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河海大学英语听力原文2
LESSONtwo
1.M:
Doyoustillwanttogotothegraduate研究生的schoolafteryougetoutofcollege?
W:
I'vechangedmymindaboutthat.IwanttostartworkingbeforeIgobacktoschool.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
2.M:
We'vegotawholehourbeforetheBrownscomeby来串门,来访topickusup安排接取;使搭乘;搭救.
W:
Yeah.Butwe'dbettergetmoving赶快;快些开始.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?
3.M:
I'mthinkingofgettinganewprinter.
W:
I'dinvestin在…上投资,在…投入(时间、精力等)alaser[ˈleizə激光]printer.Theprintqualityismuchbetter.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
4.W:
I'vegotacoupon[ˈku:
pɔn]配给券;(购物)票证;(购物)优惠券forhalf-off五折dinneratthatnewrestaurantdownthestreet.IthinkI'lluseitwhenmycousin[ˈkʌzn]堂[表]兄弟[姊妹]comesforavisitthisweekend.
M:
Wheredidyougetit?
Iwouldn'tmind(tryingthatplaceouttoo)试验.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?
5.W:
What'sLauradoingheretoday?
IthoughtshewassupposedtobeoutofheofficeonMondays.
W:
Shedecidedshe'dratherhaveFridaysoffinstead.
Q:
WhatcanbeinferredaboutLaura?
6.M:
Ineedtofindanewroommate
W:
SoJohn'sgoingtoCaliforniaafterall.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?
7.M:
Mymathassignment'sduetomorrowmorningandIhaven'tevenstartedityet.
W:
I'llmissyouatthepartytonight.
Q:
Whydoesthewomansayso?
8.W:
Thosepackagestookforevertoarrive.
M:
Buttheydidarrive,didn'tthey?
Q:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutthepackages?
9.M:
Myparentsarecomingtoseeourapartmentthisweekend.
W:
LooksasifI'dbetterlendyoumyvacuum[ˈvækjuəm]cleanerthen.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
10.M:
Sarah,didyouhaveachancetobuythatnewnovelyouwanted?
W:
No,butIhadDorisgetitforme.
Q:
WhatdoesSarahsayaboutthenovel?
11.M:
I'vebeenwaitingallweekforthisconcert.Thephilharmonic[filɑ:
ˈmɔnik]交响乐团issupposedtobeexcellentandwithourstudentdiscoun[ˈdiskaunt]数目,折扣ttheticketswillbereallycheap.
W:
Uh--uh,I'mafraidIleftmystudentIDinmyotherpurse钱包.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
暗示,暗指
12.M:
Theuniversitybookstoreopensat9inthemorning.
W:
Oh,dear.Ineedatextbook教科书,课本formyeighto'clockclasstoday.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
13.M:
Thestorm暴风雨[雪]lastnightdamagedsomeoftheneighbor'sroofs.
W:
nowonder不足为奇.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
14.M:
You'vecertainly无疑地;确定地;肯定地beenreadingthatonepageforalongtimenow.
W:
Well,I'mbeingtestedonittomorrow.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply暗示?
15.W:
Anotherthingweneedtodoisshowthenewstudentsaroundtown.Youknow,showthemallthesights视野;风景ofthearea.
M:
Idon'tseewhyweneedtodothatourselves.Iunderstandthevisitors'centeroffersawonderfulbustour旅行,观光.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?
PARTB
PassageI:
PeopleintheUSgetatwo-weekpaid有报酬的;领取报酬的vacationfromtheirjobeveryyear.MostBritishpeoplehavefourorfiveweekspaidholidayayear.Americansoftencomplain抱怨,诉苦;投诉thattwoweeksisnotenoughespeciallywhentheyhearaboutthelongerholidaysthatEuropeansenjoy.Inaddition,thereareeightdaysineachEuropeancountry,whicharepublicholidays(theBritishcallBankHoliday)andmanyofthesefallon落到,轮到aMondaygivingpeoplealongweekend.
WhatdopeopledoinBritainandtheUSwhentheyareonholidays?
IntheUS,outdoorvacationsarepopular,forexample,attheGrandCanyon峡谷orYellowstoneorothernationalparksorforests.Youngpeoplemaygowalkingorcamping宿营,露营inthemountains.Manypeoplehavesmalltrailers拖车,挂车inwhichtotravel,oriftheyareinacar,theymaystayatmotels汽车旅馆onthejourney旅行;行程;.DisneylandandDisneyworldarealsopopularandpeoplecangoskiingintheRocky洛矶MountainsofColorado科罗拉多州,Wyoming怀俄明州andMontana蒙大纳(美国州名). Somechildrengotosummercampforaholidayduringthesummervacationfromschool,wheretheydospecialactivities,suchassportsorcrafts技巧;技能;技艺.WhenAmericanswantaholidayforfuninthesun,theyusuallygotoFlorida,Hawaii,MexicoortheCaribbean.TheymaygotoEuropeforculture,forexample,toseeart,plays,andplacesofhistoric历史上著名(或重要)的interest.
InBritain,manypeopleliketogototheseasideforholidays.Thereareplacesnearthesea,suchasBackpool,Scarborough斯卡波罗andBournemouth伯恩茅斯,wherethereisplenty充裕,大量,富庶todoevenwhenitrains.Peoplealsoliketogotothecountry,especiallytowalk,inplaceslikeScotland,WalesandtheLake湖泊District.WhentheBritishgoabroadtheyusuallywanttogosomewherewarm.SpainandtheSpanishislandsofMajoreaandIbiza伊比沙岛arepopularasareotherplacesinsouthernEurope.Forskiing,peopleoftengototheAlps阿尔卑斯山.
1.HowlongapaidvacationcanAmericansenjoyeveryyear?
