大学英语听力第一册 lesson 8

　　Offering¹ Help II
PART A Micro-Listening
Numbers Cardinals³
I. Directions: Listen carefully. You will hear ten sentences. In each sentence there is a cardinal² number. Remember the number and write it down in the brackets⁴. 10 points
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
5. ___________
6. ___________
7. ___________
8. ___________
9. ___________
10. ___________
II. Directions: You will hear five telephone numbers. Listen carefully and write them down. Use a hyphen '-' after the first three digits⁵, for example, 387-1024. 10 points
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
5. ___________
PART B Macro-Listening
Dialogue
Can You Help Us?
I. Tapescript
Waiter Good evening, sir, madam. A table for two?
Man No, thank you. But we have a small problem. Can you help us?
Waiter Sure. What can I do for you?
Man We are looking for a hotel. Are there any hotels near here?
Waiter Yes, there are some hotels in this street. The nearest one is next to the bank. It's quite modern.
Woman Do you think there're any inexpensive⁶ ones nearby? We're leaving tomorrow morning.
Waiter Yes. Drive west for about two minutes and you will find a grey building on the right side. It's a traditional family-style hotel, very comfortable, and the price is quite reasonable.
Woman It sounds nice. Thank you very much for your help.
Waiter That's all right.
II. Language and Culture Notes
1. Sir is a polite way of addressing a man, often used by a waiter or a waitress to address a male customer.
2. No, thank you is a polite expression used when someone offers you something that you don't want.
e.g. A: Do you want any coffee?
B: No, thank you.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each question you hear. 10 points
1
a. A comfortable hotel.
b. A modern hotel.
c. A traditional family-style hotel.
d. An inexpensive hotel.
2
a. A policeman.
b. A waiter.
c. A passer-by.
d. A hotel receptionist⁷.
3
a. In the next street.
b. Next to a bank.
c. Two-minute drive to the west.
d. On the left side of the street.
4
a. In the morning.
b. In the afternoon.
c. In the evening.
d. Late at night.
5
a. In a street.
b. In a restaurant.
c. Near a hotel.
d. Near a bank.
2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and write 'T' true or 'F' false or each statement⁸ you hear. 10 points
1 ___________
2 ___________
3 ___________
4 ___________
5 ___________
Passage
Can We Help You?
I. Tapescript
Mr and Mrs Jones very seldom go out in the evening, but last Saturday Mrs Jones said to her husband, 'There's a good film at the cinema tonight. Can we go and see it?'
They came out of the cinema at 11 o'clock, got into their car and began driving home. It was quite dark. Then Mrs Jones said, 'Look, Bill. A woman is running along the road very fast, and a man's running after her. Can you see them?'
Mr Jones said, 'Yes, I can.' He drove⁹ the car slowly near the woman and said to her, 'Can we help you?'
'No, thank you,' the woman said, but she did not stop running. 'My husband and I always run home after the cinema, and the slower one washes the dishes at home.'
II. Language and Culture Notes
1. In the story, Mr and Mrs Jones suspected that the man running after the woman had ill intention¹⁰, so they wanted to give her a lift in their car.
2. Can we / I help you? is an expression one uses to offer assistance¹¹ to others.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the story and write 'T' true or 'F' false in the brackets for each statement you hear. 10 points
1 ___________
2 ___________
3 ___________
4 ___________
5 ___________
2. Directions: Listen to the story again and write down your answer to each of the following questions. 10 points
1 How did Mr and Mrs Jones get to the cinema?
___________.
2 When did the film finish?
___________.
3 Who first saw a woman running, Mr or Mrs Jones?
___________.
4 Where had the man and woman been before they began running in the street?
___________.
5 Why did the man and woman run so fast?
___________.
PART C Oral Practice
I. Directions: Work in pairs and respond¹² to the following.
1. A table for two?
_________.
2. Can you help us?
_________.
3. Thank you for your help.
_________.
II. Directions: Work in pairs and practise offering help to others. Try to use the following in your conversations.
1. Can I help you?
2. Thank you for your help.
3. That's all right.
4. You are welcome.
5. It's a pleasure.
Suggested situations:
1. You see a stranger who seems to have got lost. You want to help him.
2. You see an old man who doesn't look well. You want to help him.
3. Your friend is carrying a lot of books. You want to help him.

1 offering   

n.提供，奉献物，牲礼

参考例句：

• What is your competition offering?你的竞争者提出的条件是什么？
• The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。

2 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

3 cardinals   

红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数

参考例句：

• cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
• A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。

4 brackets   

n.括弧( bracket的名词复数 )；等级；类别层次；壁架v.把…括在括弧内( bracket的第三人称单数 )；把…归为一类

参考例句：

• Publication dates are given in brackets after each title. 出版日期括于书名后面。
• Put your name in brackets at the top of each page. 把你的名字填在每页上端的括弧内。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 digits   

n.数字( digit的名词复数 )；手指，足趾

参考例句：

• The number 1000 contains four digits. 1000是四位数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The number 410 contains three digits. 数字 410 中包括三个数目字。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 inexpensive   

adj.花费不多的，费用不昂贵的

参考例句：

• Those shoes are very inexpensive.那些鞋子很便宜。
• This kind of car is inexpensive.这种汽车便宜。

7 receptionist   

n.接待，接待员

参考例句：

• The girl is a receptionist of the Beijing Hotel.这个女孩是北京饭店的前台接待员。
• Ask the receptionist to put your call through to my room.让接待员把你的电话接到我房间。

8 statement   

n.陈述；声明；综述

参考例句：

• The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
• Put down your statement in black and white.把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。

9 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

10 intention   

n.意图；目的；打算

参考例句：

• I'm sorry I offended you,but it wasn't my intention.对不起，冒犯你了，但我绝不是有意的。
• We understood her intention.我们明白了她的心意。

11 assistance   

n.援助，帮助

参考例句：

• She called and called but no one came to her assistance.她叫了又叫，但没有人来帮。
• He will get the great possible assistance.他将获得尽可能大的帮助。

12 respond   

vi.回答，响应

参考例句：

• I offered him a drink but he did not respond.我请他喝酒，但他未作回答。
• I greeted him but he didn't respond.我跟他打招呼，他没答理我。