大学体验英语听说教程 第三册11

　　Unit11 Getting There is Half the Fun
Vocabulary Task
Answers/Script
A I paid for first-class tickets in advance. But I ended up in second-class with no air conditioning. I really felt I had been cheated.
B Just after the plane took off, we had engine trouble. The pilot had to perform an emergency landing. But we made it down safely in the end.
C When we were driving across the country my friend kept getting lost. One time we got stranded¹ in a little town in the middle of nowhere. It was the last straw for me. I got tired of stopping and asking for directions all the time.
Listening Task
1) First Listening
Answers
1. They got lost.
2. One of them pushed a cow.
3. She reserved a sleeping berth².
4. Her friends made fun of her.
2) Second Listening
Answers
1.getting lost
2. misunderstanding a custom
3. not getting what you paid for
4. feeling embarrassed
Script
1. My best friend and I were driving from New York to Seattle, and we got lost in Nebraska, way out in the middle of nowhere. We saw a farmer fixing his fence, so we stopped and asked him how to get to the highway to Denver.
“You don’t wanna go to Denver,” he said.”
“ I know,” I answered. “Actually, we’re going to Seattle…”
“You don’t wanna go there, either,” the farmer said. Seattle, and finally the farmer gave us directions—like, you know, “Go past the old apple tree and take the left fork” and stuff like that. And we really didn’t understand what he was saying. But we thanked him, and as we were getting back in the car, he shouted, “But you don’t wanna go there.”
2. My friend and I were in India, staying at a guesthouse in Varanasi, which is a holy city on the Ganges River. The only way to get from our guesthouse to the main road was a bunch of narrow little pathways. There were a few cows standing³ in the middle of the path, and you had t turn sideways and slip past them, but my friend pushed a cow out of the way , and immediately this Indian man came running out into the road and started yelling⁴ at us. Then we realized that these were sacred cows, and we weren’t supposed to touch them.
3. Did I tell you about the worst train ride I ever had? I had reserved a sleeping berth on an overnight train from Rome going to Amsterdam. When I got on , there Rome going to Amsterdam. When I got on , there was a guy sitting in my seat. I said, “Excuse me, but this is my seat.” He said something in Italian, which I don’t understand, and then he looked away. He didn’t move , I went and got the conductor and showed him my ticket, and you know what he did? He said, “ So, find another seat somewhere else.” I couldn’t believe it! But what could I do? I ended up sitting the whole way in a second-class car with no air conditioning.
4. The first time I ever flew abroad, I was with 3 friend from college, and we were al standing in line, and I went up to the counter first and the agent said, “Are you traveling alone? You’re not traveling with your parents?” I was shocked because I never thought I looked like I was 10 years old or something. But then my friends started laughing and shouting out, “Yeah, we’re her parents, we’re her parents.” I was so embarrassed! But after I showed my passport, it was all okay.
Real World Listening
Predict
Answers
The travel agent squirted ketchup⁵ all over Randy because he became angry and yelled⁶ at her.
Get the main idea
Answers
1. Tim and Randy go t the travel agency.
2. A van pulls up.
3. Tim and Randy don’t get on the van.
4. Randy gets angry at the travel agent.
5. Randy demands a taxi ride.
6. The woman squirts ketchup on Randy.
7. Tim and Randy get on the van.
8. They arrive at the bus terminal.
9. Randy regrets his behavior.
Script
Sue⁷: Randy, what’s going on in this picture? It looks like you have blood all over your shirt.
Randy: No, that’s not blood. It’s ketchup.
Sue: Ketchup? What happened?
Randy: This happened when Tim and I were traveling around Asia. We were in Bangkok.
Sue: Yeah…
Randy: …and we had reservations to catch an overnight bus to Chiang Mai.
Sue: Yeah.
Randy: And we were waiting at a king of restaurant that was sort of a travel agency…and we went early, but the bus didn’t come, and I was getting kind of worried.
Sue: Yeah…but what’s that got to do with ketchup?
Randy: So, I was beginning to wonder if we’d been cheated, because we’d already paid for our tickets in advance.
Sue: Right.
Randy: Then, finally, a van pulled up , and we thought, no , this is not the bus…but then everyone else who was waiting pushed right past us and jumped in , and, bam!—just like that, the van drove away. And then this sweet little Thai woman, who was the tickets, came up to us.
Sue: Yeah, and …
Randy: …and she said, “Why you no get on?” And Tim was like, “ That wasn’t the bus, was it?” “Only one, why you not get on?” And I didn’t know she was talking about…
Sue: So what happened?
Randy: Well, the travel agent jus shrugged⁸ and turned and went inside her shop. Neither of us could believe it. I started to get really angry , like we’d been cheated, and now it’s dark and we’re stranded in this little restaurant…
Sue: Oh, no…
Randy: I followed her inside, I started arguing. I told her, “We paid for the bus. You didn’t tell us to look for a van. Now you have to get us a taxi to Chiang Mai. Now.” And I started pointing at the clock. I think that was the last straw for the woman, because she started shouting. “You no go. You no go Chiang Mai!” She grabbed⁹ a ketchup bottle off the table you know, one of those plastic squirt ketchup bottles, and she squirted ketchup at me!
Sue: No! She didn’t!
Randy: Yeah! She did. And then she threw the bottle at me. And Tim snapped¹⁰ the picture. Just then the same van pulled up and the woman said, “Now you go.”
Sue: So you got on the van.
Randy: Yeah, we ended up at the bus terminal, where this big, air-conditioned tour bus was waiting to go to Chiang Mai. And all the people who had pushed ahead of us earlier were there, waiting to leave. I felt SO stupid for getting angry at the woman and making such a fool of myself.
Sue: You must have felt terrible.
Randy: Yeah, I wished there was some way I could go back and apologize to her. I realized that I have to be more patient, especially when I’m in another country.

1 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

2 berth   

n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊

参考例句：

• She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
• They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 yelling   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外，大声指挥运动员。
• He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫，借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ketchup   

n.蕃茄酱，蕃茄沙司

参考例句：

• There's a spot of ketchup on the tablecloth.桌布上有一点番茄酱的渍斑。
• Could I have some ketchup and napkins,please?请给我一些番茄酱和纸手巾？

6 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 sue   

vt.控告，起诉；vi.请求，追求，起诉

参考例句：

• If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
• The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。

8 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 grabbed   

v.抢先，抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
• She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。

10 snapped   

v.猛地咬住( snap的过去式和过去分词 )；（使某物）发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开，关闭]；厉声地说；拍照

参考例句：

• The wind had snapped the tree in two. 风把树喀嚓一声刮断了。
• He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了，暴躁地斥责孩子们。 来自《简明英汉词典》