听力练习

精听建议：

先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

（参考文本，欢迎指正^^）

Lesson33 Sorry! I'm Late

In Britain and the USA most people are careful about time.

If they want to see a friend, or meet a business colleague, they telephone first to 1 . A lot of people don't like surprises. They want to know when a visitor is going to arrive.

Have you arranged to meet someone at 3 o'clock? It's polite to arrive a few minutes 2 . Of course, everyone is late 3 . Cars break down, trains are delayed and meetings go on too long. If you're late, just say sorry, and explain what happened. Sometimes it's impossible to keep an appointment, but if you don't arrive, the other person will be upset. Call them to explain.

Some people usually spend time 4 tea or coffee before they start a business meeting — but not in Britain or the USA. There, they like to talk about business first and chat later — if there's time.

Office hours in Britain and the USA are 5 , but some offices open at 8:30. People usually take about one hour for lunch (between 12 and 2). Shops open at 9 or 9:30, and stay open until 5:30 or 6. Most shops are open all day on Saturday, and are closed all day on Sunday.

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中文翻译

抱歉！我迟到了！

英国人和美国人大都很在意时间。

如果他们要拜访朋友或会见业务伙伴，会首先打个电话预约。许多人不喜欢不速之客。他们希望了解客人将在何时到达。

你曾安排三点与人会面吗？提前几分钟到是礼貌的做法。当然，每个人偶尔都有迟到的时候。车坏了，火车晚点了，会议开得太晚了。如果迟到了，要致歉并解释一下原因。有时不可能准时赴约了，但你不到，会让对方失望，那就打个电话解释一下。

有些国家，人们通常在开会前聊聊天，喝杯茶或咖啡——但英国或美国不这样。这两个国家的人喜欢先谈正事，有时间的话再聊天。

英国和美国的办公时间是早上九点到下午五点，但一些政府机关八点半上班。午餐时间约为一小时（十二点到两点之间）。商店九点或九点半开门，一直营业到晚上五点半或六点。大多数商店星期六全天营业，星期天休息。

重点词汇

1. If they want to see a friend, or meet a businesscolleague...
如果他们要拜访朋友或会见业务伙伴 ……


acolleague 同事，例如：

It was more in sorrow than in anger that he criticized his formercolleague.
他批评以前的同事, 并非出於气愤而是为他惋惜.

I headed him off quarreling with hiscolleague.
我阻止他和他的同事发生争吵。

2.Carsbreak down, trains are delayed and meetings go on too long.
车坏了，火车晚点了，会议开得太晚了。

break down 瘫痪，坍塌，例如：

The telephone system hasbroken down.
电话系统失灵了。

Our carbroke downon the motorway.
我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。


3. but if you don't arrive, the other person will beupset.
但你不到，会让对方失望……

upset 烦乱的，不高兴的，例如：

I'm alwaysupsetwhen I don't get any mail.
我接不到任何邮件时总是心烦意乱。

She felt ratherupsetwhen she had to cancel the trip because of the bad weather.
恶劣的天气使她不得不放弃旅行，这让她很恼火。