初级英语听力（新） lesson 3

Jurg: Mrs. Scott ...
Mrs. Scott: Yes?
Jurg: I'm afraid I've had an accident.
Mrs. Scott: Oh, dear, what's happened?
Jurg: I've spilt¹ my coffee.
Mrs. Scott: Never mind. Here's a cloth.


Klaus is using the launderette for the first time.
Klaus: Excuse me, do you know how this works²?
Housewife³: Yes. Put the washing inside ... shut the door ... the money goes in here, then when the machine starts you have to put the soap powder in through here.
Klaus: Is that all?
Housewife: Yes, you don't have to do anything else until the machine stops.
Klaus: Thank you.


Terry: Frank's getting married.
James: Is he really?
Terry: Yes he is.
James: I don't believe it.
Terry: It's true.
James: Who's he marrying?
Terry: A girl he met on holiday in Spain, I think.
James: Good heavens ... where are they going to live?


A: Do you love me?
B: I'm very fond of you.
A: Yes, but do you love me?
B: Uh ... You mean a lot to me.
A: Why won't you answer my question?
B: What question?
A: Do you love me? Come on! I want to know.
B: I care for you very deeply⁴. You know that.
A: That isn't the same thing!
B: What kind of answer do you expect?
A: The truth! I want the truth!
B: How can I possibly answer such a question?


Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star? She was the girl who broke all the records at the last Olympics. Where is she now? Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian⁵ home.
Tom: Is it true that you don't swim at all now?
Sally: I'm afraid so. I'm too old.
Tom: But you are only twenty!
Sally: That's too old for a swimmer. If I swam in an international competition now, I wouldn't win. So I'd rather not swim at all.
Tom: But don't you enjoy swimming?
Sally: I used to, when I was small. But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard. I used to get up at 6 am to go to the pool. I had to train before school, after school and at weekends. I swam thirty-five miles every week!
Tom: But you were famous at fifteen. And look at all those cups.
Sally: Would you like to polish⁶ them? It's true that I have some wonderful memories. I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting. But I missed more important things. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming. What can I do now?



There is a small shop at the end of our road. I buy my newspaper there every Sunday. This is the only shop that is open on a Sunday, so it is always very busy. They sell milk, eggs, biscuits, tea and coffee. You can get aspirins, toothpaste or a writing pad⁷ there. It is a nice little shop.

This evening I am going to the cinema. I sometimes go with Beatriz, but this evening I am going alone. Beatriz is nice, but she talks a lot and when I go to the cinema I like to watch the film. The film I am going to is an old one, but it is very good. It is a Hitchcock film.

1 spilt   

v.溢出( spill的过去式和过去分词 )；泼出；涌出；蜂拥而出

参考例句：

• I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me. 我弄洒了你的咖啡。对不起，我真是笨手笨脚的。
• Whoops! Careful, you almost spilt coffee everywhere. 哎哟！小心点，你差点把咖啡洒得到处都是。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

3 housewife   

n.主妇，家庭主妇

参考例句：

• The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.巧妇难为无米之炊。
• She was a housewife of experience.她是一个有经验的主妇。

4 deeply   

adv.深刻地，在深处，深沉地

参考例句：

• I do feel deeply the strength of the collective.我确实深深地感到了集体的力量。
• We're deeply honoured that you should agree to join us.您能同意加入我们，我们感到很荣幸。

5 Californian   

adj.加利福尼亚的n.加利福尼亚人

参考例句：

• Jack London Californian, has even more energy and rather less sophistication. 杰克、伦敦、加利福尼亚的精力更加充沛，但不通达人情世故。 来自辞典例句
• By contrast, the chilly Californian nihilism of Robinson Jeffers was a refreshing tonic. 相形之下，罗宾逊？杰弗斯的加州冷冰冰的虚无主义反而给人以清新兴奋之感。 来自辞典例句

6 polish   

vt.修正；文饰；（涂蜡等）打光滑；使（人、举止、仪表等）变得优雅；n.擦亮剂；擦亮，磨光；优美，优雅，精良；adj.使完美，使优美，使精炼；vi.得到改进，变得完美

参考例句：

• I'm going to New York,so I must polish up my English.我要去纽约，因此我必须提高英语水平。
• The wood won't polish.这种木材无法磨光。

7 pad   

n.垫，衬垫；便签本，印色盒

参考例句：

• She made a brief note on the telephone pad.她在电话通讯簿上记下简短的话。
• Each student should have a pencil and pad.每个学生应该有一支铅笔和一个便签本。