Basic Listening Lesson 13

 太无聊了，这破天气，害我在家看了这么多天的电视，什么时候雨能停啊，看了天气预报，还要下，那也要嗨起来，电影走起

A: "The weather is terrible."

B: "Yeah. It's been raining a lot these days."

A: "I have been watching a lot of videos at home because of the constant¹ rain."

B: "Have you heard when it's supposed to get better?"

A: "I saw the weather report, and it's going to rain for the next eight days."

B: "That sucks² so much. What are we going to do?"

A: "I'm getting pretty bored. We should do something despite³ the rain."

B: "I'm with you. What do you have in mind?"

A: "I haven't been to the Mall in a long time. Let's go there."

B: "That sounds good. They have a movie theatre there, so if we get bored, we can watch a movie."

A: "Great. I'll stop by your place now."

B: "Ok. Don't forget to bring your umbrella. The rain can start up again anytime."

1 constant   

n.常数，恒量；adj.不变的，一定的，时常的

参考例句：

• This suit has been in constant wear for two years.这一套衣服已连续穿了两年。
• An absolute constant is fixed and can not be changed.绝对常数是固定而不可以改变的。

2 sucks   

v.吸，吮( suck的第三人称单数 )；舐，吮吸

参考例句：

• She still sucks her thumb when she's worried. 她在忧虑时仍然会吸吮大拇指。
• Plant sucks from the soil. 植物从土壤中吸取养分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 despite   

n.轻视，憎恨；prep.虽然，尽管

参考例句：

• Despite the difficulties he threw himself into the research.尽管困难重重，他还是全心投入了调查研究。
• All the people on the ship were in safety despite the storm.虽然遇到风暴，船上所有的人都安然无恙。