【听英文对话做选择】紧急求助电话

原文：

Operator: Hello. This is the emergency 911 operator.

Taxi Driver: Help. Help. Please help me!

 

Operator: Yes sir. Please calm down and explain exactly what is happening.

 

Taxi Driver: Calm down! My car is stalled¹ on the freeway, I have a lady passenger, and she's going into labor².

 

Operator: Now relax sir. Explain exactly where you are.

 

Taxi Driver: I'm . . . I'm in the southbound lane of the Lincoln Expressway, about 15 miles from the Washington Tunnel, and this lady isn't going to wait.

 

Operator:Okay. What's your name sir and your passenger's?

 

Taxi Driver: It's ... it's Bob, and I have no idea about the woman. She's in no condition to tell me.

 

Operator: Okay, now what's the nearest landmark³ to your location? Pay careful attention.

 

Taxi Driver: Umm, I see golden arches⁴ . . . McDonalds.

 

Operator: Okay, is there anyone else with you?

 

Taxi Driver: No, and I've tried to get someone else to stop. [The sound of a bottle breaking.]

 

Operator: Hey, what was that? [Ahhhh!]

 

Taxi Driver: Ah, someone threw a bottle at me. How soon can someone get here?

 

Operator: I've just dispatched⁵ an ambulance to your location. They should be there any second.

 

Taxi Driver: Hey, is there anything I can do while we wait for the ambulance?

 

Operator: Yes, uh, keep her calm and warm.

 

Taxi Driver: Okay. Please hurry. Oh, they're too late. It's a boy!

1. The man who is calling is:

A. a taxi driver

B. a bus driver

C. a truck driver

2. What is the problem with the woman with him?

A. She is having a heart attack.

B. She was hurt in an accident.

C. She is having a baby.

 

3. Where is the man now?

A. on the freeway

B. downtown in traffic

C. in the airport parking lot

 

4. What's the man's name?

A. Bill

B. Bob

C. Brad

 

5. The operator tells the man to:

A. help the woman breath easier.

B. keep the woman calm and warm.

C. put something soft under the woman's head.

 

正确答案：

1. a taxi driver

2. She is having a baby.

3. on the freeway

4. Bob

5. keep the woman calm and warm.

 

1 stalled   

失速的

参考例句：

• The post is stalled fast in the ground. 那根柱子牢牢地竖在地上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The engine stalled suddenly. 发动机突然熄火了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

4 Arches   

n.拱( arch的名词复数 )；拱门；拱形物；足弓v.（使）弯成拱形( arch的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Arches are built of wood, stone, brick or any other building material. 拱门是用木料、石块、砖头或其他建筑材料建成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cat arches its back when It'sees the dog. 猫看到狗，便把背拱起。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 dispatched   

（常指为了特殊原因或执行特殊任务而迅速地）派遣( dispatch的过去式和过去分词 )； 杀死； （迅速地）发出； 迅速处理

参考例句：

• Troops have been dispatched to the area. 部队已派往那个地区。
• A Chinese trade mission has been dispatched to Japan. 一个中国贸易代表团已被派往日本。