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大学英语新视野听说教程4听力原文及答案
UNITONETHETEMPTATIONOFARESPECTABLEWOMAN
UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS
1.M:
What’syourfamilylike,Emma?
W:
Well.myparentsareseparated,butmyfatherlivesnearus.Mymotherisamiddleagedwoman.Sheworksasachemicalengineerforadrugcompany.
Q:
HowdoEmma’sparentsgetalong?
2.W:
Ihavetogodowntowntomorrowmorningtohavemyspringdressesfitted.
M:
Don’tyouhaveotherclothestowear?
W:
No.noneofthemfit,andIcan’tevenbuttonupmydresses.IthinkIneedsomenewclothes.
M:
Maybeyoushouldfirstthinkaboutdoingmoreexercisesandlosingweightandthenworryaboutyournewclothes.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
3.M:
RoberttalksagreatdealaboutmovingfromhispresenthomeinNewYorktoaplantationintheSouth.
W:
Butthatisthesamethinghehasbeensayingsincehemovedtheresixyearsago.
Q:
Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
4.W:
Howlonghasyourfriendbeenatyourhome?
M:
About10days.
W:
Didhehaveagoodtime?
M:
Yeah.Itseemedasifhejustgotherewhenitwastimeforhimtosaygood—bye.
W:
Itiscertainlyapleasuretoseehimagainandrenewoldmemories.
M:
Well.wetalkedaboutcollegedayswhenwehadbeenbestfriends,andwhenweusedtohaveSOmanyambitions.
Q:
Whatcanbelearnedaboutthemanandhisfriend?
5.W:
Whathappenedtoyou?
Youlookreallyhappy.
M:
Mywifevoluntarilyproposedtoinvitemybestfriendtoourfamilyparty.
W:
Didn’tyourwifelikeyourfriend?
M:
No,atfirstshefoundhimaterriblenuisance,butshehasfinallyovercomeherdislikeforhim.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
6.M:
Soyouhavefinallydecidedtoendyourteachingcareer,Lucy?
W:
Yes.Ithasbeendrivingmecrazy.Myhealthdoesn’tpermitmetocopewithsuchaheavyworkloadatthemoment.That’swhyIdecidedtogotoAustraliatotakearest.
M:
Oh.Isee.Sothat’swhyyou’vebeensoquietrecently.Yourperiodsofsilencewerenotyourbasicnature,buttheresultofmoods.Youreallyneedachange.
Q:
Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?
7.M:
IheardjustlastweekthatVickyhadgotmarried.
W:
Vickymarried?
Ican’tbelieveit!
Rememberhowshealwayssaidthatmarriagewasn’therchoice?
M:
ButIalsoheardthatVickyleftherhusband,justtwodaysaftertheirmarriage.
W:
What?
M:
Whenherhusbandaroseinthemorning,Vickyhadalreadygone,withoutevensayingfarewell.Aporterhadcarriedhertrunktothestationandshehadtakenallearlymorningtraintoanothercity.
Q:
WhatcanwelearnaboutVickyfromtheconversation?
8.W:
Doyouknowwhothatmanis?
M:
Whichone?
W:
Theoneincasualclothes.
M:
Oh,that’sDavidSmith.He’stheonewhojustmovedintotheapartment.
W:
Oh,really?
Helookskindofinteresting.
Q:
WhatdoesthewomanthinkofDavidSmith?
9.W:
DoyouknowanythingaboutHenry?
M:
Thatnamesoundsfamiliar.butI’mnotsure.
W:
He’sfromNewZealand.HeworksforIBM.
M:
Haveyouspokentohim?
What’shelike?
W:
Heseemstobeaveryniceman.He’sveryfriendlyandhe’sgotagoodsenseofhumor.
Theysayhe’samanofwit.
0:
whatcanbelearnedaboutHenry?
10.M:
DidyouhearthatMr.andMrs.BrownwenttoSingaporeforavacationlastmonth?
W:
Yeah.Didtheyenjoythemselves?
M:
It’shardtosay.Whentheygotthere.theycouldn’tgetaroominagoodhotel.
W:
That’stoobad.Buttheyreallyshouldhavemadeareservationforaroomearlier.
Q:
Whatcanbedrawnfromtheconversation?
11.M:
YouknowMartin?
Althoughwe’vebeeninthesameofficeformanyyears.I’veneverbeenabletofigurehimout.
silenceinwhichhehasunconsciouslycoveredhimself,but...
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
12.W:
Haveyoumadeyourpeacewithyourwifeyet?
M:
I'vecertainlytried,butsherefusedtotalktomelastnight.AndwhenIarosethismorning,shehadalreadyleftforheraunt's.
W:
Whenwillshereturn?
M:
Haven'ttheslightestidea.
Q:
Whathappenedbetweenthemanandhiswife?
13.M:
Whatisitliketolivehere?
W:
It'sterrible.ItusedtobequieterwhenIwenttoschoolhere.IstillrememberthatIoftensataloneonthebenchthatstoodbeneathanoaktreeattheedgeofthetrail.
M:
Andnothingdisturbedyou?
W:
Yeah.Beingalonethere,mythoughtsquicklyflewthiswayandthat.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
14.W:
Whenmyhusband'sfriendBobvisitedus,Ijustleftthemaloneforthemostpart.
M:
Why?
W:
BecausehewassodifferentfromotherpeopleandIcouldn'tunderstandhim.
M:
Didhenoticeyourabsence?
W:
No,hedidn't.Sometimes1imposedmycompanyuponhim,accompanyinghiminhisidlewalkstothemill.
M:
Didhewantyoutoaccompanyhim?
W:
No,thatwasthelastthinghewoulddesire.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
15.W:
Peterisaquietboy.Heseldomsaysathing.
M:
Well,letmetellyou.HisbrotherTomisjusttheopposite.
Q:
WhatkindofapersonisTom?
16.M:
Doyouoftenseeou