新编剑桥商务英语中级第三版听力 40

　　2.difficult questions
Conversion¹ 1
I'm sorry but i don't understand this mark² ,why is it so low³ ? I mean I thought⁴ I 'm done everything , what else was⁵ I supposed⁷ to write?
You can come really common⁸ look at it. Give me a day , let me get back to you on that , ok ?
Conversion 2
OK,are there any questions ?
yes ,
so you annouce you've been racalling all the items⁹ form¹⁰ supermarkets and stores¹¹ , but do you have any ideas about what cause¹² the problem¹³ .?
That 's a very good question. We're looking into it at the moment and we hope¹⁴ that we will know more very soon .
How soon will these items be back on the shows ?
I'm afraid I'm unable¹⁵ to answer that at the moment. I can asure you however¹⁶ that we're doing everthing we can to solve¹⁷ this problem out as⁶ quickly as possible¹⁸.
Conversion 3
Can I have a word ?
Sure
It just , this doesn't seem¹⁹ to be right . I did²⁰ some over time the month before last , why hasn't it been included²¹ ?
Sorry , I don't follow you . If it was for the month before last it would be on your last check
But don't you remember you forgott to add it and

1 conversion   

n.转化，转换，转变

参考例句：

• He underwent quite a conversion.他彻底变了。
• Waste conversion is a part of the production process.废物处理是生产过程的一个组成部分。

2 mark   

n.标志，分数，马克；v.做标记于，留意，打分数

参考例句：

• Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
• Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。

3 low   

aaj.低，矮；低级的，下层的，卑贱的；低声的

参考例句：

• Your price is too low.你们的价格太低。
• This is a small and low house.这是一个小而低矮的房子。

4 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

7 supposed   

adj.（按规定、法律、协议等）（不）应当；假定的；（只用于否定句）不准；（对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思v.料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词)；意味着；[用于被动语态]认为应该；[用于祈使句]让

参考例句：

• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
• I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked . 我本来应该在写信，但后来恐怕是分心干别的去了。

8 common   

adj.共同的，平常的，普通的；n.平民，普通，公地，公园

参考例句：

• Man and the monkey have many things in common.人和猿有许多共同之处。
• Britain and America share a common language.英国和美国共用一种语言。

9 items   

n.物料项目 （任何一种自制或采购的零部件或组装件，如最终产品、部件、子部件、零件或原材料）；条( item的名词复数 )；一项；一则；一件商品（或物品）

参考例句：

• Bulky items will be collected separately. 大件物品将分开收集。
• Customers with ten items or less can use the express lane. 购买十件商品以内的顾客可使用快速购物通道。

10 form   

n.形式，形状，表格；v.形成，组成，建立

参考例句：

• It is an art form.它是一种艺术形式。
• My garden is in the form of a square.我的花园是方形的。

11 stores   

n.商店( store的名词复数 )；贮存；大量；零售商店

参考例句：

• The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. 低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。
• The stores were overrun with rats and mice. 仓库里到处都是大大小小的老鼠。

12 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

13 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

14 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

15 unable   

adj.不能的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is unable to do the job for lack of experience.他缺少经验不能胜任这项工作。
• He was so angry as to be unable to speak.他是如此生气以至于不能说出话来。

16 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

17 solve   

v.解答(难题)，解决；vt.解答，解决

参考例句：

• I can solve the problem.我能解决这个问题。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

18 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。

19 seem   

vi.好像，似乎，看来好像

参考例句：

• You seem very much alive today.你今天好像非常活跃。
• The children seem very happy.孩子们似乎很快活。

20 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

21 included   

adj.被包括的；[植]内藏的；（几何）两交叉直线所夹的v.包括( include的过去式和过去分词)；包含；列入；包住

参考例句：

• The tour included a visit to the Science Museum. 这次游览包括参观科学博物馆。
• The procession included a tableau of the Battle of Hastings. 游行队伍中包括黑斯廷斯战役的人物造型。