英语播客EnglishPod 31

 A:    Oh, I don’t know if you heard, but someone moved
        into that old house down the road.

 B:    Yeah, I know. I met the owner of the house yes-
       terday as he was moving in. His name is Armand.

 A:     Really? What’s he like? You have to fill me in.

 B:    Actually, he’s a bit strange. I don’t know... I’ve got
       a bad feeling about him.

 A:     Really? Why?

 B:    Well,  yesterday  I  brought  over  a  housewarming
       gift,  but  Armand  started  acting  really  weird,  and
       then he practically¹ kicked me out! I tried to, sort of,
        peek² into his house,  but everything was so dark
        inside that I couldn’t really get a good look.

 A:    Well, you’ll  never  guess  what  I  saw  this  morn-
        ing.  A delivery³ truck pulled into his driveway, and
        it  dropped  off  a  long,  rectangular  box.  It  almost
        looked like a coffin⁴!

 B:    You see! Why would he...

 C:     Hello ladies...

 B:    Ah, Armand! You scared the heck out of me! This
        is my friend Doris.

 C:    A pleasure to meet you...If you are not doing any-
       thing tonight, I would like to have you both for din-
        ner. I mean...I would like to have you both over for
       dinner.
 

1 practically   

adv.差不多；几乎；实际地，从实际角度

参考例句：

• He solved the problem very practically.他很实事求是地解决了这个问题。
• She's practically always late for school.她上学几乎总是迟到。

2 peek   

vi.偷看，窥视；n.偷偷的一看，一瞥

参考例句：

• Larry takes a peek out of the window.赖瑞往窗外偷看了一下。
• Cover your eyes and don't peek.捂上眼睛，别偷看。

3 delivery   

n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。

4 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。