大学英语听力第三册 lesson 3

　　Lesson Three TRANSPORTATION¹ (I)
Part B Macro-Listening (Tapescripts, Notes, Exercises with Key)
Dialogue
Is This Your Car?
I. Tapescript
Ann Ben! You can't park here! There's a double yellow line.
Ben Oh, we'll be back in a few minutes. It's OK.
Ann Oh, no, it isn't. You'll get a parking² ticket if you park here.
Ben No, I won't. It's half past five. All the wardens⁴ have gone home.
Ann Ben!
Ben Yes?
Warden³ Is this your car, sir?
Ben Oh, My! Well, I'm sorry, sir. I'm just looking for a car park around.
Ann Yes, he is. And he doesn't know the way well. But can you tell us where we can find near here, sir?
Warden There's one on the comer of the second block. But don't park your car by the roadside next time, sir.
Ann No, no, we won't. Thank you very much, sir.
Ben You're really good, Ann! But we have to hurry, I'm afraid. We must get back before 6.
Ann But you mustn't drive too fast.
Ben Take it easy, Ann. Don't be anxious.
Ann Look, Ben! A police car is following...
Policeman Excuse me, sir. May I see your licence⁵?
Ben Of course, sir. Well, . .. er, I'm sorry I've left it at home.
Policeman In that case, you'll have to take it to the police station within five days.
Ben But... but why?
Policeman You were speeding, sir.
Ben But I was only doing 35!
Policeman There's a 30 miles an hour speed limit on this road, sir.
Ben Is there? I didn't see the sign...
Policeman Well, sir. We've been following you.
Ben So you were doing 35, too.
Policeman No, sir. We were doing 60 miles an hour. Otherwise we couldn't catch you.
Passage
I Rode to Work on My Motorcycle⁶
I. Tapescript
When train fares went up for the third time in one year, I decided⁷ to buy a motorcycle to ride to work. My idea was that, although I would have to pay for tax, insurance and gasoline⁸, I would still spend less than on train tickets over the year. I might even save time on the journey from home to work. So I bought a small secondhand⁹ Japanese motorcycle.
I began to learn to ride it. At first it seemed very difficult for me because I had never learned¹⁰ to ride an ordinary bicycle before. But I soon got used to it. I just fell off once or twice during the first few weeks, but after a while I felt reasonably confident and rode to work every day, even when it was raining.
It is, of course, one of the disadvantages, riding a motorcycle in the rain. To keep dry you have to dress up in waterproof¹¹ clothes, which soon get very dirty. And it's cold in winter too. But my journey to work takes me half an hour less than it used to take me on the train. Traffic jams don't worry me, and I don't have to wait on cold railway plat- forms for crowded trains. I don't know whether it's any cheaper than public transport, though, for I soon got dissatisfied¹² with my small motorcycle and bought a bigger, faster and more expensive one.

1 transportation   

n.运输，运输系统，运输工具

参考例句：

• The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.航空运输货物花费很高。
• He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.他终于解决了运输的困难。

2 parking   

n.停车，停机，停放

参考例句：

• A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
• Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。

3 warden   

n.监察员，监狱长，看守人，监护人

参考例句：

• He is the warden of an old people's home.他是一家养老院的管理员。
• The warden of the prison signed the release.监狱长签发释放令。

4 wardens   

n.看守人( warden的名词复数 )；管理员；监察员；监察官

参考例句：

• Air raid wardens in tin hats self-importantly stalked the streets. 空袭民防队员戴着钢盔神气活现地走在街上昂首阔步。 来自辞典例句
• The game wardens tranquillized the rhinoceros with a drugged dart. 猎物保护区管理员用麻醉射器让犀牛静了下来。 来自辞典例句

5 licence   

n.证书；许可证，执照；v.许可；批准

参考例句：

• The restaurant applied for a licence to sell wine.那家餐厅申请售酒许可证。
• He hadn't paid his television licence fee.他尚未缴纳电视机使用许可费。

6 motorcycle   

n.摩托车，机车

参考例句：

• Tom went there by motorcycle.汤姆乘摩托车去的那儿。
• He was also the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.他也是镇里第一个买摩托车的人。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 gasoline   

n.(美)汽油

参考例句：

• This car runs 5 miles on a gallon of gasoline.这部汽车一加仑汽油可以行驶五英里。
• There is still some gasoline left in the tank.油箱里还剩下一些汽油。

9 secondhand   

n.二手货；旧货

参考例句：

• I bought a secondhand chair which is as good as new.我买了一把二手货椅子，它如同新的一样。
• Is this camera new or secondhand?这架照相机是新的还是旧的？

10 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

11 waterproof   

n.防水材料；adj.防水的；v.使...能防水

参考例句：

• My mother bought me a waterproof watch.我妈妈给我买了一块防水手表。
• All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。

12 dissatisfied   

a.不满的

参考例句：

• If you are dissatisfied with our service, please write to the manager. 对我们的服务如有不满，请函告经理。
• There was a dissatisfied look in the magager's eyes. 经理的眼睛里露出不满的神色。