英语四级听力-短对话 295

 17.

A. It's too expensive to hire¹ taxies.

B. He doesn't like the suburbs².

C. He can't afford the high taxes³.

D. The rent is too high.

18.

A. She thinks her son has almost everything he wants.

B. She is not sure whether an MP3 player is a nice gift.

C. She finds it hard to find a proper gift for her husband.

D. She's afraid she can't afford anything the man's father wants.

17.

M: I would like to move to the suburbs, but I don't have enough money to pay the high taxes.

W: I wish you could. It's nice to live there.

Q: Why isn't the man moving to the suburbs?

正确答案：C

解析：男士说：“我想搬到郊区住，可是没有足够的钱支付高额税款。”可见C正确。

18.

W: Son, I don't know what to get for your father. He has about everything, doesn't he?

M: Why don't you get him an MP3 player?

Q: What's the woman's problem?

正确答案：C

解析：女士说，“我不知道该给你父亲买什么礼物”，故C正确。

1 hire   

vt.雇佣，租用；vi. 受雇；n.租金，租用，雇用

参考例句：

• The day's hire for the car is ten dollars.汽车每日的租金是十美元。
• We'd better hire a car for the weekend.我们最好租一辆汽车在周末用。

2 suburbs   

n.郊区，城郊( suburb的名词复数 )；四乡；隧；四郊

参考例句：

• The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support. 贫穷的郊区在传统上构成了支持该党的牢固基础。
• The new college will be located in the suburbs. 这所新建的学院将设在郊区。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 taxes   

n.税，税额( tax的名词复数 )；整复法，排序( taxis的名词复数 )；出租汽车( taxi的名词复数 )；赋税

参考例句：

• the lowering of taxes and the consequent increase in spending 税收降低与随之引起的消费增长
• state and federal income taxes 州政府和联邦政府征收的所得税