人人说英语中级05

Health and bodycare
Car accident E
A:Mr Edson was taken to hospital yesterday.
B:What happened?
A:He was hit by a bike.
B:That's terrible.
A:Lukily he was not seriously hurt.
B:That's good to know,let's get some flowers and pay him a visit.
A:We'll have to hurry,visiting hours will be over soon.
B:Ok,let's go!
Having a cold E
A:Are you going to that lecture on Karen's fans this afternoon?
B:No,I'm not ,I'm having a cold .
A:Is it serious ?
B:I hope not , I don't have a fever,but I had a headacle and running nose.
A:You'd better take something for it then.
B:Well, I got something from the drug store,but it hasn't done much good.
A:Why don't you see a doctor?
B:Yes ,I think I'll.
Going on a diet E
A:Oh, my weight has gone up again.
B:I'm not surprised really ,you eat too much.
A:And I suppose sitting at a desk all day long and be off doesn't help!
B:No,I don't think so.
A:I do wish I could lose weight.
B:Well,why don't you go on a diet?
A:I have tried to diet before ,but they never worked!
B:Perhaps you should excercise more?
A:Yes ,maybe I should.
Stranger in the house E
A:Has someone broken into the house?
B:No
A:Has the house been damaged in any way ?
B:No
A:Were the doors locked and the windows closed?
B:Yeah
A:Were the doors the only means¹ of entry?
B:Yeah
A:Has the stranger been Mrs robinson's lover²?
B:No
A:Has the stranger murdered Mrs Robinson?
B:No
A:Since Mrs Robinson came back with the doctor,has Mrs Robinson been sick?
B:Yeah.
A:Has she been pregnant³?
B:Yeah.
A:Has she died in childbirth?
B:Yeah
A:Was the stranger Mrs Robinson's new born son?
B:Yes.

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 lover   

n.情人，恋人；爱好者

参考例句：

• Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.情人眼里出西施。
• Mr.Smith was a lover of poetry.史密斯先生是一名诗歌爱好者。

3 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。