【英语4级听力】那个无用又懒惰的人-The Useless and Lazy Man

Mitchell buys a cup of coffee at his local¹ café every morning. He always sees the same homeless² man sitting outside. This man waits for people to come out. He asks everyone for change. Although³ the homeless man is very friendly⁴, Mitchell does not like him. "He is useless⁵ and lazy," Mitchell always said⁶.

 

One morning, Mitchell was⁷ running⁸ late to work. He stormed⁹ out of the café doors. Then, he ran¹⁰ across¹¹ the street to his car. Since¹² he was in a hurry, he did¹³ not check for traffic¹⁴. Suddenly¹⁵ all he saw¹⁶ was a big white truck about to run him over. Luckily, the homeless man pushed¹⁷ Mitchell out of the way just in time to save¹⁸ his life¹⁹. Mitchell gave²⁰ him five dollars every morning after that.

1 local   

adj.地方性的，当地的，局部的；乡土的；本地的；n.当地居民，本地新闻

参考例句：

• She is a local girl.她是个本地姑娘。
• He reports for a local newspaper.他担任一家地方报纸的记者。

2 homeless   

adj.无家可归的

参考例句：

• The flood made many people homeless.水灾使许多人无家可归。
• My sister always takes pity on the homeless children.我妹妹一向可怜那些无家可归的孩子。

3 although   

conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管

参考例句：

• Although my car is very old,It'still runs very well.我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
• Although he worked hard,he failed in the exam.虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。

4 friendly   

adj.友好的，和气的

参考例句：

• He's not friendly to others.他对别人不友好。
• People here are very friendly.这儿的人很友好。

5 useless   

adj.无用的，无效的，无益的

参考例句：

• His advise is useless to our project.他的建议对我们的计划没有什么价值。
• A car is useless without gasolene.汽车没有汽油便无用。

6 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

9 stormed   

vi.起风暴，下暴雨（storm的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• The troops stormed the enemy's trenches and fanned out across the fields. 部队猛攻敌人的战壕，并在田野上呈扇形散开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

11 across   

adv.横过，使...被理解(或接受)；prep.穿过，横过

参考例句：

• He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
• You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。

12 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

13 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

14 traffic   

adj.交通的；n.交通；vi.交易，买卖

参考例句：

• That will help the traffic.这会促进交通状况。
• He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。

15 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

16 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

17 pushed   

adj.（时间、钱等）不够用的； 没有空的，忙碌的v.推，推动( push的过去式和过去分词 )；对…施加压力；逼迫；按

参考例句：

• She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. 她推了推门，门却一动不动。
• He pushed his way through the crowd. 他在人群中往前挤。

18 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

19 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

20 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。