新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 9-13

VI  Further Listening and Speaking
Task 1:Emergency Call
Operator¹:  Hello. This is the emergency 911 operator.
Taxi Driver: Help! Help! Please help me!
Operator:   Yes sir. Please calm down and explain exactly what is happening.
Taxi Driver: Calm down! My car has broken down on the highway; I have a  lady passenger,

and she's going into labor².      
Operator:  Now relax, sir. Explain exactly where you are..
Taxi Driver: I’ m...I’ m in the southbound lane³ of No. 15 Expressway, about 15 miles

from the tunnel⁴, and this lady isn't going to wait.
Operator:  Okay. What's your name, sir, and your passenger's?
Taxi Driver: It's... it's Mike, and I have no idea about the woman. She's in no

condition to tell me. How soon can someone get here?
Operator:  I've just sent an ambulance to your location⁵. They should be there any

second.
Taxi Driver: Hey, is there anything I can do while we wait for the ambulance?
Operator:   Yes, uh, keep her calm and warm.
Taxi Driver: Okay. Please hurry... Oh, they're too late. It's a boy!

A taxi driver called the emergency 911 operator, reporting that his car had broken down on the road, and a woman passenger was going into labor. He further explained that he was in the southbound lane of No. 15 Expressway, about 15 miles from the tunnel, and his name was Mike. The operator said an ambulance had been sent and would arrive at any moment. While the operator asked the driver to keep the lady calm and warm, she gave birth to a boy before the ambulance arrived.

1 operator   

n.（机器、设备等的）操作员；电话接线员

参考例句：

• He is a computer operator.他是个电脑操作员。
• The telephone operator connected us.话务员给我们接通了电话。

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 lane   

n.(乡间)小路(巷)；车(跑，泳)道；航道

参考例句：

• There is a shop at the end of this lane.这条胡同的顶头有一家商店。
• The champion is running in lane five.冠军跑在第五跑道上。

4 tunnel   

n.隧道，地下道；vi.挖隧道；vt.掘隧道于

参考例句：

• They will have to block up the entrance to the tunnel.他们将不得不封闭通往隧道的入口。
• The train passed through a tunnel.火车通过了一条隧道。

5 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。