语音讲解：
Dictation: Please prepare your paper and pen.
__________ these days ______ young ____ are _________________by nannies that the _________ is _________ because it 'flutters __'. As ______it ____, of course. But the name _____ what it ____, and the______ really is a 'butter' ___. The name could_________ the pale or even _________________ of the ______of many _________, or it could derive from_______________ that butterflies ____________ and ____, or it could even_________ the color of the_____________ discharged_____ the ______ of ___________.
Dialogue Completion: Listen to the tape repeatedly and try to complete the following dialogues, using the exact words or phrases that you hear on the tape.
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Receptionist: _________ will you be ____ us?
Mr. Collier: Uh, just ______ will be ____.
Receptionist: If _____ just ________________, sir.
Collier: _____.
Receptionist: (to bag handler) Arthur, _________. Have a ____________.
Collier: Okay, thanks a lot.
Receptionist: Thank you.
Arthur: Is this ____________________? Mr.…
Collier: Collier. Yeah. For _________, I never got around to coming here. I always heard how nice it was though.
Arthur: Uh-huh. When was that?
Collier: Oh about eight years ago. I used to be a student up at Millfield College.
Arthur: Yeah, the students come here now and then to enjoy the restaurant, and the rooms. It seems to me I remember they had a graduation prom here back in '47, wasn't it?
Collier: Oh really? You've been here that long?
Arthur: I've been here since _____.
Collier: _____?
Arthur: Uh-huh. Came here with my parents when I was five years old.
Collier: Really?
Arthur: My father was a _________. I used to drive him crazy playing ball in the lobby. He got so mad at me sometimes. I'm lucky I lived to be six! ( They came to Collier's room.) George. Got yourself a nice view here.
Collier: Oh great. There you go.
Arthur: Thank you Mr. Collier. If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know. My name is Arthur. I live in the bungalow behind the hotel.
Collier: Okay, thanks a lot, see you around, Arthur.
Arthur: Have we ever met before?
Collier: Have we ever…? No, no I don't think so.
Arthur: No. No I'm sure we haven't. Have a nice stay here, Mr. Collier.
Collier: Okay, thanks a lot.
听力部分注解
Dictation:
nanny: one who cares for / looks after children full-time This is usually an adult who is a nanny by profession. (Compare to the word "baby-sitter," which means one who cares for children for a few hours here and there, not as his or her full-time job. Also, usually a baby-sitter is 14 - 21 years of age.) A "nanny" can be a man or a woman.全职照料孩子的人
flutter by: to move by flapping up and down
It does not mean to fly in a smooth way, like an eagle. For example, a piece of paper caught in the wind is said to "flutter in the wind." Or, a humming bird is said to "flutter" in the air as it beats its wings.上下拍动翅膀的动作
pale : light in color浅颜色
dark yellow：深黄色
discharge from : release from, or come out of (从体内)排出来
Dialogue Completion:
To get around to doing something/Getting around to doing something: This means that you have finally decided to complete a task that should have been done at some point in the past.(你最终决定要去完成一件本应该已经完成的工作。)
用法：After watching the grass grow wild in his garden for several weeks, Dick finally got around to cutting it.
眼看着花园里的野草疯长了几个星期，迪克终于决定去剪了。
graduation prom: When you finish college in the States, you go to a prom-it's the most important party in a young American's life, and can be remembered for good or bad reasons for the rest of your life.(毕业舞会)
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