中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYou

中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYouWhyAreTheySoUnlucky?TextAIwonderwhysomanyshop-assistantsaresofoultempered?Inspiteofsomany"campaigns"toimprovetheservicesinthepastyears,weseenoappreciablechangesofar.IfDadandMumaretobebelieved,theservicesusedtobequitegoodinthefifties.Butthen,theyalwayssayeverythingusedtobegoodinthefifties.Ifindtheolderpeoplegrow,themorenostalgictheybecome.NowGrannyneverletsadaygobywithoutreminiscingonthegoodoldthingsinthegoodolddays.OncewhenshesawXiaoHongandmeeatingsomemooncakeswithrelish,shesaidpityingly,"Youpoorchildren,youdon'tknowwhatrealmooncakestastelike.Theworstintheoldtastedmuchbetterthanthebestthatmoneycanbuynowadays!"Weburstoutlaughing,nottakingherwordsseriously.Nowtocomebacktothebadserviceinshopsanddepartmentstores.Peopleoftensaythatwhenyoubuysomething,youarespendingmoneytobuyrudenessandanger.TodayIsawaloingexactlythat.IwasatadepartmentstoreandIhappenedtowitnessatypicalquarrel.Iwasnextto中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYouacountersellingteaandIsawanelderlymancomeupandaskayoungwomanwasbusyweighingandwrappingteaintostandard-sized"packs"Doyouhaveverygoodgreentea?"Thewomanglanceduptosizehimup.Hewasordinarilydressedandspokewithaprovincialaccent.obviouslyamanofnoconsequence.Shewentonwithherworkandthemanhadtorepeathisquestion.Afteranotherpausethewomansnortedout:"Yes:Twenty-sixyuanaliang."Notbelievinghisears,themantriedtocorrecther."Youmeantwenty-sixyuawajin?"Uponthisthewomanflaredupandshouted:"Isaidtwenty-sixyuanaLIANG!Can'tyouhearstraight?Ifyouwantajin,thenit'stwohundredandsixtyyuan.IsthatCLEAR?"Themanseemedtobestunriedbyhersuddenoutburstbuthekepthistemperandaskedagain."Doyouhavesomethingundertwoyuan'aLiang?"Obviouslyshewasmakingthingsdifficultfortheoldmanforsheansweredasrudelyasbefore;"Whatdoyoumeanundertwoyuan?Anythingfromonecenttooneyuanninety-ninecentsisundertwoyuan."Idon'trememberwhatexactlythemansaid,butsomehowhe中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYoumanagetofindouttherewasakindcostingoneyuanninety-sixaliang"Canyoushowittome?""Doyouwanttobuyitornot?""Well,Iwanttolookattheleavesandsmelltheflavorfirst.""Youcanlook,smell,eat,drinkordowhateveryoulikewithitathome.HereIonlyselltea.Ifyouwanttobuyit,buyit.Ifyoucan'taffordit,don'tcomeheretowastepeople'stimeObviouslyyoudon'tknowwhatisproperinBeijing!""Lookhereyounglady,it'syouwhodon'tknowwhatproper!IhavebeenlivinginBeijinglongbeforeyouwereborn,andI'veneverseenanyoneasrudeasyouare.Yourjobistoservethecustomers,nottoinsultthem.Nowforthelasttimeareyougoingtoshowmetheteaornot?""AndforthelasttimeIamtellingittoyou.Eitherbuyitorgetoutofhere!Iknowthelikesofyou-youwantsomethinggood,andyetgrudgethemoneyyouhavetospendonit!""Thisisinsufferable1Whoisinchargehere?Iwanttoseeyourhead!""Myhead?It'sonmyshoulders.Takeagoodlookifyouwantto."