1. According to the woman, what is the new employee’s problem? 2. What does the woman expect to happen?
3. What is the woman’s biggest worry concerning the new employee? 4. What does the woman suggest the man do for the new employee? 5. What does the man think about the new employee?
注释：
1. deadline n. 最后期限，截止日期the point in time at which something must be completed eg:
The boss will really give it to you if you miss the deadline for the job. 要是到期完不成工作，老板就要给你点厉害。
The deadline is drawing near; we can't delay any more. 限期快到了，不能再拖延。
2. workload n. 工作量 其它合成词： workday
work experience work flow work force
3. be bound to 必然，必定 eg: I know he's careful with money, but calling him mean was bound to ruffle his feathers. 我知道他把钱看得很重，但叫他小气鬼会使他不高兴的。
He was bound to a chair and left. 他被绑在一把椅子上，就那样待著。
4. crack vi. (口)累跨，吃不消；裂开，破裂； eg:
His health cracked under the strain. The friendly atmosphere began to crack.
5. welfare n. 安康，幸福，福利； eg:
My principal concern is my family's welfare. 我至为关心的是我一家的幸福。
The welfare of the individual is bound up with the welfare of the community. 个人的福利与社会的福利有著密切的关系。
The government decided to promote public welfare. 政府决定发展公共福利。 常见短语/搭配：
welfare work 福利事业
welfare facilities 福利设施 welfare house 福利院
welfare lottery 福利彩票
6. recommend vt. 推荐，建议； eg:
He recommended me for the post of headmaster.
The doctor may recommend limiting the amount of fat in your diet. 派生词：
recommendation n. 推荐；建议 a letter of recommendation 推荐信
follow sb’s recommendation 听从某人的劝告
Understanding a Passage
Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.
Audio Script:
Sometimes a cure to1 a problem can become a problem in itself. This is what I’ve discovered in the last year. It all started when I went to a doctor and told him about the stress I felt because of my work. He recommended that I take up2 a sport to help me relax. At that time, it sounded like a good idea, very rational3. I would schedule4 some light physical activities in my life, and have some fun. But that wasn’t what happened. I joined a volleyball team. And it was fun at first—but we begun playing important games for honors and titles5. And as the games became more and more important, I became more stressed. Now, I have more stress due to a supposedly6 fun activity. I wonder what my doctor will say next.
Questions:
1. What did the speaker find out during the previous year? 2. What did the doctor advise the speaker to do?
3. What did the doctor’s idea sound like to the speaker? 4. What was the result of the speaker’s decision? 5. What is the speaker curious about?
注释：
1. cure to= answer to
2. take up 开始从事；接受（信仰、观点等）；占去（地方、时间、注意力等） eg:
I decided to take up some outdoor sports for the sake of health. He takes up an active and aggressive attitude to any problem. Music takes up thirty percent of the broadcasting programs.
3. rational adj. 理性的，理智的；合理的；神智健全的 eg:
Man is a rational being.
I need you rational explanation. The patient seem quite rational.
4. schedule vt. 安排；将……列表 n. 时刻表；日程安排 eg:
The test is scheduled for August 12th. 这项试验安排在8月12日进行。 短语：
according to schedule 按照预定计划 ahead of schedule 提前
behind schedule 落后于计划（或预定时间） on schedule 及时，准时
5. honors and titles 荣誉称号 其它：
ranks and titles警衔与官职
6. supposedly ad. 根据推测，大概 eg:
Supposedly, she's a rich woman. 看上去她是一个有钱的女人。
This picture is supposedly worth more than a million pounds. 这幅画大概值一百万镑以上。
Homework
Supplementary Listening Task 1
Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.
Audio Script:
W: Hey, David, what are you going to do during the spring break1? M: I don’t know. I don’t have any plans yet.
W: Well, Lisa, George and I are planning to go up to the mountains for three days. M: That sounds like fun. I might join you guys. How are you going to get there? W: Since none of our cars are very reliable, we’re going to rent2 a car. There’s
a campsite3 where we can rent a large tent. It’s almost like a little house. If you join us, it’ll make the cost per head4 lower. M: Plus, we can take turns5 driving.
W: Sounds like you’ve already decided to come. Have you been there before? M: No, I haven’t.
W: Well, then you should definitely join us. We’ll only be gone three days. And when you come back, you’ll be relaxed and ready to study again. I’ve been up there twice, and each time I felt great just being close to nature. After the trip, I
was just like a new person, totally refreshed6 mentally and physically. That’s why they call it recreation—“re-creation”, get it?
M: Yeah. I need some of that! Let me think it over. I’ll let you know tonight.
Questions:
1. Who were originally planning to go on the trip? 2. How are they going there?
3. Where will they sleep in the mountains?
4. Why does the woman think it is important to go to the mountain? 5. What will the man probably do that night?
注释：
1. spring break 春假a week or more of recess during the spring term at school
2. rent vt. 租借，租用；出租 eg:
Hong Kong is one of the most expensive cities in the world to rent space in. 香港是世界上地租最昂贵的城市之一。
Mr. Jones rents out his flat to us. 琼斯先生把一套房间出租给我们。
3. campsite n. 野营地
4. per head adv. 每人，按人 eg:
Factory inspector cost on average￡25,000 per head per annum. 工厂检查员平均每人每年花25,000英镑。
Meals average out at 5 per head. 膳食平均每人5英镑
5. take turns (to) 轮流do something in turns eg:
The children were taking turns on the slides in the playground. 孩子们在操场上轮流滑滑梯。
Let's take turns at doing it. 让我们轮流来做吧。
You can't both use the bike at once you'll have to take turns. 你们不能两人同时