四级考试听力备考笔记（31）

　　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

　　[P41-2]

　　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(代表美国的传统文化traditional American)

　　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 (物)破旧;(人)疲惫