英語聽力練習(xí)中級(jí)訓(xùn)練39：自動(dòng)售貨機(jī)
1. Which statement does NOT describe the man's problem?
A. He can't get his snack from the machine.
B. The machine didn't give him change.
C. He accidentally purchased the wrong item.
2. Why can't the cashier at the snack bar help the man?
A. The vending machine is not part of his business.
B. The customer pushed the wrong number.
C. He doesn't have a key to open the machine.
3. What does the man recommend they do?
A. call the phone number on the machine
B. move the machine to get the candy to drop
C. forget about the problem and go home
4. Why does the man's friend reject his suggestion?
A. He thinks they'll break the candy if it falls.
B. He knows they'll lose more money that way.
C. He fears someone might call the police.
5. What does the man's friend infer in the last sentence of the conversation?
A. He was able to buy some candy without a problem.
B. They might have more luck with the machine tomorrow.
C. He'll buy his friend something at a different place.
答案：
1. He accidentally purchased the wrong item.
2. The vending machine is not part of his business.
3. move the machine to get the candy to drop
4. He fears someone might call the police.
5. He was able to buy some candy without a problem.
英語聽力原文：
Dean: Hey, man. What's up?
Tod: Ah, first of all, I put a buck in the vending machine for a seventy-five cent candy bar, and the thing got stuck here in the machine. Then, I pressed the change button [Ah, man] , and nothing happened. [Wow!] Nothing came out. The dumb thing still owes me a quarter.
Dean: Well, did you talk to the man at the snack bar to see if he could refund your money?
Tod: Yeah, I tried that, but he said he didn't own the machine, and I'd have to call the phone number on the machine.
Dean: What a bummer.
Tod: Hey, I have an idea. [What?] Why don't we rock the machine back and forth until the candy bar falls?
Dean: Nothing doing. I don't want to be responsible for breaking the thing, and besides, someone might call the cops.
Tod: Ah, don't worry. I've done it before.
Tod: Oh well. Hey, hey, tough luck. Hey, here, take my candy bar. [You mean?] Yeah, the machine and I hit it off earlier today.
英語單詞短語：
buck n. (美)錢，元;雄鹿;紈绔子弟;年輕的印第安人或黑人 (noun): informal for dollar
- Could I borrow a buck to buy a drink from the snack bar?
vending machine 自動(dòng)販賣機(jī)，自動(dòng)售貨機(jī) (noun): a machine from which you can buy items like candy or drinks
- In some places, you can find a vending machine on almost every street corner.
get stuck v. 受騙;被卡在……;被堵…… (verb): unable to move
- I got stuck in traffic on the way home from work.
refund vt. 退還;償還;付還 (verb; also a noun): give someone their money back
- That store will refund your money if there is a problem with the item you buy.
bummer n. 懶漢;游手好閑的人;吸食迷幻藥的反效果 (noun): a disappointing situation
- It was a real bummer that you lost your last buck in that vending machine.
rock vt. 搖動(dòng);使搖晃 (verb): move back and forth
- I sometimes rock the baby when he can't sleep.
nothing doing 不行;辦不到 (noun): no way, used when refusing something
- Are you asking me to loan you more money? Nothing doing!
tough luck 壞運(yùn)氣;真不走運(yùn) (noun): an expression of sympathy about a problem
- Did she really break your date? Tough luck.
hit it off 合得來 (verb): like someone as soon as you meet
- The man at the store and I hit it off the first time I entered, and now he always gives me discounts on certain purchases.
