大学英语听力第二册 lesson 4

　　Part B
Dialogue 《I’ll Put You Through to the Housekeeper¹ 》
Mrs Bates： Hello. Is that Reception²?
Receptionist³： Yes, madam.
Mrs Bates： This is Mrs Bates, Room 504. I sent some clothes to the laundry⁴ this morning. Two of my husband’s shirts and three of my blouses. But they are not back yet. You see, we’re leaving early tomorrow morning.
Receptionist： Just a moment, madam. I’ll put you through to the housekeeper
Housekeeper： Hello. Housekeeper.
Mrs Bates： Oh, hello. This is … I’m calling from Room 504. It’s about some clothes I sent to the laundry this morning. They are not back yet and you see…
Housekeeper They are, madam. You’ll find them in your wardrobe⁵. They are in the top drawer on the left.
Mrs Bates： Oh, I didn’t look in the wardrobe. Thank you very much. Sorry to have troubled you.
Housekeeper： That’s quite all right. Goodbye.
Mrs Bates： Goodbye.
Passage 《I’m Sorry, You Have the Wrong Number 》
Mrs Jones’ telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in her town was 3464, so people often made a mistake when they wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs Jones answered it. A tired man said,
‘At what time does your last film begin?’
‘I’m sorry,’ said Mrs Jones, ‘but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.’
‘Oh, it began twenty minutes ago,’ said the man. ‘I’m sorry about that. Goodbye.’
Mrs Jones was very surprised, so she told her husband. Mrs Jones Laughed and said,
‘The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard HIM, but she didn’t hear You. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy!’

1 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

2 reception   

n.接待，招待会，接收

参考例句：

• Thank you for your warm reception.谢谢你们的热情接待。
• What time does the reception begin?招待会什么时候开始？

3 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。

4 laundry   

n.洗衣店，洗衣房；已洗好的衣物，待洗衣物

参考例句：

• Please send clothes to the laundry.请把这些衣物送往洗衣店。
• There's a lot of laundry in the basket.筐子里有许多要洗的衣物。

5 wardrobe   

n.衣橱，衣室，全部衣服

参考例句：

• The wardrobe is in the way.大立柜挡住了道。
• Then put these clothes in the wardrobe.然后把这些衣服放进衣橱里去。