(单词翻译:单击)
热身练习
【Warm up】
Warm up 热身练习
Comprehension
Decide whether these statements are true or false. 根据录音，判断正误
1 Sarah likes contemporary art.
2 Carlos loved the exhibition.
3 Carlos felt intelligent at the art gallery.
4 Carlos never wants to go out with Sarah again.
5 Bindyu thinks Joe is a sweet child.
6 Olivia and Bindyu are friends now.
听力文本
【Audioscript】
Episode 36: I feel really scruffy
Fadi: So, I wonder how Carlos got on with his date.
Johnny: His date?
Fadi: Yeah...come on..you remember – he went out with Sarah last night...
Johnny: Oh yeah, sure – they went to a new art gallery, didn’t they?
Fadi: Yeah – that’s right...he was really worried about it.
Johnny: I’m not surprised. Sarah likes all that strange contemporary art.
Fadi: And here he is to tell us all about it!
Carlos: Hi guys!
Johnny: Hello there! So? How did it go?
Carlos: How did what go?
Fadi: Come on! Your date with Sarah! How was it?
Carlos: Oh, er, well..erm...
Johnny: Oh no...
Fadi: Was it a disaster?
Carlos: Oh, no...erm, not a disaster...
Johnny: Go on...give us details...
Carlos: Well, it was at this new art gallery..
Fadi: Yeah..
Carlos: “Black Box” it was called...
Johnny: Hmmm...sounds more like a nightclub.
Carlos: There were quite a lot of people there, and everyone was really fashionable...
Carlos: Yeah...everyone was wearing black! I felt really scruffy...
Johnny: Scruffy?
Fadi: Yeah, scruffy – badly dressed...
Johnny: So what was the art like?
Carlos: Art? I didn’t think it was art...there were some tvs showing some pictures of a man walking around an empty room...
Fadi (unconvinced): Great...
Carlos: Then there were some big photographs on the walls...
Johnny: Ok – I like photography...
Carlos: Yeah, me too – but there were all blurred, out of focus – you couldn’t see what they were photographs of...So, I was trying to be interested, you know, to impress Sarah really...
Fadi: Of course...
Johnny: What was Sarah doing?
Carlos: Well, Sarah was talking to another man, so I went up to them. Sarah introduces me, and then he says ‘What do you think?’ and I said, ‘Well, I think the photographs are all out of focus’...
Fadi: Fair enough...
Carlos: But then the man, he gets really angry, and walks off...
Johnny: Oh...
Carlos: And Sarah looks really embarrassed...
Fadi: Why?
Carlos: It turns out, well, this man, he was the artist...
Fadi/Johnny: Oh no....
Carlos: And they weren’t even photographs...they were paintings, supposed to look like photographs...Sarah explained it all to me, but I didn’t understand anything...I felt so stupid...and Sarah was so embarrassed...
Fadi: Are you going to see her again?
Carlos: Well, I don’t know...I’d like to...I hope so...
Johnny: Ask her out again – but this time, take her somewhere you want to go...
Fadi: Good idea...
Carlos: Where?
Johnny: Take her to a football match – I’ve got tickets for this weekend. You can have them.
Carlos: But I don’t like football.
Fadi: Go on! It’s a great British experience...
Johnny: Yeah...look, I know Sarah – she’ll love it!
Carlos: Er...well, ok then...I’ll ask her...
Fadi: Oh no...look who it is!
Johnny: Hey Joe! Where’s Olivia?
Bindyu: Joe! He’s so funny...such a sweet little boy...
Olivia: Joe! Stop that! Sorry everyone...
Bindyu: Don’t worry Olivia – I’ll look after him. He’s so much fun!
Johnny: Did Harry fix your website?
Olivia: He did...
Harry: Of course I did! I’m an expert!
Olivia: Thanks Harry...I owe you a coffee, at least...
Harry: No problem – I’m just glad you’ve made up with Bindyu...
Fadi: Oh yeah? So you’re all friends now?
Harry: Oh yes.
Olivia: She came last night, and looked after my little nephew Joe. They get on together really well!
Johnny: Who’d have thought it?
Olivia: Not me, but there you go...
Johnny: Harry – perhaps you and Bindyu should have children!
Harry: Erm, no, not yet, I don’t think....
听力突破
【Glossary】
重点词汇语法讲解
Glossary
Date (n.) - A romantic meeting. 约会
如：They made a date to meet soon.
他们约定不久见面。
Contemporary (adj.) - Up-to-date, modern. adj. 同时代的，同时的，现代的
如：He had devoted his whole life to the study of contemporary art.
他把他的一生都献给了当代艺术研究。
She and I were contemporaries at college.
她和我在学院里是同学。
Scruffy (adj.) - Old and used (usually for clothes). adj. 不整齐的，肮脏的，破旧的
如：You can't go to a job interview looking so scruffy!
你求职去面试不能这邋里邋遢的！
Blurred (adj.) - Unclear (usually referring to something you see). adj. 模糊的，含糊的，难辨的
如：I have to have my set fixed. It's get blurred.
我得请人修我的电视机了。它的图像模糊不清。
His eyes were blurred with tears.
泪水使他的眼睛一片模糊。
Embarrassed (adj.) - Uncomfortable (referring to a feeling). adj. 尴尬的，局促不安的，拮据的
如：She was embarrassed when they asked her age.
他们问她的年龄时，她窘得很。
He always mumbles when he's embarrassed.
他感到难为情时就说话不清楚了。
技能训练
【Exercise】
Vocabulary & Grammar
Grammar
Choose the correct sentence a or b. 从a,b两个句子中选出正确的一个
1a I wonder how Carlos got away with his date.
1b I wonder how Carlos got on with his date.
2a They went to a new art gallery, didn’t they?
2b They went to a new art gallery, did they?
3a It sounds like a nightclub.
3b It sounds as a nightclub.
4a I didn’t thought it was art.
4b I didn’t think it was art.
5a I didn’t understand anything.
5b I didn’t understand nothing.
6a Sarah was so embarrassed.
6b Sarah was so embarrassing.
7a Take her somewhere you want to go.
7b Take her somewhere you want go.
8a He’s such a sweet little boy.
8b He’s such sweet a little boy.
Vocabulary 1
Match the words to make compound nouns from the recording. 根据录音，将左右两排的词配对
1 Last A match
2 Art B club
3 Contemporary C night
4 Night D gallery
5 Little E art
6 Football F boy
Vocabulary 2
Choose the correct preposition in each sentence. 选择介词填空
1 I wonder how Carlos got off / on with his date.
2 He went out / to with Sarah last night.
3 Sarah was talking to another man, so I went down / up to them.
4 Ask her away / out again!
5 Don’t worry Olivia – I’ll look to / after him.
6 They were supposed to look like / as photographs.
7 I’m just glad you’ve made to / up with Bindyu.
8 They get in / on together really well.
答案与详解
【Answers】
Answers
Comprehension
1 true
2 false
3 false
4 false
5 true
6 true
Grammar
1b
2a
3a
4b
5a
6a
7a
8a
Vocabulary 1
1c 2d 3e 4b 5f 6a
Vocabulary 2
1 on
2 out
3 up
4 out
5 after
6 like
7 up
8 on
