英语听力精选进阶版 6785

Chris: Hi there Li.

Li: Oh, hi Chris.

Chris: Are you alright? You seem annoyed¹?

Li: Oh, I'm fed up 我很不开心. I had to stay late at work again yesterday. I still didn't manage to finish all the work, so I came in early today as well.

Chris: Sounds like you need a cup of tea. I'll put the kettle² on. What have you got to finish?

Li: Well, it's not even my work I have to finish – it's Lisa's.

Chris: What do you mean?

Li: Since she started, she's always asking me to do her work for her. She'll start it, and then give it to me to complete, then leave early while I have to stay late to get it all done!

Chris: Oh, I know how you feel. Lisa did the same thing to me last week. She's really difficult to work with. Normally³ I wouldn't give her the time of day, but she is the manager's secretary.

Li: You wouldn't give her the time of day? … 什么意思？What time?

Chris: No, no… it's an expression – a negative expression. What I meant was I wouldn't normally pay any attention to her. It's a bit of an unfriendly expression to use. Here are some examples:

Examples

After the way Dave talked about me during the meeting, I wouldn't give him the time of day.

Politicians⁴ are all the same – they're never honest. I wouldn't give any of them the time of day.

Chris: Long ago, in Shakespeare's time, the phrase⁵ 'good time of day' was a greeting often used. These days we say 'good morning'…

Li: Or 'good afternoon'.

Chris: That's right. So to say that you wouldn't give someone the time of day means⁶ you wouldn't want to greet them or say hello. So the saying means you refuse to give someone your attention.

Li: Ah, I see. 也就是说你很讨厌某人，即不喜欢打招呼也不愿理睬这个人。

Chris: But sadly we can't avoid some people in the office, no matter how hard we try!

Li: Well, I'd better get back to work… I've got so much to do!

Chris: Good luck. Let me know if you need any help.

Li: Thanks Chris. See you later.

1 annoyed   

adj.烦恼的，恼怒的，生气的，恼火的

参考例句：

• I imagine she was pretty annoyed when she found out.我想她发现此事后一定很生气。
• He was annoyed with complaints made from outside.他因外界的种种怨言而感到烦恼。

2 kettle   

n.(浇水用的)水壶；水壶，水锅

参考例句：

• The kettle is boiling.水壶里的水开了。
• She put the kettle on the gas stove.她将水壶放在煤气炉上。

3 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

4 politicians   

政治家( politician的名词复数 )； 政客，玩弄权术者

参考例句：

• Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters. 从政者最终是向选民负责。
• backstairs deals between politicians 政客之间的幕后交易

5 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。

6 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。