大学英语听力第三册 lesson 5

　　Lesson Five SPORTS (I)
Part B Macro-Listening (Tapescripts, Notes, Exercises with Key)
Dialogue
Do You Like Sports?
Tapescript
Woman Hello, sir. Can I help you?
Man Yes... Er, have you read about the World Cup in today's newspaper, miss? Woman Yes, I have. Man Are you interested in football? Woman Well, yes. Man I am. Wonderful game, football. Woman Yes, it is. Now: what shoes can I show you, sir? Man I like all sports and games. Woman Oh, yes? Man Yes. Football, cricket¹, swimming. Can you swim? Woman I'm not a good swimmer, but I go swimming sometimes. Man Tennis. That's a good game. Woman Yes. Man I'm interested in tennis. I never miss Wimbledon, you know. I see it every
year. Woman Oh? Man And what about running. The oldest sport in the world. Wonderful. One man is
trying to run faster than other men. Do you run? Woman No. I just play table tennis, and swim, and I walk quite a lot. Now, what kind
of shoes do you want, sir?
Man You don't play golf², then? Woman No, never. Man I really like golf. Mind you, I like all sports. Games as well. Woman You're a real sportsman³, sir. Perhaps you want some tennis shoes or running shoes?
Man Er... no. Woman Football boots⁴?
Man No. I want some carpet⁵ slippers⁶ like those. Woman Carpet slippers?
Man Yes. I want to be comfortable when I'm watching television.
Passage
The City to Surf
I. Tapescript
In Sydney there is a special long-distance running race called the City to Surf. The race takes place on the second Sunday in August every year. More than 23,000 people run in the race.
The race is 14 kilometers long. It starts in the center of the city and finishes at a surf beach called Bondi. That is why it's called the City to Surf.
All kinds of people run in the City to Surf. Some people take their small children in strollers. Other people take their dogs on the lead.
Blind people and people in wheelchairs⁷ also take part in the race. Old people take part in the race too. In 1981 the oldest runner was an 81-year-old man and his sister Linda, 76, was the last runner to finish.
At the end of the race an official⁸ writes down the runners names and running times. The newspaper prints the names and running times of the competitors⁹ a few days later.
In 1981 the first runner took just 40 minutes to run the race. The last runner took two and a half hours.
The first man and the first woman to cross the finishing line each received atrophy¹⁰ and a free trip to San Francisco in the United¹¹ States. There they ran in another long-distance race.

1 cricket   

n.蟋蟀，板球运动；adj.公平的

参考例句：

• The England cricket team scored quite a useful total.英格兰板球队得分总数令人满意。
• We could hear the shrill of the midsummer cricket.我们可以听到仲夏时节蟋蟀的尖叫声。
• Your behaviour isn't cricket.你的行为不光彩。

2 golf   

n.高尔夫球；v.打高尔夫球

参考例句：

• They played a round of golf.他们打了一场高尔夫球。
• Many people go in for golf.许多人喜欢打高尔夫球。

3 sportsman   

n.运动员

参考例句：

• His brother is a sportsman of our school.他弟弟是我校的运动员。
• Everybody thinks he is an all-round sportsman.大家认为他是一个全能运动员。

4 boots   

n.擦靴人；长统靴（ boot的名词复数 ）；[品牌]博姿

参考例句：

• a pair of black leather boots 一双黑皮靴
• She scraped the mud off her boots. 她刮掉了靴子上的泥。

5 carpet   

n.毯子，地毯，地毯般覆盖物；v.铺盖.覆盖

参考例句：

• The carpet is on the floor.地毯铺在地板上。
• We rolled up the carpet.我们把地毯卷了起来。

6 slippers   

n. 拖鞋

参考例句：

• a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
• He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。

7 wheelchairs   

轮椅( wheelchair的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The building has been specially designed to provide easy access for people in wheelchairs. 这幢房子特地设计得便于坐轮椅的残疾人进出。
• Men in wheelchairs reeled around the room, shouting and singing. 坐轮椅的男子们大喊大唱，绕着房间回旋移动。

8 official   

n.官员，公务员；adj.官方的；正式的；公务的

参考例句：

• The man with glasses is a high official.那个戴眼镜的人是一位高级官员。
• His official duties kept him busy.公务使他繁忙不堪。

9 competitors   

竞争者( competitor的名词复数 )； 对手； 参赛者； 竞赛者

参考例句：

• We are now outselling all our competitors. 我们现在比所有竞争对手都卖得多。
• We are lagging far behind our European competitors in using new technology. 我们在使用新技术方面远远落后于我们的欧洲对手。

10 atrophy   

n./v.萎缩，虚脱，衰退

参考例句：

• Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool.病人们在泳池里锻炼萎缩的四肢。
• Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system.很多人都期望他能使该国萎靡的政治体系振作起来。

11 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。