创新国际英语教程 3 Unit 17 Cars and cities

[00:00.00]Unit 17 Cars and cities
[00:05.09]2 While¹ you listen  More sleeping policemen!
[00:13.95]Did² you hear about that did who was³ knocket down on Junction⁶ Road the other day?
[00:21.21]Yes,it was awful,wasn’t it? Still,it’s hardly⁸ surprising,is it?
[00:27.27]What do you mean?
[00:30.33]Well,there are always accidents⁹ down there,aren’t there,
[00:35.29]especially with the speed¹⁰ cars go at.
[00:39.73]And,well,basically,the crossing’s in the wrong place,isn’t?
[00:45.06]I don’t know why they’ve never moved it.
[00:49.53]I mean,it’d be better if it was exactly¹¹ opposite¹² the shops,wouldn’t it?
[00:55.59]Yes,I know what you mean.
[00:58.93]They could¹⁴ do something to slow the traffic¹⁵ down,couldn’t they?
[01:04.39]Maybe they could put sleeping policemen there or something like that.
[01:09.72]Yeah,maybe-maybe one every so often would¹³ help,
[01:15.60]but what would be really great if if they had¹⁶ one of those speed cameras.
[01:22.16]Bit Brother,you mean!
[01:25.63]No,they really make a difference¹⁷.
[01:29.57]You should see how they’ve slowed the traffic down where my parents live.
[01:35.14]Yeah,I suppose¹⁸ you’re right.
[01:38.66]I’m only against¹⁹ them because I got²⁰ caught by one last month.
[01:43.94]You’re kidding!
[01:47.10]No.A hundred and fifty pounds²² it cost²³ me!A fine and six penalty²⁴ points!
[01:53.87]Oh,that’s terrible²⁵!
[01:57.11]Yeah,but it was my own⁵ silly²⁶ fault²⁷.
[02:01.65]I mean,I should’ve known²⁸ better,
[02:05.31]but going²⁹ back to what you were saying³⁰ about the crossing,you’re right.
[02:10.56]It would be far safer if it was closer to the shops,
[02:15.52]because that’s where everybody³¹ crosses,you know.
[02:19.89]That’s where most kids³² cross,so it’d be more sensible³³ if it was moved down.
[02:26.65]Yes,I think that’s the root³⁴ of the problem³⁵.
[02:31.33]I mean,it does seem³⁶ a funny place for a crossing.
[02:36.68]And I wouldn’ve said³⁷ the other problem with it is
[02:41.54]the fact³⁸ that lots of cars park all round there.
[02:46.40]Yes,that does make it difficult to see,I suppose.
[02:51.36]Apparently,the car that hit that kid²¹ had just driven off³⁹ from there.
[02:56.72]Oh,really?Had it?Well,you see what I mean,then.
[03:02.60]4.Disagreeing⁴⁰
[03:15.34]Listen and check your answers.
[03:20.20]Well,I agree⁴¹ up to a point,but(it’s not as⁴ simple⁴² as you think.)
[03:26.68]Yes,I know what you mean,but(it’s time we did something about it.)
[03:36.95]Yes,but don’t you think that (we should wait till⁷ later⁴³?)
[03:46.32]Yes,but don’t forget that(everything costs⁴⁴ money).

1 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

2 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

5 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

6 junction   

n.连接，接合；交叉点，接合处，枢纽站

参考例句：

• There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
• You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。

7 till   

conj.直到(...为止)；n.(账台中)放钱的抽屉；prep.直到；pron.直到...为止，直到；vt.耕种

参考例句：

• It was not till 11 o'clock that he came back last night.昨晚直到11点他才回来。
• You can come to my house till all hours.你多晚来我家都没关系。

8 hardly   

adv.几乎没有，刚刚，几乎不，勉强是

参考例句：

• I could hardly believe my eyes.我简直不相信自己的眼睛。
• The hens hardly laid any eggs in summer.母鸡夏天几乎不下蛋。

9 accidents   

n.意外遭遇( accident的名词复数 )；事故；机遇；命运

参考例句：

• Barring accidents, we should arrive on time. 除非有意外情况，我们应可按时到达。
• Alcohol is a contributory factor in 10% of all road accidents. 所有交通事故中有10%是酒后驾车造成的。

10 speed   

vt./vi（sped,sped,speeded,speeded）加快；飞跑；n.速度

参考例句：

• The car was running at high speed.汽车急速地向前行驶。
• We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up. 如果他不快些走，我们一定到不了那里。

