初级英语听力 lesson 18Word格式.docx

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Well,youshouldtakeaholiday.Youshouldgosomewherequietandpeaceful,likeCornwall.Whydon’tyougothere?

***RobdecidedtogotoCornwallthenextweekend.PenquaywasaverysmallfishingvillageonthenorthcoastofCornwall.TherewerenotrainsorbusestoPenquay,sohehadtodrive.Itwasalongjourney,andRobarrivedlateonFridayevening.Thelandladyoftheguesthouse,Mrs.Doone,answeredthedoorandshowedhimtohisroom.Robwasverytiredandwentstraighttobed.Hesleptwellanddidn’twakeupuntilnineo’clockthenextmorning.Robwentdownstairsforbreakfast.Becausetherewerenootherguests,Mrs.Dooneinvitedhimtohavebreakfastwithherandherdaughter,Catherine.Catherinewasalreadysittinginthediningroom.Shewasaboutthirteenyearsold,withlong,blackhairandclear,greyeyes.Mrs.Doonewenttothekitchentopreparebreakfast.RobandCatherinelookedateachothernervouslyforafewseconds.

Mr.Jenkins:

Therearefourplacesatthetable.Isthereanotherguest?

Catherine:

Oh,no...wenevertalkabouttheemptyplace.Mr.Jenkins:

Theemptyplace?

Whatdoyoumean?

Well,thatusedtobemyfather’splace.Mr.Jenkins:

‘Usedtobe?

’Idon’tunderstand.Catherine:

Myfatherwasafisherman.Threeyearsagohewentoutinhisboat,andheneverreturned.Mr.Jenkins:

Whathappenedtohim?

Nobodyknows.Theysearchedeverywhere,buttheyfoundnothing.Mymotheralwayskeepsthatplaceforhim,andshemakeshisbreakfasteverymorning.Shethinkshe’llcomeback.That’saphotographofhim...overthere,onthewall.Mymother’sbeenwaitingforhimforthreeyears.***Robsaidnothing,buthelookedveryworried.AtthatmomentMrs.Doonereturned.Shepouredfourcupsoftea,andputonecupintheemptyplace.Roblookedmoreworriedandhestaredattheemptychair.Suddenly,heheardfootstepsoutsidethedoorandatallman,withablackbeard,walkedintotheroom.Roblookedterrified.Itwasthemaninthephotograph!

Hejumpedupandranoutoftheroom.

Man:

Whowasthat?

What’sthematter?

Mrs.Doone:

Idon’tknow.Idon’tunderstand.He’saguestfromLondon.Hearrivedlastnightwhileyouwereasleep.Man:

Catherine!

Doyouknowanythingaboutthis?

No,Idon’t,father.Buthe’sherebecausehe’sverynervous.Hesayshe’shidingherebecauseatallmanwithablackbeardistryingtokillhim.Man:

Catherine,haveyoubeentellingstoriesagain?

Stories,father?

Me?

（laughing）RobertGordonisphoningtobookahotelroominParis.Receptionist:

45-21-64.Allo?

Robert:

IsthattheSaint-MartineHotel?

Receptionist:

Oui.Yes,itis.CanIhelpyou?

Haveyougotadoubleroomforthenightof23rdJuly?

Onemomentplease.I’lljusthavealook.Yes,wehavegotadoubleroomonthatdate.Robert:

Hasitgotadoublebedortwosingles?

Twosingles,monsieur.Robert:

Andisthatwithorwithoutbath?

It’saroomwithshowerandtoilet,monsieur.Robert:

Thatsoundsfine.IsthereaTV?

Couldyourepeatthat,please?

Isthereacolortelevisionintheroom?

Yes,butofcourse.Andavideo,ifyouchoose.Robert:

Howmuchwillitbeforonenight?

Aboutfourhundredfrancs.Robert:

Andwhatdoesthatinclude?

Itincludesmorningnewspaper,continentalbreakfastandservice.Robert:

Whereisthenearestmetro?

Opera,monsieur.It’sonlyfiveminutesfromhere.Robert:

Andisthereanextrachargeforchildren?

Ifthechildisundersixteenandweputanextrabedinyourroom,thechargeisseventy-fivefrancs.Doyouwanttheroom?

Yes,foronenight—23rdJuly.Receptionist:

Oui,monsieur.MayIhaveyourname,please?

Actually,it’sformywifeandtwodaughters—Mrs.JeanGordon,LindaandMaggie.Receptionist:

Yes,monsieur.Soyouneedanextrabed.AndwhattimewilltheybearrivingonJuly23rd...Interviewer:

Nowyou’vebeenaveterinarydoctorforsomethirtyyears,whatwasitthatmadeyoubecomeavetinthefirstplace?

Vet:

Well,Istudiedasanordinarydoctorinthebeginning,butIslowlyrealizedthatIlikedanimalsverymuch.Ialmostpreferanimalstopeople.SoItookanextracourseinanimalmedicine.It’sassimpleasthatreally.Interviewer:

Andyoustillenjoyworkingwithanimals?

Oh,yes,verymuchso.Infact,morethanevernow.I’vegottoknowanimalsmuchbetter,yousee,andIgetonbetterwiththemineveryway.Theirownerssometimesgetonmynerves,though.Interviewer:

Oh...whyisthat?

