今天小听给大家带来的听力素材还是这份在大陆畅销数百万册、在全球 35 个国家同步使用的
生活化美语教材
——《走遍美国》。
《走遍美国》于 1991 年出版,随后被翻拍成教育情景剧,以美国人的日常生活为中心,涉及美国文化的方方面面,比较贴近现实英语交流环境。
小听建议
先自己听一遍
,这份教材主要涉及到口语会话,大家还是先锻炼一遍听力,看自己能听懂多少。
其次就是
对照文本
,看自己遗漏了哪些信息,然后在没有文本的情况下检验一下自己能听懂多少。
最后跟着
模仿一遍
,毕竟我们不能学哑巴英语,学英语一定要开口说,不然很难运用到实际生活中。
最重要的是,大家
要坚持
,这份资料其实并不是很有难度,相信坚持学习下来的你,会在英语学习上做出一些改变。
戳蓝色文字可以回顾一下
上一期
《走遍美国》的对话情景
《走遍美国》听力素材(附音频+文本) | 练就纯正英语(U3-3)下面一起来听后面的故事吧!
你能听懂里面的对话吗?可以对照文本看一下自己的理解~
小听要说的是,提供的文本是英文版,无翻译,更方便大家靠自己能力去理解,遇到不理解的词汇自己动手去查一下,或许会帮助你学到更多词汇~
再听一遍核对一下叭~
【故事梗概】
星期五傍晚,从有氧运动高级班回来的 Marilyn 一进屋就一屁股坐在地板上。她累坏了。她告诉 Richard 高级班的运动强度很大,但是 Richard 认为如果换作他,这种程度的锻炼完全是小菜一碟……
【 听力文本
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I am exhausted. My new exercise class is so hard.
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Your new exercise class?
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Yeah. My new advanced exercise class.
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Why advanced?
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My instructor thought that
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the beginner"s class was too easy for me.
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Too easy for you?
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Don"t laugh. In the beginner"s class,
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they give you a chance to rest between exercises.
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So?
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The advanced class is nonstop.
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I lift weights every morning for sixty minutes
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without stopping.
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No problem.
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Listen, Richard,
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doing aerobics for an hour is a lot different than lifting weights.
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Yeah. Quite a bit different.
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I think aerobics is easy.
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I could work out in your class with no problem.
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You think so?
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Oh, without a doubt.
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When"s the next class?
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Tomorrow morning at ten o"clock. Try it.
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Tomorrow morning after lifting weights,
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I"ll try aerobics.
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It"s a nap. Tomorrow morning at ten o"clock.
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Aren"t you going to the aerobics class this morning?
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Of Course. Easy. No sweat.
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You are not going to be able to move
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after this and the aerobics class.
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Are you kidding me?
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It"s going to be a piece of cake.
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You want to bet?
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Yeah. What"s the bet?
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I bet I can go one hour in your class this morning
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and not feel a thing!
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The bet is -- I win, and you cook dinner for the entire family.
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Or you win, and I cook dinner for the entire family.
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It"s a bet.
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Ok. Call my instructor, Jack Davis, right now.
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His number is 555-8842.
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The advanced class starts at ten o"clock.
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Well, it"s eight twenty now.
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It only takes eight minutes by bicycle to the aerobics class.
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Give him a call.
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Davis Aerobics Center for Good Health.
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Jack Davis, please.
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This is Jack Davis.
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Hello. This is Richard Stewart.
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My wife, Marilyn Stewart, is a member of your program.
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I"d like to come to
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the ten o"clock advanced class this morning.
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Oh, fine, fine. Be here a few minutes early.
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You need to complete some forms before the class.
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Thanks. I"m on my way over.
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Good-bye.
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Bye-bye. It"s all set. I"m going.
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Bye.
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See you later.
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Good luck.
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Don"t forget about the bet.
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Dinner for the entire family.
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And that includes Susan.
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Don"t you forget.
知识点讲解
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No problem.
"No problem."与后文出现的"It"s a snap. "都是“没问题,小事一桩”的意思,用来表示某事很容易,做起来毫无问题。
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Doing aerobics for an hour is a lot different than lifting weights.
连续做1小时有氧运动可跟练哑铃大不一样。
different than
: 跟...不一样。这里用 different from更规范,但很多美国人跟Marilyn一样,在different之后使用than,这已经成为了一种约定熟成的用法。
aerobics:
(通过散步、跑步、游泳、划船、骑车、舞蹈、体操等有节奏运动等增强心肺循环功能的)有氧运动,健身操。也可以说aerobic exercise.
lift weights: 举重。在这里指练哑铃。
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I could work out in your class with no problem.
要我到你们班上去锻炼锻炼,绝不会有困难。Richard 说这话的意思是,假如有机会一试的话,即可证明我的能力。
work out:
这里的意思是锻炼,尤指健身、健美训练。
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You think so?
你真的这样认为吗?当对别人的意见不能确定或赞同时,可以使用这句话。
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Oh, without a doubt.
without a doubt
相当于"sure; of course. "(当然,毫无问题。)这是用非常肯定的口气来强调自己的话。
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No sweat.
不成问题,一点儿不费劲。
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You want to bet?
你敢打赌吗?是"Do you want to bet?"的缩略形式。口语中,"Do you..."这种句型不说 Do 的情形很普遍。
bet 在这里用作动词,意思是“打赌,赌”。
注意 Richard 在说 want to 时,把发音连成 wanna,这是非正式场合口语中常用的发音。
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Jack Davis, please.
请问 Jack Davis 在不在?打电话用语。也可以说"May I speak to Jack Davis, please?"
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Don"t you forget.
你自己别忘了。Marilyn 把 you 念重,意在让 Richard 明白,他一定会输的。
这是带主语 you 的否定命令句,这里用来强调“你自己怎么样”,常用在关系较亲密的人中间。
【问】
他们的赌注是什么?
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