英语中级听力课程Lesson 33.docx

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英语中级听力课程Lesson33

Lesson33

Angela:

Wouldyoulike...totellmeaboutit?

Denise:

Yes,Ithink...it'sratherauniqueexperience,actually.IwasinNewYork,er,er,afewyearsagoandIwantedtoreadaparticularpoem,soIwentalongtothepubliclibrary.（Isee）Now,thepubliclibraryisdifferentfromany,er,librarythatI'deverseen,becauseyouneverseeabookonashelf,and,er,IwentintothebuildingandIwasdirectedtoRoom101,whereIhadtofillinaformwiththeauthorandthetitleofthebookthatIwanted.Iwashandedadiscanddirectedtoanotherroomwhichlookedlikeacinema.Isatdowninthisroomandwaitedforthenumberonmydisctoflashonthescreen.Iwaitedandwaitedandwaitedandnoticedthatpeoplewhocameinafterme,er,wereleaving（Mhm）andsoIwentbacktotheoriginalroomtofindoutwhathadhappenedandIwastoldthat,erm,theycouldn'treadthewritingonmyform,（ohdear）soIfilledinanotherformandwasonmywayto,er,th,thecinema-likeroomwhen,erm,Isaw,er,awomanstandinginthe...inthecorridor.Nowshewasobviouslytryingtoattractsomebody'sattention.Shewasdressedverypoorlyandshehadwhatlookedlike,er,asor...,somekindoffurhat,arathermangyfurhat,andonthishatwasfixedara,acrook-likefeather,avery,verylongcrook-likefeather.And,er,this,thisattracted,er,myattentionIthinkmorethananything,soIstoppedandaskedherifIcouldhelpherandshetoldmewhatIthoughtthenwasarathera,anappallingstory.She'dcomeinfromtheoutskirtsofNewYork,erm,toseeasickfriend,andjustas,asshehadbeencomingoutoftheundergroundtrain,thedoorshadclosedandherhandbaghadbeensnatchedandherumbrella,er,wascaughtintheclosingdoor.Shemanagedtowrenchtheumbrellaoutandalittlebitwaschippedoff.Sheshowedmewhereithadbeenchippedoff.（M）Shesaidthatshehadnomoneytoreturnhomeandalsoshe'dhadnothingtoeatallday.SoIforgotaboutthepoetryandwewentovertheroadtoalittletea-shop.AndImustsayitwaswhenwegottothetea-shopandIwasgettingtheteaandhadleftmybagonthechairthatIbeganjusttobeatinylittlebitsuspiciousandIlookedbackatherbutshewassittingquiteinnocentlyatthetable.（M）Anyway,wehadalittleconversation—shewasquiteaninterestingwoman—andthenIsa...,IrealizedthatitwasabouttimeIwasmakingmywayhome.SoIsaidtoher,'Well,erm,I'vegottwodollarsandtendollars.Er,howmuchwillyouneed?

'Andshesaid,'Well,thetendollarswilldomefine'.IthoughtthatwaslittlebitmuchatthetimesoIsaid,'No,I'llgiveyouthetwodollars',whichIdid.Andthenwe,we,webadeeachothergood-byeandIwasjust...goingoffwhenshecalledmebackandsaid,'MayI,er,takeyouraddress,sothatIcanreturnthetwodollars?

'which,er,IgaveherandthenIwentoff.Ihadsundryotherthingstodo.IthinkIwenttoabook-shop,andIwenttobuyascarforpairofglovesand,er,er,allthesethingsonmywayhomeandwhenIgothomeIwasstillthinkingaboutthetwodollarsandIopenedmypurseto,tocountmymoneyandIfoundthatIhadaboutfourteenorfifteendollarswhenI'd,whenIhadonlyhadthetwelvewhenIsetofforiginally.（Mm）（Nasty）Sosomebodyalongthewayhadgivenmethewrongchange.Ididthinkaboutretracingmysteps,butitseemedtoomuchtrouble,soIdidn't.Iwaitedaboutaweek,halfexpectingmytwodollarsbackbut,ofcourse,itdidn'tcomeback,soIrealizedthat,er,I'dbeenconned,Ithinkthewordis.（Yes）Well,amonthlater,Iwaswalkingaround—itwastheendofJanuary—Iwaswalkingaround,er,inNewYorkanditreallywasfreezing.Icouldn'tfeelmyhandsormyfeet.SoIwentintotheBarbazonPlazaHoteltowarmmyself,becauseallthebuildingsinNewYorkarecentrallyheated,andassoonasI'dgotintothehotel,Inoticedthatthefoyerwascoveredwithmirrorsand,inonecornerofthefoyer,Isawthisoldwoman.NowthereasonwhyIrecognizedherwasthatshewasdressedinaPersianlambcoatthistime—very,veryexpensivePersianlambcoat—andshehadaPersianlambhatonherhead.ButaffixedtothisPersianlambhatwasthesamelongcrook-likefeather!

Angela:

Howfunny!

Denise:

SoIthoughttomyself,'Well,it'samazing.I,I,IwonderifIwillgetthesamestoryifIgooverthere.'SoIwentovertothemirrorandtookoutmycombandcompactandpretendedtosetabout,er,rightingmyface,whentheladycameuptomeandwithoutanyadoatallpouredoutthesamestory.SoIturnedtoherandlookedherstraightinthefaceandIsaid,'YouandImetamonthagointhepubliclibrary'.AndthenIwalkedoff.

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