英语听力短文13 Step Down (2)

 　　Doug and Sandra walked away from the desk. "Boy, she wasn't very polite," Doug said². "She didn't say 'Good morning.' She didn't say 'Have a nice day.' What did³ she write on the paper?" The woman had⁴ written a phone number on the paper. "I thought⁵ we were going⁶ to get an appointment⁷," Doug said. Sandra was¹ upset⁸. "Well, we didn't get an appointment, did we? You had to correct⁹ her English, didn't you? You upset her. So, she didn't give me an appointment with a doctor. Now I have wait until¹⁰ next Monday before I can make an appointment." "Of course¹¹ I corrected¹² her," Doug said. "She was speaking incorrect¹³ English. Who ever¹⁴ heard of 'step¹⁵ down' when there are no steps¹⁶? I tried to make her a better speaker¹⁷. I tried to get her to speak correct English." Sandra said, "What's more important—her English, or my appointment?"

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

3 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

4 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

5 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

6 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

7 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。

8 upset   

adj.烦乱的，不高兴；v.颠覆，推翻；扰乱，使心烦意乱，使不舒服

参考例句：

• She upset our plan.她打乱了我们的计划。
• He was very upset.他非常心烦。

9 correct   

adj.正确的；vi.改正，纠正；vt.改正

参考例句：

• She gave a correct answer.她给了个正确的答案。
• Choose the correct one from these words.选择正确的词填空。

10 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

11 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

12 corrected   

adj.折算的，修正的，校正的v.改正( correct的过去式和过去分词 )；[数学、物理学]校正；（试卷）改错；批改

参考例句：

• Tom has not nearly corrected his shortcomings in work. 汤姆远远没有改正自己在工作中的缺点。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A squint can sometimes be corrected by an eyepatch. 斜视有时候可以通过戴眼罩来纠正。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 incorrect   

adj.不正确的，错误的

参考例句：

• Your answer is incorrect.你的回答不正确。
• The method is incorrect.方法不对头。

14 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

15 step   

n.脚步；台阶；梯级

参考例句：

• She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
• He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。

16 steps   

n.级别( step的名词复数 )；脚步；步骤；步伐v.举步，行走，跨步( step的第三人称单数 )；离开(along)；（尤指马）轻快地走；（跳舞时）合着节拍走

参考例句：

• Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation. 已经采取措施以改善局面。
• a toddler's first few halting steps 学步幼儿的蹒跚脚步

17 speaker   

n.说话者，发言者；说某种语言者；扬声器

参考例句：

• Who's the next speaker?下一个该谁发言？
• He is a poor speaker.他是一个蹩脚的演讲者。