新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 6-2

III. Listening In
Task¹ 1: A Woman’s Funny Dress
Lily³:    Mom, look at that woman. Her dress looks funny.
Mother: I wouldn’t say that, Lily. It looks fine to me.
Lily:   Are you kidding? She’s out of fashion⁴. That’s last year’s style⁵.
Mother: Oh, come one, as² long as it looks good on her.
Lily:   Wow, you’re really as out-dated as she is.
Mother: You’re right. I’m out of date. So what? What’s the point of following⁶ the fashion?
Lily:   No wonder⁷ you never buy me new dresses.
1. looks funny
2. looks fine to her
3. is behind the times
4. went out
5. looks good on her
6. out-dated
7. keeping herself⁸ in style
8. no wonder
 

1 task   

n.任务，工作，作业

参考例句：

• Our task is to supply vegetables all the year round.我们的任务是全年供应蔬菜。
• I repeat that we cannot undertake the task.我再说一遍，我们不能承担这项任务。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 lily   

n.百合，百合花，睡莲

参考例句：

• She is as fair as lily.她像百合花一样美。
• She destroyed a lily flower.她破坏了一朵百合花.

4 fashion   

n.流行，风尚，时样，时装；v.形成，造，作

参考例句：

• The style of cloth is in fashion nowadays.现在这种布料正流行。
• She was dressed in the latest fashion.她穿着最新时装。

5 style   

n.样式，风格；n.风格，时尚，文体，风度，字体，类型；vt.称呼，设计，使合潮流

参考例句：

• She has a style of her own in everything.她在各方面都有自己的独特风格。
• Her dress is out of style. 她的穿着不时髦。

6 following   

n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随

参考例句：

• The following is the full text.全文如下。
• Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。

7 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

8 herself   

pron.她自己

参考例句：

• The little girl wrote the letter all by herself. 这小女孩自己写了这封信。
• She should do her homework herself.她应该自己做作业。