王强口语 第一册 long conversation 20.2

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Victor: Hi, Jane. Where are you off to?
Jane: Oh, I'm going to the library to study for midterms.
Victor: What's all the rush? Midterms start in three weeks. You've got plenty of time.
Jane: I know. This time I don't want to take any test cold. I don't worry about the English exam. I think I can do well on the math exam. But American history is my weakest subject. The teacher failed me on the history exam last time. There was a section on the Civil War, and that's the chapter in the book that I studied the least. This time I don't want to put it off until the last minute.
Victor: You're right. I should also start to study. The reading load is what gives me the headache. Our history professor usually bases almost all his questions on class lectures, so studying the notes will help. Can we exchange our notes?
Jane: Not a bad idea. Here you are. But I'm afraid it's hard for you to understand what I've jotted¹ down.
Victor: Doesn't matter. I'll give it a shot². Let's head for the library now.
Exercise: Turn either the first or the second mini-dialogue into ONE descriptive narrative³. Use only indirect⁴ speech.

1 jotted   

v.匆忙记下( jot的过去式和过去分词 )；草草记下，匆匆记下

参考例句：

• I jotted down her name. 我匆忙记下了她的名字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The policeman jotted down my address. 警察匆匆地将我的地址记下。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 shot   

n.炮弹，射击，射手；v.射击，发出，发芽；vbl.射击，发出，发芽

参考例句：

• He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
• All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。

3 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

4 indirect   

adj.间接的，转弯抹角的，非直接的

参考例句：

• What he said was very indirect.他的话很婉转。
• He gave only an indirect answer.他只作了间接的回答。