中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYouTheoldmanwentawayfuming."I'vegotdownyournumberber.I'llwritetotheEveningNews."Thethreatdidn'tseemtofrightenthegirl.Atmostshe'llhavetomakeaself-criticism,whichcostshernothing.Evenifsheshouldloseamonth'sbonus,itisonlyafewyuan.Butifshecouldbesacked,Ibetshewouldn'tdaretobesorudeandaggressive.TextBAllthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid;"Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.Thismaybeyourluckyday!"ForseveralweeksMrsEdwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphope.Thecupboardsinherkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Invainherhusbandtriedtodissuadesuadeher.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarket中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYouwouldapproachherandsay:"Madam,thisisyourluckyday.Everythinginyourbasketisfree."OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecashdesk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproaehher."Madam",hesaid,holdingouthishandzs,"Iwanttocongratutateyou!Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourhasketisfree!"AdditionalInformationThreetimesamaninhisearly30sapproachedShenLimin'sclothescounterintheBaihuaGarmentStoreonbusyXidanStreetincentralBeijing.ThefirsttimeShenshowedhimthevariousgarments.Heleftbutreturnedawhilelaterandstoodtherestaringataskirt.Thenhewentawayagain,butcamebackafterafewminutes.Curious,Shenasked,"Whydon'tyoubuythatskirsince中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYouyouloveitsomuch?"Themansaidthathereallywantedto,butthe198-yuanpricewastoomuchforhim.Shesuggestedthathechoosesomethingcheaper,butherepliedthattheskirtwaswhathiswifewouldlikemost.Theystartedtalkingandhetoldherheboughthiswifeagifteveryyearincelebrationoftheirweddinganniversary.Shenwassomovedthatsheofferedtheskirttohimfor130yuan,thewholesaleprice.Whenthemanhesitatedinsurprise,shetoldh'sm,"Idothatsimplybecauseyouareagoodhusband."Asadivorcee,Shen,35,spokefromthedepthsofherheart.Shecouldnotimagineanyhusbandbeingsoconsiderateortender.Herfailureinmarriageandherdivorcethreeyearsagoscaredherawaymenandpromptedhertoresignfromherjobasalogkeeperinafilmstudioandbecomeaself-employedgarmentseller.WhatmakesShenunusualisthatshemakemoneyto中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYouhelpdesertedids.Herloveofchildrenandhersympathyforthewretchedstemmedfiomthedayhersix-year-oldyoungerbrotherwascrushedtodeathinamishapinawarehousenearherhome.Hersympatheticnaturekepthermarriagetogetherforsevenyears.Herhusbandhadbeenaclarinetplayerinanarmyband.Ago-betweenhadintroducedthem.Onecoldsnowynighttheydeeidedtogetmarried.Hehadbeenwalkingherhomeandkeptdartingintoshops.Shegrewimpatientthinkinghewasmerelywantingtobuycigarettesandshestompedoff.Butheranafterherandpresentedherwithagauzemaskhehadbought.forhertohelpkeepoutthecold.Histhoughtfulnessmovedhertotears.Hesaidthatperhapstheyshouldbreakupsinceshecotildnotunderstandhim."Iwillmarryyouifthatcanatoneformymistake,"Shensaidsheresponded.Andsothematterwassealed.ThedeathofabosomfiiendsevenyearslatermarkedthebeginningoftheendforShenandherhusband.