新编大学英语四级听力短对话每日2题 第208期

11.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman is the manager's secretary.

B. The man found himself in a wrong place.

C. The man is the manager's business associate¹.

D. The woman was putting up a sign on the wall.

12.

Q: What does the man mean?

A. He needs more time for the report.

B. He needs help to interpret² the data.

C. He is sorry not to have helped the woman.

D. He does not have sufficient³ data to go on.

 

 

 

17

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The storm continued until midnight.

B. The man got home late due⁴ to the storm.

C. The man stayed at the lab the whole night.

D. All roads were closed because of the flood.

18

Q: What does the man mean?

A. The woman's sons might enjoy team spirits.

B. The woman's kids can play soccer with his son.

C. Children should play sports at least once a week.

D. Many children feel bored when left alone.

1 associate   

vt.使发生联系，使联合；把…联想起来；vi.交往，结交；n.合伙人，同事；adj.副的

参考例句：

• I always associate that song with my visit to Hawaii.听到那支歌我就会联想到我的夏威夷之行。
• I don't associate the two ideas.这两个概念我联系不起来。

2 interpret   

vt.解释，说明，理解；vi.作口译

参考例句：

• We have to interpret his words in a modern light.我们不得不用现代观点来解释他的话。
• Please interpret the comments of our foreign guest.请把外宾的话翻译一下。

3 sufficient   

adj.enough充足的，充分的

参考例句：

• His income is sufficient for his needs.他的收入能满足他的需要。
• Have you had sufficient?你吃饱了没有？

4 due   

n.应得物；adj.预定的，应付的，到期的，应有的

参考例句：

• I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西，我并未接受任何东西。
• The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。