新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 2-3

Task 2: Money for College
Script¹
Robert is a university student. He likes to have fun. But having fun was expensive, so he was rapidly² running out of money. There was nothing to do to try to call his mother for help.
“Hi, Mom. I certainly miss you and Dad. I…uh…got a big surprise this week in my physics course. We have to buy two new textbooks. I’m going to need $100.”
“I understand,” said his mother, “I’ll send you the money right away. You left your calculus³ book here when you were home two weeks ago. Shall I mail that at the same time?”
“Oh, yeah. Thanks,” Robert said.
Robert’s mother made up a parcel⁴ with the calculus book and two checks, and mailed it to Robert that very day. When she returned from the post office, her husband was waiting for her.
“Well, how much did you give the boy this time?” asked Dad.
“I send two checks: one for $100 and the other for $1, 100,” answered Mom.
“You’re outing your mind,” yelled⁵ Dad, “That’s $1,100. He’ll just spend that in a couple of weeks. He’s never going to learn the value of money that way.”
“Don’t worry, honey,” Mom said, “I taped the $100 check to the cover of his book, but I put the $1,000 one between the pages in Charper13!”

Keys: TFFFT

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 rapidly   

adv.快地，迅速地

参考例句：

• The company has grown rapidly in the last five years.这家公司近五年来迅速地发展壮大。
• Ice changes into water rapidly on a hot day.天气炎热的时候，冰很快就化为水。

3 calculus   

n.微积分；结石

参考例句：

• This is a problem where calculus won't help at all.对于这一题，微积分一点也用不上。
• After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems.学了微积分之后，你们就能够解这些数学题了。

4 parcel   

n.小包；包裹；vt.分配；打包；adj.部分的；adv.局部地

参考例句：

• Shall I tie up your things in a parcel?我把您的东西包起来，好吗？
• The parcel was sent express.这包裹是用快递方式寄出去的。

5 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》