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 first, 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