【听英文对话做选择】改掉吸烟的习惯

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Woman: Hey. Are you okay?

Man: Yeah. I just have a cold, I think.

 

Woman: No, no you don't. You've sounded like that for a while. You smoke, and you're dying from it.

 

, Man: What? Well, you know, I'm just . . .I'm just a casual smoker¹, and I can quit anytime I want.

 

Woman: No, you can't. You smoke two packs a day, and I DONT call that a casual smoker.

 

Man: Hey, it's my choice, so butt² out. We've talked about this before, and I'm tired of you, mom, and dad nagging³ me about it all the time.

 

Woman: Okay, but what about your kids? Don't you worry about how your smoking is affecting them?

 

Man: It's not a problem. I smoke outside.

 

Woman: Yeah, but don't you worry they'll start smoking too?

 

Man: No. They won't. I know my kids. I trust them.

 

Woman: Yeah, yeah. Didn't you say that Jacob got caught smoking a week ago at school?

 

Man: Yeah, but it was the first time . . . He's under a lot of pressure these days.

 

Woman: Yea, right. The first time you know of. He's lying to you.

 

Man: I trust him.

 

Woman: Really. Well, what about these cigarettes? [ What? ] Right here! [ Oh! ] I found them in his clothes when he stayed over last night. Listen.

 

Man: They . . . They're probably not his!

 

Woman: There his. He's following your example. You can't expect him NOT to smoke when you smoke yourself.

 

Man: Hey. Don't tell me how to raise my kids. It's my job.

 

Woman: I won't have to. You're killing⁴ yourself, and someone else is going to be raising your kids for you.

 

Man: Well, what does that mean?

 

Woman: Figure it out. Listen. I ('ve) got to go now. If you want to talk more, I'll be at mom's house.

 

Man: Whatever.

1. The man smokes _______ packs of cigarettes a day.

A. one

B. two

C. three

2. The man and woman are _____________.

A. siblings⁵

B. husband and wife

C. coworkers

 

3. According to the conversation, where does the man probably smoke at home?

A. in the bathroom

B. in his bedroom

C. on the porch

 

4. The woman knows the man's son, Jacob, is smoking because ________. 

A. she caught him smoking at school

B. he confessed to her about his problem

C. she discovered his habit at her house

 

5. Based on the tone of the conversation, the man is ____________ the woman's ideas.

A. resistant⁶ to 

B. open to

C. confused with

 

正确答案：

1. two

2. siblings

3. on the porch

4. she discovered his habit at her house

5. resistant to

 

1 smoker   

n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室

参考例句：

• His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
• He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。

2 butt   

n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。

3 nagging   

adj.唠叨的，挑剔的；使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的现在分词 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责

参考例句：

• Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. 别唠叨了—我会尽快做的。
• I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. 我后背下方老是疼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

6 resistant   

adj.(to)抵抗的，有抵抗力的

参考例句：

• Many pests are resistant to the insecticide.许多害虫对这种杀虫剂有抵抗力。
• They imposed their government by force on the resistant population.他们以武力把自己的统治强加在持反抗态度的人民头上。