英语听力精选进阶版 7036

Finn: Welcome to Authentic¹ Real English, I'm Finn and I'm waiting here in the studio for Feifei, who is late - again. I'm really getting fed up with her. I think I'll need to speak to her about this.

Feifei: (Door closing) Hi Finn, sorry I'm late. You know how I love crosswords³ 字谜游戏？Well, I was just doing one, and I forgot the time...

Finn: We need to have a word, Feifei.

Feifei: We need LOTS of words, Finn.

Finn: What?

Feifei: To complete a crossword² successfully, we need to have lots of words.

Finn: No, I'm not talking about your crossword, Feifei. I'm talking about your lateness. When I say 'we need to have a word', I mean we need a short, serious discussion about this sensitive topic.

Feifei: 哦。我总是迟到，Finn 有点儿不太高兴了，所以想跟我谈话。To have a word.

Finn: That's right. Here are some examples.

Woman: The noise from the upstairs flat is SO loud. It's late now and I can't sleep!

Man: I'll have a word with them in the morning. This can't carry on.

Man: I'm exhausted⁴. I've been working 15-hour days for three weeks now. I think I might collapse⁵.

Woman: You should have a word with your boss. He might not realise how this is affecting you.

Feifei: OK, Finn. I understand. I'll make an effort to be on time from now on.

Finn: It's always better to have a word than just get angry.

Feifei: Yes, you're right.

Finn: Good. Shall we get on with the programme, then?

Feifei: Well, actually Finn, I would like to have a word from you too.

Finn: A word with you. The expression is a word with you.

Feifei: No, no - I want a word from you, Finn. You see clue 6 in the crossword is so tricky⁶!

Finn: Feifei, I don't want to do your crossword!

Feifei: Oh just this one clue! It's an animal with... five letters. What could it be? A horse? No...

Finn: Look, Feifei. I'm going to need to have another word with you! We need to record the programme!

Feifei: Donkey? No that's six letters...

Finn: Feifei, come on!

Feifei: Maybe it's a whale?

Finn: Stop it!

Feifei: Giraffe? No.

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 crossword   

n.纵横字谜，纵横填字游戏

参考例句：

• He shows a great interest in crossword puzzles.他对填字游戏表现出很大兴趣。
• Don't chuck yesterday's paper out.I still haven't done the crossword.别扔了昨天的报纸，我还没做字谜游戏呢。

3 crosswords   

纵横填字谜( crossword的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Doing crosswords gives the mind some exercise. 做纵横字谜游戏能锻炼脑筋。
• He spends all his time on crosswords and other trifles. 他把所有的时间都用在做纵横填字游戏和其他无聊的活动上。

4 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

5 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

6 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。