初级英语听力 lesson 14.docx

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初级英语听力lesson14

初级英语听力lesson14

点此试听Onenight,Mrs.Riley,anelderlywidow,waswalkingalongadark,Londonstreet.Shewascarryingherhandbaginonehandandaplasticcarrierbagintheother.Therewasnobodyelseillthestreetexcepttwoyouths.Theywerestandinginadarkshopdoorway.Oneofthemwasverytallwithfairhair;theotherwasshortandfatwithabeardandmoustache.Theyouthswaitedforafewmoments,andthenranquicklyandquietlytowardsMrs.Riley.Thetallyouthheldherfrombehindwhiletheotheryouthtriedtosnatchherhandbag.Suddenly,Mrs.Rileythrewthetallyouthoverhershoulder.Hecrashedintotheotheryouthandtheybothlandedontheground.Withoutspeaking,Mrs.Rileystruckbothofthemontheheadwithherhandbag,andwalkedcalmlyaway.ThetwosurprisedyouthswerestillsittingonthegroundwhenMrs.Rileycrossedthestreettowardsadoorwithalightedsignaboveit.Mrs.Rileypaused,turnedround,smiledattheyouthsandwalkedintotheSouthWestLondonJudoClub.（Thesceneisinabank.Aclerkissittingbehindthedeskandacustomeriswritingoutacheque.）Clerk:

Wouldyoumindshowingmeyourchequecard?

Customer:

Certainly.Hereyouare.（Suddenlyarobberburstsin,heisholdingagun.）Robber:

Thisisahold-up!

（pointsgunatClerk）Handsup!

HandoverthemoneyorI’llshoot.Clerk:

Justaminute.Wouldyoumindwaitingyourturn?

Thisladywasbeforeyou.Robber:

Allright,buthurryup!

Clerk:

（tothecustomer）Howwouldyoulikethemoney?

Customer:

Infives,please.（ClerkcountsoutthemoneyandhandsittotheCustomer,whogoestothesidetocountthemoney.）Clerk:

（totheRobber）Nowthen,sir.WhatcanIdoforyou?

Robber:

I’vejusttoldyou.Thisisahold-upandIwantsomemoney.Clerk:

Well,I’mafraidit’snotthateasy.Ifyouwantmetogiveyousomemoney,you’llhavetoopenaccountfirst.Robber:

DoyoumeanthatifIopenallaccount,thenyou’llgivemesomemoney?

Clerk:

Thatwouldbethefirststep.Robber:

Okay,I’llopenanaccount.Handovertheform.Quickly.Clerk:

（getsaform）Hereweare.Justfillitinandsignatthebottom.Robber:

Ihaven’tgotapen!

Customer:

Youcouldborrowmineifyoulike.Robber:

Thanks.（TheRobbertriestofillintheform,buthasdifficultiesbecauseheisholdingtheguninhisrighthandandisunabletowritewithhislefthand.）Customer:

Ifitwouldmakethingseasier,I’llholdthatforyou（pointstogun）.Robber:

Okay.（TheCustomerholdsthegunwhiletheRobberfillsintheform.WhentheRobberhasfinished,theCustomerhandsbackthegun.）Robber:

Right.Nowhandoverthemoney.Quickly.Clerk:

I’msorry,butbeforewecanopentheaccountyou’llneedreferees.Robber:

（pointstoCustomer）Willshedo?

Customer:

I’dbehappytowriteareference.Clerk:

No,shedoesn’tknowyouwellenough.Robber:

Whataboutmydoctor?

Clerk:

Yes,that’llbefineforone.Andtheother?

Robber:

（thinkshard）Wouldmyprobationofficerdo?

Clerk:

Yes,Ishouldthinkso.Wouldyouliketoaskhimtofillintheseformsandthenbringthembacknextweek?

Robber:

So,ifIbringbacktheseformsnextweek,you’llgivemesomemoney?

