随身听手册-313

Lesson 13[00:03.50]costume[00:04.98]化装服[00:06.45]She intended to dress up as a ghost[00:10.89]and as she had made her costume the night before,[00:13.53]她打算装扮鬼的模样，化装服头天晚上就做好了，[00:16.17]she was impatient to try it on.[00:18.35]这会儿她急于穿上试试。

[00:20.53]We went to a Halloween party where everyone wore ancient costume. [00:23.95]我们去参加一个万圣节化装舞会，人人都身着古装。

[00:27.38]A pair of stage sisters did a pantomime in costume.[00:30.16]一对舞台姐妹演了一出化装的哑剧。

[00:32.94]consist[00:34.86]由.. 组成[00:36.78]Though the costume consisted only of a sheet,it was very effective. [00:40.41]尽管化装服仅由一个被单制成，效果却非常理想。

[00:44.04]The family consisted of Harris,his wife,and two kids.[00:47.46]这个家庭由哈理斯夫妇和两个孩子组成。

[00:50.89]Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.[00:53.60]水由氢和氧组成。

[00:56.32]sheet[00:57.69]被单[00:59.06]Ligeia prepared a fine plastic sheet for the picnic.[01:02.34]莉吉为野餐准备了一条结实的塑料单。

[01:05.62]The patient was lying upon a low bed covered with a soft woolen sheet. [01:09.80]病人躺在一张矮床上，身上盖着柔软的羊毛被单。

[01:13.98]effective[01:15.44]有明显效果的，人作用的[01:16.90]The new drug is very effective and relieves pain instantly.[01:20.43]这种新药疗效很好，能很快被减轻痛苦。

[01:23.96]The new agricultural policy has been effective in increasing output. [01:27.50]新的农业政策有效地增加了产量。

[01:31.04]comfortable[01:32.81]舒服的，惬意的[01:34.59]She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.[01:37.62]她想看看穿起来是不是很舒服。

[01:40.65]The old tramp taught the newcomer how to make himself comfortable om a park bench.[01:44.67]老流浪汉教新来的流浪汉在公园的长椅上怎么躺着舒服。

[01:48.70]It is comfortable to live in a country where it is so simple to make people happy.[01:53.08]在一个这样简简单单就能取悦于人的国度生活到是满惬意的。

[01:57.47]storeroom[01:59.09]储存室[02:00.71]Not wanting to frighten the poor man,[02:03.00]理查兹夫人不想吓唬这个可怜的人，[02:05.28]Mrs.Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. [02:08.46]便赶紧躲到了楼梯下的小储藏室里。

[02:11.63]The physics department keeps its laboratory supplies in a storeroom. [02:15.01]物理系把实验用品存放在一个储藏室里。

[02:18.40]Without a word he led way into a narrow corridor,[02:21.34]他一言不发地领着我们走进上一条窄窄的走廊，[02:24.27]at the end of which stood a storeroom.[02:26.65]尽头是一间储藏室。

[02:29.03]electricity[02:30.91]电；（喻）极为兴奋[02:32.79]Mrs.Richards realized that it must be the man form the Electricity Board [02:40.24]who had come to read the metre.[02:42.22]理查兹夫人这才想到一定是供电局来人查电表了。

[02:44.21]Electricity appeared to its early investigators as an extraordinary phenomena.[02:48.03]在早期研究者看来，电似乎是一种极为奇异的现象。

[02:51.86]There was electricity in the air at the big rock concert.[02:55.03]大型摇滚音乐会的气氛热烈得好像通了电一样。

[02:58.21]metre[02:59.74]电表[03:01.26]A parking metrre shows how much time a car can stay in a parking area. [03:04.84]汽车停放计时器显示汽车能在停车场里停留多久。

[03:08.42]Camera light metres can be used if their limitations are understood. [03:11.80]了解了照想机测光表的局限性，就可以使用了。

[03:15.19]pace[03:16.66]一步[03:18.14]The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.[03:21.47]那人大叫一声，惊退了好几步。

[03:24.80]He quickened his pace and switched to new topics.[03:27.58]他加快了脚步，找了些新话题说着。

[03:30.36]She carefully measured the distance,took five paces.[03:33.45]她小心地量了距离，走了五步。

[03:36.53]flee[03:39.10]逃走；消逝[03:41.68]When Mrs.Richards walked towards him,he fled,slamming the door behind him. [03:45.70]理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他拨腿就跑，砰地一声撞上了门。

[03:49.72]Afraid of being scolded,the rascal fled immediately after breakfast. [03:53.65]小家伙害怕挨骂，吃过早饭就溜走了。

[03:57.58]In the lives of mortals,the best days are the first to flec.[04:01.12]在凡人的生命中，最好的时光是最先消逝的。

[04:04.66]slam[04:06.19]砰地一声关上（门）[04:07.72]He furiously slammed the door in the visitor's face.[04:10.54]他盛怒之下把门重重一摔，把客人关在了门外。

[04:13.36]At least there was no slammed door,no blank refusal.[04:16.68]至少没有把门关死，也没有把话说绝。

Lesson 14[04:23.44]gangster(title)[04:24.92]歹徒，强盗[04:26.40]There was a time when the owners of shops and business in Chicago [04:29.48]曾经有一个时期，芝加哥的店主和商行的老板们[04:32.56]had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protection'. [04:36.05]不得不付给歹徒大笔的钱以换取“保护”。

[04:39.54]The police arrested three gangsters after the shooting in Las Vegas yesterday.[04:43.26]昨天在拉斯维加发生枪击事件后，警方逮捕了三名歹徒。

[04:46.98]Be careful.You are dealing with a gangster.[04:49.87]当心哪，你是在和一个强盗打交道。

[04:52.75]Chicago[04:54.67]芝加哥[04:56.59]protection[04:58.12]保护[04:59.65]His greatest need is guarantees,protection,security.[05:03.28]他的最大需要是得到保障、保护和安全。

[05:06.91]At last she believed that the tulip bed was under the protection of the fairies.[05:10.60]她终于相信，郁金香花圃是受了仙女的保护。

[05:14.28]promptly[05:15.81]准时，立刻[05:17.34]If the money was not paid promptly,[05:19.67]如果谁交款不准时，[05:22.01]the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.[05:25.49]歹徒就会捣毁他的商店，让他破产。