初级英语听力(新版) lesson 2

 　　—I think a doctor should be a friendly person.

　　—Yes. I agree.

　　—Would you like some more potatoes?

　　—I'm sorry I can't manage any more. Thank you.

　　—Would you like something to drink?

　　—Just coffee, please.

　　—Are you sure?

　　—Quite certain. Thank you.

　　—What are you doing in New York?

　　—I'm writing a story for YES magazine.

　　—I see.

　　—What are you doing in Cairo¹?

　　—I'm visiting my parents.

　　—Really!

　　—Why are you visiting HongKong?

　　—I'm just on holiday.

　　—Why are you in London?

　　—I'm here on business.

　　—Oh.

　　—Thanks a lot for putting me up.

　　—That's OK.

　　—Do come and see me when you're in New York.

　　—Sure. That'll be great.

　　—Have you heard the news?

　　—No.

　　—There's been a terrible air crash.

　　—Oh dear! Where was it?

　　—A town called Banford.

　　—Excuse me, how do you say that word, C-U-S-T-O-M-S?

　　—Customs.

　　—I see. Thank you.

　　Male: Pubs³? You must have good people. If the people are good, the pub² will be good.

　　Male: You must have a good landlord⁴, and people with a sense of humor⁵ behind the bar. If the landlord is bad, the pub will be bad.

　　Female⁶: I love old pubs. If it's one of those modern places, I won't go in.

　　Male: And a good pub must have good beer. If the beer's no good, people will look for another place.

　　Female: I won't go if there isn't a garden. I have children, and if the pub doesn't have a garden or family room, we can't go in.

　　My grandfather used to have a beautiful gold pocket watch. He wore it on a fine gold chain across the front of his waistcoat, and when I was small he promised to leave it to me in his will.

　　"When I'm gone," he said, "this is going to be yours."

　　Unfortunately that will never happen now. About three months ago, my grandfather came up to London to visit us. The first Sunday morning after he arrived, my youngest son said he wanted to go to the park.

　　"We'll do better than that," said my grandfather, "we'll go and feed the pigeons⁷ in Trafalgar Square." So off they went. They got home about tea-time and my grandfather was looking very upset.

　　"My watch," he said, "it's gone. Someone must have stolen it while we were feeding the pigeons."

　　My name is Daniel. I am French. I live in a small town. I work in a hotel, but I do not live in the hotel. I live with my parents. My home is near the hotel, so I walk to work every day.

　　There is some sugar, there is some coffee and there is a lot of tea, but there is not much jam. There are some tomatoes, but there are not any eggs or biscuits and there is not much milk. So we want jam, eggs, biscuits and milk.

1 Cairo   

n.开罗(埃及首都)

参考例句：

• They get onto the plane at Cairo.他们在开罗上飞机。
• Cairo is the capital of Egypt.开罗是埃及的首都。

2 pub   

n.[英]旅馆，小店，酒馆

参考例句：

• He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
• They saw that four large men marched into the pub.他们看到四个彪形大汉走进了酒吧。

3 pubs   

酒店，酒馆( pub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I don't like pubs.They're noisy, smelly, and what's more, expensive. 我不喜欢酒吧。那里又吵，气味又难闻，更重要的是，花费太多。
• We did/went the rounds of all the pubs in town. 我们逐一光顾了城里所有的酒店。

4 landlord   

n.地主，房东，(旅店)店主

参考例句：

• He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
• He used to be a long - term labourer for a landlord.他早先给地主扛过长活。

5 humor   

n.(humour)幽默，诙谐

参考例句：

• He is distinguished for his sense of humor.他以其幽默感著称。
• American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.美式幽默主要以夸张为基础。

6 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

7 pigeons   

n. 鸽子 名词pigeon的复数形式

参考例句：

• the sound of pigeons cooing 鸽子咕咕的叫声
• The boy frightened away the pigeons from the roof. 那男孩把屋顶上的鸽子吓飞了。