听力扩展：
One rainy Sunday afternoon, a young couple was on their way to their Church to get married. On the way there, their car slammed into a telephone pole—killing them both instantly.
The couple soon found themselves standing in front of St. Peter, welcoming them to Heaven. The young woman asked Peter if they could get married in Heaven. A month later, St. Peter found them and announced that they could—in fact—get married in Heaven.
To his surprise, the woman asked, “Just wondering, if things don’t work out will we be able to get a divorce?” With a stern look in his eye, Peter blurted out, “Look, lady. It took me a month to find a preacher up here. You really think Im gonna find a lawyer?”
星期天下午，雨正下个不停。一对年轻情侣正在去往教堂结婚的路上。轿车在途中猛然撞到电话亭上，两人当场毙命。
他们很快发现自己站在圣•彼得面前，欢迎他们来到天堂。年轻女子问彼得他们是否可以在天堂结婚。一个月后，彼得找到他们并向他们宣布说，他们可以在天堂结婚。
令彼得惊讶的是，这名女子问道：“我想问问，如果我们合不来可以离婚么?”彼得神情严肃地脱口而出：“女士，我花了一个月的时间才找到一个牧师。你觉得我会再找来一个律师吗?”
【注】slam v. 猛烈撞击;stern a. 严厉的，严肃的;blurt v. 冲口说出
annoy v. 使……苦恼，骚扰
例：A fly kept annoying me. 一只苍蝇老在打搅我。annoy sb. by doing sth. 因做某事使某人生气/困扰拓展：annoyance n. 烦恼，可厌之事;annoyed a. 烦闷的;annoying a. 恼人的，讨厌的
听力扩展： “How annoying!” an aged female servant complained to another young female servant, “You know, I have to repeat such a word for a whole day—‘Yes, Madam!’ ‘Yes, Madam!’ ‘Yes, Madam!’” “I am also annoyed!” said the girl servant, “I also have to repeat such a word for a whole day—‘No, sir!’ ‘No, sir!’ ‘No, sir!’” “真烦人!”上了年纪的女服务员向年轻的服务员抱怨，“你说，我一整天都要重复同样的话，‘好的，夫人!’‘好的，夫人!’‘好的，夫人!’” “我也觉得很烦!”年轻的姑娘说，“我每天也要重复同样的话‘不，先生!’‘不，先生!’‘不，先生!’”
annual a. ①每年的 ②年度的;n. ①年刊 ②年鉴
例：The firm has an annual turnover of 75 million. 这家公司的年营业额为7500万英镑。拓展：annually ad. 每年;annualized a. 按年计算的
听力扩展：
Client: I’d like to open a savings account.
Staff: I’ll help you with it.
Client: What kind of savings accounts do you have?
Staff: We have three-month, six-month and twelve-month maturities.
Client:I want a sixmonth maturity.
Staff: All right.
Client: I want to open a time deposit account.
Staff: How long do you want to keep your money in the bank?
Client: One year. Whats the annual interest rate?
Staff: At present, it is 0.215 percent. It varies from time to time.
Client: Can I take out the money before the maturity date?
Staff: You can, but you will not get the high interest rate.
客户：我想开个存款账户。
职员：我来帮您办理。
客户：你们有什么种类的存款账户?
职员：我们有三个月、六个月和十二个月的。
客户：我想办一个六个月的。
职员：好的。
客户：我想开个定期存款账户。
职员：您想要存多长时间?
客户：一年，年利率是多少?
职员：目前是0.215%。利率时常变化。
客户：我可以在存款到期前取款吗?
职员：可以，但你就得不到高利率了。
【注】savings account n. 存款账户;time deposit n. 定期存款;maturity date n. 到期日
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