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:

Man: Well, I couldn't have picked out a better spot to fish. What do you think?
Woman: Uh . . .
 
Man: I mean, the water is so clear here. Listen to the birds and the sounds of nature.
 
Woman: Well . . . .
 
Man: I mean, I'm not bragging 1 or anything, but I have a real sense for fishing. I mean, I was born to fish, you know, my dad used to say.
 
Woman: Really?
 
Man: Yeah.
 
Woman: When was the last time you caught a fish? Didn't you tell me that you went fishing six or seven times last month and didn't catch anything?
 
Man: Well, Well, I'm not making excuses or anything, but the weather was bad a couple of times, and, and . . . and a fish dragged my pole into the water while I wasn't looking another time [ No way! Serious? ] , and . . . and I wasn't wearing my fishing hat another day.
 
Woman: You have to have a fishing hat to catch fish?
 
Man: Well, today is different. Listen.
 
Woman: What's different about it? We've been here about an hour, and you still haven't caught anything.
 
Man: Well, do you think you can do any better, or are you just going to sit there and continue reading that book?
 
Woman: Okay, let me show you. Let me show you. Give me that pole. I'll show you. I'm just to cast 2 the bait 3 out right over . . . . there . . . perfect.
 
Man: Ah, right. You'll probably catch a tree branch or get your line snagged in a tree.
 
Woman: Yeah, you're going to see. Just wait.
 
Man: Some big shoe or something like that.
 
Woman: You just wait. You have to be patient. [ Yeah. ] Yeah . . . Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh! I got a bite. Oh, man, man, man. Look at that! That fish is huge.
 
Man: Wow, wait, wait, wait, wait. Can't . . . . that . . no, no, no.
 
Woman: Yes, it is, it is. Help me! Come on. Help me! Come on. Help me. I'm trying to reel 4 it in. Help me!
 
Man: I . . . I got to go back to the car.
 
Woman: No, no. Look! Look at thing jump! Go get the net! Get the net!
 
Man: Well, nah . . .
 
Woman: Come on. You gotta help me catch it!
 
Man: That's beginner's luck.
 
Woman: No. Come on. Wow! I got it Look at that. What are you going to say now? Huh? Huh? What are you going to say?
 
Man: Nothing!
 
Woman: So look who's teaching 5 who. I'm going to remember this day FOREVER.
 
Man: Forget it.

1. At the beginning of the conversation, the man feels that he ____.
A. is a natural fisherman
B. needs more fishing practice 
C. doesn't have the right equipment
2. Last month, the man didn't catch any fish because __________. 
A. he always went the wrong time of day
B. he was too busy at work to go
C. the weather wasn't very good
 
3. While the man is fishing, the woman is _____________.
A. texting her friends
B. reading a book
C. watching him fish
 
4. The man had been fishing for ___________ without success.
A. 20 minutes
B. an hour
C. a couple of hours
 
5. When the woman catches a fish, the man ____________.
A. starts taking pictures of the fish
B. encourages her to catch more
C. says she was just lucky
 
正确答案:

1. is a natural fisherman
2. the weather wasn`t very good
3. reading a book
4. an hour
5. says she was just lucky

 

1 bragging
v.自夸,吹嘘( brag的现在分词 );大话
  • He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. 他总是吹嘘自己板球水平高超。 来自辞典例句
  • Now you're bragging, darling. You know you don't need to brag. 这就是夸口,亲爱的。你明知道你不必吹。 来自辞典例句
2 cast
vt./vi.(cast,cast)投掷;投射;抛
  • You can cast your vote at the local polling station.你可以在当地的投票站投票。
  • He cast off fear and decided to make a try.他去掉害怕心理,决定试一试。
3 bait
n.饵,引诱物;vt.用饵引诱,折磨,奚落
  • The fish took the bait.鱼吞饵了。
  • They are too knowing to bite at such a bait.他们很老练,不上这种当。
4 reel
n.卷筒,线轴;vi.蹒跚地走,旋转,骚乱,退缩,摇晃;vt.卷,卷...于轴上;旋转
  • He cast the line and then reel it back.他把线抛出,然后把线绕回。
  • The child could reel off many poems of the Tang Dynasty at the age of five.这孩子五岁时就能把许多唐诗倒背如流。
5 teaching
n.教学,执教,任教,讲授;(复数)教诲
  • We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
  • He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
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