英语六级四十天突破讲义与笔记三

　　[P25-8]

　　A) He cant find his new apartment.

　　B) He had a bigger apartment before.

　　C) He finds the new apartment too big for him.

　　D) Hes having a hard time finding an apartment.

　　W: How do you find your new apartment?

　　M: Well, its quite nice really, although I have a hard time getting used to living in a big place.

　　Q: What is the mans problem?

　　注：1. dormitory 宿舍

　　apartment 公寓

　　laboratory

　　secretary

　　房子难找;房租贵;房太吵

　　2. How do you find ...= How do you like...

　　3. be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事 选项中找be accustomed to doing sth.或adapt

　　used to do sth 过去常常 选项中找 was always 或找否定句+now

　　[P28-6]

　　A) He meant she should make a phone call if anything went wrong.

　　B) He meant for her just to wait till help came.

　　C) He was afraid something would go wrong with her car.

　　D) He promised to give her help himself.

　　W: Could you tell me what I should do if my car breaks down?

　　M: Well, Im sure you wont have any trouble, Mrs. Smith, but if something should happen, just call this number. Theyll see that you get help.

　　Q: What does the man really mean?

　　注：谈论车的最大话题一定是坏掉 break down。

　　C) He has lost half of his money.

　　D) He has found the book that will be used.

　　M: Hey, Louise, Ive got a used copy of our chemistry textbook for half price.

　　W: Im afraid you wasted your money, yours is the first edition, but were supposed to be using the third edition.

　　Q: What has the man done?

　　注：used book 二手书，旧书

　　对话发生的时间一般是开学或期末。

　　开学：orientation 新生培训 freshman/ fresher 大一新生

　　sophomore 大二 junior 大三 senior 大四

　　期末：考试、突击熬夜、失眠、吃药、抢救

　　[P30-1]

　　A) She wants to return the skirt her husband bought.

　　B) She wants to buy another skirt.

　　C) She wants to change the yellow skirt for a blue one.

　　D) She wants to change the blue skirt for a yellow one.

　　M: Now, whats your problem, Madam?

　　W: Oh, yes. My husband bought this yellow skirt here yesterday. It is very nice, but its not the colour I want. Have you got any blue ones?

　　Q: What does the woman want to do?

　　注：1. 蓝色情节

　　blue 服装最喜欢的颜色

　　dark blue 深蓝

　　light blue 浅蓝

　　navy blue 海军蓝

　　navy 常用这个词表示蓝色

　　pink 红色习惯用这个词表示

　　2. 羊毛情节wool

　　down jacket 羽绒服