初级英语听力 lesson 10

初级英语听力lesson10点此试听Everycolorhasameaning.Andasyouchooseacolor,youmightliketorememberthatit’ssayingsomething.We’vesaidthatredislovable.Green,ontheotherhand,standsforhope;itistranquil.Pinkisromantic,whilebrownisserious.Whiteisaneasyone—whiteispure.Orangeisgenerous.Violetismysterious,turquoiseisstrongandblueisdefinitelyfeminine.—CanIseeZuluonSunday?—I’mnotsure.—Doyoulikefootball?—Yes,verymuch.—Wouldyouliketogotoamatchonthe18thofDecember?—I’dliketoseeComingHomeattheRoyalTheatre.—Whatagoodidea!Doyouknowwhattimeitstarts?—Ithinkitstartsat8pm.—TomorrowisthethirdofDecember.It’smybirthdayandI’mgoingtotheGeorgeandDragon.Wouldyouliketocome?—Tocelebrateyourbirthday?OfcourseIwould.Whatgroup’splaying?—TheRiversideStompers,Ithink.—Ilikeorganmusic.DoyouknowwhereIcanheararecital?—TrySt.Mary’sChurch.Iknowtheyhaveabeautifulorgan.—I’dliketogotoarecitalonthe16thofDecember,butI’mworkingfromtentofour.Doyouknowwhattimetherecitalbegins?—Sorry,I’mafraidIdon’t.Whydon’tyoulookatyour“What’son”?1stStudent:Well,firstofall,I’mintendingtohaveagoodholidayabroad,justtravelingroundEurope,andthenwhenIgettiredoftravelingI’mgoingto—well,comebackandstartlookingforajob.Ihaven’tquitedecidedyetwhatjob,butI’mprobablygoingtotryandgetajobinadvertisingofsomekind.2ndStudent:Well,eventuallyI’mplanningtoopenmyownrestaurant.OnlyIhaven’tgotenoughmoneytodothatatthemoment,ofcourse,soI’vedecidedtogetatemporaryjobforayearorso,andI’mgoingtoworkreallyhardandtryandsaveasmuchmoneyaspossible.Actually,I’mthinkingofworkingasawaiter,orsomejobinarestaurantanyway...MaleVoice:Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.WelcometotheVictoriaHallforourannualpresentationoftheNurseoftheYearAward.FirstI’dliketointroduceDameAliceThornton.DameAliceisnowretiredaftermorethanfortyyearsofdedicatedservicetothepublicandthenursingprofession.DameAliceThornton.MaleVoice:DameAlice,youwerethefirstnurseoftheyear.Thatwasthirtyyearsago.Wouldyounowannouncethisyear’swinner?DameAlice:Goodevening.Itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceournurseoftheyear,MissHelenTaylor.DameAlice:MissTaylor,youhavebeenawardedthisprizeasaresultofrecommendationsfromyourseniorofficers,yourcolleaguesandtheparentsofthechildrenyounurse.Herearesomeoftherecommendations:‘efficientbutpatient’,‘helpfulandhappy’,‘strictbutcaring’,‘humanandinterested’.Thesearethegreatestrecommendationsanynursecouldreceive.Icongratulateyou!Jerry:CouldIspeaktoyouforafewminutes,Mr.Sherwin?Sherwin:I’mverybusyatthemoment.Can’titwaituntiltomorrow?Jerry:Uh,...well,it’sratherurgent.Anditwon’ttakelong.Sherwin:Oh,allright,then.Whatisit?Jerry:It’sapersonalmatter.Uh,yousee,mywifeisillandhastogointohospital.Sherwin:Sorrytohearthat.Butwhydoyouwanttotalktomeaboutit?Jerry:Because...becausewehaveababyandthere’snobodytolookafterherwhileshe’sinhospital.Sherwin:Who?Yourwife?Jerry:No,no.Mydaughter.Sherwin:Oh,Isee.ButIstilldon’tunderstandwhatallthishastodowithme.Jerry:Butthat’swhatI’mtryingtoexplain.I’dliketostayathomeforafewdays.Sherwin:Butwhy?Jerry:Tolookaftermydaughter,ofcourse.Sherwin:Ithoughtyousaidshewasgoingtohospital.They’lllookafterherthere,won’tthey?Jerry:No,no,no!It’smywifewho’sgoingtohospital!Notmydaughter.Sherwin:Really?Ithoughtyousaiditwasyourdaughter.Youarenotexplainingthisverywell.HereisanalternativedialoguebetweenJerryandMr.Sherwin.Listen.Jerry:Uh...excuseme,Mr.Sherwin,butIwaswonderingifIcouldspeaktoyouforafewminutes.Sherwin:Well,I’mratherbusyatthemoment,Jerry.Isiturgent?Jerry:Uh,yes,I...I’mafraiditis.It’sapersonalmatter.Sherwin:Oh,well,then,we’dbetterdiscussitnow.Sitdown.Jerry:Thankyou.Uh...yousee,it’saboutmywife.She...uh...well...she...Sherwin:Yes,goon,Jerry.I’mlistening.Jerry:She’sillandhastogotohospitaltomorrow.Butwehaveayoungbaby,youknow.Sherwin:Yes,Iknowthat,Jerry.Youmustberatherworried.Isitanythingserious?Yourwife’sillness,Imean?Jerry:Thedoctorssayit’sjustaminoroperation.Butithastobedoneassoonaspossible.And...well...theproblemismydaughter.Thebaby.That’stheproblem.Sherwin:Inwhatway,Jerry?I’mnotquitesureifIunderstand.Jerry:Well,asIsaid,mywife’llbeinhospitalforseveraldays,sothere’snobodytolookafterher.Sherwin:Youmean,nobodytolookafteryourdaughter,isthatit?Jerry:Yes,exactly.Bothourparentsliveratherfaraway,and...andthat’swhyI’dliketohaveafewdaysoff.Fromtomorrow.Sherwin:Isee.IthinkIunderstandnow.Youneedafewdaysofftolookafteryourdaughterwhileyourwifeisinhospital.Jerry:Yes,yes.That’sit.I’mnotexplainingthisverywell.Sherwin:No,no.Onthecontrary.IjustwanttobesureIunderstandcompletely.That’sall.Jerry:Will...willthatbeallright?Sherwin:Yes,I’msureitwill,Jerry.AllIwanttodonowismakesurethatthere’ssomeonetocoverforyouwhileyou’reaway.Uh...howlongdidyousayyou’llneed?Jerry:Justafewdays.She...mywife,Imean...shouldbeoutofhospitalbynextThursday,soIcanbebackonFriday.Sherwin:Well,perhapsyou’dbetterstayathomeonFriday,aswell.Justtogiveyourwifeafewextradaystorestaftertheoperation.Jerry:That’sverykindofyou,Mr.Sherwin.Sherwin:Don’tmentionit.Landlady:4474716.Student:Hello.IsthatMrs.Davies?Landlady:Speaking.Student:Goodafternoon.Myname’sStephenBrent.Iwasgivenyouraddressbythestudentaccommodationagency.Iunderstandyouhavearoomtolet.Landlady:Yes,that’sright.I’vejustgotoneroomstillvacant.It’sanatticroom,onthesecondfloor.It’srathersmall,butI’msureyou’llfindit’sverycomfortable.Student:Isee.Andhowmuchdoyouchargeforit?Landlady:Therent’stwenty-fivepoundsaweek.Thatincludeselectricity,butnotgas.Student:Hastheroomgotcentralheating?Landlady:No,it’sgotagasfirewhichkeepstheroomverywarm.Student:Isee...Andwhataboutfurniture?Itisfurnished,isn’tit?Landlady:Ohyes...Er...There’sadivanbedinthecornerwithanewmattressonit.Er...Letmesee...There’sasmallwardrobe,anarmchair,acoffeetable,abookshelf...Student:Isthereadesk?Landlady:Yes,there’soneunderthewindow.It’sgotplentyofdrawersandthere’salamponit.Student:Ohgood...Isthereawashbasinintheroom?Landlady:No,I’mafraidthereisn’tawashbasin.Butthere’sabathroomjustacrossthecorridor,andthat’sgotawashbasinandashoweraswellasabath.Yousharethebathroomwiththepeopleintheotherrooms.Thetoiletisseparate,butunfortunatelyit’sonthefloorbelow.Student:Oh,that’sallright....Whataboutcooking?CanIcookmyownmeals?Landlady:Well,there’salittlekitchenettenexttoyourroom.Ithasn’tgotapropercookerinit,butthere’sagasringandanelectrickettlebythesink.Ifindmystudentsprefertoeatattheuniversity.Student:Isee.Andistheroomfairlyquiet?Landlady:Ohyes.It’satthebackofthehouse.Itlooksontothegardenanditfacessouth,soit’sbrightandsunny,too.It’sveryattractive,really.Andit’sjustundertheroof,soit’sgotalow,slopingceiling.Wouldyouliketocomeandseeit?I’llbeinfortherestoftheday.Student:Yes,I’mveryinterested.ItsoundslikethekindofroomI’mlookingfor.Canyoutellmehowtogetthere?Landlady:Oh,it’sveryeasy.Thehouseisonlyfiveminutes’walkfromFinchleyRoadtubestation.Turnrightoutsidethestation,andthenit’sthethirdstreetontheleft.Youcan’tmissit.It’sgotthenumberonthegate.It’sexactlyoppositethecemetery.Frankly,I’vebeendelighted.Asyouknow,Idecidedtogiveituptenyearsago.Iputthemallintheattic—allfiftyorsixtyofthem—togatherdust,andforgotaboutthem.ThenIjusthappenedtomeethimonedayinabar,entirelybychance,andwegottalkingaboutthisandthat,and,well—tocutalongstoryshort—hewenttohavealookatthem,andthisistheresult.It’sfortwoweeks.Andit’sdevotedentirelytomywork.Doingverywell,too,asyoucanseefromthelittleticketsonabouthalfofthem.Youknow,nowthatthey’rehangingonthewalllikethis,withallthecleverlighting,andglossycatalogue,andthesmartpeople,theyreallydon’tseemanythingtodowithme.It’sabitlikeseeingoldfriendsinnewcircumstanceswheretheyfitandyoudon’t.Now,youseeher?She’salreadyboughtthree.Heardhersayingonedayshe’s‘dyingtomeettheman’.Afraidshe’dbeverydisappointedifshedid.Interesting,though,someofthethingsyouoverhear.Someknowsomethingaboutit.Othersknownothingandadmitit.Othersknownothinganddon’t.Bytheway,Iheardsomeonesaytheotherdaythatthe‘PortraitofaWoman’remindedherofyou,youknow.Soyousee,you’renotonlyveryfamous,but—asIkeepontellingyou—youhaven’tchangedabit.Oursisaveryexpensiveperfume.Whenpeopleseeitorhearthenamewewantthemtothinkofluxury.Therearemanywaystodothis.Youshowawomaninafurcoat,inasilkeveningdress,maybecoveredindiamonds.Youcanshowanexpensivecar,anexpensiverestaurant,oramaninatuxedo.Wedecidedtodosomethingdifferent.Weshowabeautifulwoman,simplybutelegantlydressed,besideaseriesofpaintingsbyLeonardodaVinci,anditworks.Becausesheiswearingtheperfume,andbecausesheisnexttoexpensiveandbeautifulpaintings,ourperfumemustbebeautifulandexpensivetoo.Itdoeswork.—IsthattheManager?—Speaking.CanIbeofanyassistance?—Couldyouspeedupyourswitchboardabit,please?IbookedacalltoBrusselsagoodtwentyminutesagoandIhaven’thadareplyyet.—Well,perhapstheyareratherbusyatthistimeoftheday.Afterall,weareanhouraheadofBelgium.—Iknowthat,butIcouldhavedialedmyselfdirectinnotimeatall.—Wedoliketoroutethecallsthroughtheoperatorandthentherecanbenomisunderstandingaboutthecharges,I’msureyouunderstand.—No,Isupposeitwouldbedifficulttocheckthecostofdirectly-dialedcalls,butneverthelessIdohavetoputthroughanimportantcalltoBrussels.—I’llgetontothemmyselfandseewhatthedelayis,thencallyoubackassoonasIknowanything.—Andwhatseemstobethetrouble,sir?—Theydon’twanttoletmeintothenightclub.—Well,I’mafraidthereisanentrancecharge,sir.—Butdamnitall—Iamaresident.It’sridiculous.—I’mverysorry,sir,butyouseeitissomethingofaspecialevening.OurgueststarthiseveningisSammyDavisJuniorandI’mafraidthattheticketsdocost250markseach.Icouldseeifthereareanyleftifyouwouldlikeone.Wegenerallytrytokeepafewbackfortheresidents.—GoodLord.That’snearlythirty-fivepounds.No,onsecondthoughts,Idon’tthinkI’llbother.Couldyouhavethemsendupabottleofscotchtomyroom.I’llentertainmyselfinstead.—Verygood,sir.Thatisroom634,isn’tit?—Goodevening,sir.I’mtheAssistantManager.—Hownice!—Yes,I’mafraidwe’vehadacomplaintaboutthenoisefromyourneighboracrossthecorridor.He’stryingtogetsomesleepashehasanearlystarttomorrow.I’msureyouunderstand.—Oh,Isee.—Doyouthinkitmightbepossibletoaskyourfriendstobealittlequieter?Wedoliketogiveourguestsachanceofgettingagoodnight’ssleep.Itiswellaftereleven.—Oh,I’msosorry.Idoapologize.Isupposeweweretalkingratherloudly.It’sjustthatwe’vesignedaveryimportantcontract.Wewerehaving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