王强口语 第三册 Listening Comprehention 8B

　　Bob: Howdy neighbor.
Neighbor: Hey Bob. Your house is really looking great.
Bob: Thanks! The new ___________'__ ____ and the deck's almost ______.
Neighbor:_______,________________________'_________________.
Bob: I know what you mean. I went to a few banks for a ____________________ but nobody could help me. Then I ____ Greenwich Home Mortgage.
Neighbor: Greenwich Home Mortgage?
Bob: Yeah. They're the best. They gave me over 100% of the _____________ of my house. And they __________________. I applied¹ over the phone, paid ________________, and got the money in just a few days.
Neighbor: Over 100%? Nobody does that.
Bob: Greenwich Home Mortgage does. Their ______________________________is the reason I was able to do all this work on my house.
Neighbor: Greenwich Home Mortgage, eh? _______________________________?
Announcer: If you need money for home improvements or a ____ consolidation², you can ______________________________. For more information, call Greenwich Home Mortgage now _____________ and pay no application fee. For home improvements or to consolidate³ debts, call ______________. Greenwich Home Mortgage --- we make it easy.

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

2 consolidation   

n.合并,巩固

参考例句：

• The denser population necessitates closer consolidation both for internal and external action. 住得日益稠密的居民，对内和对外都不得不更紧密地团结起来。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• The state ensures the consolidation and growth of the state economy. 国家保障国营经济的巩固和发展。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法

3 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。