2010年12月英语四级考试听力备考笔记(15)

　　[P42-5]

　　A) The apples and pears might not be so good.

　　B) The apples are not as good as the pears.

　　C) The apples and pears are very good.

　　D) The apples and pears are as good as they look.

　　W: I intend to buy some fruit for the children. These apples and pears seem to be in season. I'll get two dozen of each.

　　M: I hope they're as good as they look.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　注：1. pear 梨 pearl 珍珠

　　2. be in season 新鲜

　　购物场景：

　　supermarket 超市(便宜，日常生活用品supplies)

　　department store 百货公司(贵，衣服，家用电器appliance)

　　[P42-8]

　　A) Customer and salesman.

　　B) Colleagues.

　　C) Employee and boss.

　　D) Classmates.

　　W: Hi! Jack. I just came back yesterday. Anything new while I was away?

　　M: Congratulations, Susan. It's said you'll be promoted to manager and become my immediate boss.

　　Q: What is most probably the relationship between the two speakers at the moment?

　　注：1. immediate boss 顶头上司

　　2. employee 雇员 employer 雇主

　　interviewer 面试者 interviewee 被面试者

　　payer 付款人 payee 收款人

　　[P44-3]

　　A) The man is a forgetful person.

　　B) The typewriter is not new.

　　C) The man can have the typewriter later.

　　D) The man misunderstood her.

　　M: Isn't that a new brand of typewriter you are working at?

　　W: Oh, Bill. This isn't the first time you've asked me about it.

　　Q: What does the woman imply?

　　健忘：

　　forgetful He is forgetful. Isn't he forgetful? How forgetful he is!

　　Absentminded slip one's mind

　　slipper 拖鞋 slippery 光滑的

　　害羞：

　　shy embarrassed 窘迫的 self-conscious 自我意识的

　　keep to oneself keep one's mind/ thought consciousness 意识

　　外向：

　　outgoing sociable easygoing

　　[P44-4]

　　A) There will be heavy fog in all areas.

　　B) There will be heavy rain by midnight.

　　C) There will be heavy fog in the east.

　　D) There will be fog in all areas by midnight.

　　W: It's nearly 10 o'clock. Let's listen to the weather forecast.

　　M: Here's the weather forecast. Fog is spreading from the east, and it'll affect all areas by midnight. It'll be heavy in some places.

　　Q: What's the weather forecast?

　　注：1. 谈论天气一般极端不好。

　　2. fog 大雾，浓雾 mist 薄雾

　　shower 阵雨 pour 倾盆大雨

　　high wind 大风 gale 狂风

　　blizzard 大风雪

　　3. let up 雨停了 clear up 天放晴

　　warm up 天变暖

　　4. super hot 特别热 burning hot 特别热

　　freezing cold 冰冷 icy cold 冰冷

　　[P45-9]

　　A) She has been dismissed for her poor performance.

　　B) She has been fired by the company.

　　C) She has been granted leave for one month.

　　D) She has been offered a new job.

　　M: I'm sorry to tell you that you needn't come next week. You know, sales of our company have been poor recently.

　　W: I've always worked hard. Would you be kind enough to give me a month's time so that I can find a new job?

　　Q: What has happened to the woman?