慢速英语短文听力 不吃不喝

No Food, No Water

不吃不喝

Bev was a real estate¹ agent in New York City. She usually left home about 10 a.m. She never drank or ate anything until she returned home. "You need energy. Eat some lunch," her husband said. "I can't eat anything after I leave the house. I don't carry a toothbrush or toothpaste," she said. "No problem. Put them into your purse," he said. "That's extra² weight," she said. "Every day I walk 30 blocks³. I climb 20 flights of stairs. My purse is so heavy. Besides, it's full. I don't have room in my purse. Look." He looked into her purse. It was full. He lifted it. It was heavy. "Well, you should at least drink lots of water. I'm sure all that walking makes you thirsty," he said. "I get thirsty, but I don't dare⁴ drink," she said. "It's too hard to find a clean place to pee!"

贝夫是纽约城的一名房地产经纪人。她通常10点才会离开家。在她回家之前，她不吃也不喝。她的丈夫对她说：“你需要能量。吃午餐。”她说：“出门以后我不能吃东西。因为我不能带牙刷或牙膏。”他说：“那没事，把她装进你的手提袋里。”她说：“那会额外增加分量。我每天走30个街区。20层楼梯。我的手提包太重了。还有，东西太多了。看，我的包里没地方放了。”他看了看她的包。包里装满了东西。他提了提。非常重。他说：“那你至少要多喝水。走路会让你感到饥渴。”她说：“我会感到口渴，但是我不敢喝。找个干净地方解手都非常困难！”

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 extra   

adj.额外的，外加的；特大的

参考例句：

• We do not ask for extra pay.我们不要求额外报酬。
• You have to pay extra for breakfast.早餐你要另外付费。

3 blocks   

n.赛跑者起跑时脚底所撑的木块；阻挡( block的名词复数 )；（吗啡）块（一立方吗啡的量度，每盎司吗啡约有125块）；（印度的行政单位）区；[美国英语] 街区(4条街道当中的区域)v.堵塞( block的第三人称单数 )；阻碍；设计（电视录像的摄像镜头布局）；[球类]（合法）阻挡（对手）

参考例句：

• Single words are the building blocks of language. 单词是语言结构的基本单位。
• The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks. 这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。

4 dare   

n.敢，挑战；aux.敢；vi.敢；vt.敢于，勇于面对

参考例句：

• He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
• How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆！马上把你的手挪开。