【听英文对话做选择】改掉吸烟的习惯
时间：2018-12-28 作者：英语课 分类：听英文对话做选择
英语课
原文：
Woman: Hey. Are you okay?
Man: Yeah. I just have a cold, I think.
Woman: No, no you don't. You've sounded like that for a while. You smoke, and you're dying from it.
, Man: What? Well, you know, I'm just . . .I'm just a casual smoker 1, and I can quit anytime I want.
Woman: No, you can't. You smoke two packs a day, and I DONT call that a casual smoker.
Man: Hey, it's my choice, so butt 2 out. We've talked about this before, and I'm tired of you, mom, and dad nagging 3 me about it all the time.
Woman: Okay, but what about your kids? Don't you worry about how your smoking is affecting them?
Man: It's not a problem. I smoke outside.
Woman: Yeah, but don't you worry they'll start smoking too?
Man: No. They won't. I know my kids. I trust them.
Woman: Yeah, yeah. Didn't you say that Jacob got caught smoking a week ago at school?
Man: Yeah, but it was the first time . . . He's under a lot of pressure these days.
Woman: Yea, right. The first time you know of. He's lying to you.
Man: I trust him.
Woman: Really. Well, what about these cigarettes? [ What? ] Right here! [ Oh! ] I found them in his clothes when he stayed over last night. Listen.
Man: They . . . They're probably not his!
Woman: There his. He's following your example. You can't expect him NOT to smoke when you smoke yourself.
Man: Hey. Don't tell me how to raise my kids. It's my job.
Woman: I won't have to. You're killing 4 yourself, and someone else is going to be raising your kids for you.
Man: Well, what does that mean?
Woman: Figure it out. Listen. I ('ve) got to go now. If you want to talk more, I'll be at mom's house.
Man: Whatever.
1. The man smokes _______ packs of cigarettes a day.
A. one
B. two
C. three
2. The man and woman are _____________.
A. siblings 5
B. husband and wife
C. coworkers
3. According to the conversation, where does the man probably smoke at home?
A. in the bathroom
B. in his bedroom
C. on the porch
4. The woman knows the man's son, Jacob, is smoking because ________.
A. she caught him smoking at school
B. he confessed to her about his problem
C. she discovered his habit at her house
5. Based on the tone of the conversation, the man is ____________ the woman's ideas.
A. resistant 6 to
B. open to
C. confused with
正确答案：
1. two
2. siblings
3. on the porch
4. she discovered his habit at her house
5. resistant to
Woman: Hey. Are you okay?
Man: Yeah. I just have a cold, I think.
Woman: No, no you don't. You've sounded like that for a while. You smoke, and you're dying from it.
, Man: What? Well, you know, I'm just . . .I'm just a casual smoker 1, and I can quit anytime I want.
Woman: No, you can't. You smoke two packs a day, and I DONT call that a casual smoker.
Man: Hey, it's my choice, so butt 2 out. We've talked about this before, and I'm tired of you, mom, and dad nagging 3 me about it all the time.
Woman: Okay, but what about your kids? Don't you worry about how your smoking is affecting them?
Man: It's not a problem. I smoke outside.
Woman: Yeah, but don't you worry they'll start smoking too?
Man: No. They won't. I know my kids. I trust them.
Woman: Yeah, yeah. Didn't you say that Jacob got caught smoking a week ago at school?
Man: Yeah, but it was the first time . . . He's under a lot of pressure these days.
Woman: Yea, right. The first time you know of. He's lying to you.
Man: I trust him.
Woman: Really. Well, what about these cigarettes? [ What? ] Right here! [ Oh! ] I found them in his clothes when he stayed over last night. Listen.
Man: They . . . They're probably not his!
Woman: There his. He's following your example. You can't expect him NOT to smoke when you smoke yourself.
Man: Hey. Don't tell me how to raise my kids. It's my job.
Woman: I won't have to. You're killing 4 yourself, and someone else is going to be raising your kids for you.
Man: Well, what does that mean?
Woman: Figure it out. Listen. I ('ve) got to go now. If you want to talk more, I'll be at mom's house.
Man: Whatever.
1. The man smokes _______ packs of cigarettes a day.
A. one
B. two
C. three
2. The man and woman are _____________.
A. siblings 5
B. husband and wife
C. coworkers
3. According to the conversation, where does the man probably smoke at home?
A. in the bathroom
B. in his bedroom
C. on the porch
4. The woman knows the man's son, Jacob, is smoking because ________.
A. she caught him smoking at school
B. he confessed to her about his problem
C. she discovered his habit at her house
5. Based on the tone of the conversation, the man is ____________ the woman's ideas.
A. resistant 6 to
B. open to
C. confused with
正确答案：
1. two
2. siblings
3. on the porch
4. she discovered his habit at her house
5. resistant to
1 smoker
n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室
- His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
- He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。
2 butt
n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶
- The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
- He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
3 nagging
adj.唠叨的，挑剔的；使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的现在分词 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责
- Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. 别唠叨了—我会尽快做的。
- I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. 我后背下方老是疼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。