英语四级CET4备战之听力第20期

I flew to San Francisco to take care of some business with Mr. Jordan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------. I had to call our appointment¹ off, Then, when I felt better I thought about visiting him at his home, but he lived too far away.-------------------------------------------------------------------. The receptionist² said that Mr. Jordan would call me back, but he didn't. I gave up trying to make a new appointment because-----------------------------------------. A few days later, I saw a man on the street who looked like Mr. Jordan, and I called out to him. It was someone else. When I returned to my hotel that day, I found a message, which said that-------------------------------------------------------------------------, I was sorry I had missed seeing him , but -------------------------------------------------------------

参考答案

But as soon as I arrived, I got sick and couldn't meet with him

I tried to telephone him during office hours, but he was busy

it'wou1d take more time and effort³ than I wanted to spend

Mr. Jordan had gone out of town on some sudden⁴ unexpected⁵ business

I really enjoyed my sightseeing in San Francisco.

1 appointment   

n.约会，指定

参考例句：

• I have an appointment with him at four o'clock.我和他四点钟有个约会。
• They made an appointment for the second day of May.他们在五月二号有个约会。

2 receptionist   

n.接待，接待员

参考例句：

• The girl is a receptionist of the Beijing Hotel.这个女孩是北京饭店的前台接待员。
• Ask the receptionist to put your call through to my room.让接待员把你的电话接到我房间。

3 effort   

n.努力，艰难的尝试

参考例句：

• I will make every effort to arrive on time.我将尽一切努力准时到达。
• There isn't much time ahead,so we should redouble our effort.来日无多，须加倍努力。

4 sudden   

n.突然，忽然；adj.突然的，意外的，快速的

参考例句：

• All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
• The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。

5 unexpected   

adj.想不到的，意外的

参考例句：

• I always keep some good wine in for unexpected guests.我总保存些好酒，用来招待不速之客。
• His promotion was unexpected.他的升迁出人意料。