英语专业四级听力50篇 13 A Kind Neighbor

Mr. and Mrs. Jones' apartment was full of luggage¹, packages, furniture and boxes. Both of them were very busy when they heard the doorbell ring. Mrs. Jones went to open it and she saw a middle-aged² lady outside. The lady said she lived next door. Mrs. Jones invited her to come in and apologized³ because there was no place for her to sit. "Oh, that's OK," said the lady. "I just come to welcome you to your new home. As you know, in some parts of this city neighbors are not friendly at all. There are some apartment houses where people don't know any of their neighbors, not even the ones next door. But in this building everyone is very friendly with everyone else.

We are like one big happy family. I'm sure you'll be very happy here." Mr. and Mrs. Jones said, "But madam, we are not new dwellers⁴ in this apartment. We’ve lived here for two years. We’re moving out tomorrow."

1 luggage   

n.行李，行装

参考例句：

• Have you packed your luggage?你打包行李了吗？
• Will you please keep an eye on my luggage?劳驾帮我看一下行李。

2 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

3 apologized   

v.道歉( apologize的过去式和过去分词 )；辩白

参考例句：

• He felt suitably chastened and apologized. 他感到内疚并表示歉意。
• She apologized to her teacher for coming to school late. 她因迟到而向老师道歉。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 dwellers   

n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》