北师大版高中英语模块11--Unit31(4)-2

[00:00.92]Essam: Bad manners.
[00:04.79]I'm afraid from my experiences
[00:06.81]I find that women are the worst offenders¹,
[00:09.82]particularly in the morning.
[00:11.27]I have a bus stop outside of my house.
[00:13.34]I arrive outside at the bus stop
[00:15.12]and I wait in line,and lo and behold²,
[00:17.82]it's most the man who wait patiently in line
[00:20.03]and join the back of the queue.
[00:21.57]However, women have this very sly³ habit
[00:24.04]of sidestepping man particularly
[00:26.30]when they're not looking,
[00:27.38]walking to the front of the queue
[00:28.70]and jumping on the bus ahead of you.
[00:30.59]And nine times out of ten,
[00:31.85]the bus is late and the bus is full.
[00:33.55]And who gets on?
[00:34.79]Ahead of you is the woman in front
[00:36.27]and the doors close,you wait for the next one.
[00:40.04]Sarah: Something that drivers me absolutely
[00:42.99]mad is repetitive noises,
[00:46.73]like someone tapping a pencil,
[00:49.11]or using a fork against a plate to tap,
[00:52.90]a beeping noise from an alarm system
[00:55.68]going off or something like that.
[00:56.36]

1 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

2 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

3 sly   

adj.狡猾的，偷偷摸摸的

参考例句：

• You can't trust him,he's a sly old fox.你不能相信他，他是一只狡猾的老狐狸。
• I was ready to sly out the alley door.我准备从那边小门溜出去。