大学体验英语听说教程 第三册13

 　　Unit 13 Never enough free time!
Vocabulary Task
Answers/Script¹
A My personal time is very important to me. But I’m always too lazy to do anything active. Give me my morning coffee and my new paper, and I’m happy.
B There’s nothing like hanging out with good friends. Even if I have to listen to them complain about their problems. Only sometimes, it’s a drag.
C I have a long list of projects I’ve got t get done. It seems like I’m always way too busy with work. I’m usually tired before the day even starts. But every day I have to wake up and do it all over again.
Listening Task
1) First Listening
Answers
1. Drink coffee and read the newspaper.
2. Play volleyball.
3. Go jogging. /work out.
4. Go to parties
2) Second Listening
Answers
1. All I want is my morning coffee and my newspaper.
2. I couldn’t imagine having kids right now.
3. You wanna go out for a veer² after work?
4. I’ve got to go meet my study group.
Script
1. B: Martian? You’re going to clean the bathroom this morning, aren’t you?
A: Susan, I just poured my coffee.
B: C’mon…we’ve got a long list of projects to get done this weekend.
A: Ahhh… All I want is my morning coffee and my newspaper! I can’t begin the day without them!
2.A: hey, Bob, some people from work are getting together this weekend to play volleyball. If you have some free time, maybe…
B: Free time? To play volleyball? Hah! Obviously³, you don’t have a baby. I’d love to play volleyball with you guys, but I need to stay home and take care of my kid. That’s what I do every weekend.
A: I couldn’t imagine having kids right now. I really value my free time.
3. A: Hey, David. Want to go out for a beer after work?
B: I wish I could, but I can’t—sorry, Mike. I always go jogging after work, and after that I’m usually too jogging after work, and after that I’m usually too tired to do anything else.
A: Hey, you know, I like to work out, too. You want to work out together?
B: Um…
A: Well, you know, I could take you to my gym as a guest. And then we could go for a drink afterwards, if you want.
B: Sounds great! But I doubt I’ll have time for a beer, I’ve got a lot of stuff⁴ to do at home.
4. A: Hey, hey, hey! It’s another Friday night! Time to party!
B: Not me—I’ve goota go meet my study group. Monday’s a big test.
A: Studying —on a Friday night? Man, don’t you have any fun?
B: It doesn’t seem like it. Lately I’m always way too busy with homework.
Real World Listening
1.Predict⁵
Answers
read (the newspaper or a book); listen to tapes or CDs
2.Get the main idea
Answers
T - Carrie is tired.
? – Carrie is often late for work.
F – Carrie’s commute⁶ is less than an hour.
F – Carrie likes her commute.
T – Carrie loves living in the county⁷.
T – Carrie is looking for things to do on her commute.
Script
Lori: Oh, good, you’re here. Another bad commute today?
Carrie: Yeah, sorry, I’m late. The stupid train was late again, and I missed my connection, and…gosh, I’m tired already, and the day hasn’t even started.
Lori: How long is your commute?
Carrie: Almost an hour and a half, on a good day. Three hours of my life every day, five days a week, you know. I’ve got to wake up at six in the morning just to make it in to work by nine or so. I feel like a techno-self.
Lori: that is long. I can walk here in 15 minutes. But you know, at least your commute is green. You can look at the trees and small towns…it must be nice.
Carrie: For the first 20 minutes yeah. But as soon as the train gets closer to the city, it is all concrete⁸ and steel. That’s when it starts to get really crowded. Today so many people were in the train that I felt like a sardine⁹ in a big sardine can.
Lori: Well, you could always move closer to the office.
Carrie: But I love living in the country. The air is so fresh and clean, and I can have a bigger place and it’s safe and all that. I just wish I had more time to enjoy it. Sometimes it seems like my whole life is get up early/take the train/work all day/take the train home/go to bed, and then wale up and do it all over again.
Lori: Well, can’t you find a way to make the trip more worthwhile?
Carrie: Well, I read the newspaper and sometimes I bring a book, but I don’t really enjoy it.
Lori: How about audiotapes or CDs? There’re novels or language learning¹⁰ tapes, relaxation¹¹ tapes, relaxation tapes , all kinds of stuff on tape and CD.
Carrie: Yeah, good idea, maybe I’ll look into it. Anything will be better than complaining about this commute all the time.
Lori: Yeah, that’s for sure!

 

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 veer   

vt.转向，顺时针转，改变；n.转向

参考例句：

• He is unlikely to veer from his boss's strongly held views.他不可能背离他老板的强硬立场。
• If you fall asleep while driving,you'll probably veer off the road.假如你开车时打瞌睡，可能会驶离道路。

3 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

4 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。

5 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。

6 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

7 county   

n.县，郡

参考例句：

• When the good news reached there,the whole county rejoiced.喜讯传到那里时，全县的人都欢欣鼓舞起来。
• In that year county after county fell to the enemy.那一年一个又一个的县城沦入敌人手中。

8 concrete   

adj.具体的，有形的；n.混凝土 ；v.用混凝土修筑，浇混凝土，凝结

参考例句：

• Could you give us a concrete case?你能不能给我们举个具体事例？
• We should make a concrete analysis of each specific question.对于每个具体问题要进行具体分析。

9 sardine   

n.[C]沙丁鱼

参考例句：

• Every bus arrives and leaves packed as fully as a sardine tin.每辆开来和开走的公共汽车都塞得像沙丁鱼罐头一样拥挤。
• As we chatted,a brightly painted sardine boat dropped anchor.我们正在聊着，只见一条颜色鲜艳的捕捞沙丁鱼的船抛了锚。

10 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

11 relaxation   

n.松弛，放松；休息；消遣；娱乐

参考例句：

• The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
• She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。