新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 9-3

Task 2:How many parachutes are left?
Script¹
There were three passengers in a plane that had a sudden engine trouble. One was the smartest man in the world, another was a lawyer, and the other was a little girl. The pilot told them they must jump out to lighten² the weight on board; otherwise, the plane would crash. However, there were only two parachutes. The smartest man in the world jumped to his feel and shouted, "The people who would benefit the world the most should get the parachutes. I'm the smartest man, so !' m one of those." With that, he seized a parachute and threw himself out of the plane.
The lawyer looked at the little girl and said, "I've led a good long life, and you're just starting yours. You take the other parachute.."                                                                                 
With tears in her eyes, the little girl said, "That smart man was very unreasonable³. Just now he grabbed⁴ my school bag and jumped out. Morn will scold me for losing the bag. But at least 1 have a parachute."

1. Four. They were the smartest man in the world, a lawyer, a girl and the pilot.      
2. The plane was going to crash, but there were only two parachutes.
3. Those who would benefit the world most should get the parachutes. Being smart, he was one of those people.
4. Because he had led a good long life and the girl was just starting her life, and he believed there was only one parachute left.

1. Why did the little girl cry?
B) The smart man took her school bag.
2. How many parachutes were left for the lawyer and the girl?
C) Two.
 

1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 lighten   

vt./vi.减轻，变轻；照亮，变亮

参考例句：

• The sky began to lighten after the storm.暴风雨后天空开始放晴。
• They decided to lighten taxes.他们决定减轻税收。

3 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

4 grabbed   

v.抢先，抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
• She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。