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^^）

Lesson44 A Neapolitan Fisherman
The Neapolitan fisherman asleep in the afternoon sun was approached by a 1 businessman from another city.
"Why are you asleep 2 doing something useful?"
"What should I do?" answered the fisherman.
"You could mend your nets," suggested the businessman, "and then you would catch more fish. If you caught more fish you would make more money and 3 you could afford a bigger fishing boast which would enable you to catch still more fish. In time you could become the owner of several boats and employ other fishermen to work for you. Eventually you would become a wealthy man with a fleet of fishing boats bringing ashore great quantities of fish and earning more than enough money for you and your family to live 4 .
You would no longer need to work hard or worry about the future. In fact, you'd have la dolce vita. Come on! Wake up!
The day is short but there's still time to attain your ambition."
The fisherman listened patiently — he had enjoyed 5 and felt quite drowsy in the warm afternoon sun — and when the man was finished， the fisherman looked at him puzzled: "I would do all that to have la dolce vita? Why should I do all that to achieve what I already have?"

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中文翻译

一个那不勒斯渔民
一个从其他城市来的富商走到一个正在午后阳光下睡觉的那不勒斯渔民身旁。
“你为什么不去做些有用的事而在这里睡觉呢？”
“我应该做什么呢？”渔民回答。
“你可以补网，”商人提议说，“那样你就可以捕到更多的鱼。如果你捕到更多的鱼，你就可以赚更多的钱，迟早你将会拥有更大的渔船，它能让你捕到更多的鱼。你就可以拥有几条船，雇佣其他渔民为你工作。最终，你将成为富人，拥有更多的渔船，这些船会把大量的鱼带上岸，为你赚大量的钱，你的家人将过上幸福的生活。你再也不必努力工作或为将来担心。事实上，你将过上奢华的生活。快点，清醒清醒吧！时不我待，你还来得及实现你的抱负。”
渔民耐心地听着——午餐的时间已经够长了，在暖和的午后阳光下他感到昏昏欲睡——等商人说完，他困惑地看着商人说：“我一定要做所有这些事才能得到奢华的生活吗？我为什么要做那么多去获得我本来已经拥有的生活呢？”

词汇讲解

1.Neapolitan那不勒斯的
2.a dolce vita奢华的生活方式

3.attain

v. 达到,获得

例句与用法:
I'm determined to attain my purpose at any cost.
我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。
She pulls every string to attain the end.
她想尽一切办法来达到目的。
The country attained its independence in 1972.
这个国家在1972年获得了独立。

4.drowsy

adj. 昏昏欲睡的

例句与用法:
Half asleep; drowsy.
半睡的；昏昏欲睡的
He thought of home, of drowsy fields and villages bathed by the sun.
他想起了家乡，想起那沐浴在阳光下的静静的田野和村庄。