DIALOG 26
BARRY IS UNUSUAL
1--Have you met Barry?
2--I think so, but I don’t remember what he looks like.
1--He’s a most unusual person.
2--What do you mean by unusual?
3--You’ll understand when you see him.
2--You mean it’s his physical appearance?
1--Not exactly. There’s a certain way that he has of speaking and choosing his words that’s unique.But that’s not what I’m talking about.
3--That’s part of it. But it goes beyond speech. I guess it’s what some people call "charisma".
2--Oh, that. Now I know what you’re talking about.I’m just full of it!
1--Ha,ha.Big joke!
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注解：
1）most=very常用來加強語氣。如：It’s most kind of you!/He thanked her for a most enjoyable party./It’s most dangerous to drive drunk.
2）There’s a certain way...unique：此句中的兩個that
從句都是way的定語從句。第一個從句說：he has a certain way of speaking and choosing his words。第二個從句說 his way is unique.unique：獨特的；獨一無二的。
3）go beyond speech：難于用語言表達。類似的短語有：beyond words/beyond expression/beyond description
4）charisma：超凡的魅力，神授的能力。
DIALOG 27
HOWARD LOST HIS CAR
1--Did you hear about what happened to Howard?
2--No, what?
1--Someone stole his car!
2--Really? When did it happen?
1--Last night. He left it parked in front of his girl friend’s house and when he came out to go home, it was gone.
2--Wow! That’s really tough. He just bought it last month, didn’t he?
1--Uh-huh. Fortunately, he’s got insurance and the police think they already have a good lead.
2--Well, I certainly wish him luck.
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注解：
1）left it parked：parked是賓語補足語。park 停放（車輛）。如:He parked his car over there.停車場叫parking lot/parking place/parking area等。
2）it was gone=it disappeared/it was missing
3）That’s really tough：（口語）不幸的，不愉快的。
4）fortunately：幸運的，幸虧。
5）lead：線索。
6）wish him luck：wish表示祝愿，其后接雙賓語。
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聽力練習：
DIALOG 102
HOWARD LOST HIS CAR
1--Did you hear about ____ _______ to Howard?
2--No, what?
1--______ _____ ___ ____!
2--Really? When did it happen?
1--Last night. He ____ __ _____ in front of his girl friend’s house and when he came out to go home, __ ___ ____.
2--Wow! _____ ______ _____. He just _______ it last month, didn’t he?
1--Uh-huh. Fortunately, ____ ____ __________ and the police think they already _____ ___ _____ ______.
2--Well, I certainly ____ ____ _____.
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譯文：
1--你聽說霍得華的是兒了嗎？
2--沒有。怎么啦？
1--有人偷了他的汽車。
2--真的嗎？什么時候的事？
1--昨天晚上。他把車停在他女朋友家的門口，他出來回家時，車不見了。
2--哇！那可真倒霉。他上個月剛買的新車，是吧？
1--可不。幸好他保了險。警察相信他們已經有了可靠的線索。
2--哦，但愿他能找回汽車！
DIALOG 28
TALKING ABOUT A FILM
1--Did you see the movie on channel 6 last night?
2--No. I missed it. I went shopping for clothes.
1--It was an excellent film. It had been made especially for television, you know.
2--I read the preview in yesterday’s paper and hoped to watch it last night, but, then, Meg called me to go shopping with her. So I went.
1--You remember that the critic thought that it was one of the best films of the last ten years.
2--Yes. I do remember. He felt it would be a candidate for some film awards at the end of the year.
1--Well, if I were one of the judges, I’d pick it as the best film of the year. I haven’t seen such a marvelous plot and such superb acting in a long time!
2--Sounds as if I’ll have to see it, if they ever re-run it.
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注解:
1）channel：電影頻道。
2）go shopping：去買東西。go之后接動詞-ing形式表示從事某些活動。
3）preview：預告
4）critic：評論員，批評家。
5）candidate：提名侯選影片
6）marvelous：精彩的
7）superb：超等的
8）re-run：重播，重演。
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聽力練習：
DIALOG 100
TALKING ABOUT A FILM
1--___ ___ ___ ___ _____ __ ______ __ last night?
