大学英语听力第二册 lesson 8

　　Lesson 8
Part¹ A
I.
1. 7,068 2. 5,231 3. 1,005 4. 4,716 5. 2,500
6. 4,908 7. 13,034 8. 90,284 9. 47,359 10. 56,708
II.
1) the pacific² ocean³ 12,925
2)the Atlantic⁴ ocean 11,730
3) the Indian⁵ ocean 12,598
4) the actic ocean 3,407
5) the caribbean sea 8,448
6)the sea of Japan 5,468
7)the mediterranean⁶ sea 4,926
8) the south china sea 4,802
9)the black sea 3,906
10)the red sea 1,764
Part B Dialogue⁷
1. b a c a d
2. 1) go out more 2) go to the pubs⁸ 3) join a club⁹
4) speak to people first 5) start his conversation¹⁰ with the weather
Passage¹¹
1. 1) 100 kilos¹². 2) a small book 3) listed on page 11 of the small book
4) two weeks 5) having her dinner
3. 1) She was¹³ very fat and was getting heavier every month.
2) She should get on a diet¹⁵.
3) Because she wasn’t any thinner. Instead¹⁶, she was even¹⁷ fatter.
4) She was eating potatoes and bread.
5) Because she ate¹⁸ her diet only at lunch time.
听力原文：
Part B
Dialogue
You Don’t Look Very Happy
Max What’s the matter, Peter? You don’t look very happy.
Peter I’m not, I’m worried¹⁹ about my English.
Max What’s the problem²⁰?
Peter I’m not practicing²¹ enough.
Max Why not?
Peter Well, I seldom²² have chances²³ to meet English people.
Peter Where should I go?
Max You should go to pubs, you should join a club.
Peter But　… English people never speak to me.
Max Ah²⁴! You should speak first.
Peter What can I talk about?
Max The weather! English people are always interested²⁵ in the weather.
Passage
Miss Green Goes on a Die¹⁴
Miss Green was very fat. She weighed²⁶ 100 kilos, and she was getting heavier every month, so she went to see her doctor.
The doctor said²⁷, ‘You need a diet, Miss Green, and I’ve got²⁸ a good one here.’ He gave²⁹ her a small book and said, ‘Read this carefully³⁰ and eat the things listed on page 11 every day. Then come back and see me in two weeks’ time.’
Miss Green came³¹ again two weeks later³², but she wasn’t thinner, she was fatter. The doctor was surprised³³ and said, ‘ Are you eating the things listed on page 11 of the small book?’
‘Yes, doctor,’ she answered.
The next day the doctor visited Miss Green during³⁴ her dinner. She was very surprised to see him.
‘ Miss Green,’ he said, ‘why aren’t you eating salad? Why are you eating potatoes and bread?
They aren’t in your diet.’
‘But, doctor,’ Miss Green answered. ‘I ate my diet at lunch time. This is my dinner.’

1 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

2 pacific   

adj.和解的，平静的；[P-]太平洋的；n.[the P -]太平洋

参考例句：

• China lies on the east of the Pacific.中国位于太平洋东部。
• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。

3 ocean   

n.洋，海洋；许多，大量

参考例句：

• Who lives in the ocean?谁生活在大海里？
• I have an ocean of things to do.我有许多事情要做。

4 Atlantic   

adj.大西洋的；n.大西洋

参考例句：

• Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic?谁是飞越大西洋的第一人？
• The ship sailed across the Atlantic.这艘船曾横渡大西洋。

5 Indian   

adj.印度(人)的；n.印度人；印第安人

参考例句：

• Is that indian tea or chinese tea?那是印度茶还是中国茶？
• One day they met an old Indian who lived there.一天他们碰到一位当地的老印第安人。

6 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

7 dialogue   

n.对话；vi.对话；vt.用对话表达

参考例句：

• Practise the dialogue in pairs.两人一组练习对话。
• The dialogue went on until nine o'clock.谈话一直到九点。

8 pubs   

酒店，酒馆( pub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I don't like pubs.They're noisy, smelly, and what's more, expensive. 我不喜欢酒吧。那里又吵，气味又难闻，更重要的是，花费太多。
• We did/went the rounds of all the pubs in town. 我们逐一光顾了城里所有的酒店。

9 club   

n社团；俱乐部，夜总会，社；棍棒，（高尔夫球等的）球棒， （扑克牌）梅花；vt.棍打，把...当棍棒用；协作，联合

参考例句：

• He joined the football club.他加入了足球俱乐部。
• He is managing a club for teenagers.他在经营一家青少年俱乐部。

10 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

11 passage   

n.通道，走廊，一段文章，旅程；vi.通过；vt.通过

参考例句：

• I'll read you another passage.我来读另一段给你们听。
• The house has an underground passage.这房子有一条地下通道。

12 kilos   

n.千克( kilo的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The baby weighed three kilos at birth . 婴儿出生时体重为三公斤。
• It is about 76 kilos in weight . 这东西重约76千克。

13 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。

14 die   

v.死；死亡

参考例句：

• Flowers will die without water.没有水，花就会枯死。
• We shall die some day.我们总有一天要弃世而去。

15 diet   

n.饮食，节食，议会&vt.照规定饮食&vi. 忌食

参考例句：

• Are you on a diet again?你又在节食了吗？
• You need a balanced diet.你需要均衡的饮食。

16 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

17 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

18 ate   

v.吃，eat的过去式

参考例句：

• I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
• It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。

19 worried   

adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的

参考例句：

• He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
• He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。

20 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

21 practicing   

adj.开业的，在工作的

参考例句：

• The girls are practicing singing the new song in the next room. 姑娘们正在隔壁练习唱新歌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is practicing on the typewriter. 他在练习打字。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 seldom   

adv.很少，不常

参考例句：

• Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
• On Sundays,he seldom stays in the house.星期天他很少待在房子里。

23 chances   

n.机会( chance的名词复数 )；偶然；风险；某事发生的可能性

参考例句：

• I'm not over-optimistic about my chances of getting the job. 我对获得这份工作不抱太大希望。
• They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning. 他们对胜利的可能性显得出奇地悲观。

24 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

25 interested   

adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)

参考例句：

• to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。

26 weighed   

v.称…的重量( weigh的过去式和过去分词 )；重达；权衡，考虑；有…重

参考例句：

• The baby weighed three kilos at birth . 婴儿出生时体重为三公斤。
• The branches of the trees were weighed down by snow. 这些树的树枝被雪压弯了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

27 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。

28 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

29 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

30 carefully   

adv.仔细地；小心地

参考例句：

• If you watch carefully you will see how to do it. 如果你仔细观察，你就会看出如何做此事了。
• Now listen carefully everybody.请大家仔细地听。

31 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

32 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

33 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

34 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。