研究生英语听力第3章课本原文.docx

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Chapter3

PartTwoMainDialogue

Exercise1ScanningfortheMainIdea

Ruth:

Goodmorning,David,Wow,whathappenedtoyou?

David:

Hey,Ruth.Boy,doIneedcoffee.Iwasuptill2:

30lastnightforthesecondnightinarow.

Ruth:

Moretroublewiththelovebirds?

David:

Yeah,goodoleMichaelandBettywereatitagainallnight.

Ruth:

Weretheybreakingdishesagain?

David:

No,Idon’tthinktheyhaveanydishesleftafterthelastfight.Theywereyellingabouthisoldgirlfriend.

Ruth:

Haven’tyouspokentothem/Imean,don’ttheyknowthey’rekeepingyouupallnight?

David:

Ithinkwhenthey’refighting,theydon’tcareaboutanythingelse.Ibangedontheceilingwithabroomforaboutfiveminutesandtheykeptyelling.

Ruth:

Theysoundlikeveryselfishpeople.

David:

You’vegotthatright,Ruth.

Ruth:

Whydon’tyoujustcallthelandlord?

David:

Hedoesn’tcareifI’munhappy.Hewantsmetomove!

I’velivedinthebuildingthelongest,andwithrentcontrol,Ipayhalfasmuchastheydo.IfImove,hecanjackuptheprice.

Ruth:

Whatabouttheotherneighbors?

Can’tyouallgettogetherandcomplain?

David:

Areyoukidding?

Ihavehadproblemswitheverybodyinthatbuilding!

RobandSteve,thepeoplewholivenextdoortoMichaelandBetty,crank-upthevolumeoftheirstereoatallhoursofthenight.

Ruth:

That’sterrible.

David:

yeah,thosetwoguysaresobusythrowingpartiesthattheyprobablyneverevenhearthefighting.

Ruth:

Well,therehastobesomeoneinyourbuildingwhoyoulike.

David:

ThereisMrs.Anderson,thewomanwholivesbelowme.She’s87yearsold,assweetascanbewithaheartofgold.Unfortunately,she’salittledeafandI’msuresheneverhearsanyofthenoiseinthebuilding.Actually,asmuchasIlikeher,she’salsoaproblem.

Ruth:

Howso?

David:

HerniecephonesfromoutofstateeverySundaymorningat6:

30tocheckonher.Thetroubleisbecauseshe’sdeaf,shescreamsintothephone,anditwakesmeup.

Ruth:

EverySunday?

David:

Yes,andthesoundofhervoicegoesrightupthroughthefloor“Hello?

Yes,dear.It’ssogoodtohearyourvoice.”She’smorereliablethananalarmclock!

Ruth:

Wow,thatsoundslikearealnightmare!

David:

It’snotherfault,pooroldthing.She’sjustveryoldandherhealthisn’tgood.

Ruth:

I’mprettylucky.ThebiggestproblemIhaveisthegarbagecollectorswakingmeupat5:

30inthemorningthreetimesaweekwhentheyemptythecans.But,Icanusuallyfallasleepagainaftertheyleave.

David:

Atleastyourneighborsputtheirgarbageintothecans!

Art,theguywholivesnextdoortoMrs.Anderson,issometimessuchapig.Heeverseemstothrowawayhisgarbage.WheneverIwalkbyhisdoorIhavetoholdmynose.

Ruth:

Maybeyoujustneedtostartlookingforanewplacetolive.

David:

Andgiveupmybook?

Ruth:

Book?

Whatbook?

David:

Itoldyouaboutmybook,didn’tI?

I’mwritingabookaboutaguywholivesinanapartmentbuildingwithabunchofcrazypeople.Ihopeit’llbeabigHollywoodmoviesomeday.

Ruth:

Thatsoundsfantastic,butcan’tyouwritethebookinanicequietapartmentinanotherbuilding?

David:

Noway!

EveryweekIgetanewideaforachapterfromsomebodyinthebuilding.IfImovenow,I’llneverbeabletofinishthebook!