2.HowmanydaysarethereaboutpublicholidaysforEuropeansinayear?
weeks.
3. WheredoAmericansusuallygoforfuninthesun?
4.WheredoAmericansusuallyspendtheirholidaysforculture?
5.BritishpeopleusuallygotoSpainforholidays.Whatfor?
l.( )ManyofthepublicholidaysareonFridayinBritain.
2.()Americansliketohaveoutdooractivitiesduringtheirvacations.
3.()SomeAmericanchildrendosomespecialactivitiesinthesummercampsduringtheirvacations.
4.( )WhenBritishpeoplegoabroad,theyusuallygoforculture.
5.()FortheBritish,theAlpsisaskiingresort度假胜地,旅游胜地.
PassageII:
EverycountryintheworldcelebratesNewYearbutnoteveryonedoesitonthesameday.ThecountriesofNorthandSouthAmericaandEuropewelcometheNewYearonJanuary1.ThispracticebeganwiththeRomans.JuliusCaesar,aRomanruler,changedthedateoftheNewYearfromthefirstdayofMarchtothefirstdayofJanuary.IntheMiddleEast,NewYearisonthedaywhenspringbegins.PeopleinChinacelebrateitontheSpringFestival,whichisthefirstdayoftheirlunar[ˈlju:
nə]月的,月球的;按阴历的calendar[ˈkælində]日历,月历.TheSpringFestivalusuallycomesbetweenJanuary21andFebruary19.RoshHashana犹太新年,whichistheJewishNewYear,comesattheendofsummer.
Inallofthesecultures,thereisatraditionofmakingnoise.Peoplemadenoiseinancienttimestodriveawaytheevil邪恶的,坏的,恶毒的spirits神灵,幽灵fromhome.Manypeopledoitwithfire-works.InJapan,peoplegofromhousetohousemakingnoisewithdrums鼓,鼓状物andbamboo竹,竹竿sticks棍,棒.YoungpeopleinDenmark丹麦throwbrokenpiecesofjars罐子,广口瓶orpotsagainstthesidesoffriends'houses.
IntheUnitedStates,manypeoplestayupuntilmidnightonNewYear'sEve前日,前夕towatchtheclockpassfromoneyeartothenext.FriendsoftengathertogetheratapartyonNewYear'sEve,andwhentheNewYearcomes,allring环状物,圆圈bells钟,铃,电铃,blow吹horns[hɔ:
n]号,号角,blowwhistle哨子,汽笛songs,andkisseachother.
InmanyEuropeancountries,familiesstartthenewyearbyfirstattendingchurchservices,whichisfollowedbypayingcallsonfriendsandrelatives.ItalianboysandgirlsreceivegiftsofmoneyonNewYear'sDay.
NewYear'sDayismorejoyful快乐的,高兴的thanChristmas圣诞节inFranceandScotland.InthesecountriesChristmasisareligiousholidayonly,whiletheNewYearisthetimeforgifts-giving,parties,andvisits.
1.WhochangedthedateoftheNewYearfromMarch1toJanuary17
2.WhendoestheJewishNewYearbegin?
3.WhydidpeoplemakenoiseinancienttimeswhentheycelebratedtheNewYear?
4.Accordingtothespeaker,howdothechildreninDenmarkcelebratetheNewYear?
5.InwhichcountrydochildrenreceivegiftsofmoneyonNewYear'sDay?
1.( )PeopleintheMiddleEastwelcometheNewYearonJanuary1.
2.( )TheSpringFestivalusuallycomesbetweenJanuary21andFebruary19.
3.( )OnNewYear'sDay,manypeoplemakenoisewithfireworks.
4.()InallEuropeancountries,familiesstartthenewyearbypayingcallsonfriendsandrelatives.
5.( )ChristmasisthemostjoyfulandimportantfestivaloftheyearinFrance.
Passage3:
HundredsofyearsagoinEngland,manychildrendressedupasadultsonValentine'sDayandtheywentsingingfromhometohome.InWales,woodenlovespoonswerecarvedandgivenasgiftsonFebruary14th.Hearts,keysandkeyholeswerefavoritedecorationsonthespoons.Thedecorationmeant,"Youunlockmyheart!
"IntheMiddleAges,youngmenandwomendrewnamesfromabowltoseewhotheirvalentineswouldbe.Theywouldwearthesenamesontheirsleevesforoneweek.Towearyourheartonyoursleevenowmeansthatitiseasyforotherpeopletoknowhowyouarefeeling.Insomecountries,ayoungwomanmayreceiveagiftofclothingfromayoungman.Ifshekeepsthegift,itmeansshewillmarryhim.SomepeopleusedtobelievethatifawomansawarobinflyingoverheadonValentine'sDay,itmeantshewouldmarryasailor.Ifshesawasparrow,shewouldmarryapoormanandbeveryhappy.Ifshesawagoldfinch,shewouldmarryamillionaire.
Aloveseatisawidechair.Itwasfirstmadetoseatonewomanandherwidedress.Later,theloveseatorcourtingseathadtwosections,ofteninanS-shape.Inthisway,acouplecouldsittogether--butnottooclosely!
Thinkoffiveorsixnamesofboysorgirlsyoumightmarry.Asyoutwistthestemofanapple,recitethenamesuntilthestemcomesoff.Youwillmarrythepersonwhosenameyouweresayingwhenthestemfelloff.Pickadandelionthathasgonetoseed.Takeadeepbreathandblowtheseedsintothewind.Counttheseedsthatremainonthestem.Thatisthenumberofchildrenyouwillhave.Ifyoucutanappleinhalfandcounthowmanyseedsareinside,youwillalsoknowhowmanychildrenyouwillhave.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whowoulddressuponValentine