【英语4级听力】终于可以放松了-Time to Relax

Lewis and his wife have two children. One is a boy named Eddie. Eddie is 25 years old, married¹, and has a baby. Their other child is a girl named Mary. Mary just turned 20. She moved out of her parent's house two weeks ago.

 

Their children are finally all grown up. Lewis and his wife finally have the house to themselves. They thought that they would enjoy living alone. "We can finally relax!" said Lewis. He missed having a quiet house. His wife was not happy. The house was completely² silent³ now. It made her feel lonely. She missed her children.

 

"I know," said Lewis. "We can get a pet!" They went to the pet store and came back with three loud puppies⁴. His wife was happy again, but Lewis was not.

1 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

2 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

3 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。

4 puppies   

n.（常指不满一岁的）小狗(puppy的复数)；小狗，幼犬( puppy的名词复数 )；浅薄自负的年轻男子

参考例句：

• a litter of puppies 一窝小狗
• The bitch bore six puppies. 母狗生了六只小狗。 来自《简明英汉词典》