大学四级对话理解-39

W: Aren’t we supposed to have a maths test this afternoon?
M: It was postponed¹ because the teacher had to attend a meeting.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

 

 

A)The teacher postponed the meeting.
B)There won’t be a test this afternoon.
C)The students will be attending the meeting.
D)The students took a maths test that afternoon.

 

 

答案 B

1 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。