洪恩环境英语第六册练习 15

[00:00.00]Review three.
[00:-1.00]In this lesson,you're going to do a dictation,
[00:-2.00]so you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper.
[00:-3.00]You remember that Jeff wrote to his friend Tom.
[00:-4.00]He wrote him a letter.
[00:-5.00]He told him about his life in Stamford.
[00:-6.00]When Tom received the letter,he read it to his wife.
[00:-7.00]Here's what he said.
[00:-8.00]Alice,I just got this letter from Jeff.
[00:-9.00]Listen:"Dear Tom,I got your letter three weeks ago.
[00:10.00]When did Jeff get it?
[00:11.00]Now see if you can answer Alice's questions about Jeff's letter to Tom.
[00:12.00]When did Jeff get it?
[00:13.00]He got it three weeks ago.
[00:14.00]"Please excuse me for taking so long to answer it.
[00:15.00]After my father's heart attack,things got pretty busy for me."
[00:16.00]Why did things get busy?
[00:17.00]His father had a heart attack.
[00:18.00]"Things are much better now.
[00:19.00]In fact,life is almost perfect."
[00:20.00]Are things better for Jeff now? Yes,they're better.
[00:21.00]"My father is home from the hospital. He's doing very well."
[00:22.00]How's he doing?  He's doing very well.
[00:23.00]"He's making plans to play golf again!
[00:24.00]He wants to go out on the golf course with me!
[00:25.00]Does that surprise you? It certainly surprises me."
[00:26.00]What does he want to do? He wants to play golf.
[00:27.00]"He never wanted to do anything with me before.
[00:28.00]Well,even fathers can change their minds.
[00:29.00]I had a nice chat with him today.
[00:30.00]He told me he was pround of me."
[00:31.00]What did Jeff's father say to him?
[00:32.00]He told him he was pround of him.
[00:33.00]"it was strange to her him say something like that.
[00:34.00]I think I told you what he said about my acting.
[00:35.00]Well,the reviews of 'Murder at Midnight' help to change his mind about me and my job.
[00:36.00]"Murder at Midnight' got very good reviews."
[00:37.00]What kind of reviews did "Murder at Midnight" get?
[00:38.00]"Murder at Midnight" got good reviews.
[00:39.00]"In fact,they were fabulous!
[00:40.00]One critic called it the best new show of the season."
[00:41.00]What did one critic call it?
[00:42.00]The best new show of the season.
[00:43.00]"Another critic said I was the best new actor on television.
[00:44.00]I'm not sure that's true,but the publicity is very good for my career."
[00:45.00]What's very good for his career?
[00:46.00]The publicity is very good for his career.
[00:47.00]"Do you remember what I said the last time I wrote you?
[00:48.00]I wasn't sure I could handle everything-
[00:49.00]my father's heart attack,my mother,and the show.
[00:50.00]Well,I don't feel that way any more.
[00:51.00]Things are very different now.
[00:52.00]My father's health is improving."
[00:53.00]How's his father's health? It's improving.
[00:54.00]"My mother has a nurse to help her take care of him.
[00:55.00]The show is a huge success."
[00:56.00]What's a huge success?  The show's a huge success.
[00:57.00]"That's enough news about me.
[00:58.00]Please write soon and tell me all your news.Your friend,Jeff."
[00:59.00]Tom decided to answer Jeff's letter.
[-1:00.00]Take a piece of paper a pencil. Write Tom's letter.
[-1:-1.00]Dear Jeff,Sorry for taking so long to answer your letter.
[-1:-2.00]Alice's mother was visiting us last week.
[-1:-3.00]We had to  show her  around Los Angeles.
[-1:-4.00]It was  her first time here  so she didn't   want to be  by herself.
[-1:-5.00]Congratulations  on your success  with "Murder at Midnight".
[-1:-6.00]Please send me   the reviews.
[-1:-7.00]I'm glad  things are finally  going well for you.
[-1:-8.00]I read Alice  your letter.
[-1:-9.00]She had  a lot of questions.
[-1:10.00]We were happy  to hear  that your father  is doing better.
[-1:11.00]You'd better get ready for the golf course,my friend.
[-1:12.00]Everything is fine  at KNEB.
[-1:13.00]Alice sends her love.  Your friend,Tom.