2--No. I missed it. _ ____ ______ ___ _______.
1--It was an _________ film. __ ___ ____ ____ _____________ ________, you know.
2--I read the ________ in yesterday’s paper and hoped to ______ it last night, but, then, Meg _______ ___ ___ ___ _______ _____ ____. So I went.
1--You remember that the ______ thought that ___ ________ ___ ____ ____ _____ ___ ____ _____ _____ _____.
2--Yes. I do remember. He felt __ _____ ___ __ ____________ ____ ____ ______ at the end of the year.
1--Well, if I _____ one of the judges, ____ _____ __ __ ________ ____ ___ ___ ____. I haven’t seen such a marvelous ____ and such superb _______ in a long time!
2--Sounds as if I’ll have to see it, __ ____ ____ _______ ___.
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譯文：
1--昨晚你看了六頻道的電影了嗎？
2--沒有，我沒看上。我去買衣服了。
1--是部很精彩的影片。你知道這是一部專為電視拍的影片。
2--我看了昨天報上的電視預告。昨晚我本想看來著，但是后來梅格打電話來，讓我陪她去買東西，我就去了。
1--你還記得電影評論員認為這是十年來的一部影片。
2--記得，我當然記得。他認為這部影片在年底會獲得某些影獎的提名。
1--我要是一個評選裁判，我一定選這部影片為今年的影片。很久以來，我都沒看到過情節(jié)如此精彩，演技如此高超的影片了。
2--看來如果重播的話，我一定得看看了。
DIALOG 29
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
1--There’s no reason on earth why we should stay here.
2--Yes, there is! Somebody’s got to keep an eye on things.
3--That’s what I think. Otherwise this whole project could go wrong.
1--I doubt that. It looks to me as if everything is off to a good start. I don’t think there needs to be any more supervision.
2--It’s better to be safe than sorry.
3--I agree. Sometimes being cautious is the best way to go.
1--All right. All right. I’m outvoted two to one. So we’ll stay.
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注解:
1）has got to=must
2）keep an eye on=look after/watch carefully
3）otherwise：（副詞）要不然，否則。
4）go wrong：出差錯
5）doubt：懷疑
6）a good start=a good beginning
7）supervision：監(jiān)督
8）better to be safe than sorry=better to be careful than to be full of regret
9）cautious：謹慎小心的，being caurious是分詞短語作主語。
10）be outvoted：被多數票壓倒。vote是“投票表決”的意思。
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聽力練習：
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
1--There’s no _______ on earth ____ ___ _____ ________.
2--Yes, there is! _________ ____ ___ ____ __ ____ ___ ______.
3--That’s what I think. Otherwise _____ _____ ____________ ___ ______.
1--I ______ that. It looks to me ___ ___ everything is ______ __ ____ _____. I don’t think there needs to be any more supervision.
2--____ ______ ___ ___ _____ _____ _______.
3--I agree. Sometimes ______ _______ __ ____ _____ ____ __ __.
1--All right. All right. ____ _______ two to one. So we’ll stay.
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譯文
1--我們留在這兒完全沒道理。
2--有道理。這兒總得有人照看著。
3--我也這么想。不然的話，整個工作可能會出岔子。
1--我不信。依我看開頭事事都很順當。沒必要在繼續(xù)監(jiān)督。
2--寧可現在謹慎些也別將來后悔莫及。
3--我說也是。有時候謹慎小心是最穩(wěn)妥的辦法。
1--好吧，好吧。二比一我認輸。那我們就留在這兒。
DIALOG 30
THE HUMAN FLY
1--Did you hear about that guy who climbed a skyscraper?
2--I don’t believe I did. Was it on the TV news last night?