Clerk:

Well,we’llseewhatwecando.Robber:

（holdsupformsandputsgunaway）Right,then,I’llseeyounextweek.Thanksforbeingsohelpful.Clerk:

It’sallpartoftheservice.Goodmorning.Robber:

Goodmorning.Customer:

Goodmorning.SpecialannouncementforMr.Valans.WouldMr.Valans,passengeronPanAmFlightNumber35212toNewYork,pleasecontactthePanAmtransferdeskimmediately.Mr.ValanstocontactthePanAmtransferdeskimmediately,please.Thisisasecurityannouncement.Passengersareremindednottoleavetheirbaggageunattendedatanytime.Passengersmustnotleavetheirbaggageunattended.Unattendedbagswillberemovedimmediatelybythepolice.KenyaAirwaystoRomeandNairobi,FlightNumber155,boardingnowGateNumber10.KenyaAirways,GateNumber10.Yourattentionplease.OlympicAirwaysFlightNumber563toAthensboardingnowatGateNumber31.OlympicAirwaystoAthens,GateNumber31.WouldpassengerAldoBetini,whoarrivedfromRome,pleasegotothemeetingpoint.AldoBetinitothemeetingpoint,please.BAwishtoapologiseforthedelayoftheirFlightNumber516toNewYork.Thisisduetothelatepositioningoftheaircrafttothestand.Assistant:

Goodmorning,sir.Man:

Goodmorning.Iwonderifyoucanhelp.I’velostmycoat.Assistant:

Wheredidyouloseit,sir?

Man:

Er...Ileftitonthe...um...undergroundyesterdaymorning.Assistant:

Canyoudescribeit?

Man:

Well,it’safull-lengthbrownovercoatwithacheckpatternonit.It’sgotawidebelt,andoneofthosethickfurrycollarsthatkeepyourearswarm.It’saverynicecoat,actually.Assistant:

Hmm.I’mafraidwehaven’tgotanythinglikethat,sir.Sorry.Man:

Well,totellyouthetruth,Ilostanothercoatlastweek.Onthebus.It’sathree-quarterlengthcoat—it’sgrey,withbigblackbuttonsandablackbelt.Assistant:

Sorry,sir.Nothinglikethat.Man:

Hmm.AndthenonlythismorningIleftmywhiteraincoatinapark.It’sgotasilklining...Assistant:

Look,sir.I’mabusywoman.Ifyoureallyneedacoatsobadly,there’saverygoodsecond-handclothesshopjustroundthecorner...Doctor:

Well,how’sthepatientthismorning?

Nurse:

Heappearstohavehadaveryrestlessnight.Doctor:

Oh.Washeinveryseverepain?

Nurse:

Yes.I’mafraidhewas,doctor.Doctor:

Hmm.Inthatcase,Ithinkwe’dbetterincreasehisdosageofdiamorphine.Nurse:

Yes,doctor.Byhowmuch?

Doctor:

Let’ssee.Howmuchisheonatthemoment?

Nurse:

Fivemilligrammes.Doctor:

Hmm.Increaseittofifty.Nurse:

Fifty?

Allatonce?

Doctor:

Yes,that’swhatIsaid,nurse.Nurse:

Butthat’sanincreaseofforty-fivemilligrammes.Doctor:

I’mquiteawareofthat.However,whenIoperatedonthepatientyesterday,Ifoundhisabdomenwasriddledwithcarcinoma.I’msureyourealizewhatthatmeans.Nurse:

Yes,Ido,doctor.ButIstilldon’tfeelIcanacceptresponsibilityforadministeringsuchanincrease.Doctor:

Can’tyou?

Whatexactlydoyousuggest,then?

Nurse:

Thatifyou’reconvincedit’stherightthingtodo,yououghttoadministertheinjectionyourself.Doctor:

Hmm.Iseewhatyoumean.Verywell,Iwill.Woman:

Whatdidyoudoduringtheearthquake,James?

James:

Stayedinbed.Woman:

Whatdoyoumean?

Didn’tyoutrytogetoutside?

James:

No.I’dgotterribleflu,soIjuststayedinbed.Woman:

Sowhathappened?

