大学体验英语听说教程 第三册07

　　Unit7 One Big Happy Family
Vocabulary Task
Answers/Script¹
A My husband got transferred² across the country. My son is feeling kind of bummed³ out.
B I never get to say what goes on in my own house. I got stuck with taking care of the twin brats⁴ while Mom works⁵ late. It’s like a zoo around here.
C My husband can’t get around by himself anymore. His weight is causing him trouble with his legs. My son and daughter-in-law had to move back home to help out. We have no one else we can turn to.
Listening Task
1) First Listening
Answers
Jeanne-[Fred]
[Lily]-Simon Gloria-[Lyle]…Sharon
Kristy Shawna Marty [Eddie]
2) Second Listening
Answers
1. [Fred] It’s nice having Gloria here to help with Jeanne.
2. [Lyle] Gloria and I have been together for 12 years. She is always trying to help out her family.
3. [Lily] Gloria is so sweet to us. She’s going to take care of Kristy and Shawna until we get settled⁶ in Florida.
4. [Eddie] Gloria is my step-mom. I don’t know how she can handle taking care of all these people. It seems like everyone depends on her.
Script
1. Hi, I’m Fred. About four years ago, Jeanne and I retired⁷. We were looking forward to taking care of our yard. But just when we got the yard looking really nice, Jeanne’s legs started causing her trouble. At first, I tried to take care of her and the yard all by myself, but it was just too much. So we asked our daughter Gloria to come back home to live with us, together with her family. Now it’s like a zoo around here, but it’s nice having Gloria here to help with Jeanne.
2. Hi, I’m Lyle. Gloria and I have been together for 12 years now. we have a son who is 11 years old —his name is Marty. Eddie lives with us, too. He’s my son from my first marriage, to Sharon. About two years ago Gloria’s parents asked us to come live at their house. Fred was having trouble talking care of Jeanne, and Gloria, She’s always trying to help out her family, so she offered to help. Jeanne’s always been over-weight, but finally, I guess, it got to the point where she couldn’t get around by herself anymore. I don’t mind helping⁸ out Gloria’s mom, but sometimes I miss the privacy⁹ of our own home.
3. Hi, I’m Lily. I’m married to Simon, Gloria’s brother. We have 2-year-old twin daughters named Kristy and Shawna. Simon—that’s my husband—is in the Air Force, and he just got transferred across the country, so we have to move again. He’ll be working as soon as he gets to Florida, so I have to go and find us an apartment, and find myself a job, too. There’s no way I can do that and watch Kristy and Shawna at the same time .So Simon asked Gloria to take care of them until I can get us settled. I hate to do that, but we have no one else to turn to. Gloria’s so sweet to us, and she said, “Sure, it’s no problem.”
4. Hi, I’m Eddie. Lyle is my dad. He used to be married to my Mom, Sharon, but they got divorced¹⁰ when I was little. I’ve been living with my dad ever since. When he and Gloria got married, I felt okay about it. Gloria is my step-mom, and I like her a lot. Then they had Marty, my stepbrother. Marty is a cool kid. But now we have to live with Gloria’s parents, and pretty soon, her two nieces are coming, too. I don’t know how Gloria can handle taking care of all these people. It seems like everyone depends on her. So I try to help out as much as I can.
Real world Listening
1. Predict¹¹
Answers
They are being moved out of their room.
Their grandmother is sick.
They don’t have enough time with their parents.
2.Get the main idea
Answers
T – Kristy and Shawna are moving in with Gloria’s family.
T – Simon got transferred to Florida.
T – Lily, Simon’s wife, doesn’t have time to take care of her children.
T – Marty and Eddie have to sleep in the living room.
T – Gloria wants to solve everyone’s problems.
F – Gloria asked Marty what he wants.
F – Grandma is feeling a lot better now.
T – Eddie is going to spend more time with Marty.
Script
Eddie: Hey, what’s up with you, Marty? You look kind of bummed out.
Marty: You haven’t heard?
Eddie: Heard what?
Marty: Kristy and Shawna are moving in with us.
Eddie: Yeah, I heard. Simon got transferred to Florida, right?
Marty: Yeah, so he and Lily got to go there first and do a whole bunch¹² of stuff¹³. That means¹⁴ that we get stuck with the twin brats.
Eddie: Ah, come on, Marty. They aren’t brats.
Marty: Yeah, but you know what it’s going to mean? Mom and Dad aren’t going to have any time for us anymore. And it’s going to get even more crowded here. Just one big happy family!
Eddie: Yeah, there’s a lot of us now, that’s for sure. I hear we’re going to have to sleep in the living room so that Kristy and Shawna can have our room.
Marty: I wish we were back in our old house—just us, Mom and Dad.
Eddie: Yeah, sometimes I do, too.
Marty: And I wish Mom and Dad wouldn’t try to solve everybody’s problems.
Eddie: I don’t think that will change. You know your mom wants to take care of everybody. She doesn’t want to say no if anybody needs he.
Marty: But nobody ever asks me what I want!
Eddie: Kids never get to say what goes on in their house. That’s the way it is.
Marty: Yeah, you’re right. But now everything in this house is going to be Kristy and Shawna, Kristy and shawna. Or else Grandma.
Eddie: Hey, don’t get mad at your grandma. She’s in a lot of pain, you know.
Marty: I know. I’m not really mad at her. I’m mad at Mon and Dad. They used to always have time to help me with my homework, or play games with me, but they’re always too busy. And now it’s going to get even worse.
Eddie: Hey, maybe I can help you with your homework. Bring it here.
Marty: Really? You mean it? I’m really stuck on this math.
Eddie: Sure. While things are kind of tough around here, I’ll help you out as much as I can.

1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 transferred   

转移，迁移( transfer的过去式和过去分词 )； 转让； 转移（感情）； 改变

参考例句：

• The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital. 其余的二十名病人被转送到另一家医院去了。
• The farm has been transferred from father to son for generations. 这农场由父亲传给儿子，已传了好几代。

3 bummed   

失望的，沮丧的

参考例句：

• I was really bummed out that there were no tickets left. 没有票了，我非常恼火。
• I didn't do anything last summer; I just bummed around. 去年夏天我游手好闲，什么正经事也没做。

4 brats   

n.调皮捣蛋的孩子( brat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I've been waiting to get my hands on you brats. 我等着干你们这些小毛头已经很久了。 来自电影对白
• The charming family had turned into a parcel of brats. 那个可爱的家庭一下子变成了一窝臭小子。 来自互联网

5 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

6 settled   

a.固定的；稳定的

参考例句：

• The dispute was settled without acrimony. 没有唇枪舌剑，这场纠纷就解决了。
• a settled way of life 安定的生活方式

7 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 privacy   

n.私人权利，个人自由，隐私权

参考例句：

• In such matters,privacy is impossible.在这类事情中，保密是不可能的。
• She wept in the privacy of her own room.她在自己房内暗暗落泪。

10 divorced   

adj.离婚的；分开的；不相干的；脱离的v.与…离婚(divorce的过去式和过去分词)；分离；与某人离婚，判某人离婚

参考例句：

• Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看样子，他们很快就要离婚。
• Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。

11 predict   

v.预知，预言，预报

参考例句：

• It's hard to predict how things will turn out.很难预测事情会变成怎么样。
• I cannot predict when to meet her again.我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。

12 bunch   

n.串，束；群，帮

参考例句：

• A bunch of girls was[were] sitting on the grass.一群女孩坐在草地上。
• I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.昨天我收到了一束鲜花。

13 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

14 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。