1--Uh-huh. This guy-calls himself "the Human Fly" -- climbed up this skyscraper with nothing but some big suction cups!
2--I suppose he got arrested.
1--He sure did! As soon as he got to the top of the building, the cops were there to grab him!
2--And he’ll have to pay a fine, of course.
1--In this guy’s case it looks as if he might have to go to jail, too!
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注解：
1）skycraper：摩天大樓。
2）I don’t believe=I don’t think
3）Human Fly：直譯為“具有人類特性的飛蠅?！币驗轱w蠅是靠腳上吸盤在任何光滑的表面攀沿行走。
4）suction cup：吸盤。
5）cops（俗）=policemen
6）pay a fine；付罰款。fine在此是名詞。亦可作動詞用。
如：The police fined him heavily./He was fined $500.
7）jail=prison
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聽力練習：
DIALOG 98
THE HUMAN FLY
1--Did you _____ _____ that guy ____ _______ __ _______?
2--I don’t believe I did. ____ ___ __ ___ __ ____ last night?
1--Uh-huh. This guy-calls himself "the Human Fly" -- climbed up this skyscraper _____ _______ ____ _____ ____ _______ _____!
2--I suppose ___ ____ _______.
1--He sure did! __ _____ __ he got to the top of the building, ____ ____ _____ ______ ___ ____ ____!
2--And he’ll _____ __ ___ __ ____, of course.
1--In this guy’s case it looks as if ___ ______ _____ ___ ______ ____, too!
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譯文：
1--你聽說過那個爬上摩天大樓的人了嗎？
2--我想沒有聽說過。是昨晚電視新聞廣播的嗎？
1--真了不起。這人自稱“人蠅”，只用幾個大吸盤，什么別的器械也沒有，就爬上這座大樓。
2--我看他被逮捕了吧。
1--就是，他一爬到樓頂，等在那兒的警察就把他抓起來了。
2--他當然還得被罰款。
1--照他這種情況，還可能去蹲監(jiān)獄呢！
BARRY IS UNUSUAL
1--Have you met Barry?
2--I think so, but I don’t remember what he looks like.
1--He’s a most unusual person.
2--What do you mean by unusual?
3--You’ll understand when you see him.
2--You mean it’s his physical appearance?
1--Not exactly. There’s a certain way that he has of speaking and choosing his words that’s unique.But that’s not what I’m talking about.
3--That’s part of it. But it goes beyond speech. I guess it’s what some people call "charisma".
2--Oh, that. Now I know what you’re talking about.I’m just full of it!
1--Ha,ha.Big joke!
===================================
注解：
1）most=very常用來加強語氣。如：It’s most kind of you!/He thanked her for a most enjoyable party./It’s most dangerous to drive drunk.
2）There’s a certain way...unique：此句中的兩個that
從句都是way的定語從句。第一個從句說：he has a certain way of speaking and choosing his words。第二個從句說 his way is unique.unique：獨特的；獨一無二的。
3）go beyond speech：難于用語言表達。類似的短語有：beyond words/beyond expression/beyond description
4）charisma：超凡的魅力，神授的能力。
DIALOG 27
HOWARD LOST HIS CAR
1--Did you hear about what happened to Howard?
2--No, what?
1--Someone stole his car!
2--Really? When did it happen?
1--Last night. He left it parked in front of his girl friend’s house and when he came out to go home, it was gone.
2--Wow! That’s really tough. He just bought it last month, didn’t he?
1--Uh-huh. Fortunately, he’s got insurance and the police think they already have a good lead.
2--Well, I certainly wish him luck.
===================================
注解：
1）left it parked：parked是賓語補足語。park 停放（車輛）。如:He parked his car over there.停車場叫parking lot/parking place/parking area等。
2）it was gone=it disappeared/it was missing
3）That’s really tough：（口語）不幸的，不愉快的。
4）fortunately：幸運的，幸虧。
5）lead：線索。
6）wish him luck：wish表示祝愿，其后接雙賓語。
==================================
聽力練習：
DIALOG 102
HOWARD LOST HIS CAR
1--Did you hear about ____ _______ to Howard?
