捷进英语 lesson 49

Hi,Hi,Yvonne.

You didn't have to work late.

This is a nice surprise.Yes.I'm a free man. But it looks like you two are still at it.

No,no,We're all finished.I'm just waiting for Douglas to pick me up.

Is your car in the shop again,Yvonne?

Yes,It's old and cranky and loud enough to wake the dead.

I just have to buy a new one.

We really do need two cars.Well,sure.Douglas must just about live in his; you have to in real estate¹.Right.

So I'm stuck either waiting for a ride from someone,or taking cabs².

Then I get to listen to cabbies telling very long,very boring stories.

It's very annoying.

I don't get annoyed³ at that.I love talkative cabbies.

Let's trade cars.You'll get lots of time in cabs.

So,how was your day?

It was a big one.I gave my notice.

Well,that certainly makes it real.Oh,yeah.

You can't run for state office if you're employed by the state.

Are you going to set up a private practice?Yep.

There he is.Have a good night.

So,how do you want to celebrate?

Rent a movie;get a pizza to go?

You sure know how to show a girl a good time.

Let's just say,I'm glad you're here.

What's that singing?

Though at the moment,he's certainly not the guy I moved in with.

Well,he's not the type who sings around the house.

Lisa,you look ravishing this morning.

Danny?

Are you one of those people that aliens⁴ abduct⁵ and take to their spaceships for experiments?

No,Why do you ask?Look at you.

Um,So.Danny.What's going on?

Ah,let's see.I.she,we...Ah,ha.What?

My friend Hannah is a scuba⁶ diver⁷.

At this time of year?The ocean must be freezing.That's what the wet suit is for.

To keep you warm.But Danny,it's not going to fit.

Now will someone please explain the beesuit?It's my job.

I don't belive it.I deliver balloons at ten,then Hannah and I are off to the seashore.

So things are going well,huh Danny?

Lisa,Hannah is the first woman.I can talk to completely⁸ unedited.

A frightening thought.Ah there we are.See you later.

I want my old roommate back.Hey,it's good that Danny's happy,right?

Yes.I just wish he'd stop singing.

1 estate   

n.所有地，地产，庄园；住宅区；财产，资产

参考例句：

• My estate lies within a mile.我的地产离那有一英里。
• The great real estate brokers do far more than this.而优秀的房地产经纪人做得可比这多得多。

2 cabs   

出租车( cab的名词复数 )； （公共汽车、火车等的）司机室； 驾驶室； 出租马车

参考例句：

• Cabs and carriages, their lamps gleaming like yellow eyes, pattered by. 公共马车和私人马车嗒嗒地驶过，车灯像一双双黄色的眼睛闪闪发亮。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Outside were cabs and taxis and a line of hotel runners. 外边停着出租的马车、汽车，还站着一排旅馆接待人。

3 annoyed   

adj.烦恼的，恼怒的，生气的，恼火的

参考例句：

• I imagine she was pretty annoyed when she found out.我想她发现此事后一定很生气。
• He was annoyed with complaints made from outside.他因外界的种种怨言而感到烦恼。

4 aliens   

n.外国人( alien的名词复数 )；外侨；局外人；外星人

参考例句：

• We deport aliens who slip across our borders. 我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Both women had hired illegal aliens for child care. 两个女人都曾雇过非法入境者照看孩子。 来自辞典例句

5 abduct   

vt.诱拐，拐带，绑架

参考例句：

• The police caught the man who tried to abduct the boy for ransom.警察抓住了那个企图拐走这男孩以便勒索赎金的家伙。
• The news that we see those use network abduct children sometimes filled with apprehension.我们有时看到那些利用网络诱拐儿童的新闻都心惊肉跳。

6 scuba   

n.水中呼吸器

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。

7 diver   

n.潜水员，跳水运动员

参考例句：

• He is a deep sea diver.他是深海潜水员。
• The diver comes up for air.潜水员升到水面呼吸空气。

8 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。