英语六级四十天突破―讲义与笔记(6)

　　[P24-3]

　　A) To meet Tom Wang.

　　B) To work in his office.

　　C) To go to hospital.

　　D) To attend a meeting.

　　M: This is Tom Wang speaking. Could you tell me Mr. Smith’s schedule for tomorrow? I would like to meet him at his convenience.

　　W: Let me see. He’ll go to see his doctor at 8, and chair a meeting at 10 in the morning. Well, he will be in the office the whole afternoon.

　　Q: What does Mr. Smith plan to do at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning?

　　注：chair 主持

　　打电话场景：

　　1、约人肯定约不到 make an appointment (约医生)

　　2、约会去不了

　　come up 突然来临

　　reschedule 重新安排时间

　　fit me in 安排

　　3、电话打不通，打错电话

　　run out of coin 硬币用光

　　cut off 通话被中断

　　hang up 挂断电话

　　receiver 听筒

　　hook 挂钩

　　telephone book 电话簿

　　yellow pages 电话簿

　　yellow press 色情出版物

　　dial the number 打电话

　　打电话步骤：

　　look up the number in the telephone;

　　pick up the receiver;

　　drop the coins in the slot 投币孔;

　　dial the number you wanted.

　　[P25-4]

　　A) She was afraid she might be kept too late.

　　B) She would have something more important to do.

　　C) She had to meet a friend of hers.

　　D) She was not in the mood to attend the party.

　　W: Hello, Steve. This is Susan. I’m afraid I won’t be able to come to the party. I was just asked to go to a meeting.

　　M: Do come after your meeting, Susan. Our party won’t be over until midnight.

　　Q: Why did the woman say that she could not join in the party?

　　注：be in the mood to do sth. 愿意做某事，有这种心情做某事

　　[P25-9]

　　A) To write a check.

　　B) To find a telephone number.

　　C) To ring up somebody.

　　D) To check the telephone service.

　　W: I’m sorry, but the number you are dialing is not in service.

　　M: But that’s impossible. I just spoke to him this morning. Could you please check it for me?

　　Q: What is the man trying to do?

　　注：operator 接线员

　　[P27-2]

　　A) The woman is being interviewed by a reporter.

　　B) The woman is asking for a promotion.

　　C) The woman is applying for a job.

　　D) The woman is being given an examination.

　　M: Now, I'm going to start off by asking you a difficult question. Why would you like to get this post?

　　W: Well-first of all I know that your firm has a very good reputation. Then I've heard you offer good opportunities for promotion for the right person.

　　Q: What do we know from this conversation?

　　工作场景：

　　1、找到工作高兴

　　2、失去工作伤心

　　3、拒绝工作奇怪(主动拒绝令人感到奇怪)

　　找工作的步骤：

　　1、信息来源：newspaper 报纸: classified ad. 分类广告, help and wanted section 供求关系版

　　bulletin board公告板

　　flier 传单

　　2、打电话确认

　　3、准备简历

　　4、面试：携带证明 identification、证书 certificate;确定你是否有资格qualification (be qualified for some post; be up to 胜任);推荐信 reference letter

　　[P27-3]

　　A) His car was hit by another car.

　　B) He was hurt while playing volleyball.

　　C) He fell down the stairs.

　　D) While crossing the street, he was hit by a car.

　　W: Did you hear Mike is in hospital with head injuries and a broken arm?

　　M: Yes, apparently he was struck by another vehicle and turned completely over.

　　Q: What happened to Mike?

　　[P27-4]

　　A) Took a photo of him.

　　B) Bought him a picture.

　　C) Held a birthday party.

　　D) Bought him a frame for his picture.

　　M: Could you help me to decide what I should buy for my brother's birthday?

　　W: Remember, you took a picture of him at his last birthday party? Why not buy him a frame so that he can fix the picture in it.

　　Q: What did the man do last year for his brother's birthday?

　　注：提醒模式 remember, first, today, now (right now)

　　[P31-5]

　　A) Women's rights in society.

　　B) The woman's job is a librarian.

　　C) An important election.

　　D) Career planning.

　　W: We all talk about how liberated we are, but in fact women are still not equally treated.

　　M: I don't think so. You've got the vote, you've got your careers-I think you've got everything important.

　　Q: What are they arguing about?

　　注：liberated 自由的，被解放了的

　　free 免费的(选项中反义替换 pay)，有空闲时间的(选项中反义替换 busy)。

　　Statue of Liberty 自由女神