大学英语听力第三册 lesson 13

　　Lesson Thirteen TRAVELLING (II)
Part B Macro-Listening (Tapescripts, Notes, Exercises with Key)
Dialogue
Mr Harris in Egypt
Tapescript
Woman Here we are, Mr Harris. This is Hotel Cleopatra.
Man What a lovely place! This is one of the most beautiful hotels in the world.
Woman Yes, it is. The hotel was named after the famous Queen Cleopatra.
Man I see. How far is it from here to the beach?
Woman Only a two-minute walk. In fact you can enjoy the view of the sea from your room.
Man Good. It's quite warm today. How hot is it here in the hottest month of the year?
Woman About 28。C.
Man That would be quite comfortable then.
Woman Look, Mr Harris. This is the Great Pyramid¹.
Man Oh, yes.., it looks very high!
Woman It's about 137 meters high.
Man How long are the sides?
Woman They're 230 meters.
Man It's incredible²! How old is it?
Woman It's nearly four and half thousand years old.
man Can we go inside?
Woman I'm sorry, Mr Harris. It's under repair these days. You'll have to wait for another time.
man What a pity!
Woman 'We're going through the Suez Canal³ now, Mr Harris.
Man Hmm... it doesn't look very wide. How wide is it?
Woman It's about 60 meters wide. and it's 162 kilometers long. You know, the canal was the work of some hundred thousand laborers⁴ 150 years ago.
Man Really? But this is a big ship. The Canal must be quite deep, I think.
Woman The average depth⁵ is about 15 meters and 80-ton ships can go through it. And they're making it deeper.
Man That would be a very hard job, I'm sure.
Woman Yes, it is. Well, Mr Harris, are you coming on the excursion⁶ to Cairo⁷ today?
Man Oh, yes. How far is it?
Woman It's about 150 kilometers.
Man Good. How long will it take to get there?
Woman Only three hours.
Man Excellent. Thank you very much for explaining all this to me.
Woman You are welcome.
Passage
We Enjoyed Ourselves Very Much
Tapescript
We le{t London on June 21st and flew to Athens⁸ on a British Airways⁹ flight. We left London at about 11 : 00 in the morning and arrived in Athens at about 3 : 00 in the afternoon. It was raining in London when we left, but it was fine and warm in Athens. After we came out of the airport building we took a taxi to the town center. We stayed for three nights at a hotel. While we were in Athens we visited some of the sights: the world famous Parthenon, and the National Museum, and we went to a concert.
On our fourth day we went to Athens Airport early in the morning and took an Olympic flight to a beautiful Greek¹⁰ island, Santorini. We stayed at a small hotel in the capital of the island. The hotel was very high up and we had a wonderful view of the sea and the island. We enjoyed the typical Greek food in the hotel's restaurant and we enjoyed walking down the beaches, too.
After we had spent a week on this island, we flew back to Athens for another three nights. We visited a fishing village on a small island near Athens. We also went to a tavern¹¹ in the city where we met many local Greeks¹². We talked to them and had a nice evening with them.
Then we flew back to London on an Athens Airways flight. It was a wonderful holiday and we enjoyed ourselves very much.

1 pyramid   

n.金字塔

参考例句：

• The Great Pyramid is the biggest of all.大金字塔是其中最大的一座。
• Pyramid is one of the miracles in the world.金字塔是世界奇迹之一。

2 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

3 canal   

n.运河；水道；管；沟渠；vt.开运河

参考例句：

• South America is joined to North America by a canal.南美洲和北美洲由一条运河连在一起。
• The ship is sailing towards Europe through the Suez Canal.这条船正通过苏伊士运河驶往欧洲。

4 laborers   

n.体力劳动者，工人( laborer的名词复数 )；（熟练工人的）辅助工

参考例句：

• Laborers were trained to handle 50-ton compactors and giant cranes. 工人们接受操作五十吨压土机和巨型起重机的训练。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Wage-labour rests exclusively on competition between the laborers. 雇佣劳动完全是建立在工人的自相竞争之上的。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言

5 depth   

n.深度；深奥；深厚，深切，深

参考例句：

• What is the depth of this lake?这个湖有多深？
• He was in the depth of despair.他处于绝望的深渊。

6 excursion   

n.远足，短途旅行

参考例句：

• I have arranged with my classmates for an excursion to the beach.我已经跟同学们商量好去海滩远足的事。
• Our class will make an excursion to the seaside.我们班将去海边旅行。

7 Cairo   

n.开罗(埃及首都)

参考例句：

• They get onto the plane at Cairo.他们在开罗上飞机。
• Cairo is the capital of Egypt.开罗是埃及的首都。

8 Athens   

n.(希腊城市名)雅典

参考例句：

• Athens is often called the queen of the Aegean.雅典时常被人称为爱琴海上的皇后。
• China did very well in the last Olympics in Athens.中国在上届雅典奥运会上取得了优异的成绩。

9 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

10 Greek   

adj.希腊(人)的，希腊语的；n.希腊人；希腊语

参考例句：

• The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。
• Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.δ是希腊字母中的第四个字母。

11 tavern   

n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店

参考例句：

• There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
• Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。

12 Greeks   

希腊人( Greek的名词复数 )； 希腊语； 对我来说太难懂了； 像天书一样

参考例句：

• The ancient Greeks sacrificed lambs or calves before engaging in battle. 古希腊人在打仗前用羊和小牛作祭品。
• Troy was besieged by the Greeks for ten years. 特洛伊城被希腊人围攻了十年。