James:

Well,Imusthavesleptthroughthefirstearthquakealthoughnobodybelievesme.Theysaiditwassonoisy.ThenIwokeupaboutfourinthemorning.Stillfeelingterriblewiththeflu.Eyesrunning,noserunning.Youknowhowyoufeelwhenyou’vegottheflu.Woman:

Don’tIjust.I’vebeenluckysofarthisyear,though.James:

SoIdecidedtogetupandmakeacupoftea.I’djustgotintothekitchenwhenIstartedtofeelallunsteadyonmyfeet.ThenIgotthisroaringnoiseinmyears.Istillthoughtitwastheflu,yousee.Woman:

Sowhathappenedthen?

James:

Well,Islowlyrealizedthatitwasn’tmefeelingdizzyandthenoisesweren’tinmyhead.Iheardthepeopleupstairsscreaming.Thewoodenfloorstartedmovingupanddown,thedoorsandwindowsstartedrattlingandbanging,allthekitchencupboardswerethrownopenandcupsandsaucerscamecrashingtothefloor,thekitchenclockfellfromthewall...Woman:

Well,whatdidyoudo?

James:

WhatcouldIdo?

Ijuststoodthereandwatched.Woman:

Whydidn’tyoutrytogetout?

James:

Oh,Icouldn’tbebothered.Iwasfeelingsoterriblewiththeflu.Ijustwentbacktomybedroom.Somebookshadfallenfromthebookcaseandthatlittleporcelainvasehadrolledtothefloorbutfortunatelydidn’tbreak.Ievenhadtolookformytransistorradiounderthebed.Ipickeditupandswitcheditonandtheyweretellingpeopletogoandsleepintheparks.Woman:

Sowhydidn’tyou?

James:

Itoldyou,Iwasfeelingtooill.Andthenearestparkisalongwalkfrommyflat.AndIdidn’twanttobewithalotofpeople.SoIjuststayedinbedandhopedforthebest.Ididn’treallythinkthehousewasgoingtofalldownaroundme.Thoughseveraldid,Ifoundoutlater.Woman:

Yes.Iwassittinginacafewhenthefirstonestartedandthewholeplacestartedtoshake.Peoplewererunningandscreamingandpushingtogetout...Martin,RobertandJeanarebeinginterviewedonthesubjectoffriendship.Interviewer:

Howimportantarefriendstoyou,Martin?

Martin:

I’veneverhadalotoffriends.I’veneverregardedthemasparticularlyimportant.Perhapsthat’sbecauseIcomefromabigfamily.Twobrothersandthreesisters.Andlotsofcousins.Andthat’swhat’sreallyimportanttome.Myfamily.Thedifferentmembersofmyfamily.Ifyoureallyneedhelp,yougetitfromyourfamily,don’tyou?

Well,atleastthat’swhatI’vealwaysfound.Interviewer:

Whataboutyou,Jean?

Jean:

Tome,friendship...havingfriends...peopleIknowIcanreallycounton...tomethat’sthemostimportantthinginlife.It’smoreimportanteventhanlove.Ifyoulovesomeone,youcanalwaysfalloutofloveagain,andthatcanleadtoalotofhurtfeelings,bitterness,andsoon.Butagoodfriendisafriendforlife.Interviewer:

Andwhatexactlydoyoumeanbyafriend?

Jean:

Well,I’vealreadysaid,someoneyouknowyoucancounton.IsupposewhatIreallymeanis...let’ssee,howamIgoingtoputthis...it’ssomeonewhowillhelpyouifyouneedhelp,who’lllistentoyouwhenyoutalkaboutyourproblems...someoneyoucantrust.Interviewer:

Whatdoyoumeanbyafriend,Robert?

Robert:

Someonewholikesthesamethingsthatyoudo,whoyoucanarguewithandnotloseyourtemper,evenifyoudon’talwaysagreeaboutthings.Imeansomeonewhoyoudon’thavetotalktoallthetimebutcanbesilentwith,perha