语音讲解:
Dictation: Please prepare your paper and pen.
__________ these days ______ young ____ are _________________by nannies that the _________ is _________ because it 'flutters __'. As ______it ____, of course. But the name _____ what it ____, and the______ really is a 'butter' ___. The name could_________ the pale or even _________________ of the ______of many _________, or it could derive from_______________ that butterflies ____________ and ____, or it could even_________ the color of the_____________ discharged_____ the ______ of ___________.
Dialogue Completion: Listen to the tape repeatedly and try to complete the following dialogues, using the exact words or phrases that you hear on the tape.
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Receptionist: _________ will you be ____ us?
Mr. Collier: Uh, just ______ will be ____.
Receptionist: If _____ just ________________, sir.
Collier: _____.
Receptionist: (to bag handler) Arthur, _________. Have a ____________.
Collier: Okay, thanks a lot.
Receptionist: Thank you.
Arthur: Is this ____________________? Mr....
Collier: Collier. Yeah. For _________, I never got around to coming here. I always heard how nice it was though.
Arthur: Uh-huh. When was that?
Collier: Oh about eight years ago. I used to be a student up at Millfield College.
Arthur: Yeah, the students come here now and then to enjoy the restaurant, and the rooms. It seems to me I remember they had a graduation prom here back in '47, wasn't it?
Collier: Oh really? You've been here that long?
Arthur: I've been here since _____.
Collier: _____?
Arthur: Uh-huh. Came here with my parents when I was five years old.
Collier: Really?
Arthur: My father was a _________. I used to drive him crazy playing ball in the lobby. He got so mad at me sometimes. I'm lucky I lived to be six! ( They came to Collier's room.) George. Got yourself a nice view here.
Collier: Oh great. There you go.
Arthur: Thank you Mr. Collier. If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know. My name is Arthur. I live in the bungalow behind the hotel.
Collier: Okay, thanks a lot, see you around, Arthur.
Arthur: Have we ever met before?
Collier: Have we ever...? No, no I don't think so.
Arthur: No. No I'm sure we haven't. Have a nice stay here, Mr. Collier.
Collier: Okay, thanks a lot.
听力部分注解
Dictation:
nanny: one who cares for / looks after children full-time This is usually an adult who is a nanny by profession. (Compare to the word "baby-sitter," which means one who cares for children for a few hours here and there, not as his or her full-time job. Also, usually a baby-sitter is 14 - 21 years of age.) A "nanny" can be a man or a woman.全职照料孩子的人
flutter by: to move by flapping up and down
It does not mean to fly in a smooth way, like an eagle. For example, a piece of paper caught in the wind is said to "flutter in the wind." Or, a humming bird is said to "flutter" in the air as it beats its wings.上下拍动翅膀的动作
pale : light in color浅颜色
dark yellow:深黄色
discharge from : release from, or come out of (从体内)排出来
Dialogue Completion:
To get around to doing something/Getting around to doing something: This means that you have finally decided to complete a task that should have been done at some point in the past.(你最终决定要去完成一件本应该已经完成的工作。)
用法:After watching the grass grow wild in his garden for several weeks, Dick finally got around to cutting it.
眼看着花园里的野草疯长了几个星期,迪克终于决定去剪了。
graduation prom: When you finish college in the States, you go to a prom-it's the most important party in a young American's life, and can be remembered for good or bad reasons for the rest of your life.(毕业舞会)