英语四级考试听力备考笔记(15)

　　旅行社：

　　book tickets 定票

　　make hotel reservation 订房

　　A) Customer and salesperson.

　　B) Teacher and student.

　　C) Boss and secretary.

　　D) Guest and waitress.

　　M: Please make 20 copies of this and deliver them to the chief executive and heads of departments.

　　W: Certainly, sir. They will find it on their desks tomorrow morning.

　　Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

　　注：chief executive 行政主管

　　chief executive officer CEO

　　A) Whether to employ the woman.

　　B) Whether to take up the new job.

　　C) Whether to ask for a raise.

　　D) Whether to buy a new house.

　　M: You know, I m just not too sure if the new salary will be high enough or even the new position is really what I want. Besides, I like the work that I am doing now.

　　W: It sounds as though youve already made up your mind about what you are going to do.

　　Q: What is the man thinking about?

　　注：take up 选课;接受

　　A) A teacher.

　　B) A psychologist.

　　C) A librarian.

　　D) A publisher.

　　W: Im looking for a textbook for my Psychology course. Its called Introduction to Educational Psychology. Do you have it?

　　M: Yes, we do. Youll find it in Section 24 on the top shelf.

　　Q: Whats the mans occupation?

　　注：1. textbook 教科书

　　2. introduction 初级课程

　　3. shelf 书架

　　图书馆：

　　reference room 参考资料室 periodicals room 期刊室

　　current issue 当月期刊 older issue 过期期刊

　　back issue 过期期刊 card catalog 索引室，卡片检索

　　put on reserve 预留

　　关于图书馆基本思路：

　　1、想借的书借不到。 2、想还的书已过期。

　　A) The woman enjoyed the movie very much.

　　B) The woman saw a horror movie.

　　C) The man asked the woman to be careful at night.

　　D) The man went to the show with the woman.

　　W: I still cant get over the show last Saturday evening. I keep having frightening dreams all night.

　　M: So, next time before you walk into a theatre, make sure what you are going to see.

　　Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

　　注：frightening dreams 恶梦

　　nightmare 恶梦

　　考试、交通

　　对电影的评价基本上是负面的

　　Its a waste of time.

　　Its a waste of money.

　　It isnt worth the price of the admission.

　　It has got an awful review.

　　对音乐会的评价基本上是正面的

　　A) It will take about one month to repair the watch.

　　B) The woman should have saved more money.

　　C) It is a good idea to keep the old watch.

　　D) The watch is no longer worth repairing.

　　W: I cant figure out whats wrong with my watch. It was just a month ago that I had it repaired.

　　M: Dont waste your time and money any more. Its a very old watch and is quite worn out.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　思维：崇尚消费

　　1、东西坏了，扔了算了，买个新的

　　2、修不如买

　　东西方思维差异：

　　1、崇尚消费

　　2、提倡个人奋斗：借钱不借;借笔记一般也不借

　　3、重视钱

　　4、饮食方面：apple pie 一定好吃

　　This picnic is as American as apple pie. 典型的美式野餐。

　　apple pie virtue 美国的传统美德

　　I took the last one and it was out of the world.

　　Even my mothers cant match this.

　　You wouldnt have to force me to take another helping.

　　5、不谦虚 self-confidence

　　6、表达直接且理性，逻辑严紧

　　注：1. figure out 判断出

　　2. worn out 破旧;疲惫

　　A) Arguing.

　　B) Protesting.

　　C) Complaining.

　　D) Bargaining.

　　M: Oh, what a morning! You know, I had so much work to do and the phone just kept ringing. Three salespecople called me this morning!

　　W: I know how it is. I get a lot of calls too... even on weekends.

　　Q: What are the two speakers doing?

　　注：I know how it is. 表示同情。

　　I know how you feel.

　　A) Families with cars.

　　B) Americans heavy dependence on cars.

　　C) Roads and highways.

　　D) Traffic problems in America.

　　W: You Americans are funny! It seems as if you were married to your cars.

　　M: Yeah, I guess thats true. The country is becoming one big highway. I was reading that there are about 4 million miles of roads and high ways in this country now.

　　Q: What are they talking about?

　　短对话，听到什么不选什么。

　　段子题：听到什么选什么。

　　A) The apples and pears might not be so good.

　　B) The apples are not as good as the pears.

　　C) The apples and pears are very good.

　　D) The apples and pears are as good as they look.

　　W: I intend to buy some fruit for the children. These apples and pears seem to be in season. Ill get two dozen of each.

　　M: I hope theyre as good as they look.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　注：1. pear 梨 pearl 珍珠

　　2. be in season 新鲜

　　购物场景：

　　supermarket 超市

　　department store 百货公司

　　A) Customer and salesman.

　　B) Colleagues.

　　C) Employee and boss.

　　D) Classmates.

　　W: Hi! Jack. I just came back yesterday. Anything new while I was away?

　　M: Congratulations, Susan. Its said youll be promoted to manager and become my immediate boss.

　　Q: What is most probably the relationship between the two speakers at the moment?

　　注：1. immediate boss 顶头上司

　　2. employee 雇员 employer 雇主

　　interviewer 面试者 interviewee 被面试者

　　payer 付款人 payee 收款人

　　A) The man is a forgetful person.

　　B) The typewriter is not new.

　　C) The man can have the typewriter later.

　　D) The man misunderstood her.

　　M: Isnt that a new brand of typewriter you are working at?

　　W: Oh, Bill. This isnt the first time youve asked me about it.

　　Q: What does the woman imply?

　　健忘：

　　forgetful He is forgetful. Isnt he forgetful? How forgetful he is!

　　Absentminded slip ones mind

　　slipper 拖鞋 slippery 光滑的

　　害羞：

　　shy embarrassed 窘迫的 self-conscious 自我意识的

　　keep to oneself keep ones mind/ thought consciousness 意识

　　外向：

　　outgoing sociable easygoing

　　A) There will be heavy fog in all areas.

　　B) There will be heavy rain by midnight.

　　C) There will be heavy fog in the east.

　　D) There will be fog in all areas by midnight.

　　W: Its nearly 10 oclock. Lets listen to the weather forecast.

　　M: Heres the weather forecast. Fog is spreading from the east, and itll affect all areas by midnight. Itll be heavy in some places.

　　Q: Whats the weather forecast?

　　注：1. 谈论天气一般极端不好。

　　2. fog 大雾，浓雾 mist 薄雾

　　shower 阵雨 pour 倾盆大雨

　　high wind 大风 gale 狂风

　　blizzard 大风雪

　　3. let up 雨停了 clear up 天放晴

　　warm up 天变暖

　　4. super hot 特别热 burning hot 特别热

　　freezing cold 冰冷 icy cold 冰冷

　　A) She has been dismissed for her poor performance.

　　B) She has been fired by the company.

　　C) She has been granted leave for one month.

　　D) She has been offered a new job.

　　M: Im sorry to tell you that you neednt come next week. You know, sales of our company have been poor recently.

　　W: Ive always worked hard. Would you be kind enough to give me a months time so that I can find a new job?

　　Q: What has happened to the woman?