大学体验英语听说教程 第三册16

　　Unit 16 Fixing up the place
Vocabulary Task
Answers/Script¹
A I want a room that is soothing² and relaxing ,not sterile³. I want a nice thick braided rug⁴ and some lava⁵ lamps. I think I’d like to get an overstuffed rattan⁶ chair.
B I want a room that is useful for hanging out and studying. I want to be able to work on my computer in a comfortable chair. I want lots of bookshelves to hold all my books and papers.
C I don’t like my room the way it is. Right now, it’s full of a bunch of junk. I ought to get rid of the junk and fix it up. Then I could rearrange the furniture and make it more attractive.
Listening Task
1) First Listening
Answers
1. Buying a computer.
2. Painting the walls.
3. Rearranging the furniture.
4. Adding plants to the room.
2) Second Listening
Answers
1. She agrees with it.
2. He doesn’t care.
3. She agrees with it
4. She may be against it.
Script
1. A: You know, I was thinking. We really need to get a home computer. And probably a computer desk too
B: Yeah? Do you think we really need that?
A: Yeah, I need to be able to work on a computer at home. We should’ve gotten one a long time ago.
B: But where would we put it?
A: In the bedroom maybe?
B: Our bedroom is already too crowded, though. And I don’t want you to keep me awake while you’re studying.
A: I know! How about if I buy a loptop computer and use it at the dining tale?
B: That makes more sense. Our apartment is too small for lots of furniture.
5. A: Hey, I’m thinking of painting our room. What do you think?
B: Sure. Whatever.
A: Here’s my idea. We paint the two end walls wine red and the side walls tan⁷.
B: Sounds cool to me, kinda like a checkerboard. But isn’t it going to be too dark?
A: I don’t know. If it is, we can always repaint it something lighter⁸.
B: Well, who’s gonna pay for it?
A: I thought we could share the cost. If you think it’s a good idea.\
B: Yeah. I guess so.
3. A: Hey, Jenny…
B: Yeah?
A: I was thinking. I’d really like to rearrange the furniture in our living room.
B: Oh, yeah, how?
A: Move the TV into the corner. Where it is now, in the middle of the room, it looks like it’s the most important thing in our lives.
B: Yeah, you’re tight. And if we move the chairs closer together, people can talk.
A: Exactly.
B: Ooh, hey, I like that!
4. A: Suzy, this room is just too sterile. You know what would make it look more cozy⁹?
B: What’s that?
A: A bunch of plants. There’s nothing alive in this room.
B: Speak for yourself. I’m alive.
A: You know what I mean… I would just like to have some green in the room. It’s soothing and relaxing.
B: Well, suit yourself – go get some plants. But don’t expect me to water them.
2. Second Listening
1.Predict
Answers
Sarah suggested some chairs and some plants. Richard suggested psychedelic posters, a lava lamp and a black light.
2.Get the main idea
Answers
R A room is just a room.
X I just want it to show our personalities¹⁰.
S I want to get a few things to make it feel like it’s our home.
X I really like your idea!
R How about a couple of psychedelic posters?
S We don’t have any time for parties.
X I was thinking of a rattan chair and some hanging plants.
R At least we can agree on that.
Script
Sarah: You know, Richard, I really think we ought to fix up our apartment a little.
Richard: What for? What’s wrong with it the way it is?
Sarah: Are you kidding? It’s so empty.
Richard: Come on. A room is just a room. Why do we have to fill it up with a bunch of junk? Besides, it costs money.
Sarah: Well, it doesn’t have to be that expensive. I know this really neat little thrift¹¹ store around the corner. We can go there and get a few simple things, just make it feel like a home.
Richard: A few things? Oh, man, this is going to cost money.
Sarah: it doesn’t have to cost a lot.
Richard: Why can’t we just leave it the way it is? I like it. I feel comfortable here. You start putting a lot of nice things around and it’s going to be a museum.
Sarah: But, Richard, we’re not the only ones that are going to be here. We want to have friends over, you know, have people over to study. They’ve got to have places to sit.
Richard: Hey, that’s a good idea. We could get a couple of psychedelic posters and a lava lamp. Get a black light. Crank up the stereo¹². We could have cool parties here.
Sarah: Parties, Richard? Richard, we are not going to have any time to party. We are going to be way too busy studying. That's what we’re in college for!
Richard: College is about having parties about having friends over. I don’t want something that looks like my parents’ house.
Sarah: Look. It doesn’t have to look like your parents’ house. We just need a few simple things like chairs. Maybe some plants you know, it’ll just make it nice and homey.
Richard: Homey? Okay, I’m not looking for homey. I’m a college student.
Sarah: At this rate, we’re never going to find anything that we both like.
Richard: Yeah, well, at least we can agree on that.

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 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

3 sterile   

adj.不毛的，不孕的，无菌的，枯燥的，贫瘠的

参考例句：

• This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile.这个盖子严实地盖在奶瓶上，保持奶嘴无菌。
• The farmers turned the sterile land into high fields.农民们把不毛之地变成了高产田。

4 rug   

n.毯子，地毯，旅行毯

参考例句：

• The rug can double up.这条地毯能卷起来。
• It will be more beautiful if you work some blue into the rug.如果你再织些蓝色的图案，这毯子会更好看。

5 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

6 rattan   

n.藤条，藤杖

参考例句：

• When they reached a long bridge fastened with rattan strips,everyone got out and walked.走到那顶藤条扎的长桥，大家都下车步行。
• Rattan furniture,include rattan chair,rattan table,and so on.藤器家具包括藤椅藤桌等等。

7 tan   

n.鞣制革，黄褐色；adj.黄褐色的，鞣皮的；vt.晒黑，鞣(革)，鞭打；vi.晒成棕褐色

参考例句：

• She had gotten a good tan after the holiday at the sea.在海边度假之后，她的皮肤晒得黑黑的。
• His arms and legs had a dark tan.他的手臂和腿晒得黑黑的。

8 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

9 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

10 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

11 thrift   

adj.节约，节俭；n.节俭，节约

参考例句：

• He has the virtues of thrift and hard work.他具备节俭和勤奋的美德。
• His thrift and industry speak well for his future.他的节俭和勤勉预示着他美好的未来。

12 stereo   

adj.有立体视觉的，立体声的；n.固定形象，立体声

参考例句：

• She had the stereo on at full blast.她把立体声音响开到了最大音量。
• This program is being broadcast in stereo.这个节目正用立体声播放。