is seventeen and she is a student.
The tall boy with fair hair is eighteen years old and he comes from Sweden. He works 11 in a record shop. The small boy with dark hair is seventeen. He is Spanish, but he does not live in Spain. He lives in France. He works in a hotel.
—OK. What address is it?
—1120 East 32nd Street.
—Right. The cab will be there in a few minutes.
—Would you mind passing the salt, please?
—Certainly.
—What's your job?
—I'm an accountant 2.
—Oh! Do you enjoy it?
—No. I don't really like it. It's boring.
—Where do you come from?
—Indonesia.
—Oh! Which part?
—Jakarta.
—Really?
—Can you speak German?
—Yes, I can. I speak it very well.
—Where did you learn it?
—I lived in Germany when I was a child.
—What else can you speak?
—Well, I know a little Italian.
—I think a businessman should be good-looking.
—No, I don't agree.
—Would you like a drink?
—No, thank you. I don't drink.
—Are you sure?
—Yes. I'm quite sure. Thank you very much.
—What about a soft drink then?
—Oh, alright. Lemonade would be fine.
—Thank you very much for the meal.
—Not at all. I'm glad you could come.
—You must come and have a meal with me some time.
—Yes. That would be nice.
—Have you heard about the Prime 3 Minister?
—No.
—She's gone to China!
—Really!
—How do you spell interesting?
—I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G.
—Thank you very much.
Tim talked to Harry 4 about the lecture.
Harry: What did you think of the lecture?
Tim: I thought it was very interesting.
Harry: Did you really?
Tim: Yes, didn't you?
Harry: Certainly not. I thought he talked a lot of rubbish.
Tim: So you think you know more than he does.
Harry: Well, take coal for instance 5.
Tim: What about it?
Harry: Coal won't become important again.
Tim: Why not?
Harry: It's too dirty. They won't be able to find people to work down coal mines in the future.
Tim: They'll invent new kinds of machinery 6.
Harry: Nonsense 7. The only sort of power they'll use in the future is atomic 8 power.
A reporter from a local newspaper is interviewing some students on the subject of students and money.
Reporter: Excuse me. Are you a student?
Student 1: Yes, I am.
Reporter: Forgive my asking you, but do you have to take a part-time job in the ho1idays?
Student 1: Not really. My parents are fairly 9 well off so I get an allowance 10 from my father.
Reporter: You're lucky, aren't you?
Student 1: I suppose so.
Reporter: What about you? Are your parents wealthy?
Student 2: No, certainly not.
Reporter: Do you work during the holidays?
Student 2: Well, last Christmas I did two weeks as temporary postman, then in the summer I spent four weeks fruit picking, and I do a bit of baby-sitting, so I manage.
Reporter: Thank you.
My name is Robert. I am eighteen years old and I am French. I am not married. Sylvia is small and fair. She is seventeen and she is a student.
The tall boy with fair hair is eighteen years old and he comes from Sweden. He works 11 in a record shop. The small boy with dark hair is seventeen. He is Spanish, but he does not live in Spain. He lives in France. He works in a hotel.
1 cab
n.计程车,出租车,出租单马车;vi.乘出租马车
- The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
- Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车?
2 accountant
n.会计员,会计师
- I'm an accountant at a foreign bank.我在一家外资银行做会计。
- He was satisfied with his earnings as an accountant.他对自己会计师的收入很满意。
3 prime
adj.首要的,主要的;最好的,第一流的
- The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
- He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。
4 harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
5 instance
n.例,例证,实例
- Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗?
- He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如,他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了!
6 machinery
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构
- Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗?
- Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。
7 nonsense
n.胡说,废话
- Go along with you! What you say is all nonsense!去你的!你说的全是废话!
- "Don't talk nonsense",she said sharply.“别胡扯”,她严厉地说。
8 atomic
adj.(关于)原子的;原子能(武器)的
- The atomic theory is important.原子理论很重要。
- We should take part in the peaceful uses of atomic energy.我们应该参与原子能的和平应用。
9 fairly
adv.公正地,正当地;相当;完全,简直
- I think I was quite fairly treated by the police.我认为警察对我非常公正。
- It fairly destroyed the machine.它将那部机器完全毁了。