时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:听英文对话做选择


英语课

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Daughter: Dad. You love me, don't you?


Father: Of course, I do. Why do you ask . . . Ah, what's on your mind?


 


Daughter: Well, I saw this great offer for a free cell phone here in the newspaper, and . . .


 


Father: Free? Nothing's ever free.


 


Daughter: Well, the phone is free . . . after a $50 mail-in rebate 1.


 


Father: Ah, so that's the catch. And why do you need a cell phone anyway?


 


Daughter: Dad. All my friends have one, and I can use it to call you in case the car breaks down.


 


Father: Ah, I don't know. There are always so many fees.


 


Daughter: But the monthly 2 charge for this service is only $29.99, with 1,000 free weekday minutes nationwide, and unlimited 3 weekend minutes. Plus, unlimited, anytime minutes for anyone using the same service.


 


Father: I don't know.


 


Daughter: And you can roll over the extra minutes to the next month instead of just losing them. What do you think of that?


 


Father: Yeah, but what is the term of the service agreement?


 


Daughter: It's only for six months.


 


Father: But what if you cancel early?


 


Daughter: Um . . . Ah, there's a cancellation 4 fee of $200, but with . . .


 


Father: Two hundred bucks 5!


 


Daughter: Yeah, but you won't have to worry about me while I'm driving the new car.


 


Father: New car? What new car?


 


Daughter: The new car you'll need to buy so I can use the cell phone. I mean, what's it gonna look like if I'm using a cell phone in our old lemon.


 


Father: Teenagers. What'll they think of next?


1. What reason does the girl give for needing a cellphone?


A. She can use it to check her email.
B. She can call family in case of an emergency.
C. She can make cheaper long-distance calls with it.
2.What is one major feature of the calling plan?
A. 1000 anytime minutes
B. unlimited weekday minutes
C. 1000 free weekday minutes
 
3. What is the term of service for this plan?
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
 
4. Why does the girl suggest that her father buy a new car too?
A. Their current car is in bad shape, and it doesn't look good.
B. The cellphone's power supply won't work in an older car.
C. Their car isn't big enough to ride in with all her friends.
 
5. What do customers receive when they purchase the cellphone mentioned in the conversation?
A. a cellphone adapter for the car
B. money back for buying the phone
C. other cellphone accessories 6
 
正确答案:

1. She can call family in case of an emergency.
2. 1000 free weekday minutes
3. 6 months
4. Their current car is in bad shape, and it doesn't look good.
5. money back for buying the phone

 

1 rebate
v./n.折扣,回扣,退款;vt.给...回扣,给...打折扣
  • You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
  • Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。
2 monthly
adj.每月的,持续一个月的,每月发生的;adv.每月,按月; n.月刊;(复数)monthlies:月经
  • The rent on his apartment was his biggest monthly expense.他的房租是每个月最大的开支。
  • The monthly rent is $15,inclusive of light and water.每月租金15美元,包括水电费在内。
3 unlimited
adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的
  • They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
  • There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。
4 cancellation
n.删除,取消
  • Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大,可能须要取消渡轮服务。
  • Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。
5 bucks
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 );钱;(英国十九世纪初的)花花公子;(用于某些表达方式)责任v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃
  • They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
  • They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 accessories
n.附件;附件( accessory的名词复数 );(衣服的)配饰;从犯;妇女饰品
  • a range of furnishings and accessories for the home 各种各样的家居装饰物及配件
  • These are indispensable accessories. 这些是不可缺少的附件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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abascar
abitrary
acalanes
acceptance of proposal
acupiction
adaptive and maintenance mechanism
affective communication
aircraft/engine integration
al humaymat
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alizons
alkyl chloroformate
all income obtained outside China
aluminum-framed fishing vessel
applied chemistry
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carex formosensis
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Credit Loss Ratio
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emulsifiable paste
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footwomen
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ganglia inferius nervi glossopharyngei
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go and to go gage
gordion
guide yoke crosstie
gynandria
harsh environment
homogeneous carbonizing
hyper-real
industrial microbiology
insurance cover
juvament
Khājra
Knockboy
know ... from
learn ... the hard way
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lotka volterra model
marketing expense budget
material subsidiary
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muc(i)-
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