情景英语口语100主题 088distance and speed距离与速度（在线收听） |
| 088 distance and speed Words Near/close far rush hurry crawl pace velocity wide tall long short length deep narrow broad high depth shallow short-cut long-distance rapid slow fast quick height low faraway Phrases Take…(time) A … drive/walk A distance of In the distance Stretch for (distance) Beginner A: how long will it take us to drive to London? B; I think it’s a distance of 180 kilometers from here to London, so it should be a two-hour drive on the motorway. A; that’s unless there is a traffic jam. It could take three hours. B; you’re right. We will be able to travel at high speeds at the beginning and end of the journey, because we will be in built-up area. A: so, shall we allow three hours to cover the distance? B; ok. You haven’t seen my company car, have you? A; no. let me take a look….it’s longer than my car. B: I think it’s over five meters long. I can’t remember exactly. It has a maximum speed of over 200 kilometers an hour. A; wow! That’s fast! I don’t think we will be traveling that fast on the motorway. B; we can’t. if we went that fast, we would break the speed limit. Intermediate A: how are the children doing at sport? B: I’m very pleased with their performances. Timmy can cover the 100 meters in 12 seconds. That’s very fast for a kid his age. A: he’s not very good at the long jump though, is he? B; he’s not bad. He can jump a distance of over four meters. I think he just prefers running to jumping. Jimmy’s very good at the high jump. He can jump over two meters. Again, that’s fine for someone his age. A; two meters? That means that the high jump bar is above his head! Are any of them good at long-distance running? B: the longest race we run is the 1500 meters. A few of the boys and one girls can do it in less than five minutes. A: how are they at swimming? B; they’re ok. I ask them to swim 500 meters each day. That’s 20 lengths of the swimming pool. They’re not very fast, but that’s ok. I just want them to build their strength up and keep in shape. A; kate is very good at diving from a height of 10 meters. B: I’d be afraid to jump from that height! A: I think that these kinds haven’t learnt to be afraid yet. She started diving from a lower height, but she soon wanted to go higher. B; it seems that they really enjoy to go faster, higher and further. |
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