新编大学英语四级听力短对话每日2题 第211期

17.

Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At an information service.

B. At a car wash point.

C. At a repair shop.

D. At a dry cleaner's.

18.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman came to the concert at the man's request.

B. The man is already fed up with playing the piano.

C. The piece of music the man played is very popular.

D. The man's unique talents are the envy¹ of many people.

 

 

17

M: How soon do you think this can be cleaned?

W: We have same day service, sir. You can pick up your suit after five o'clock.

Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

参考译文：

男：你觉得这个多久可以清洗干净？

女：先生，我们提供当日取货服务。您可以在五点以后取走你的西装。

问：这段对话可能发生在什么地方？

答案解析：

正确答案为D。对话中男子问什么时候可以清洗干净，女子说五点后可以来取西装，因此推知对话发生在干洗店，D项正确。A，信息服务台，B，洗车店，C，修理店，均与对话内容不符，排除。

18

W: I really enjoy that piece you just play on the piano. I bet² you get a lot of requests for it.

M: You said it. People just can't get enough of it.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

参考译文：

女：你真的很喜欢你刚才用钢琴演奏的那段音乐。我敢打赌肯定好多人让你演奏那段。

男：你说对了。人们就是听不够。

问：我们能从对话中得知什么信息？

答案解析：

正确答案为C。对话中女子说非常喜欢男子刚演奏的音乐，并且说肯定有好多人都会让男子演奏那段音乐，男子说没错，人们就是听不够，可知，男子演奏的那段音乐非常受欢迎，因此C项正确。A，女子应男子的要求来到音乐会，对话中未涉及，排除。B，男子已经对弱钢琴感到厌烦了，对话中未涉及，排除。D，很多人羡慕男子独有的天赋，对话中未涉及，排除。

1 envy   

vt.羡慕，忌妒；n.羡慕，忌妒

参考例句：

• I envy your ability to work so fast.我真羡慕你，能干得这么快。
• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。

2 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。