英语杂谈：111 Dean's birthday present

[00:10.29]1.I need to look for Dean's birthday present.
[00:21.03]What does he like?
[00:23.30]He likes computers,sports.The usual.Look at that hat.
[00:34.17]It's beautiful. Do you want to try it on?  Yes.
[00:43.62]2.So what sports does he like? Baseball.
[00:48.07]Do you like baseball?
[00:51.30]I enjoy it. But I'm not a maniac¹.
[00:55.46]3.So,What do you think?
[00:59.61]The style is terrific,but I don't like the color.
[01:06.46]Would he like a baseball cap? He has a lot of those.
[01:14.89]What about a jacket? That's a fantastic idea.
[01:21.95]4.That's pretty,Wendy. You think so?
[01:28.42]Yes.Are you going to get it? I'm going to buy this. OK.
[01:35.97]And then I really want to look for a baseball jacket.
[01:39.53]But first need a dress to go with the hat.
[01:56.48]Unit 9  Lesson 2  Office supplies
[02:10.82]1.Hi. What can I get you?
[02:32.19]This is for Anne Holland...What's the score?  Zero-zero,so far.
[02:38.85]2.She needs some paper for the printer.Letter-size.
[02:44.41]How much? A lot.
[02:55.36]Will five packs be OK? I think so.
[02:59.83]3.And we need ... ...some fax paper.
[03:13.88]How much? Not much,I guess. She doesn't say.
[03:22.34]A couple of rolls'll be OK. Check that.
[03:30.00]4.Oh and some envelopes.
[03:42.25]How many? She's sending out rejection² letters to job applicants³.
[03:49.09]A lot. I'll give you a couple of hundred.
[03:52.86]5.And some computer disks. Not too many.
[03:56.80]Ten? Great.  Thanks! Nice talking to you.
[04:18.17]Unit 9  Lesson 3  Simon's dream
[04:32.40]1.You look tired,Simon. Didn't you sleep well last night?
[04:45.26]I had a very strange dream.  Yeah?
[04:49.41]I went to Scotland⁴ to play golf. That's not so strange.
[04:54.45]2.But I played an amazing game.
[04:57.22]After the first seventeen holes,my score was seventeen.
[05:01.17]Seventeen?  Seventeen. That means you hit seventeen holes-in-one.
[05:06.44]3.One after another. I hit that ball.
[05:19.79]It flew through the air,landed,and rolled into the waiting cup.
[05:24.23]That's a great dream.I could do no wrong.Until the eighteenth hole.
[05:29.90]4.What happened? It started fine. I drove onto the green.
[05:35.54]I was about three feet away from golfing history.. the lowest score ever.
[05:42.02]Simon.What happened next?  Ninety-four putts.
[05:50.07]That's no dream. That a nightmare⁵.
 

1 maniac   

n.精神癫狂的人；疯子

参考例句：

• Be careful!That man is driving like a maniac!注意！那个人开车像个疯子一样！
• You were acting like a maniac,and you threatened her with a bomb!你像一个疯子，你用炸弹恐吓她！

2 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

3 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

4 Scotland   

n.苏格兰

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。

5 nightmare   

n.恶梦，可怕的事物，无法摆脱的恐惧

参考例句：

• I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了。
• I had a nightmare last nightand,lost sleep.昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。