【B1-Listening】11 Meeting an old friend-遇见一位老朋友

【B1-Listening】11 Meeting an old friend-遇见一位老朋友

Listen to the conversation between two old friends to practise and improve your listening skills.
听两位老朋友之间的对话，练习和提高您的听力技巧。

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
先做好准备工作。然后听音频并做练习。

A weather forecast – preparation

Match the words with the definitions.

• Question

Vocabulary
1.throughout
2.isolated
3.a patch
4.drizzle
5.to clear up
6.elsewhere
7.a heatwave
8.to make way for

Definition
a. a small area
b. to disappear
c. on its own, without other similar things around it
d. during all of a period of time
e. in other places
f. to move so that there is space for something to enter
g. very light rain
h. a period of weather that is much hotter than normal

• Answer

1.a small area – a patch
2.to disappear – to clear up
3.on its own, without other similar things around it – isolated
4.during all of a period of time – throughout
5.in other places – elsewhere
6.to move so that there is space for something to enter – to make way for
7.very light rain – drizzle
8.a period of weather that is much hotter than normal – a heatwave

TODO

Transcript

English

Selina: Patrick? Is that you?

Patrick: Selina! Hello!

Selina: Well, well. Patrick Eastwood. How have you been?

Patrick: Good. Great, actually. How are you? I haven’t seen you for … how long?

Selina: It’s been ages. At least fifteen years. Wow.

Patrick: Yeah. Wow.

Patrick and Selina: So, what are you doing here?

Selina: Sorry, you go first.

Patrick: OK. What are you doing here? I thought you’d moved to London.

Selina: I was in London for a couple of years. But it didn’t work out.

Patrick: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Are you … OK?

Selina: I’m fine! The dream job wasn’t really a dream, you know? Um … and London is great but it’s so expensive. I mean, just the rent on a flat is … uh … crazy expensive.

Patrick: I see.

Selina: So, I came back. I’ve been back now for almost five months. Living back home with Mum and Dad. Which is err … interesting. Um … but anyway, what about you?

Patrick: Me? Oh, nothing new. You know me – ‘Patrick the predictable’. I never left here.

Selina: Oh. And is that …?

Patrick: Oh, I’m very happy. I’m married now. We’ve just celebrated our tenth anniversary.

Selina: No way! You? Married? To …?

Patrick: I don’t think you know her. Her name’s Marigold. And we’ve got two kids. They’re five and eight years old.

Selina: Married and with two kids? Wow!

Patrick: Don’t look so surprised!

Selina: No, no … I’m just amazed how time flies! I’m happy for you. I really am.

Patrick: Thanks. You should really come round to the house one day.

Selina: That would be great. Let’s swap numbers and …

English-Chinese

Selina: Patrick? Is that you?塞琳娜：帕特里克？那是你吗？

Patrick: Selina! Hello!帕特里克：塞琳娜！你好！

Selina: Well, well. Patrick Eastwood. How have you been?塞琳娜：好吧，好吧。帕特里克·伊斯特伍德。你最近怎么样？

Patrick: Good. Great, actually. How are you? I haven’t seen you for … how long?帕特里克：很好。太好了，实际上。你好吗？我已经……多久没见到你了？

Selina: It’s been ages. At least fifteen years. Wow.塞琳娜：已经过去很多年了。至少十五年。哇。

Patrick: Yeah. Wow.帕特里克：是的。哇。

Patrick and Selina: So, what are you doing here?帕特里克和塞琳娜：那么，你们来这里做什么？

Selina: Sorry, you go first.Selina：抱歉，你先说。

Patrick: OK. What are you doing here? I thought you’d moved to London.帕特里克：好的。你在这里做什么？我以为你搬到伦敦了

Selina: I was in London for a couple of years. But it didn’t work out.Selina：我在伦敦呆了几年。但没有成功。

Patrick: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Are you … OK?帕特里克：哦，听到这个消息我很遗憾。你还好吗？

Selina: I’m fine! The dream job wasn’t really a dream, you know? Um … and London is great but it’s so expensive. I mean, just the rent on a flat is … uh … crazy expensive.赛琳娜：我很好！梦想的工作并不是真正的梦想，你知道吗？嗯……伦敦很棒，但太贵了。我的意思是，光是公寓的租金就……呃……贵得离谱。

