【听英文对话做选择】小吃和糖果

原文：

Dean: Hey, man. What's up?

Tod: Ah, first of all, I put a buck¹ in the vending² machine for a seventy-five cent candy bar, and the thing got stuck here in the machine. Then, I pressed the change button [Ah, man] , and nothing happened. [Wow!] Nothing came out. The dumb thing still owes me a quarter.

 

Dean: Well, did you talk to the man at the snack bar to see if he could refund³ your money?

 

Tod: Yeah, I tried that, but he said he didn't own the machine, and I'd have to call the phone number on the machine.

 

Dean: What a bummer.

 

Tod: Hey, I have an idea. [What?] Why don't we rock the machine back and forth⁴ until the candy bar falls?

 

Dean: Nothing doing. I don't want to be responsible for breaking the thing, and besides, someone might call the cops.

 

Tod: Ah, don't worry. I've done it before.

 

Tod: Oh well. Hey, hey, tough luck. Hey, here, take my candy bar. [You mean?] Yeah, the machine and I hit it off earlier today.

1. Which statement does NOT describe the man's problem?

A. He can't get his snack from the machine.

B. The machine didn't give him change.

C. He accidentally purchased the wrong item.

2. Why can't the cashier at the snack bar help the man?

A. The vending machine is not part of his business.

B. The customer pushed the wrong number.

C. He doesn't have a key to open the machine.

 

3. What does the man recommend they do?

A. call the phone number on the machine

B. move the machine to get the candy to drop

C. forget about the problem and go home

 

4. Why does the man's friend reject his suggestion?

A. He thinks they'll break the candy if it falls.

B. He knows they'll lose more money that way.

C. He fears someone might call the police.

 

5. What does the man's friend infer in the last sentence of the conversation?

A. He was able to buy some candy without a problem. 

B. They might have more luck with the machine tomorrow.

C. He'll buy his friend something at a different place. 

 

正确答案：

1. He accidentally purchased the wrong item.

2. The vending machine is not part of his business.

3. move the machine to get the candy to drop

4. He fears someone might call the police.

5. He was able to buy some candy without a problem.

 

1 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

2 vending   

v.出售（尤指土地等财产）( vend的现在分词 )；（尤指在公共场所）贩卖；发表（意见，言论）；声明

参考例句：

• Why Are You Banging on the Vending Machine? 你为什么敲打这台自动售货机？ 来自朗文快捷英语教程 2
• Coca-Cola had to adapt almost 300,000 vending machines to accept the new coins. 可口可乐公司必须使将近三十万台自动贩卖机接受新货币。 来自超越目标英语 第5册

3 refund   

v.退还，偿还；n.归还，偿还额，退款

参考例句：

• They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
• We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。

4 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。