朗文3L看听学英语第三册 Lesson 111

　　Lesson 111 People are so forgetful!
Narrator: Father travelled to work by train.
This is the train he travelled on.
He left his umbrella
in one of the compartments².
Father: I left my umbrella on this train.
Porter: Is this the train you travelled on, sir?
Father: I’m sure it is.
Porter: Which compartment¹ did you leave
your umbrella in, sir?
Father: I can’t remember.
Father: I think I sat there.
Porter: Here’s an umbrella.
Is this the one you’re looking for?
Father: Of course not!
This is a lady’s umbrella.
Father: I think this is the compartment
I travelled in.
Porter: Here’s another umbrellla.
Is it yours?
Father: No, it isn’t.
Father: This is the right compartment.
And here’s my umbrella.
Porter: We were lookng for one umbrella
and we found three!
People are so forgetful!

1 compartment   

n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间

参考例句：

• We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
• The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。

2 compartments   

n.间隔( compartment的名词复数 )；（列车车厢的）隔间；（家具或设备等的）分隔间；隔层

参考例句：

• Your pencil box has several compartments. 你的铅笔盒有好几个格。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The first-class compartments are in front. 头等车室在前头。 来自《简明英汉词典》