2010年12月英语四级考试听力备考笔记(15)

　　考试、交通

　　对电影的评价基本上是负面的

　　It's a waste of time.

　　It's a waste of money.

　　It isn't worth the price of the admission.

　　It has got an awful review.

　　对音乐会的评价基本上是正面的

　　[P41-2]

　　A) It will take about one month to repair the watch.

　　B) The woman should have saved more money.

　　C) It is a good idea to keep the old watch.

　　D) The watch is no longer worth repairing.

　　W: I can’t figure out what’s wrong with my watch. It was just a month ago that I had it repaired.

　　M: Don't waste your time and money any more. It's a very old watch and is quite worn out.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　思维：崇尚消费

　　1、东西坏了，扔了算了，买个新的

　　2、修不如买

　　东西方思维差异：

　　1、崇尚消费

　　2、提倡个人奋斗：借钱不借;借笔记一般也不借

　　3、重视钱

　　4、饮食方面：apple pie 一定好吃(代表美国的传统文化traditional American)

　　This picnic is as American as apple pie. 典型的美式野餐。

　　apple pie virtue 美国的传统美德

　　I took the last one and it was out of the world.

　　Even my mother's can't match this.

　　You wouldn't have to force me to take another helping.

　　5、不谦虚 self-confidence

　　6、表达直接且理性，逻辑严紧

　　注：1. figure out 判断出

　　2. worn out (物)破旧;(人)疲惫

　　[P41-3]

　　A) Arguing.

　　B) Protesting.

　　C) Complaining.

　　D) Bargaining.

　　M: Oh, what a morning! You know, I had so much work to do and the phone just kept ringing. Three salespecople called me this morning!

　　W: I know how it is. I get a lot of calls too... even on weekends.

　　Q: What are the two speakers doing?

　　注：I know how it is. 表示同情。

　　I know how you feel.

　　[P42-4]

　　A) Families with cars.

　　B) American's heavy dependence on cars.

　　C) Roads and highways.

　　D) Traffic problems in America.

　　W: You Americans are funny! It seems as if you were married to your cars.

　　M: Yeah, I guess that's true. The country is becoming one big highway. I was reading that there are about 4 million miles of roads and high ways in this country now.

　　Q: What are they talking about?

　　短对话，听到什么不选什么。

　　段子题：听到什么选什么。