Advanced Listening Lesson 07

A: "Hey John. I didn't know you were coming to this school."

B: "Yeah, what a coincidence. It's good to see you."

A: "It's been a while hasn't it?"

B: "What have you been up to?"

A: "Not much. Just school and stuff."

B: "Where are you going now?"

A: "I'm going to the registration¹ building to see if I can withdrawal² from one of my classes."

B: "Are you bombing the class or something?"

A: "Partially³ that, but mostly it's a boring class and I am getting nothing out of it."

B: "Where are you off to?"

A: "I finished class for today so I am meeting my girlfriend to watch a movie?"

B: "What are you watching?"

A: "The Lord of the Rings. I haven't seen it yet. Have you?"

B: "Yeah, I saw that about a month ago. It was really good."

A: "Don't tell me anything about it. I don't want to ruin the surprise."

B: "No problem. Hey, what are you doing this weekend?"

A: "Nothing really. I was going to rent a video and just hang out at home."

B: "My fraternity is going to have a party on Saturday night. Wanna come?"

A: "Hey, that sounds like fun. What fraternity are you in?"

B: "I'm over at the Delta⁴ Fraternity house."

A: "Cool. Give me your number and I'll call you Saturday."

B: "It's 206-555-1212."

A: "Aright. I'll see you on Saturday."

B: "See you later."

 

1 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

2 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

3 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

4 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。