中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYouAsthefriendlaydyingofheartdisease.20daysaftergivingbirthtoason-apregnancyshehadriskedbecauseherhusbandwastheonlysonofhi,family-sheaskedShentocareforthechild.Shenpromisedshewould,eventhoughshehadasonofherown.Herhusbandwasstronglyopposed,however.Still.Shenwouldoftengotoseethechild,whowaslivinginhisgrandmother'shome."IfeltguiltywhenIsawthechildwearingdirtyclothes,"Shensaid."Ithoughtthechildwouldnothavebeenlikethathadhismotherbeenalive."WhenthegrandparentsdecidedtosendtheboytofriendsinTianjin,Shenwantedtoadopthim.Herhusbandthenmovedoutandsaidhewantedadivorce.ShenwenttoTianjintolookforthechildandfoundhim.Butthefamilyrefusedtogivetheboyup.Shenwouldnotleaveuntilshewasconvincedthechildwasbeingkindlytreatedandproperlycaredfor.HeryearsofmarriagehadgivenShenacomfortable中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYoulife-stylebutthatwasall,shesaid.Thedivorcemadeherrealize'shehadfeelingsandambitionsagain.Shenhadoncedreamedofbecomingafilmactress,andtriedoutforrolesbutonlyendedupwithbitparts.Shefaredbetteronthestagewithamateurtroupes.Butherdreamswereshatteredwhenshewasrefusedadmissiontoaprofessionalartschoolbecauseofherage.Shewastoooldtolearnhowtoact,shewastold.Newdreamsfilledthevoidofherdisappiontment.Sheturnedtohelpingchildren.ShewrotetotheSOSVillageinTianjin,ahomefororphanedchildren,applyingforajobasanurse.Butshewasturneddownbecauseshehadason.Shestillwantedtohelpchildrenbutdidnotknowhow.Findingawaytomakemoneybecameapracticalandurgentproblem.Eerlylastyearshestartedherownbusinessasaclothingdealer,settingupastallinwestBeiing.Hermotherdidnotliketheideaandfeltitwouldbebadfos.hergrandsontobebroughtupinsuchanenvironment.Shethreatenedtosmashthestall,butgraduallyShenwonherover.中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYou"Idon'twantmysontofollowmyexample,"shesaid."expectalotofhim."Shestillmaintainscontactwithherfriend'ssoninTianjin.ShemovedtoXidanthissummerwhenthenewBaihuaGarmentstorepened.Shenowhastwoassistants,oneofthemauniversitygraduate.Shensaidthatherbusinesslifehasmadeheradifferentwoman,onevhoisindependentandfullofconfidence.Friendstrytogethertodatebutsheisnotinterested.Atfirst,shesaid,herdistasteofmarriageorloveaffairswassostrongthatshecutherhairshortandworemen'sclothes."Iamafraidoffallinginlove."Shensaidwithabittersmile.Shedaubtswhethersheeauldbeagoodwife,sayingshewoutdbetterasafriendorcompanion.Manyofhercustomershavebecomefriends.Toonefrequentcalkr,sheisSisterShen."Ireallylovemycustomers,"Shensaid."Idomybusinessforthesakeoflove."10中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYoufoul>adj.污穢的；邪惡的；世.弄臟；妨害；犯規(guī)；，犯規(guī)參考例句：Takeoffthosefoulclothesandletmewashthem.脫下那些臟衣服讓我洗一洗。Whatafouldayitis!多么惡劣的天氣！appreciable?adj.明顯的，可見(jiàn)的，可估量的，可覺(jué)察的參考例句：Thereisnoappreciabledistinctionbetweenthetwins在這對(duì)孿生子之間看不出有什么明顯的差別。Weboughtanappreciablepieceofproperty.我們買(mǎi)下的資產(chǎn)有增值的潛力。