11 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

12 opposite   

adj.相对的，相反的，对面的；prep.对面

参考例句：

• The post office is opposite (to) the station.邮局在车站的对面。
• Black and white are opposite.黑与白是截然相反的。

13 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

14 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

15 traffic   

adj.交通的；n.交通；vi.交易，买卖

参考例句：

• That will help the traffic.这会促进交通状况。
• He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。

16 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

17 difference   

n.不同；差异；区别

参考例句：

• He doesn't know the difference between right and wrong.他是非不分。
• The difference is so slight,that I can hardly see it.差别很小，我几乎看不出来。

18 suppose   

v.料想，猜测；假定，以为；（祈使句）让，设

参考例句：

• I suppose he will be back by eight o'clock.我想他八点钟以前会回来。
• Suppose he can't come,who will do the work?如果他不能前来，谁来做这项工作呢？

19 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

20 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

21 kid   

n.小孩；v.开玩笑，哄骗，嘲弄

参考例句：

• The kid was playing with his ball.孩子在玩皮球。
• Look at that cute kid.瞧瞧这可爱的小家伙。

22 pounds   

n.英镑( pound的名词复数 )；磅；敲打；重击声v.连续重击( pound的第三人称单数 )；咚咚地走；（持续地）苦干；（驾舟时）拍打（水面）

参考例句：

• The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds. 这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。
• He donated thousands of pounds to charity. 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。

23 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

24 penalty   

n.处罚，刑罚，罚款

参考例句：

• If you knock the ball with your hand in football,you will suffer a penalty.如果在踢足球时你用手碰到球，你将受到处罚。
• One of those arrested could face the death penalty.被捕的那些人中有一人可能被判死刑。

25 terrible   

adj.可怕的，糟糕的，极其的

参考例句：

• I think you've made a terrible mistake.我认为你犯了一个严重的错误。
• This is a terrible idea.这是一个可怕的想法。

26 silly   

adj.傻的，愚蠢的

参考例句：

• It was silly of him to do it.他那么做真是太傻了。
• How silly of you to do that!你做那事多愚蠢呀！

27 fault   

n.过错；缺点；故障；毛病；vt.挑剔；vi.弄错

参考例句：

• It's not our fault.这不是我方过错。
• I cannot pass over his fault.我不能宽恕他的过失。

28 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

29 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

30 saying   

n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词

参考例句：

• Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
• I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。

31 everybody   

pron.每人，人人(=everyone)

参考例句：

• Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
• It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。

32 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

33 sensible   

adj.可察觉的，意识到的，实用的；n.可感知物

参考例句：

• Are you sensible of the dangers of your position? 你觉察到你处境中的危险了吗？
• He was sensible enough to mind his own business.他颇有见识，不去管闲事。

34 root   

n.根，根本，根源，基础，底部；vt.使扎根，使固定，根除，肃清，搜出

参考例句：

• Money is the root of all evil.金钱是万恶之源。
• This is the root cause of poverty.这是贫穷的根本原因。

35 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

36 seem   

vi.好像，似乎，看来好像

参考例句：

• You seem very much alive today.你今天好像非常活跃。
• The children seem very happy.孩子们似乎很快活。

37 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

38 fact   

n.事实，实情，论据

参考例句：

• It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
• I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。

39 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

40 disagreeing   

v.不同意( disagree的现在分词 )；（食物）有害健康；不适合；不符

参考例句：

• He raged against me for disagreeing. 他因我有异议对我大发雷霆。 来自辞典例句
• I think you get some kind of satisfaction disagreeing with me. 你总是不同意我的意见，这让你很满足吧。 来自互联网

41 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。

42 simple   

adj.简单的，易懂的，单纯的，纯朴的

参考例句：

• He wrote a story in simple English.他用简单的英语写了一则故事。
• He was as simple as a child.他像孩子一样天真。

43 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

44 costs   

n.讼费，诉讼费用；不惜任何代价；价钱( cost的名词复数 )；花费；牺牲；[用复数][法律]诉讼费（尤指判处败方偿付胜方的诉讼费用）v.价钱为，花费( cost的第三人称单数 )；估计成本；付出（代价）；估价

参考例句：

• Administration costs are passed on to the customer. 行政费用转嫁给了消费者。
• Our trips are all-inclusive—there are no hidden costs. 我们的旅行费用全包—没有任何隐含性费用。