2--No, what?
1--______ _____ ___ ____!
2--Really? When did it happen?
1--Last night. He ____ __ _____ in front of his girl friend’s house and when he came out to go home, __ ___ ____.
2--Wow! _____ ______ _____. He just _______ it last month, didn’t he?
1--Uh-huh. Fortunately, ____ ____ __________ and the police think they already _____ ___ _____ ______.
2--Well, I certainly ____ ____ _____.
=================================
譯文：
1--你聽說霍得華的是兒了嗎？
2--沒有。怎么啦？
1--有人偷了他的汽車。
2--真的嗎？什么時候的事？
1--昨天晚上。他把車停在他女朋友家的門口，他出來回家時，車不見了。
2--哇！那可真倒霉。他上個月剛買的新車，是吧？
1--可不。幸好他保了險。警察相信他們已經有了可靠的線索。
2--哦，但愿他能找回汽車！
DIALOG 28
TALKING ABOUT A FILM
1--Did you see the movie on channel 6 last night?
2--No. I missed it. I went shopping for clothes.
1--It was an excellent film. It had been made especially for television, you know.
2--I read the preview in yesterday’s paper and hoped to watch it last night, but, then, Meg called me to go shopping with her. So I went.
1--You remember that the critic thought that it was one of the best films of the last ten years.
2--Yes. I do remember. He felt it would be a candidate for some film awards at the end of the year.
1--Well, if I were one of the judges, I’d pick it as the best film of the year. I haven’t seen such a marvelous plot and such superb acting in a long time!
2--Sounds as if I’ll have to see it, if they ever re-run it.
===================================
注解:
1）channel：電影頻道。
2）go shopping：去買東西。go之后接動詞-ing形式表示從事某些活動。
3）preview：預告
4）critic：評論員，批評家。
5）candidate：提名侯選影片
6）marvelous：精彩的
7）superb：超等的
8）re-run：重播，重演。
===================================
聽力練習：
DIALOG 100
TALKING ABOUT A FILM
1--___ ___ ___ ___ _____ __ ______ __ last night?
2--No. I missed it. _ ____ ______ ___ _______.
1--It was an _________ film. __ ___ ____ ____ _____________ ________, you know.
2--I read the ________ in yesterday’s paper and hoped to ______ it last night, but, then, Meg _______ ___ ___ ___ _______ _____ ____. So I went.
1--You remember that the ______ thought that ___ ________ ___ ____ ____ _____ ___ ____ _____ _____ _____.
2--Yes. I do remember. He felt __ _____ ___ __ ____________ ____ ____ ______ at the end of the year.
1--Well, if I _____ one of the judges, ____ _____ __ __ ________ ____ ___ ___ ____. I haven’t seen such a marvelous ____ and such superb _______ in a long time!
2--Sounds as if I’ll have to see it, __ ____ ____ _______ ___.
===================================
譯文：
1--昨晚你看了六頻道的電影了嗎？
2--沒有，我沒看上。我去買衣服了。
1--是部很精彩的影片。你知道這是一部專為電視拍的影片。
2--我看了昨天報上的電視預告。昨晚我本想看來著，但是后來梅格打電話來，讓我陪她去買東西，我就去了。
1--你還記得電影評論員認為這是十年來的一部影片。
2--記得，我當然記得。他認為這部影片在年底會獲得某些影獎的提名。
1--我要是一個評選裁判，我一定選這部影片為今年的影片。很久以來，我都沒看到過情節(jié)如此精彩，演技如此高超的影片了。
2--看來如果重播的話，我一定得看看了。
DIALOG 29
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
1--There’s no reason on earth why we should stay here.
2--Yes, there is! Somebody’s got to keep an eye on things.
3--That’s what I think. Otherwise this whole project could go wrong.
1--I doubt that. It looks to me as if everything is off to a good start. I don’t think there needs to be any more supervision.
