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洪恩环境英语第三册练习 14

2009-09-12来源:和谐英语

[09:18.05]No,that was in eighteen forty-seven.
[09:25.00]When was Maria Callas born?
[09:30.64]She was born on December fourth,nineteen twenty-three.
[09:38.90]Was that in November?  No,that was in December.
[09:47.15]How about Marilyn Monroe?When was she born?
[09:54.60]She was born on June first,nineteen twenty-six.
[10:02.54]Was that on the third of June?  No,that was on the first of June.
[10:12.70]How about John F.Kennedy?When was he born?
[10:19.96]He was born on May twenty-ninth,nineteen seventeen.
[10:27.83]Was that in April?  No,that was in May.
[10:35.90]Finally,do you remember when Kitty Webster was born?
[10:42.25]When was Kitty Webster born,Sam?
[10:47.81]That's right.She was born on May fifteenth,nineteen ten.
[10:55.39]And where was she born?Good!She was born in Dublin,Ireland.
[11:04.74]How about you,Sam?When were you born?And where were you born,Sam?
[11:15.21]John F.Kennedy,Marilyn Monroe,etc,were all famous Americans.
[11:24.17]But what were they famous for?I'm sure you already know.
[11:31.44]Let's see.I say,"Who was Thomas Edison?"And you say....
[11:40.26]He was an invejntor.
[11:43.92]Easy,huh?Ready?Let's begin.Who was Thomas Edison?
[11:53.30]He wa an inventor.   Who was Maria Callas?She was an opera singer.
[12:02.86]And who were Abraham Lincoln and John F.Kennedy?
[12:09.39]They were Presidents of the United States.
[12:15.45]How about Marilyn Monroe.Who was she?
[12:21.90]She was a movie actress.
[12:27.18]Very good,Sam.Now we know why these people were famous,
[12:34.44]and,yes,we know when they were born.
[12:39.80]But we don't know where they were born.
[12:44.94]You ask,Sam.OK?I say,"Thomas Edison."And you say...
[12:54.61]Where was Thomas Edison born?  Ready?Thomas Edison.
[13:02.37]Where was Thomas Edison born?  He was born in Ohio.
[13:10.54]Abraham Lincoln.
[13:14.98]Where was Abraham Lincoln born? He was born in Kentucky.
[13:23.53]Maria Callas.
[13:28.10]Where was Maria Callas born?
[13:33.35]She was born in New York.  Marilyn Monroe.
[13:39.88]Where was Mariyn Monroe born?  She was born in California.
[13:47.35]John F.Kennedy.
[13:51.71]Where was John F.Kennedy born?
[13:56.57]He was born in Massachusetts.  Where?
[14:02.42]Massachusetts... Massachusetts.
[14:08.77]Way to go,Sam!This is the end of Review Two.