lesson-13英语初级听力

Lesson13•Section1•A.Dialogues.•Dialogue1:•—CanIhelpyou,sir?•—Wewantameal.•—Whatsortofmeal?Ahotoneoracoldone?•—Asalad,Ithink.•—Whichone,sir?Ahamorabeefsalad?•—What'sthissortofsaladinEnglish?•—Whichoneareyoulookingat,sir?•—Thatoneoverthere,nexttothebreadrolls.•—That'sabeefsalad,sir.•—Thankyou.Isthereanyryebread?•—No,I'msorry.Thereareplentyofrolls.•Dialogue2:•—Excuseme,sir,wheredoyoucomefrom?•—WecomefromCopenhagen.•—YouspeakEnglishverywell.•—Thankyou.•—Whatareyoudoingatthemoment?•—We'revisitingLondon.•—Whatdoyoubothdo?•—Weareteachers.•Dialogue3:•—Doyoulikeyoursalad?•—Yes.It'sniceandfresh.Isyoursgood,too?•—No.Mineisrathertasteless.•—Youneedsomesaltandsomeoliveoil.•Dialogue4:•—Allowmetofetchyouachair.•—Thankyou,butI'vejustaskedthewaitertogetmeone.•—Letmegetyouadrink,then.•—Thankyouagain,butlook,John'sbringingmeonenow.•—Idon'tseemtobeveryuseful,doI?•—Don'tsaythat.There'salwaysanothertime,youknow.B.RestaurantEnglish.•Dialogue1:•Man:Threeginandtonicsplease.•Waitress:I'msorry,sir,butwe'renotallowedtoservedrinksbeforetwelveo'clockmidday.Wouldyoulikemetobringyousomethingelse?Somecoffee?•Dialogue2:•Man:Waiter,thistable-clothisadisgrace.It'scoveredwithsoupstains.•Waiter:Oh,I'msosorry,sir.Itshouldhavebeenchangedbefore.Ifyou'lljustwaitonemoment...•Dialogue3:•Man:Waiter.Ican'tquiteunderstandhowyoumanagetogettenmarksplustwelvemarksplussixty-fivemarksfiftypenniestoadduptoonehundredandseventy-sevenmarksfiftypennies.•Waiter:Onemoment,I'lljustcheckit,sir.You'requiteright,sir.Ican'tunderstandhowsuchamistakecouldhavebeenmade.Idoapologize,sir.Section2•A.DiscussingPastEvents.•Interviewer:Nowlet'sgobacktoyourfirstnovel,RagDoll.Whendidyouwritethat?•Writer:RagDoll,yes.Iwrotethatin1960,ayearafterIleftschool.•Interviewer:Howoldwereyouthen?•Writer:Um,eighteen?Yes,eighteen,becauseayearlaterIwenttoIndonesia.•Interviewer:Mm.AndofcourseitwasyourexperienceinIndonesiathatinspiredyourfilmEasternMoon.•Writer:Yes,that'sright,althoughIdidn'tactuallymakeEasternMoonuntil1978.•Interviewer:Andyouworkedintelevisionforatimetoo.•Writer:Yes,Istartedmakingdocumentariesfortelevisionin1973,whenIwasthirty.ThatwasafterIgaveupfarming.•Interviewer:Farming?•Writer:Yes,that'sright.Yousee,IstayedinIndonesiaforeightyears.Imetmywifetherein1965,andafterwecamebackweboughtafarmintheWestofEngland,in1970.Akindofexperiment,really.•Interviewer:Butyougaveitupthreeyearslater.•Writer:Well,yes.Youseeitwasveryhardwork,andIwasalsoverybusyworkingonmysecondnovel,TheColdEarth,whichcameoutin1975.•Interviewer:Yes,thatwasabest-seller,wasn'tit?•Writer:Yes,itwas,andthat'swhyonlytwoyearsafterthatIwasabletogiveuptelevisionworkandconcentrateonfilmsandthatsortofthing.Andafterthat...B.TelephoneConversation.•ShopAssistant:Harling'sHardware.•Customer:Hello.I'dliketobuyanewfridge.Ican'taffordaveryexpensiveone,anditmustn'tbemorethan140cmhigh.•ShopAssistant:Right.IthinkIhaveonehere.Waitamoment.Yes,hereweare.It's50cmwideand130cmhigh.•Customer:Oh.Andhowmuchisit?•ShopAssistant:It'sonehundredandtwenty-ninepounds,verycheap.•Customer:I'llcomeoverandhavealookatit.C.ConversationatPerfectPartnersLtd,aDatingAgency.•A:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?•B:Yes.I'dliketofindmyperfectpartner.•A:Isee.Well,ifyoucouldjustanswerafewquestions?•B:Certainly.•A:Firstofall,whatagewouldyoulikeyourpartnertobe?•B:Abouttwenty.Notmorethantwenty-five,anyway.•A:Okay.Andwhatsortofbuild?•B:Whatdoyoumean?•A:Well,wouldyoulikesomeonewhoisveryslimorwouldyouprefersomeonerathermoreplump?•B:Ah,Iseewhatyoumean.Idon'tthinkImind,actually.•A:Andwhataboutheight?•B:Oh,nottootall.•A:So,medium-height?•B:Yes,andlonghair.•A:Anyparticularcolor?•B:No.Aslongasit'slong,itdoesn'tmatterwhatcolor.•A:Good.Now,isthereanythingelseatall?•B:Well,obviouslyI'dlikesomeonegood-looking.•A:Well,we'llseewhatwecando.WouldyouliketofillinthisforminthenextroomandI'llcallyousoon.•(entersC)•C:Hello.IsthisthePerfectPartnersoffice?•A:That'sright.•C:I'minterestedinmeetingsomeonenew.•A:Well,you'vecertainlycometotherightp1ace.Whatsortofpersonareyoulookingfor?•C:Oh,someonetall,darkandhandsome.•A:Isee.Andwhatsortofage?•C:Oh,mid-twenties,Isuppose.•A:Well,Imighthavejustthepersonforyou.CouldIjustaskhowoldyouare?•C:Twenty-four.•A:Good.Couldyoujustwaithereaminute?•(Cpuzzled)•(AgoesandfetchesB)•A:Thisdoesn'tusuallyhappen,butIthinkI'vefoundjustthepersonforyou.•B:Oh,no!•C:Notyou!•B:Whatareyoudoinghere?•C:IthinkIshouldbeaskingyouthat.•B:Well,Ijustwantedto...(interruptedbyA)•A:Excuseme,butwhat'sgoingon?•C:That'smyhusband.•B:Andthat'smywife.•A:Butyou'rejustrightforeachother,fromwhatyoutoldme.•(Pause)•B:Yes...Iseewhatyoumean.•C:Isupposeit'strue.YouarewhatI'mlookingfor.•B:Oh,darling.Whydidweeverleaveeachother?•C:Idon'tknow,butit'snottoolate,isit?•B:No.(theyembrace)•A:Excuseme.•B&C:(surprised)Sorry?•A:That'llbetwenty-fivepoundsplease!Section3•Dictation.ALetter.•47RiversideRoad,LondonSE14LP.•10thMay,1989•DearChris,•Thanksforyourletter.I'msorryIhaven'tanswereditsoonerbutwritingisdifficultatthemoment.Ifelloffmybikelastweekandbrokemyarm.Itisn'tanythingveryseriousandI'llbeOKinafewweeks.•Yourholidaysoundsfa