洪恩环境英语第四册 练习 03

　　LESSON THREE
[00:14.47]Listen and repeat¹.
[00:18.00]mystery²          a new mystery
[00:25.57]a new mystery show
[00:29.52]starring         a starring role³
[00:36.88]my first starring role
[00:41.61]break            big break
[00:47.57]my big break
[00:51.23]hit              big hit         a big hit
[01:00.89]money            good money      make good money
[01:10.03]big              make it         make it big
[01:19.70]make it big in television
[01:24.38]Listen to this dilogue.
[01:27.85]It's a telephone conversation between Jeff Bennett and his old friend Karen.
[01:35.50]Hello.
[01:42.37]Hello,Karen?This is Jeff Bennett.Remember me?
[01:48.62]Oh,hi,Jeff,Of course I remember you.
[01:55.77]Are you still an actor? I'm still an actor.
[02:01.23]I'm here in Stamford to be in a new mystery show at WEFL.
[02:08.18]It's my first starring role.Oh,Jeff,that's wonderful!
[02:15.94]You must be very excited.
[02:20.62]I am.This new job is my big break.
[02:26.36]I think this show is going to be a big hit.
[02:31.43]I can make good money now.
[02:35.48]This is my chance to make it big in television.
[02:40.65]Now let's listen to this conversation again.
[02:46.53]Hello.Hello.karen?
[03:02.78]This is Jeff Bennett.Remember me?
[03:11.03]Oh,hi,Jeff,Of course I remember you.Are you still an actor?
[03:22.40]I'm still an actor.
[03:26.84]I'm here in Stamford to be in a new mystery show at WEFL.
[03:41.00]It's my first staring⁴ role.
[03:45.44]Oh,Jeff,that's wonderful!You must be very excited.
[03:56.02]I am.
[03:59.26]This new job is my big break.
[04:05.63]I think this show is going to be a big hit.
[04:19.50]I can make good money now.
[04:25.67]This is my chance to make it big in television.
[04:39.01]Now correct the following statements⁵ about Jeff and Karen's conversation.
[04:46.96]For example,I say:
[04:51.63]karen called Jeff.
[04:55.89]and you say:No.Jeff called Karen.
[05:02.65]I say,"Jeff's a newscaster at WEFL."And you say:
[05:11.12]No,Jeff's an actor at WEFL.
[05:17.88]Ready?Let's begin.Karen called Jeff.
[05:25.54]NO,Jeff called Karen.
[05:32.49]Jeff's a newscaster at WEFL
[05:38.52]No,Jeff's an actor at WEFL.
[05:46.57]This is Jeff's third starring role.
[05:52.31]No,This is Jeff's first starring role.
[06:00.57]karen says,"Oh,Jeff,that's wonderful!You must be very tired.
[06:10.63]No,karen says,"Oh,Jeff,that's wonderful!You must be very excited."
[06:21.18]Jeff thinks the show is going to be awful.
[06:27.24]No,Jeff thinks the show is going to be a big hit.
[06:35.70]Jeff says,"This new job is my big mistake."
[06:42.86]No,Jeff says,"this new job is my big break."
[06:52.60]Jeff is making little money at WEFL.
[06:59.37]No,Jeff is making good money at WEFL.
[07:07.73]This is Jeff's chance to make it big in movies.
[07:13.68]No,this is Jeff's chance to make it big in television.
[07:20.95]Now let's listen to Jeff's mother,Mrs Bennett,as she talks about her son.
[07:28.50]I thought Jeff was going to stay in Los Angeles,but he ended up in New York.
[07:36.23]Now he has a job here.
[07:40.30]It could go on for years.
[07:45.16]Now I hope he's going to give up his apartment in New York and move back to Stamford forever⁶.
[07:54.83]Now listen again to Mrs.Bennett and repeat what she says.
[08:00.47]I thought Jeff was going to stay in Los Angeles.
[08:06.74]but he ended up in New York.
[08:11.39]Now he has a job here.
[08:18.34]It could go on for years.
[08:23.20]Now I hope he's going to give up his apartment in New York
[08:29.86]and move back to Stamford forever.
[08:36.02]Now you're going to make some statements about Jeff in the past.
[08:43.28]Use the words you hear to make the statements.
[08:48.04]For expample,I say,"End up ...New York."
[08:56.08]And you say,"He ended up in New York."I say,"NOt ...stay...Stamford."
[09:07.94]And you say"He didn't stay in Stamford.
[09:13.82]"All right,let's begin.End up...New York.
[09:23.77]He ended up in New York.
[09:29.23]Not...stay...Stamford.
[09:35.11]He didn't stay in Stamford.
[09:40.96]Not ...have ...job...there.
[09:48.02]He didn't have a job there.
[09:52.27]Give up...his apartment.
[09:57.45]He gave up his apartment.
[10:01.21]Move back...Stamford.
[10:06.17]He moved back to Stamford.
[10:10.72]Did Jeff really give up his apartment in New York?
[10:15.97]Did he really move back to Stamford forever?
[10:21.01]Well,his mother hopes he's going to.
[10:25.45]That is,if his job goes on for years.
[10:30.60]To end the lesson.let's listen to Jeff again.
[10:36.06]This new job is my big break.
[10:41.12]It's a bigger role than anything I had in New York.
[10:46.97]And it's a more exciting role than anything I had in Los Angeles.
[10:53.35]this is my chance to make it big in television.
[10:58.99]I want my parents to be proud of me.
[11:04.35]I think I can do a good job.
[11:08.60]But I'm a little scared.Steven Winn-I don't know what he thinks of me.
[11:18.66]But Linda Marino-she's friendlier than he is.And more helpful.
[11:25.71]I'm going to like working with her.
[11:30.08]Actually,I think I'm going to like working wiht everyone here.
[11:35.41]Now listen again to what Jeff just said,
[11:40.66]but this time repeat what you hear.
[11:45.70]Ready?Let's begin.
[11:49.64]This new job is my big break.
[11:55.00]It's a bigger role than anything I had in New York.
[12:00.25]And it's a more exciting role than anything I had in Los Angeles.
[12:09.18]This is my chance to make it big in television.
[12:16.34]I want my parents to be proud of me.
[12:21.02]I think I can do a good job.
[12:25.27]But I'm the star and I'm a little scared.
[12:33.03]Steven Winn-I don't know what he thinks of me.
[12:40.76]But Linda Marino- she's friendlier than he is.
[12:49.10]And more helpful.I'm going to like working with her.
[12:57.46]Actually,I think I'm going to like working with everyone here.
[13:06.00]This is the end of Lesson Three.

