【听英文对话做选择】拖车服务

 原文：

Man: Hey. Hey. Hey, hey, hey!! What are you doing?

Police Officer: Uh, what does it look like I'm doing? I'm having your car towed away for parking illegally.

 

Man: Officer. You can't do that. That's not fair.

 

Police Officer: What do you mean it's not fair? You parked your car in a no-parking area.

 

Man: What? What do you mean?

 

Police Officer: Look, sir. There's a sign right there that says [Where? Where?] . . . right there! It says, "Tow away zone. No parking between the hours of 7 a.m. through 6 p.m."

 

Man: Oh, that one? Those tree branches are covering it.

 

Police Officer: Sorry, you're going to have to take that complaint up with the city. I'm just doing my job. I'm just here to uphold the law. Anyway, you can clearly see it once you get out of your car.

 

Man: But, but . . . my car was only here (for) five minutes. [Sorry.] I had to just run into this building to . . . to drop off some clothing at the homeless shelter. Just trying to help people in need.

 

Police Officer: Sir. The homeless shelter? It's six blocks down the road. Anyway, look, here's your ticket, and the address where you can pick up your car is found on the back.

 

Man: What? A hundred and fifty dollars? That's outrageous¹. I mean, completely ludicrous.

 

Police Officer: Sorry. Don't park your car illegally!

 

Man: So, you mean that you're going to have my car towed away. I'm standing² right here. Look. How about two tickets for a lecture on the history of the English language tomorrow night at the library? Anything.

 

Police Officer: Sir. It's illegal to bribe⁴ an officer.

 

Man: Wait, wait wait, or how 'bout³ some coupons⁵ for a free burger at that restaurant across the street.? [You've got to be kidding me.] Buy one and get the second one half price.

 

Police Officer: You know sir, you'd probably better leave now. Have a good day.

 

1. In the conversation, parking is not permitted between __________.

A. 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

B. 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

C. 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

2. The man says he didn't see the no-parking sign because ________.

A. it was nighttime when he parked

B. his view was obstructed⁶

C. it wasn't there earlier in the day

 

3. The man supposedly parked his car to _________________. 

A. pay a utility bill for his home

B. donate some items for the needy⁷

C. buy some home cleaning supplies

 

4. What is the fine for parking illegally in the conversation?

A. $105

B. $115

C. $150

 

5. The man tries to influence the police officer into not giving him a ticket by __________________. 

A. offering her free admission to a local event

B. buying her a steak dinner at a fancy restaurant

C. praising the officer on her attractive appearance

 

正确答案：

1. 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

2. his view was obstructed

3. donate some items for the needy

4. $150

5. offering her free admission to a local event

 

1 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

4 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

5 coupons   

n.礼券( coupon的名词复数 )；优惠券；订货单；参赛表

参考例句：

• The company gives away free coupons for drinks or other items. 公司为饮料或其它项目发放免费赠券。 来自辞典例句
• Do you have any coupons? 你们有优惠卡吗？ 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

6 obstructed   

阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止

参考例句：

• Tall trees obstructed his view of the road. 有大树挡着，他看不到道路。
• The Irish and Bristol Channels were closed or grievously obstructed. 爱尔兰海峡和布里斯托尔海峡或遭受封锁，或受到了严重阻碍。

7 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。