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胡敏读故事记托福短语(MP3+中英字幕) 第103期:晕头转向

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103.Lost on the Road

103.晕头转向
Things weren't going well for Harry!
哈里这段时间老是不顺!
The previous day he had left work early to go home and go to sleep, forgetting to go through the proper channels to get directions for a certain delivery.
前一天他早早收工回家睡觉,结果忘了通过正当渠道接受指令去送一批货。
Now he was on the road far from the office and lost!
现在他正在路上,远离办公室,而且迷路了!
He couldn't call his boss on the phone, however, because he would go through the roof!
可是他不能打电话给老板,因为他会暴跳如雷。
Maybe even fire Harry!
说不定还会炒了哈里的鱿鱼!

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Harry didn't want to go through with the humiliation, so he decided instead to go up to a stranger and ask for help.

哈里可不想丢脸到底,所以他决定去找一个陌生人寻求帮助。
"Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to 1319 Saratoga Street?"
"对不起,您能告诉我萨拉托加街1319号怎么走吗? "
"Sure. Just go straight up to Down Avenue and take a left.
"当然。笔直走到唐大街,然后左拐。
Then go through three stoplights to Maryland Street. Turn right.
过三个红绿灯到马里兰街。再往右。
Then you'll go under a bridge and go up a steep hill.
然后从一座桥下走过,上一座陡山。
Saratoga Street is on your left after that.
萨拉托加街就在你左边。
Go down about a half-mile and you'll be there.
往下走大约半英里你就到了。
If you hit the railroad tracks you've gone too far. Got it?"
如果你走到了铁路上,那你就走得太远了。明白了吗?"
Yeah. I think so." Harry replied.
是的,我想我弄明白了。"哈里回答说。
"It is a little complicated. I can go with you if you want, I'm heading that direction myself!"
"这路有点复杂。如果你愿意,我可以陪你一起去,我自己也要去那个方向!"
"No thanks. It's company policy not to let anyone else in the truck.
“谢谢您,不用了,公司规定不能让任何人上我们的卡车。
And I might be in trouble already. Down Avenue left, Maryland right, Saratoga on the left!"
而且我可能已经有麻烦了。唐大街左转,马里兰右转,萨拉托加在左边!”
"Yep! Good luck!"
"没错!祝你好运! "
Harry felt much better. He even felt as if things were going to go strong now!
哈里觉得好多了。他甚至觉得事情现在要顺利进行了!
Who needed the proper channels, he thought, if he could improvise!
谁还要那些正当渠道,他想,如果他能临时想到办法!
He shouldn't have let things go to his head.
他真不该让胜利冲昏了头。
Harry missed the turn on Down Avenue, turned around to find it,
哈里在唐大街没有找到拐弯的地方,他转过来找,
and then went through a red light because he wasn't paying attention!
结果不小心闯了红灯!
He got a ticket!
他得到了一张罚单!
Now what would the boss think?
这下老板会怎么想?

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steep [sti:p]

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adj. 陡峭的,险峻的,(价格)过高的
n.

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certain ['sə:tn]

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adj. 确定的,必然的,特定的
pron.

 
complicated ['kɔmplikeitid]

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adj. 复杂的,难懂的
动词complica

 
extent [iks'tent]

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n. 广度,宽度,长度,大小,范围,范围,程度

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humiliation [hju:.mili'eiʃən]

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n. 耻辱,丢脸

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inflation [in'fleiʃən]

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n. 膨胀,通货膨胀

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heading ['hediŋ]

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n. 标题,题目,航向
动词head的现在分词

 
tracks

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n. 轨道(track的复数);磁道;轮胎

 
previous ['pri:vjəs]

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adj. 在 ... 之前,先,前,以前的

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improvise ['imprəvaiz]

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v. 即兴创作,即兴表演,临时准备

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