英语听力训练连载（五）

urance--That’s strange.Usually that author does a good job of charcterization.I’ve read three of his books and thought they were all well done.
soony--I’ve been a fan of his for a long time too,but he really flubbed on this one!
laurance--What did the reviews say?
soony--They were mixed-some good,some bad.My review,bad!

注解
1）Be y guest.（口语）=You are welcome.
2）warn：告诫；预先通知
3）What’s the matter with it?=What’s wrong with it?
4）for one thing：举例说。这个短语通常用来举例某种原因。
5）improbable：不可能的。
6）dolls：玩偶；玩具娃娃
7）flub：搞糟了
DIALOG 24
GOING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL

laurance--How’s school going?
soony--Just fine.I finally got the grant to go to graduate school.
laurance--Great!Are you starting your doctorate?
soony--That’s right.I’m going to do it in biochemistry.
laurance--Sounds like an interesting field.
soony--It is to me.
laurance--You’ve got a degree in nuclear physics,haven’t you!
soony--Just a Master’s degree.Actually,biochemistry is a lot of better field for me.I’ve always preferred chemistry to physics.
laurance--What do you plan to do after you finish?
soony--I haven’t decided yet,but probably medical research.
laurance--Well,you’ve got some years of hard study ahead of you.
soony--I know it.

注解：
1）How’s school going?注意此句中的school是不可数名词，作“学业”“功课”解。又如：She always found school difficult.
2）grant：助学金
3）graduate school研究生院
4）doctorate：博士学位
5）It is to me=It is an interesting field to me.他的朋友说，sounds like而他说it is,语气肯定。is要重读。
6）nuclear physics：核物理学。
7）Master’s degree:硕士学位。
8）prefer..to...：喜欢（前者）甚于后者。
9）ahead of you:在你的前面。

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DIALOG 25
FREEZING COLD OUTSIDE

(Wind noises)
laurance--Brrrr!I’m cold.I thought it was supposed to get warmer today.
soony--Yeah,I thought so,too.That’s what the weatherman said.
laurance--It must be the wind that makes it so cold.I’m freezing!
soony--Me,too.Let’s go inside.
laurance--O.K,It’s no fun standing out here,even if the sun is shining.

注解：
1）get warmer=become warmer.系表结构，但口语中多用get，很少用become.
2）yeah：（口语） =yes
3）That’s what the weatherman said. what引导的是表语从句。
4）It must be...cold.这是以it引导的强调句型。与It is this book that I bought yesterday是同样的结构。must用以表示某种 “可能性”。这种结构中的that不可省略，也不可换作which.
5）It’s no fun standing out here. standing out here是真正的主语。

DIALOG 21
I AM HAPPY

laurance--You look happy today!
soony--I am happy.I just heard I passed my physics exam
laurance--Congratulations!I’m glad somebody’s happy.
soony--Why?What’s the matter?
laurance--Oh,I’m just worried,I guess I have to take a history exam next week.

注解：
1）I am happy：注意重音在am

责任编辑:joyyy