1 repeat   

n.重复，反复；vt.重复，复述；vi.重复；adj.重复的，反复的

参考例句：

• There will be a repeat of this talk next week.下星期将重播这次讲话。
• History will not repeat itself.历史不会重演。

2 mystery   

n.神秘，奥秘，秘密，玄妙，不可思议的事

参考例句：

• He often tells stories full of mystery.他常讲些充满神秘色彩的故事。
• The mystery was never solved.这个奥秘始终未得到解释。

3 role   

n.角色；任务

参考例句：

• My role has ended here.我的任务已经在这里结束。
• Mini-computers are playing an important role in our lives.微型电脑在我们生活中扮演着重要的角色。

4 staring   

adj.目不转睛的；凝视的；显眼的；（毛发）竖立的v.凝视，瞪视( stare的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling. 她仰卧着凝视天花板。
• She was staring into space, her mouth slack. 她双唇微张，失神地望着前方。

5 statements   

n.声明( statement的名词复数 )；（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现；（文字）陈述；结算单

参考例句：

• We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements. 我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
• The report is inconsistent with the financial statements. 这个报告与财务报表内容不一致。

6 forever   

adv.(=for ever)永远；总是

参考例句：

• Teacher is powerful in a child's eyes forever.老师在孩子们的心中永远是强者。
• You can't depend on your parents forever.你不能永远依赖你父母。