大学英语听说教程 第一册 unit5b

[03:50.00]This billfold is something any man would be proud to own.
[03:55.28]It has this section of plastic windows for pictures and things.
[04:00.97]There are also several pockets for credit cards
[04:06.17]and a very deep money pocket.
[04:10.45]It's made of the very finest leather.
[04:14.27]W:That does sound nice.Please wrap it up.
[04:19.05]And would you put this card in with it,please?
[04:24.33]M:Certainly,ma'am.It'll take just a few minutes.W:All right.I'll wait.
[04:31.54]4.2 Retelling a Story
[04:40.52]2.Listen to following story twice as you listen,
[04:47.00]fill in the blanks with the missing phrases.
[04:51.28]Mr.Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday--
[04:56.87]ten pretty one-pound notes.
[05:00.95]So the day after her birthday she went shopping.
[05:06.04]She waited in line for a bus,got on and sat down next to an old lady.
[05:13.23]After a while,she noticed that the old lady's handbag was open.
[05:19.73]Inside it,she saw a wad of pound notes
[05:25.74]exactly like the ones her husband had given her.
[05:30.73]So she quickly looked into her own bag-the note had gone!
[05:36.53]Mrs.Smith was sure that the old lady
[05:41.33]who was sitting next to her had stolen them.
[05:45.72]She thought she would have to call the police;
[05:49.72]but as she disliked making a fuss and getting people into trouble,
[05:55.41]she decided to take back the money
[05:59.52]from the old lady's handbag and say nothing more about it.
[06:04.90]She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching,
[06:11.19]then she carefully put her hand into the old lady's bag,
[06:17.38]took the notes and put them in her own bag.
[06:22.29]When she got home that evening,
[06:26.29]she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought.
[06:31.39]"How did you pay for it?"he asked.
[06:35.49]"With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course,"she replied.
[06:41.57]"Oh? What's that,then?"
[06:46.07]he asked,as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table.
[06:52.86]Mr.Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday--
[06:58.45]ten pretty one-pound notes.
[07:02.63]So the day after her birthday she went shopping.
[07:07.72]She waited in line for a bus,got on and sat down next to an old lady.
[07:13.60]After a while,she noticed that the old lady's handbag was open.
[07:20.18]Inside it,she saw a wad of pound notes
[07:26.19]exactly like the ones her husband had given her.
[07:31.08]So she quickly looked into her own bag-the note had gone!
[07:37.16]Mrs.Smith was sure that the old lady
[07:41.86]who was sitting next to her had stolen them.
[07:46.25]She thought she would have to call the police;
[07:50.46]but as she disliked making a fuss and getting people into trouble,
[07:56.15]she decided to take back the money from the old lady's handbag
[08:02.06]and say nothing more about it.
[08:05.77]She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching,
[08:12.06]then she carefully put her hand into the old lady's bag,
[08:18.25]took the notes and put them in her own bag.
[08:23.14]When she got home that evening,
[08:26.92]she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought.
[08:32.02]"How did you pay for it?"he asked.
[08:36.02]"With the money you gave mefor my birthday,of course,"she replied.
[08:42.00]"Oh?What's that,then?"
[08:46.60]he asked,as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table.
[08:53.39]Mr.Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday--
[09:01.20]ten pretty one-pound notes.