英语听力精选进阶版 6694

William: Hi I'm William and welcome to Authentic¹ Real English.

Feifei: And I'm Feifei.

William: Feifei I'm going to set you up on a date.

Feifei: What?! Where did that come from?

William: Listen, I've got the perfect guy for you!

Feifei: 我真的不需要你来帮我做媒人找男朋友。

William: Come on Feifei!

Feifei: No!

William: He's tall, some might say handsome, he has an excellent job, with an amazing car! He even owns his own flat in the City. So he's a bit of a high-flyer.

Feifei: High-flyer? Is he on airplanes a lot or something?!

William: No that's not what I meant. He's a high-flyer, meaning he's very successful.

Feifei: A high-flyer 的意思是形容一个人事业非常成功。

Examples

A: How's Claire getting on?

B: Doing really well. She's turning out to be a real high-flyer.

A: Mark has been very successful. He's already one of the youngest people in a management² role³ in the company.

B: Mark? Really? I never expected him to be a high-flyer!

William: High-flyer can also been used⁴ as an adjective⁵: high-flying.

Feifei: High-flyer 这个短语的形容词性是 high-flying. 我们来听例句。

Examples

A: There are a lot of high-flying bankers in that part of town.

B: A lot of my school friends have become high-flying doctors

William: So Feifei, are you going to go on a date with this high-flying friend of mine?

Feifei: No way.

William: Come on... David will be really disappointed⁶...

Feifei: David? You mean, that friend you brought along to the work dinner last week?

William: Yes, that's the one.

Feifei: Well, you should have said!

William: Great!

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 management   

n.管理，处理，经营；资方，管理部门

参考例句：

• He has stepped up into the management of the firm.他已升入公司的管理部门。
• In running a company,strict financial management means everything.经营一家公司，严格的财务管理是至关重要的。

3 role   

n.角色；任务

参考例句：

• My role has ended here.我的任务已经在这里结束。
• Mini-computers are playing an important role in our lives.微型电脑在我们生活中扮演着重要的角色。

4 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

5 adjective   

n.形容词；adj.形容词的，用作形容词的

参考例句：

• Don't apply that adjective to me.不要用那个字眼来形容我。
• The adjective loose has several senses. 形容词loose有几个义项。

6 disappointed   

adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的

参考例句：

• He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
• He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。