Patrick: I see.帕特里克：我明白了。

Selina: So, I came back. I’ve been back now for almost five months. Living back home with Mum and Dad. Which is err … interesting. Um … but anyway, what about you?Selina：所以，我回来了。我回来已经快五个月了。回到家里和爸爸妈妈一起生活。这是错误的……有趣。嗯……但是无论如何，你呢？

Patrick: Me? Oh, nothing new. You know me – ‘Patrick the predictable’. I never left here.帕特里克：我？哦，没什么新意。你了解我——“可预测的帕特里克”。我从未离开过这里。

Selina: Oh. And is that …?赛琳娜：哦。那是……？

Patrick: Oh, I’m very happy. I’m married now. We’ve just celebrated our tenth anniversary.帕特里克：哦，我很高兴。我现在结婚了。我们刚刚庆祝了我们的十周年纪念日。

Selina: No way! You? Married? To …?赛琳娜：不可能！你？已婚？到 …？

Patrick: I don’t think you know her. Her name’s Marigold. And we’ve got two kids. They’re five and eight years old.帕特里克：我认为你不认识她。她的名字叫万寿菊。我们有两个孩子。他们一个五岁，一个八岁。

Selina: Married and with two kids? Wow!塞琳娜：已婚并有两个孩子？哇！

Patrick: Don’t look so surprised!帕特里克：别显得那么惊讶！

Selina: No, no … I’m just amazed how time flies! I’m happy for you. I really am.Selina：不，不……我只是惊讶时间过得真快！我为你感到高兴。我真的是。

Patrick: Thanks. You should really come round to the house one day.帕特里克：谢谢。有一天你真的应该到我家来一趟。

Selina: That would be great. Let’s swap numbers and …Selina：那就太好了。让我们交换数字然后…

Task1

A weather forecast – 1

Put the words in the correct group.

• Question

thunderstorms dry showers a heatwave wet weather drizzle bright

• Answer

Rainy weather
thunderstorms
showers
drizzle
wet weather

Sunny weather
bright
a heatwave
dry

Task2

A weather forecast – 2

Are the sentences true or false?

• Question

1. It will start raining at lunchtime today in the east.
   True False
2. The weather in the north-west will be worse than in the south.
   True False
3. There will be thunder in Leeds tonight.
   True False
4. Most of England will be hot this week.
   True False
5. Wet weather will move from the north to the south at the weekend.
   True False
6. It will stay hot when the rain comes.
   True False

• Answer

1. It will start raining at lunchtime today in the east.
   True ✔False
2. The weather in the north-west will be worse than in the south.
   ✔True False
3. There will be thunder in Leeds tonight.
   True ✔False
4. Most of England will be hot this week.
   ✔True False
5. Wet weather will move from the north to the south at the weekend.
   ✔True False
6. It will stay hot when the rain comes.
   True ✔False

1. 今天午餐时间东部地区将开始下雨。
   正确 ✔错误
2. 西北地区的天气会比南方更糟糕。
   ✔正确 错误
3. 今晚利兹将有雷声。
   正确 ✔错误
4. 本周英格兰大部分地区将会很热。
   ✔正确 错误
5. 周末，潮湿天气将从北方转移到南方。
   ✔正确 错误
6. 下雨时天气会很热。
   正确 ✔错误

Discussion

What do you do to help with listening? 你会做什么来提高听力？

Vocabulary

shower

• 简易

  英/ˈʃaʊə(r)/美/ˈʃaʊər/
  n.淋浴器，花洒；淋浴间，淋浴室；淋浴，洗澡；阵雨，阵雪；（落下的东西）一大批，一阵； 流星雨；<美>（为即将结婚或分娩的女子举行的）送礼聚会；<英，非正式> 一群乌合之众，一群笨蛋

  v.淋浴，洗澡；洒落，（使）纷纷降落；朝……阵雨般地扔（大量小东西）（shower sb. with）；大量给予，慷慨给予

  初中 | 高中 | CET4 | CET6 | 考研 | TOEFL | 商务英语
  复数showers第三人称单数showers现在分词showering过去式showered过去分词showered

• 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  shower/ˈʃaʊə/|CET4 TEM4
  showering showered showers

  1. N-COUNT A shower is a device for washing yourself. It consists of a pipe which ends in a flat cover with a lot of holes in it so that water comes out in a spray. 淋浴器
     • She heard him turn on the shower.
     她听见他拧开了淋浴器。