Exercise4VocabularyinContext

Narrator:

1.SENTENCE

David:

Yeah,good‘oleMichaelandBettywereatitagainallnight.

Narrator:

CONTEXT

David:

Yeah,good‘oleMichaelandBettywereatitagainallnight.

Ruth:

Weretheybreakingdishesagain?

David:

No,Idon’tthinktheyhaveanydishesleftafterthelastfight.Theywereyellingabouthisoldgirlfriend.

Narrator:

SENTENCE

David:

Yeah,good‘oleMichaelandBettywereatitagainallnight.

Narrator:

2.SENTENCE

David:

IfImove,hecanjackuptheprice.

Narrator:

CONTEXT

Tom:

Hedoesn’tcareifI’munhappy.Hewantsmetomove!

I’velivedinthebuildingthelongest,andwithrentcontrol,Ipayhalfasmuchastheydo.IfImove,hecanjackuptheprice.

Narrator:

SENTENCE

David:

IfImove,hecanjackuptheprice.

Narrator:

3.SENTENCE

Ruth:

Howso?

Narrator:

CONTEXT

David:

Actually,asmuchasIlikeher,she’salsoaproblem.

Ruth:

Howso?

David:

HerniecephonesfromoutofstateeverySundaymorningat6:

30tocheckonher.Thetroubleisbecauseshe’sdeaf,shescreamsintothephone,anditwakesmeup.

Narrator:

SENTENCE

Ruth:

Howso?

Narrator:

4.SENTENCE

David:

She’smorereliablethananalarmclock!

Narrator:

CONTEXT

David:

Thetroubleisbecauseshe’sdeaf,shescreamsintothephone,anditwakesmeup.

Ruth:

EverySunday?

Narrator:

SENTENCE

David:

Yes,andthesoundofhervoicegoesrightupthroughthefloor.She’smorereliablethananalarmclock!

Narrator:

5.SENTENCE

David:

Pooroldthing.

Narrator:

CONTEXT

David:

It’snotherfault,pooroldthing.She’sjustveryoldandherhealthisn’tgood.

Narrator:

SENTENCE

David:

Pooroldthing.

Narrator:

6.SENTENCE

David:

Art,theguywholivesnextdoortoMrs.Andersonissometimessuchapig.

Narrator:

CONTEXT

David:

Atleastyourneighborputtheirgarbageintothecans!

Art,theguywholivesnextdoortoMrs.Andersonissometimessuchapig.Heneverseemstothrowawayhisgarbage.WheneverIwalkbyhisdoorIhavetoholdmynose.

Narrator:

SENTENCE

David:

Art,theguywholivesnextdoortoMrs.Andersonissometimessuchapig.

PartThreeExpansion

Section1:

HouseholdFurnishings

Exercise1D

1.Husband:

Honey,Ithinkit’stimeweredidthisroom.

Wife:

Gee,Ikindoflikeitthewayitis.

Husband:

Oh,comeon.Lookatthisfloor—it’stotallyscratched.Itneedstoberefinishedorcarpeted.

Wife:

Yeah,andwhilewe’reatit,wemightaswellpaintthewallaroundthefireplace.Therearesmokestainsalloveritfromlastyear’sChristmasparty.

Husband:

Nowyou’retalking!

Whydon’twewallpapertheotherthreewallsinheretoo?

Thenifwegetsomenewdrapesandmaybeacoupleoflamps—

Wife:

Waitasecond.Thisisgettingoutofhand.Whydon’twejustmovethearmchairovertocoverthescratchedfloorandsaveourselvesalotofmoneyandtrouble.

2.Painter:

Goodmorning.I’mfromDaniel’sPaint-O-Rama.

Woman:

Oh,good.Comonin.Wouldyoulikesomecoffee?

Painter:

Maybelater.Now,haveyoudecidedonthecolor?

Woman:

Iwasthinkingwhitemightbenice.

Painter:

Iwouldn’thavewhiteinthisroom.Itwouldgetdirtyprettyquickly.

Woman:

Couldn’tweuseenamelpaint?

It’seasytoclean,right?

