2021年衡水中学高中英语新高考口语听力讲义(005)原文及知识点

2021年衡水中学高中英语新高考口语听力讲义

（005）原文及知识点

Daily Life - Cut In Line

A: I can’t believe it took us two hours to get here. The traffic in New York is unbelievable.

B: Yeah, but just relax honey, we’re here and we’re going on vacation. In a few hours we’ll be in Hawaii, and you’ll be on the golf course.

A: Oh no! Look at that line! It must be a mile long! There’s no way I’m waiting for another two hours.

B: Honey... don’t...

C: Hey man, the end of the line is over there.

A: Yeah...

C: No seriously, I was here firs t, and you can’t cut in line like this.

A: Says who?

C: I do!

A: So sue me!

C: Alright...that’s it....

Key Vocabulary

unbelievable

Adjective incredible, amazing

relax

principle verb, imperative

calm down

be a mile long

phrase is very long

cut in line

phrase move in front of someone waiting in line there’s no way

phrase it's impossible

golf course

n. 高尔夫球场

Supplementary Vocabulary

traffic jam

phrase many cars not moving on the road

a few hours from now

phrase soon, in a couple of hours

form a queue

phrase to get in line

jump the queue

phrase cut in line ( Br E) stand in line

phrase wait in line

line up

phrase form a line courtesy

英['kɜːtɪsɪ] 美['kɝtəsi] n. 礼貌；好意；恩惠sue

英[s(j)uː] 美[su]

vt. 控告；请求

vi. 控告；提出请求