2--It’s better to be safe than sorry.
3--I agree. Sometimes being cautious is the best way to go.
1--All right. All right. I’m outvoted two to one. So we’ll stay.
===================================
注解:
1）has got to=must
2）keep an eye on=look after/watch carefully
3）otherwise：（副詞）要不然，否則。
4）go wrong：出差錯
5）doubt：懷疑
6）a good start=a good beginning
7）supervision：監(jiān)督
8）better to be safe than sorry=better to be careful than to be full of regret
9）cautious：謹慎小心的，being caurious是分詞短語作主語。
10）be outvoted：被多數票壓倒。vote是“投票表決”的意思。
===================================
聽力練習：
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
1--There’s no _______ on earth ____ ___ _____ ________.
2--Yes, there is! _________ ____ ___ ____ __ ____ ___ ______.
3--That’s what I think. Otherwise _____ _____ ____________ ___ ______.
1--I ______ that. It looks to me ___ ___ everything is ______ __ ____ _____. I don’t think there needs to be any more supervision.
2--____ ______ ___ ___ _____ _____ _______.
3--I agree. Sometimes ______ _______ __ ____ _____ ____ __ __.
1--All right. All right. ____ _______ two to one. So we’ll stay.
===================================
譯文
1--我們留在這兒完全沒道理。
2--有道理。這兒總得有人照看著。
3--我也這么想。不然的話，整個工作可能會出岔子。
1--我不信。依我看開頭事事都很順當。沒必要在繼續(xù)監(jiān)督。
2--寧可現在謹慎些也別將來后悔莫及。
3--我說也是。有時候謹慎小心是最穩(wěn)妥的辦法。
1--好吧，好吧。二比一我認輸。那我們就留在這兒。
DIALOG 30
THE HUMAN FLY
1--Did you hear about that guy who climbed a skyscraper?
2--I don’t believe I did. Was it on the TV news last night?
1--Uh-huh. This guy-calls himself "the Human Fly" -- climbed up this skyscraper with nothing but some big suction cups!
2--I suppose he got arrested.
1--He sure did! As soon as he got to the top of the building, the cops were there to grab him!
2--And he’ll have to pay a fine, of course.
1--In this guy’s case it looks as if he might have to go to jail, too!
===================================
注解：
1）skycraper：摩天大樓。
2）I don’t believe=I don’t think
3）Human Fly：直譯為“具有人類特性的飛蠅?！币驗轱w蠅是靠腳上吸盤在任何光滑的表面攀沿行走。
4）suction cup：吸盤。
5）cops（俗）=policemen
6）pay a fine；付罰款。fine在此是名詞。亦可作動詞用。
如：The police fined him heavily./He was fined $500.
7）jail=prison
===================================
聽力練習：
DIALOG 98
THE HUMAN FLY
1--Did you _____ _____ that guy ____ _______ __ _______?
2--I don’t believe I did. ____ ___ __ ___ __ ____ last night?
1--Uh-huh. This guy-calls himself "the Human Fly" -- climbed up this skyscraper _____ _______ ____ _____ ____ _______ _____!
2--I suppose ___ ____ _______.
1--He sure did! __ _____ __ he got to the top of the building, ____ ____ _____ ______ ___ ____ ____!
2--And he’ll _____ __ ___ __ ____, of course.
1--In this guy’s case it looks as if ___ ______ _____ ___ ______ ____, too!
===================================
譯文：
1--你聽說過那個爬上摩天大樓的人了嗎？
2--我想沒有聽說過。是昨晚電視新聞廣播的嗎？
1--真了不起。這人自稱“人蠅”，只用幾個大吸盤，什么別的器械也沒有，就爬上這座大樓。
2--我看他被逮捕了吧。
1--就是，他一爬到樓頂，等在那兒的警察就把他抓起來了。
2--他當然還得被罰款。
1--照他這種情況，還可能去蹲監(jiān)獄呢！