慢速英语短文听力 室内天线

The Indoor Antenna¹

室内天线

Brian didn’t have cable TV. He didn’t have satellite TV. He had an antenna for his TV. He had an indoor antenna. But it was an old antenna. The reception was bad. He needed to buy a new antenna. He went to Best Buy. The antennas² were in boxes. He looked at the boxes. Which antenna was the best? He asked a clerk at Best Buy. “Which antenna is the best?” he asked the clerk. The clerk said, “This is the best antenna.” He showed Brian the box. Brian asked the price. “What is the price?” he asked. The clerk said the price was $50. Brian took the antenna home. He plugged one end of the antenna into his TV. He plugged the other end of the antenna into the wall socket³. He turned on his TV. The reception was bad. He returned the antenna.

布莱恩没有有线电视。也没有卫星电视。他有一根电视天线。是一根室内天线。但已经很老旧了。信号总是不好。他想再买一根天线。他前往百思买购买天线。天线装在盒子里。他看着这些盒子。哪根天线最好？他询问百思买店员。他问道：“哪根天线最好？”店员回答：“这根最好。”他将盒子展示给布莱恩。布莱恩询问了价钱。他问道；“多少钱？”店员回答50美元。布莱恩买回了家。他将天线一头插进电视机。将另一头插入壁式插座。他打开电视。信号还是不好。他将天线退了。

1 antenna   

n.触角，触须；天线

参考例句：

• The workman fixed the antenna to the roof of the house.工人把天线固定在房顶上。
• In our village, there is an antenna on every roof for receiving TV signals.在我们村里，每家房顶上都有天线接收电视信号。

2 antennas   

[生] 触角，触须（antenna的复数形式）

参考例句：

• Marconi tied several antennas to kites. 马可尼在风筝上系了几根天线。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Radio astronomy today is armed with the largest antennas in the world. 射电天文学拥有世界上最大的天线。

3 socket   

n.窝，穴，孔，插座，插口

参考例句：

• He put the electric plug into the socket.他把电插头插入插座。
• The battery charger plugs into any mains socket.这个电池充电器可以插入任何类型的电源插座。