2. N-COUNT A shower is a small enclosed area containing a shower. 淋浴间
   • Do you sing in the shower?
   你在淋浴间里唱歌吗？

3. N-COUNT The showers or the shower in a place such as a gym is the area containing showers. (体育馆等的) 浴室
   • The showers are a mess.
   那些浴室一片狼藉。

4. N-COUNT If you take a shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. 淋浴
   • I think I’ll take a shower before dinner.
   我想晚饭前我要来次淋浴。

5. V-I If you shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. 洗澡
   • There wasn’t time to shower or change clothes.
   没时间洗澡或换衣服了。

6. N-COUNT A shower is a short period of rain, especially light rain. 阵雨
   • There’ll be bright or sunny spells and scattered showers this afternoon.
   今天下午将放晴，间有零星阵雨。

7. N-COUNT You can refer to a lot of things that are falling as a shower of them. 大量下落
   • Showers of sparks flew in all directions.
   无数火星儿向四处飞溅。

8. V-T If you are showered with a lot of small objects or pieces, they are scattered over you. 抛撒
   • They were showered with rice in the traditional manner.
   人们按照传统习俗朝他们抛撒大米。

9. N-COUNT A shower is a party or celebration at which the guests bring gifts. 送礼会
   • …a baby shower.
   …为婴儿举行的送礼会。

10. N a derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc 懒散邋遢鬼

11. N a large number of particles formed by the collision of a cosmic-ray particle with a particle in the atmosphere 镞射粒子

shower/ˈʃəʊə/
N a person or thing that shows 演出者; 展示物品

lunchtime

• 简易

英/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/美/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/
n.午餐时间

复数lunchtimes

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lunchtime/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/
N-VAR Lunchtime is the period of the day when people have their lunch. 午餐时间
• Could we meet at lunchtime?
我们能在午餐时间见个面吗？

drizzle

• 简易

英/ˈdrɪz(ə)l/美/ˈdrɪz(ə)l/
v.下毛毛雨，下蒙蒙细雨； （毛毛雨似的）洒落；（毛毛雨似的）洒落

n.毛毛细雨，蒙蒙细雨；（烹）（浇在食品上的）液态调料细流

GRE | GMAT
第三人称单数drizzles现在分词drizzling过去式drizzled过去分词drizzled

• 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

drizzle/ˈdrɪzəl/|CET6+ TEM4
drizzling drizzled drizzles

1. N-UNCOUNT Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops. 毛毛雨
   • The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.
   细雨已经停了，太阳露出了脸。

2. V-I If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly. 下毛毛雨
   • Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle.
   云压了下来，开始下起了毛毛雨。

foggy

• 简易

英/ˈfɒɡi/美/ˈfɑːɡi/
adj.有雾的，雾气茫茫的；迷糊的，朦胧的；模糊的，糊涂的

高中 | CET4 | CET6 | SAT
比较级foggier最高级foggiest

• 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

foggy/ˈfɒɡɪ/|CET4 TEM4
foggier foggiest

1. ADJ When it is foggy, there is fog. 有雾的
   • It’s quite foggy now.
   现在雾很大。

2. PHRASE If you say that you haven’t the foggiest or you haven’t the foggiest idea, you are emphasizing that you do not know something. 压根儿不知道
   • I did not have the foggiest idea what he meant.
   我压根儿不知道他是什么意思。

coast

• 简易

英/kəʊst/美/koʊst/
n.海岸，海滨；（车辆的）滑行

v.（人，车辆）滑行；毫不费力地做，（尤指）轻松获胜；不够努力，应付；沿海航行

【名】 （Coast）（英、美）科斯特（人名）

初中 | 高中 | CET4 | CET6 | 考研
复数coasts第三人称单数coasts现在分词coasting过去式coasted过去分词coasted

• 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

coast/kəʊst/|CET4 TEM4
coasting coasted coasts

1. N-COUNT The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea. 海岸

   • Campsites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches.
   宿营地通常都在海岸边，靠近沙滩的地方。

2. V-I If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it continues to move there with the motor switched off, or without being pushed or pedalled. (车辆的) 惯性滑行

   • He pushed in the clutch and coasted to a halt.
   他踩下离合器，滑行了一会儿便停下来了。