英语听力练习高级训练17：黑色星期五

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　　英语听力练习题目：Friday Night Mishaps 黑色星期五

　　1. Where is Henry going this evening to pick up his wife?

　　A. the train station

　　B. the bus station

　　C. the airport

　　2. What was Henry doing Friday night when his problems started?

　　A. He was watching a game on TV with some pals.

　　B. He was playing basketball with a few of his friends.

　　C. He was having a barbeque with a couple of buddies.

　　3. The vase broke when one of Henry's friends:

　　A. hit it with a ball.

　　B. accidentally dropped it.

　　C. bumped into it with his arm.

　　4. How did the manuscript of the book become totally ruined?

　　A. It burned up in a fire.

　　B. Hot water damaged the entire copy.

　　C. Someone mistakenly threw it into the trash.

　　5. From the tone of the conversation, what sort of reaction does Henry expect from his wife about his misfortunes?

　　A. disappointment

　　B. anger

　　C. contentment

　　答案：

　　1. the airport

　　2. He was watching a game on TV with some pals.

　　3. bumped into it with his arm.

　　4. It burned up in a fire.

　　5. anger

　　英语听力原文：

　　Sam: Hey, Henry, how's everything going, and what's with the flowers?

　　Henry: They're for my wife.

　　Sam: Oh, a wedding anniversary or something?

　　Henry: To tell the truth, it couldn't be worse. [Oh]. You see, I have to pick my wife up from the airport this evening, but while she was gone, there were a few minor mishaps.

　　Sam: Oh really? What happened?

　　Henry: Well, I had some of the guys over Friday night to watch a basketball game on TV, but one of them got all excited, and started horsing around, waving his arms, and he accidentally knocked over my wife's 250-year old Chinese porcelain vase given to her [Oh no!], given to her by her grandmother, and broke it beyond repair.

　　Sam: Man, have you tried . . .

　　Henry: . . . super glue? Yeap, but she would be able to tell in a second I was trying to pull something over her eyes.

　　Sam: Oh, wow. You're in hot water now.

　　Henry: If it had only been that.

　　Sam: Oh, there's more?

　　Henry: Yeah, you see, the water from the vase spilled all over the manuscript of a book my wife has been writing for the past two years. It blurred the ink over many of the pages. [Oh no.] And so one of the guys had the bright idea of drying the pages by the fire while we watched, uh, the rest game, but a spark from the fire must have blown out and burned the manuscript to a crisp.

　　Sam: But what about an electronic file copy? Had one, didn't she?

　　Henry: Well, actually, her computer crashed the day before while I was playing some computer games, and I haven't been able to get it to work since.

　　Sam: Man, are you in trouble now. [I know.] You're going to have a hard time digging yourself out of this one. [Yeah.] Ah, so I get it now. You're buying the flowers for her as a part of some kind of peace offering, right?

　　Henry: No, not at all. They're for my funeral.

　　Sam: [laughter]

　　英语单词短语：

　　mishaps n. 灾祸(mishap的复数 )(noun): accidents

　　- There were a few unfortunate mishaps while we were on vacation.

　　horsing around 骑马乱走 摩登骑士精神 (phrasal verb): playing around or wasting time

　　- Hey! Stop horsing around and get to work.

　　to pull something over someone's eyes 鄙视某人(idiom): to deceive or hide the truth

　　- Don't even try pulling something over my eyes. I'll be watching you very carefully.

　　be in hot water be in hot water 陷入困境 (idiom): be in bad trouble

　　- Oh no, you broke the window! You're going to be in hot water when mom gets back from the store.

　　digging yourself out of something (idiom): trying to explain or justify the causes of a situation

　　- There's no way you're going to be able to dig yourself out of this one. It was your fault, so just admit it.