Basic Listening Lesson 33

在家做什么，我以为你和女朋友一起出去了呢，没，她和朋友出去逛街去了。

 

A: "Hey Mark. What are you doing?"

B: "Just watching some TV."

A: "Anything interesting on?"

B: "Not really. Just watching the sports highlight¹ on ESPN."

A: "So I take it you're pretty bored too."

B: "Just killing² time until I find something to do. What are you up to?"

A: "It's Saturday and we are sitting at home doing nothing. What's wrong with us?"

B: "You wanna shoot some hoops³?"

A: "I already tried to call up some of the guys, but they are all busy."

B: "Where's your girlfriend? I thought you were going out with her today."

A: "She's out shopping with her friends."

B: "Let's go to Starbucks and think of something to do then."

A: "Aright. Do you have any cigarettes⁴?"

B: "I only have a couple left. Why don't you pick some up on the way."

A: "Ok. See you there in about 30 minutes."

B: "Aright. See you there."

1 highlight   

n.加亮区；v.加亮，强调；[计算机]醒目

参考例句：

• Her performance was the highlight of the show.她的表演是那场演出中最精彩的部分。
• The highlight of this term is the school trip to Austria.这学期最重要的活动就是去奥地利的校外旅行。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 hoops   

n.箍( hoop的名词复数 )；（篮球）篮圈；（旧时儿童玩的）大环子；（两端埋在地里的）小铁弓

参考例句：

• a barrel bound with iron hoops 用铁箍箍紧的桶
• Hoops in Paris were wider this season and skirts were shorter. 在巴黎，这个季节的裙圈比较宽大，裙裾却短一些。 来自飘（部分）

4 cigarettes   

n.纸烟，香烟( cigarette的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer. 有人劝他少抽烟、少喝啤酒。
• Oliver filched a packet of cigarettes from a well-dressed passenger. 奥立佛从一名衣冠楚楚的乘客身上偷得一包香烟。 来自《简明英汉词典》