Painter:

Butitsmellshorribleandtakesalongtimetodry.Youwont’beabletousethisroomuntiltomorrow.

Woman:

Oh,my.Well,Iguesswecouldgotoarestaurant…

Painter:

Whydon’tyouchooseacolorthatgoeswithyourlinoleum?

Icouldnixupashadeoflatexsemi-glossthatmatchesthisblue.

Woman:

Whataboutthelatexsemi-glossinwhite?

Couldn’tIwashthatdownifitgotdirty?

Painter:

Yes,youcould,butyou’llstillhavetodoitmoreoftenthanifyouchooseanothercolor.Andifyoucleanittoooften,thefinishwillstarttoruboff.

Woman:

Maybewe’dbetterstickwiththeenamelthen.

3.Tenant:

Lookattheceiling;it’scrackedandpeelingoverhere;there’sabigwaterstainonthewallinthecorner,and—

Landlord:

Okay,whydon’tyougetsomepaintandfixitupandI’llpayforit.

Tenant:

Idon’tthinkthat’sgoingtofixtheproblem.It’shappenedbeforeandIdon’tfeellikewastingmytimeandenergycoveringupproblemthat’sjustgoingtohappenagain.

Landlord:

Well,I’mnotsurewhatelseyouwantmetodo.IsaidI’dpaytofixit.

Tenant;Iwantyoutofindoutwhat’scausingthis!

Landlord:

Well,I’lltalktoStevenupstairsandwarnhimtobemorecarefulinthefuture.

Tenant:

Idon’tthinkStevenistheproblem.Thelasttimethishappenedhewasn’tevenhome.Besides,he’salwaysbeenaconsiderateneighbor.

Landlord:

Maybeyousteamuptheroomyourself.Thatcancausealotofchippingandpeeling.Asmallroomlikethisfullofsteamcandoalotofdamage.

Tenant:

Look,don’ttrytoturnthisaroundonme.Ialwaysleavethewindowanddooropensoitdoesn’tsteamup.Eitheryousendsomeoneovertorepairthis,orelseI’llgetsomebodyanddeductthecostfromtherent.It’suptoyou.

4.Meg:

Tony?

Tony?

Tony!

Tony:

Huh?

What?

Meg:

Ican’tstandit.It’sfreezinginhere.Aren’tyoucold?

Tony:

Well,turntheheaton.

Meg:

Itried.There’snoheatcomingup.

Tony:

Whattimeisit?

Meg:

It’sabout5:

30.Theheatshouldbeonbynow.Thisisthethirdtimethisweekthatwehaven’tgottenheatuntilafter8:

00.Isn’tthatagainstthelaw?

Tony:

Yeah,theheatissupposedtobeonbetween5AMand11AMeveryday.Whathe’sdoingisillegal.

Meg:

I’mgoingtocalltheHousingAuthorityandreporthim.

Tony:

Maybeweshouldtalktohimfirst.

Meg:

Wealreadycomplainedinthenotewesentwiththerentchecklastweek.I’mtiredofwaitingforhimtogiveupenoughheat.Ifwedon’tdosomethingrightaway,you’regoingtowakeupnexttoanicicleonemorning.

Section2:

Tenants’Rights

Exercise1

1.Itisagainstthelawtochangeyourlocks.

2.Atenantmustcleananapartmentwhenheorshemovesin.

3.Itisalwaysillegalforalandlordtoenteryourapartmentwithoutyourpermission.

4.Youshouldalwayskeepthereceiptsforanyrepairsthatyoumake.

5.Youcandeductmoneyfromtherenttopayforawindowthatyoubroke.

6.Alandlordmustfixanyproblemwithinthirteendays.

7.Ifyouchangethelocksonyourapartment,youhavetopayforityourself.

8.Alandlordmusttellyouthreedaysbeforeheorsheentersyourapartment.

9.Ifyouwantabiggersink,yourlandlordmustpayforit.

10.Tenantswhohavetroublewiththeirlandlordscangethelpfromspecialhousingagencies.

Exercise2

1.Recording: