英语笑话听力+文本：taking attendance "(文学课)点名"

[00:13.67]Taking attendance
[00:15.96]点名
[00:18.55]On my first day of classes at my University
[00:22.14]I took a front-row seat in my literature course.
[00:26.36]The professor told us
[00:28.13]we would be responsible for reading five books,
[00:32.13]and that he would provide us with a list of authors
[00:35.40]from which we could choose.
[00:37.87]Then he ambled¹ over to the lectern,
[00:40.84]took out his class book and began,
[00:43.99]"Baker, Black, Brooks², Carter, Cook..."
[00:49.01]I was working feverishly³ to get down all the names
[00:53.38]when I felt a tap on my shoulder.
[00:56.71]The student in back of me whispered,
[00:59.29]"He's taking attendance."
[01:03.86]中文大意
[01:43.60]语言点
[01:45.12]taking attendance
[01:47.21]attendance 出席人数
[01:52.75]点名
[01:56.34]roll call
[01:58.85]The teacher made a roll call.
[02:03.73]a front-row seat 前排座位
[02:08.79]back-row
[02:11.08]course 课程
[02:15.99]literature course 文学课
[02:21.47]course
[02:23.01]in
[02:24.22]on
[02:26.73]She took a course in philosophy.
[02:32.86]be responsible for
[02:43.93]amble 轻松地走,从容漫步
[02:49.93]A young couple ambled along the path.
[02:57.96]feverishly 狂热地
[03:04.99]get down 记录
[03:07.20]Please get down what he says.
[03:12.71]tap 轻轻拍打
[03:23.45]hit

1 ambled   

v.（马）缓行( amble的过去式和过去分词 )；从容地走，漫步

参考例句：

• We ambled down to the beach. 我们漫步向海滩走去。
• The old man ambled home through the garden every evening. 那位老人每天晚上经过花园漫步回家。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 feverishly   

adv. 兴奋地

参考例句：

• Feverishly he collected his data. 他拼命收集资料。
• The company is having to cast around feverishly for ways to cut its costs. 公司迫切须要想出各种降低成本的办法。