relish??滋味，享受，愛(ài)好，調(diào)味品；vt?加調(diào)味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋參考例句：Ihavenorelishforpopmusic.我對(duì)流行音樂(lè)不感興趣。Irelishthechallengeofdoingjobsthatothersturndown.我喜歡挑戰(zhàn)別人拒絕做的工作。4spoke?ii中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYoun.（車(chē)輪的）輻條；輪輻；破壞某人的計(jì)劃；阻撓某人的行動(dòng)v.講，談（speak的過(guò)去式）；說(shuō)；演說(shuō)；從某種觀點(diǎn)來(lái)說(shuō)參考例句：Theysourcedthespokenutsfromourcompany他們的輪輻螺帽是從我們公司獲得的。Thespokesofawheelarethebarsthatconnecttheouterringtothecentre.輻條是輪子上連接外圈與中心的條棒。provincial>3句.省的，地方的；n.外省人，鄉(xiāng)下人參考例句：Citydwellersthinkcountryfolkhaveprovincialattitudes.城里人以為鄉(xiāng)下人思想迂腐。Twoleadingcadrescamedownfromtheprovincialcapitalyesterday.昨天從省里下來(lái)了兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)干部。Flared?adj.端部張開(kāi)的，爆發(fā)的，加寬的，漏斗式的動(dòng)詞flare的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分局參考例句：Thematchflaredandwentout.火柴閃亮了一下就熄了。Thefireflaredupwhenwethoughtitwasout.我們以為火已經(jīng)熄滅，但它突然又燃燒起來(lái)。12中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYougrudge?n.不滿(mǎn)，怨恨，妒嫉；vt.勉強(qiáng)給，不情瞰參考例句：Igrudgepayingsomuchforsuchinferiorgood我不愿花這么多錢(qián)買(mǎi)次品。Idonotgrudgehimhissuccess.我不嫉妒他的成功。fuming?憤怒（加皿。的現(xiàn)在分詞）；大怒；發(fā)怒；冒煙參考例句：Shesatinthecar,silentlyfumingatthetrafficjam.她坐在汽車(chē)?yán)?，心中?duì)交通堵塞感到十分惱火。Iwasfumingattheirinefficiency.我正因?yàn)樗麄冃实投l(fā)火。dissuade?v.勸阻，阻止參考例句：You'dbetterdissuadehimfromdoingthat.你最好勸阻他別那樣干。Itriedtodissuadeherfrominvestinghermoneyinstocksandshares.我曾設(shè)法勸她不要投資于股票交易。10wholesale?13中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYoun.批發(fā)；adv.以批發(fā)方式；vt.批發(fā)，成批出售參考例句：Theretaildealerbuysatwholesaleandsellsat[^].零售商批發(fā)購(gòu)進(jìn)貨物，以零售價(jià)賣(mài)出。Suchshoesusuallywholesaleformuchless.這種鞋批發(fā)出售通常要便宜得多。deserted?adj.荒蕪的，荒廢的，無(wú)人的，被遺棄的參考例句：Thedesertedvillagewasfilledwithadeathlysilence這個(gè)荒廢的村莊死一般的寂靜。Theenemychieftainwasopposedanddesertedbyhisfollowers.敵人頭目眾叛親離。mish叩?n.不幸的事，不幸；災(zāi)禍參考例句：I'mafraidyoursonhadaslightmishapintheplayground.不好了，你兒子在操場(chǎng)上出了點(diǎn)小意外。Wereachedhomewithoutmishap.我們平安地回到了家。warehouse?n.倉(cāng)庫(kù)；黃.存入倉(cāng)庫(kù)14

中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYou參考例句：Wefreightedthegoodstothewarehousebytruck.我們用卡車(chē)把貨物運(yùn)到倉(cāng)庫(kù)。Themanagerwantstoclearofftheoldstocksinthewarehouse.經(jīng)理想把倉(cāng)庫(kù)里積壓的存貨處理掉。darting>破.投擲，投射（dart破.投擲，投射（dart的在分詞）；向前沖，飛奔參考例句：Swallowsweredartingthroughtheclouds.燕子穿云急飛。來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》Swallowsweredartingthroughtheair.燕子在空中掠過(guò)。來(lái)自辭典例句stomped?v.跺腳，踐踏，重蹈（stomp的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞）參考例句：Shestompedangrilyoutoftheoffice.她怒氣沖沖，重步走出辦公室。Sheslammedthedoorandstomped（off）outofthehouse.她砰的一聲關(guān)上了門(mén)，暮暮地走出了屋了。來(lái)自辭典例句16atone?v.贖罪，補(bǔ)償15中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson19WhatDoesFriendshipMeantoYou參考例句：Hepromisedtoatoneforhiscrime.他承諾要贖自己的罪。Bloodmustatoneforblood.血債要用血來(lái)還。boso