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^^）


Lesson36 Look Quickly

Jack joined the Boy Scouts when he was twelve. The teachers were very nice, and Jack began to learn a lot of 1 , so he was very happy.

One day the teacher came to the 2 to teach Jack and the other young Scouts to read a map. He showed them what represented a river and how to find out the elevation. "Now," the teacher went on, "how can we find out whether we can see one place from another?" Nobody answered. "Well," the teacher continued, "if there's a higher place on 3 between them, it will be impossible for us to see one from the other, won't it?"

The teacher continued to question the boys. "Do you see the tree on this mountain over here?" He pointed it out to the boys. "It's 120 meters above sea level. Here's the problem for you: if I was beside the tree, and you were in the middle of the river, Jack, would I be able to see you?

Jack looked at the map carefully and then answered, "Yes, sir, you definitely would — if you looked very quickly."

The teacher was surprised. "What 4 !" he said." What ever do you mean?There's nothing between the tree and the river which is so high that it 5 me from seeing you, so why would I have to look quickly?"

"Because I can't swim," Jack answered.

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中文翻译

赶快看

杰克十二岁时参加了男童子军。老师们都很和蔼，而且杰克学到很多有用的知识，所以他很开心。

一天，有个老师来到营地教杰克和其他小童子军识别地图。他告诉他们什么代表河流以及如何算出海拔。“现在，”老师接着说，“我们怎样知道能否从某地看到另一地？”

无人应答。

“这样，”老师继续道，“如果有一较高的地方位于两地之间的一条直线上，我们就不可能从此地看到彼地，是不是啊？”

老师接着提问男孩们：“你们看到这边这座山上的树吗？”他指给男孩们看，“它高于海平面一百二十米。现在的问题是：如果我在树旁边，而你在河的中间，杰克，我能不能看到你？”

杰克仔细看看地图，然后回答：“是的，先生，你肯定能看到——如果你赶快看的话。”

老师很惊讶。“无稽之谈！”他说，“你想说什么？树和河之间没有任何高到足以阻碍我看到你的东西，我为什么必须赶快看？”

“因为我不会游泳，”杰克答道。

重点词汇

1. He showed them whatrepresenteda river and how to find out the elevation.
他告诉他们什么代表河流以及如何算出海拔。


represent 表现，表示，提出，例如：

The roserepresentsEngland.
玫瑰花是英格兰的象徵。

The red lines on the maprepresentrailways.
这张地图上的红线代表铁路。

2.Yes, sir, youdefinitelywould — if you looked very quickly
是的，先生，你肯定能看到——如果你赶快看的话。

definitely 明确地，确切地，例如：

Try as he may (=Though he may try), he willdefinitelyfail.
虽然他会尝试去做，但无疑他必失败。

Yes,definitely.
是的，肯定的。


3. There's nothing between the tree and the river which is so high that itpreventsme from seeing you, so why would I have to look quickly?"
树和河之间没有任何高到足以阻碍我看到你的东西，我为什么必须赶快看？


prevent 预防，阻止，例如：

The government tried topreventthe diminution of resources.
政府试图阻止资源的减少。

The car came to a halt just in time topreventan accident.
汽车及时停下，避免了一场车祸。