捷进英语 lesson 11

1 ANNE:Debbie!

DEBBIE:Right here.

ANNE:Oh!Where is my laptop?

There was a laptop computer on my desk this morning and it isn't here now.

2 ANNE:And the phone.I also had a mobile phone.

Where is it?Things just walk out of this office and it has got to stop.

3 ANNE:I know I put the Hong Kong files right here,on top of this cabinet.

Where are they now?Vanished.My new business cards.

My new Cantonese phrasebook.Who on earth borrowed a Cantonese phrasebook?

4 ANNE:This was not here a minute ago.

DEBBIE:I found the laptiop.

ANNE:Where was it? DEBBIE:Next to the mobile phone,under the Hong Kong files.

With your business cards.

5 SIMON:Ane,I borrowed your Cantonese phrasebook.

Really interesting.Thank.

1 MING YI:How are you feeling?

ANNE:Great.Never better.

WENJIAN:Aren't you suffering from jet lag?

ANNE:Oh no.Besides,the afternoon meeting only lasted...What?...four hours?

2 MING YI:Yes,but we have another one early tomorrow morning.

WEN JIAN:It will last all day.We won't finish till six o'clock.

ANNE:Hm.

3 MING YI:Are you worried about getting tired?

ANNE:No.I eanted to do some shopping tomorrow.

How late is Sogo open?

MING YI:Quite late.But don't forget,there is a banquet for you tomorrow night.

4 ANNE:Ah.How long does that last?

MING YI:They can take hours.

I'm afraid you won't be back at your hotel at least until midnight.

WEN JIAN:Maybe later.

5 ANNE:Oh well.Wait...Sogo's is open tonight,isn't it?

MING YI:Yes.

ANNE:Well,can we go now?

MING YI:Of course.The tram will take about thirty minutes.

WEN JIAN:A taxi will be faster.

ANNE:Let's walk.It's a beautiful evening.

WEN JIAN:I am amazed you're still going!

1 ANNE:So,the Cantonese phrasebook came in handy.

NINA:So what was the weather like this time of year?

GEORGE:Hong Kong was better than here,I hope.

ANNE:Why?Did it rain?

GEORGE:Wet and miserable¹.

2 ANNE:Too bad.Hong Kong was hot.

I loved it.Some days it reached 85'.

GEORGE:Whew!Too hot for me.

NU LA:It's not the heat.It's the humidity.

NINA:Hot and humid?Yuck.

ANNE:Oh,everything's air-conditioned,anyway.

3 ANNE:One day,I went by boat to Macau,

and there was a fantastic thunderstorm on the water.

GEORGE:Where's Macau?

NINA:George,we have to get you a map.

ANNE:Ah,it's just east of Hong Kong.

NU LA:West. ANNE:Hm?

NU LA:Macau is west of Hong Kong.

ANNE:That's right.My map was backwards².

GEORGE:Well,it is on the other side of the world.

1 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

2 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。