英语四级标准听力强化训练(MP3+文本) 第4期:对话(4)

【听力答案】

1.B 2. C 3. D

【听力原文】

W: Hey, John, is there much work? You look so tired.

M: I'm afraid yes, (1) but when I think tomorrow is the weekend. I would be excited.（因为想到明天是周末，可以休息，男士很兴奋。）

W: (2-1) Me too. We have been too busy these days.（两个人工作都很忙碌。） What about your case?

M: The program meets the bottleneck. I don't know how to deal with it. The deadline is around the comer, on October 17th，which is next Sunday.

W: Oh, don't worry. You can work it out. Just believe yourself.

M: Thanks for your comfortable words. By the way, would you like to take exercise? I have found a new gymnasium.

W: Oh? Is the equipment at the gym new? (2-2) You know that old equipment is not quite...（女士倾向于新的健身器材，而男士则没有明确表达这一点。）

M: Yes, the equipment is introduced from the overseas. The new equipment is of a high price, you see.

W: (3-1)Great! I love to take exercise. Shall we meet on Sunday?（女士同意去新的健身房锻炼，两人约定这周日见面。）

M: OK, we can meet at the gate of Central Park, The gymnasium is near the park.

W: (3-2) That is a great way of relaxing ourselves after a day's tiring work.（他们在健身房放松。）

M: Yes, you are definitely right. Sports are one of the best means to enable us to forget about our pressure.

【核心词汇】

bottleneck n.瓶颈

case n.情形,情况；案例

gymnasium n.健身房；体育馆

tiring a.令人厌倦的

around the comer 即将来临；在附近