大学英语专业四级听力短篇练习：19

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　　A Qualified Pilot

　　The captain of a small ship had to go along a rocky coast, but he was

　　unfamiliar with it, so he tried to find a qualified pilot to guide him. He went

　　ashore in one of the small ports, and a local fisherman pretended that he was a

　　pilot because he needed some money. The captain took him on board and asked him

　　where to steer the ship.

　　After half an hour the captain began to suspect that the fisherman did not

　　really know what he was doing and where he was going.

　　"Are you sure you are a qualified pilot?" he asked.

　　"Oh, yes," answered the fisherman. "I know every rock on this part of the

　　coast."

　　Suddenly there was a terrible crash from under the ship. At once the

　　fisherman added, "And that’s one of them." (138 words)

　　Useful Words and Expressions:

　　Qualified adj. 有资格的

　　qualify as a doctor取得医生资格

　　qualify for the vote有选举权

　　qualify to do sth.使有资格做某事

　　pilot n.飞行员，领航员，引水员

　　captain n.船长，机长，队长

　　ashore adv.向岸地，在岸上地

　　rocky adj.多岩石的

　　on board 到船上，在船上

　　suspect v.怀疑，对…有所觉察

　　suspect sb.of a crime怀疑某人犯罪

　　I suspected her motives.我怀疑她的动机。

　　crash n.碰撞，撞击声

　　?A Guide\'s Answer

　　In 1861, the Civil War started in the United States between the Northern and

　　the Southern states. The war continued with great bitterness until 1865, when the

　　Northerners were victorious. However, even today, many Southerners have not

　　forgotten their defeat, or forgiven the Northerners.

　　A few years ago, a party of American tourists were going round one of the

　　battlefields of the Civil War with a guide who came from one of the Southern

　　states. At each place, the guide told the tourists stirring stories about how a

　　few Southern soldiers had conquered powerful forces of Northerners there.

　　At last, one of the tourists, a lady who came from the North, stopped the

　　guide and said to him, "But surely the Northern army must have won at least one

　　victory in the Civil War?"

　　"Not as long as I\'m the guide here, madam," answered the Southern guide.

　　(147 words)

　　Useful Words and Expressions:

　　bitterness n.痛苦，悲伤，强烈的

　　bitter adj.苦味的，辛酸的，怀恨的;强烈的

　　a bitter taste苦味

　　a bitter smile苦笑

　　bitter tears辛酸的眼泪

　　bitter remarks刻薄的话，恶毒的话

　　bitter discipline严格的训练

　　a bitter argument激烈的争论

　　victorious adj.获胜的，胜利的

　　the victorious army获胜的队伍

　　a victorious cheer胜利的欢呼

　　forgive vt.原谅，饶恕

　　party]n.一群人

　　battlefield n.战场，沙场

　　stirring adj.激动人心的

　　a stirring person活跃的人

　　a stirring speech 动人的演说

　　conquer vi.征服，战胜

　　the Civil War南北战争

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