新视野大学英语视听说 Unit 9-7

Now Your Turn
Nicole:      Hi, Chris! What’s up?
Christopher: The damned¹ Internet is down again. Seems like it’s always down. What do you think I should do?
Nicole:      If uou ask me, you just need to have your connection checked.
Christopher: Maybe you’re right. But, to tell the truth, what I really need is to have my own computer.
Nicole:      Why? As far as I’m concerned, that’s not necessary when you’re living on campus².
 

1 damned   

a.该死的;打入地狱的

参考例句：

• The play was damned by the reviewers. 这部戏被评论家们批评得一无是处。
• She damned herself with one stupid remark. 她被自己的一句蠢话毁了。

2 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。