英语四级听力练习集锦8

W: I'm so sorry sir, and you'll let me pay to have your jacket cleaned, won't you?

M: That's all right, it could happen to anyone. And I'm sure that coffee doesn't leave lasting¹ marks on clothing.

Q: What can we infer² from the conversation?

W: Have you seen the movie the departed³? The plot was so complicated⁴ that I really got lost.

M: Yeah, I felt the same, but after I saw it a second time, I could put all the pieces together.

Q: How did the two speakers find the movie?

M: I'm really surprised you got an "A" on the test. You didn't seem to have done a lot of reading.

W: Now you know why I never missed a lecture.

Q: What contributes to the woman's high score?

W: Have you heard about a new digital television system? It lets people get about 500 channels.

M: Yeah, but I doubt they'll have anything different from what we watch now.

Q: What does the man mean?

1 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

2 infer   

vt.推论，推断；猜想

参考例句：

• People usually infer an unknown fact from a known fact.人们通常从已知的事实中推断未知的事实。
• From your smile I infer that you're pleased.从你的笑容，我断定你很高兴。

3 departed   

a.(委婉的说法)已死的

参考例句：

• your dear departed brother 你挚爱的亡兄
• He departed from the text to tell an anecdote. 他偏离课文讲起了一则轶事。

4 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。