聽說(二) 英語周報第22期

1、聽說（二）Miss. Suupperadj.較高的；上面的；上部的n.鞋幫；上鋪；興奮劑；令人興奮的經(jīng)歷branchn.分部；部門；分店；分支；樹枝bask b:sk vt.取暖；舒適地曬太陽；沐浴于drawbackn.缺點；退稅；退款；不利條件；弊端nutrient nutrient nju:trint n. n.營養(yǎng)物；營養(yǎng)品；營養(yǎng)物；營養(yǎng)品；養(yǎng)分養(yǎng)分adj.adj.營養(yǎng)的；滋養(yǎng)的營養(yǎng)的；滋養(yǎng)的rootn.根；根源；根本option option pnn. n.選擇權(quán)選擇權(quán)；可選物；可選物solutionsolutionn. n.解決辦法解決辦法；解答；溶液；溶解；解答；溶液；溶解bare

2、bareadj.adj.赤裸的赤裸的；空的；僅有的；空的；僅有的vt.vt.使裸露；暴露使裸露；暴露extraordinary extraordinary kstr:dnri adj.adj.非凡的非凡的；特別的；特派的；特別的；特派的absorbabsorbvt.vt.吸收吸收；吸引；吸引 的注意；吞并；承受的注意；吞并；承受slightestslightestadj.adj.最少的最少的mistmistn. n.霧霧；迷蒙；朦朧不清；迷蒙；朦朧不清dropdropn. n.滴滴；微量；減少；滴狀物；微量；減少；滴狀物traptrapv. v.陷入陷入；陷入困境；陷入困境These are

3、air-plants.They grow on the upper branches of tall trees and spend their whole lives basking in the light. But growing 50 metres above the ground does have its drawbacks. Most plants get water and nutrients through their roots in the ground.For an air-plant, with their roots planted in the tree tops

4、, this isnt an option.But they have a solution.Their bare roots have an extraordinary ability to absorb water.There can be only the slightest rain or mist, and they absorb every drop.They also have a way of gathering nutrients.Their roots can trap falling leaves. M: Lisa, did you hear that Mary boug

5、ht a car last week? She really loves it.W: What? Mary bought a car? I thought she never wanted to buy a car. Shes always saying she wants to have a green lifestyle.M: Well, having a car doesnt mean you cant have a green lifestyle. Mary has to meet clients (客戶;委托人) at times, so a car is a must for he

6、r. She cant go everywhere by bus, right?W: I guess youre right. What kind of car did she buy?M: Its a white Ford. It looks quite nice. So where are you going?W: Im going to visit my brother in the city center.M: I didnt know your brother lives in the city center. I thought he was in New York City.W:

7、 Oh, he worked in New York City for about three years, but he moved back to Chicago recently.他什么時候搬到芝加哥的？When did he move to Chicago?About two weeks ago. He quit (停止v.) his job in New York City and came back to Chicago. Hed gotten tired of working in New York City. His boss was pretty hard to get al

8、ong with. He wants to settle down (定居) in Chicago now. Chicago is home, after all. 他已經(jīng)找到一份新工作了嗎？Had he found a new job?No, not as far as I know, but he has an interview with an IT company on Wednesday. I dont think it will be difficult for him to get a job. He has been doing very well in the IT fiel

9、d (領(lǐng)域), and he has three years of experience working at that big New York company.你要怎么去市中心？(ps:還沒去)How are you going to the City Center?Oh, I will just take the subway. It will take only about 20 minutes to get to his place. So do you want to come along with me and see him?Question 1: What color is

10、Marys new car?White.Question 2:Who is Lisa going to visit?Her brother. Question 3:Where did Lisas brother use to work?New York City.Question 4:When will Lisas brother have an interview?On Wednesday.Question 5:How long will it take Lisa to get to her brothers place by subway?About 20 minutes.A poor f

11、armer called Jim had always lived in the country. One day, he suddenly received a large amount of money from one of his distant relatives. Since he had never visited a big town before, he dicided to go on a holiday. He went to an excellent hotel in a big town by the sea.When lunch time came on his f

12、irst day there, he decided to go and eat in the hotel restaurant. The head waiter showed him to his table, took his order and went away. When the waiter looked at the farmer a few minutes later, he was surprised to see that the farmer has tied his table napkin round his neck.The head waiter was very annoyed at this. He immediately told one of the other waiters in the restaurant to go and inform the man, without being rude, that people did not do such a thing in restauran