Well,somepeopleknowverylittleaboutanimalsandkeeptheminthewrongconditions.Interviewer:

Whatsortofconditions?

Oh,youknow,somepeoplebuyalargedogandthentrytokeepitinasmallflat;

theydon’ttakeitoutenoughtogiveitproperexercise.Otherpeoplehaveacatandtrytokeepitinthehouseallday,butacatneedstogetoutandbefreetocomeandgoasitpleases.Alotofpeopledon’tfeedtheiranimalsproperly.It’sverycommontogivepetstoomuchfoodwhichisverybadforthem,especiallyifthey’renotgettingenoughexercise.Ornottofeedthemregularly,whichisequallybad.Ananimalisaresponsibilitywhichissomethingmanypeopledon’tseemtorealize.Interviewer:

Youmeanpeoplekeeppetsforthewrongreasons?

Yes,somepeoplewantapetbecausethey’relonely,orsimplyfordecoration,orjusttoshowhowrichtheyare.Interviewer:

Andjusthowdoyoudealwiththesepeople?

Well,Itrytotellthemwhattheanimalneeds,whatistherightsortoffood,theproperexercise.Itrytoteachthemthatanimalsarenottoysandifthey’retobehealthy,theyhavetobehappy.Interviewer:

Yes,Isupposeyou’reright.Inyourthirtyyearsasavetyoumusthavecomeacrosssomeinterestingcases?

Ohyes,therearelotsofinterestingcases.Iwasoncecalledtoalionesswhowasgivingbirthandhavingdifficulty.Nowthatwasreallyinteresting.Well,now,ladiesandgentlemen,thatwasourlastitem,andallthatremainsformetodoistothankourperformerssincerelyonbehalfofusallforthepleasuretheyhavegivenusthisevening.AndofcourseImustexpressthankstothosewho’veworkedbehindthescenes.Andespeciallyourproducer.ButmostofallIwanttosaythankyoutoallofyouforcomingherethiseveningandsupportingthisevent,especiallyinsuchweather.IthinkperhapsIshouldtakethisopportunitytorenewmysincereapologiestothosesittinginthebackrows.We’vemadetemporaryrepairstotheroof,butunfortunatelytheraintonightwasunexpectedlyheavy,andwe’regratefultoyouforyourunderstandingandcheerfulgoodhumor.Imaysaythatwehadhopedthattemporaryrepairswouldsuffice.Butwewererecentlyinformedbyoursurveyorthatthewholeroofwillhavetobereplaced:

whichisofcourseasevereblowwhenyouthinkit’sonlyfiveyearssincewereplacedtheroofofthechurchitself.Andsoweshallbehavinganotherconcertsoon,Ihope.

Manager:

Goodmorning,madam.Andwhatcanwedoforyou?

Woman:

Whatcanyoudoforme?

Manager:

Yes,madam,whatcanwedoforyou?

You’vealreadydoneit,thankyouverymuch.AndIwantsomethingdoneaboutwhatyou’vedoneforme.Manager:

Issomethingthematter,madam?

I’llsaythereis,Iwanttoseethemanager.Manager:

I’mthemanager,madam.Now...nowwhatseemstobethetrouble?

Lookatmyface!

Yourface?

Ahyes.Ohdear.Well,nevermind.What’swrongwithyourface?

WhatexactlyamIsupposedtobelookingat?

Mylines,myWrinkles.Manager:

Well,wecansoonputthatright,Madam.YouneedabottleofourNewGenerationWrinkleCream.Withthiswonderfulnewcreamyourlinesandwrinklesjust...Woman:

Shutup!

...justdisap...Ibegyourpardon?

Isaidshutup!

Iwassillyenoughtolistentoyoubefore.I’lllistentonomoreofit.Manager:

Yousayyou’vebeenherebefore,madam.I’mafraidIdon’trecognizeyou.Woman:

Ofcourseyoudon’trecognizeme!

LasttimeIcameinhereIwasaveryattractivemiddle-agedwoman.NowIlookoldenoughtobeevenyourgrandmother.Manager:

Well,yes...er...someofusdoagequickerthanothers.Woman:

It’snotaquestionofage,myman,it’saquestionofyourcream.IuseditfortwosmalllinesundermyeyesandIwokeupnextmorninglookinglikeLadyFrankenstein.Youradvertisementsays‘Losetenyearsovernight.Foronlyfivepoundsyoucanlookyoungandattractiveagain.Triedbythousands.Moneybackguarantee.’Well,Iwantmorethanmymoneyback.Iwantyoutopayformetohaveplasticsurgery.Manager:

But,madam,theremustbesomemistake.Woman:

I’llsaythere’sbeenamistake.Mymistakewasbelievingyouradvertandbuyingyoursillycream.‘Itcandothesameforyou,too,’itsaid.Well,it’scertainlydonesomethingforme,butnowwhatitdidfortheladyinthepicture.Manager:

Butourproductistestedandapprovedbydoctors.Itwasthoroughlytestedonthousandsofvolunteersbyexpertsbeforeitwasallowedtobesoldonthemarket.Thisisthefirstcomplaintwe’vehad.Woman:

Itoldyou,IwantyoutopayforafaceliftorI’mtakingyoutocourt!

Sothere!

Er,doyouhappentohavea...arecentphot