DIALOG 40

18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO

laurance--Did you hear how cold it got last night?

soony--I heard the radio announcer say it was 18 degrees

below zero.

laurance--That's cold.I could hardly start my car,it was

so cold this morning!

soony-My car didn't want to start,either,at first.

laurance--Don't you have a garage?

soony--Not in the new apartment.We have to leave the car

in the parking lot.

laurance--How much anti-freeze do you put in your car then?

You must have to keep it well below zero.

soony--I do.Right now I have it protected to 30 below.

laurance--Does it ever get that cold around here?

soony--Not really.It sometimes gets to 20 below.

laurance--Speaking of cold,how about going for a cup of

coffee to warm up?

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注解:

1)announcer:播音员

2)garage:车库

3）Not in the new apartment=We don't have a garage in the now apartment

4）parking lot：停车场；停车处

5）anti-freeze：防冻油。

6）that cold：此处that是副词，作“那么”“那样”解。

7）speaking of cold:speak of是“说到”“提到”的意思。这个分词短语是句子的状语。

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听力练习：

DIALOG 79

18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO

laurance--Did you hear _____ _____ ___ ____ ______ ______?

soony--I heard the _______ announcer say ___ ____ ___ ________

_______ ______.

laurance--That's cold.I _______ _______ _______ _____ _____,it was

so cold this morning!

soony-My car ________ ______ ____ _______,either,at first.

laurance--______ ______ _______ ___ _______?

soony--Not in the new ________.We have to ________ the car

in the ________ ______.

laurance--_____ ______ anti-freeze do you put in your car then?

You must have to keep it _______ _______ ______.

soony--I do.______ _____ I have it __________ to 30 below.

laurance--Does it ever get that cold _________ ______?

soony--______ _________.It sometimes gets to 20 below.

laurance--__________ ___ ______,how about going for __ ____ ___

________ to _____ ____?

参考译文：

laurance--你听说昨晚上有多冷吗？

soony--我听广播员说是零下18度。

laurance--那真是冷了。今天早上冷极了。我的车都几乎发动不起来了。

soony--我的车开始也发动不起来。

laurance--你不是有车库吗？

soony--新住房没车库了。我们只好把车放在停车场。

laurance--那你在车里加了多少防冻油？你一定得让车在零下也防冻。

soony--是的，现在我让车在零下30度也防冻。

laurance--这里有过那么冷吗？

soony--没有，偶尔到零下20度。

laurance--说起冷来，去喝杯咖啡暖和暖和怎么样？