大学体验英语听说教程 第二册15

　　Unit 15 I couldn’t say no…
Vocabulary Task
Answers
1.c 2.f 3.g 4.a 5.d 6.e 7.b
Script¹
1. A: Want to come over for dinner?
B: It sounds like fun, but I’m really busy tonight.
2. A: I’d appreciate it if you would call me back to let me know by this Friday.
B: I can let you know now. it would be my pleasure to attend.
3. A: Do you want to come to the mall with me?
B: Right now? Ok, just let me get my purse.
4. A: [person reading invitation] Hey, it’s John’s birthday. “Join us for a party at 2:30 PM on April 1st.”
B: The first? I’ll be out of town. I guess I better call to let them know.
5. A: it’s an invitation. It says, “We would like to request the pleasure of your company at eight o’clock on Thursday evening. Please RSVP to 555-1212.”
B: I’d love to go. I’ll call to RSVP.
6. A: Can you go to the movies with me?
B: Sure, I’d love to! What movie do you want to see?
7. A: [person reading invitation] “Please come to a barbecue this Saturday at 1:00 PM. BYOB, (bring your own bottle.)”
B: I think I’m gonna have to take a rain check. I have too much work to do this weekend.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. a banquet² for Ms. Green
2. a barbecue on Sunday
3. a going-away party for Mr. Davis
4. going out after the game
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. accepted 3. accepted
2. refused 4. refused
Script
1. A: Mr. Wilson, would you please attend the banquet in honor³ of Ms. Green? It’s this Saturday at 7:00 at the Hilton.
B: I’d love to. Do I need to make a speech?
2. A: Oh, hi, Angela!
B: Hi, Eddy⁴! You know, we’re having some people over for a barbecue on Sunday. Want to come?
A: I’m sorry. We’ll be out of town this weekend. Maybe another time.
3. A: James, we’re having a going-away party for Mr. Davis, the vice-president. We’d be delighted if you could attend. It’s this Saturday at eight o’clock.
B: Oh, yes, I’d be honored⁵. I’ll put it on my calendar. Should I bring a gift?
A: Oh, that’s not necessary.
4. A: Hey, we’re going out after the game. Want to come?
B: Nah, I have to get up early tomorrow. I’ll take a rain check.
Real World Listening
1 Predict⁶
Answer
Her boss keeps inviting⁷ her to go places.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
Winter – it snowed a lot; they made snowmen
She accepted invitations to a Laker’s basketball game, and to the opera.
She doesn’t say this directly⁸, but she may think she cannot say no to her boss – that if she refuses she might lose her job.
Now she is worried about whether she can refuse an invitation to the ballet⁹, and how she should do it.
Script
I just started working at a small company and I want to make a good impression. One day my boss comes up to me and says, “I’ve got tickets to the Laker’s basketball game on Sunday. Do you wanna go?” I don’t know anything about basketball, but he said he wanted me to get to know the other people in the office, and I didn’t want to seem rude, so I went, “Sure, I’ll go.” It was okay ′cause there were other people from the office at the game. So I didn’t mind. But, the next time I see him he comes up to me and says, “Wanna go to the opera next weekend? I have an extra ticket.” I was like, “Okay, that’s kind of weird,” but I thought, well, maybe this is all right. I’d never been to an opera. And so we went to the opera, but it was all in Italian and it got to be really boring but I sat through the whole show. I wanted to leave but he’s my boss, so I couldn’t say no. I didn’t feel like I could leave. So after that, I tried to avoid him in the office and I almost make it through the week when he corners me yesterday in the breakroom. And now he’s invited me to go to the ballet. I hate the ballet! How do I get out of this situation?

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 banquet   

n.宴会，盛会，酒席

参考例句：

• We had a banquet,which ended up with soup.我们举行了一个宴会，最后一道菜是汤。
• He is in the person of his father for the banquet.他以他父亲的名义赴宴。

3 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

4 eddy   

n.漩涡，涡流

参考例句：

• The motor car disappeared in eddy of dust.汽车在一片扬尘的涡流中不见了。
• In Taylor's picture,the eddy is the basic element of turbulence.在泰勒的描述里，旋涡是湍流的基本要素。

5 honored   

adj.光荣的：荣幸的v.尊敬，给以荣誉( honor的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I hope to be honored with further orders. 如蒙惠顾，不胜荣幸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is a time-honored custom. 这是一个古老的习俗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。

7 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

8 directly   

adv.直接地，径直地；马上，立即

参考例句：

• I will telephone you directly I hear the news.我一听到消息，马上打电话给你。
• She answered me very directly and openly.她非常坦率地、开门见山地答复了我。

9 ballet   

n.芭蕾舞

参考例句：

• Angela studied ballet for six years.安吉拉学了六年芭蕾舞。
• She is a celebrated star of ballet.她是一个芭蕾舞明星。